New-York tribune., 1912-04-06
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Giants Home at Last for Game
with the Skeeters To-day.
NEWARK HAS STRONG TEAM
Rowing in a Blizzard the Latest
Fashion in Cornell Train
ing Plans.

ing TldlIS'
The New York Giants are home after q
,onr. tirssome transforming trip from the
sprins training camp at Marlin SPRINGS.
Tex Some Of the regulars quietly slipped
,cto the city last night to the delight
of a few boys who stood about the sta
,ion and rszed ~ their heroes The
rest Of the squad was due 10 srrtv" at
: O'Clock this morning from Baltimore and
sll hands will be AT the Polo Grounds
this afternoon for game with the Jersey
City skeeters
II is not Hkely that the gates or the
stadium will be mobbed. hut the faithful
uho have been pning for Il sight Of the
champions these many days. will bundle
III in overcoats and be on hand to judge
for themselves how the Giants look and
act. II tho weather is moderately warm a
lively game IS promised.
Nov that Rob Fisher has decided 10
make The best of 4 bad bargain and play
with ~. Newark Indians this year. il
looks ay il Iron Man" Joe McGnnity
Voulg rut Il team in :he field that is sure
:, max q maud fight for the international
+
lie ~ the team when 1t takes the
field -gainst tno Giants I'm two games ncNt
vcei one at tn. Polo Grounds, Mon
Ca. and the otie' in Newark.
risre- who batted over the so mark
lat .rar viii b. second base; Eddie Zim
uc-n,an. 18th Brooklyn last season. will
80 A. third While kirkpatrick. secured from
Iyrch,urg. has he decided on for short
GrSt -I,~,., sc.
httin@ IS quite likely to oftsc, some minor
defo.t.-
&C., So mo9:. once Of the Giants. IS sure
o' q ,'ace in centre field. while Billy Zm-
r1erner IS a fixture in left Phillips, Ber-
rsrd and Cavanaugh are stn lighting it
ovt for .ha ,cGuiar place IN right field.
with I've chances at present favorng Bar-
rsrd. Captain Harry Smith and Bill Bergen.
long with the Superbas. will relieve each
other hehira tho bat when occasion do
rosrCs. The pitching staff Is stin uncertain.
fvt 'ha-i"" Eboets has promised his friend
George L. Sslorneu. who now owns part
lrter--- M the club that lie will send him
saoth'- tNirlor In addition 70 Morrow, re-
lesS"d this V""k. while Gasken and Nc
-t1ar-s nav" been showing we'll enough on
-" s1ring training trip to indicate that
they VII be added to the regular staff
When old Man" Courtney sets his heart
on ANYTHING. not even A blizzard can turn
him aside The following extract from
The Cornell Daily Sun on Wednesday
indicates that wearing a straw hat in
April is as nothing compared 10 Courtney's
methods in rushing the season
Cornelrs rowing squad braved a biz
ri ~, nvda ,ko,
DAYS practice on the water. 1t was the
worst snowstorm in which a Cornell crew
has ever rowed, according To Mr.. Courtney.
Wherever the fakes fell they stuck and
pscKed
Nj Courtney looked like snow man
SIS he watched the oarsmen from the bs nix.
The bottom Of the gigs illed with snow
and driven before the wind II blinded the
ives OF the co1swains. Probably Il was
mor. luck than anything else which kept
'he boats from collisions
Captain Mitchell Of the Cincinnati Reds
vas injured yesterday by being hit in the
head With pitched ball. lie may he IN re-
'irement for a few days
Waivers have been asked hy Hank O'Day.
h,
The Cuban player, because he failed 70 re-
rort for practice.
Arthur Rugs Raymond has landed on
his feet but not as pitcher for the Gil
ants H' ran his course in New York and
now has found q haven in the United State.
INaguf According TO last reports. he viii
pitch (or the Chicago team In that league.
and has reported for practice with some
thirty other players
An injury TO Jimmie Howard light hand
'sused him 70 cancel his engagement with
Rob Moha At the Madison Athletic Club
next Tuesday night. In the place Of How
ord the management has secured Freddie
Hicks OF Detroit
Dan McKetrick and his stable Of boxers
will sail for Paris this week. Jack Den
ming and Joe Jeanette will leave on Sat
urddY on the steamship Olympic, while
Willie Lewis will depart by the Baltic on
Thursday. Lewis believes that he will whip
Georges Carpenter, the French champion.
Denning will meet Carpenter and also may
face Marcel Moreau in a return engage
ment. Joe Jeanette will engage Fred Stor-
beck, the heavyweight whom Frank Moran
stopped in eleven rounds.
The usual number OF Saturday night OIL
tertainnents will be held at the local box
ing clubs tonight The bouts are as fol-
lows. Marty Brown vs. Jim Flynn at the
Greensboro Athletic club: Young Rector
g. Charley Young az Browns Gymnasium ::
>hamus O'Brien VS.. Paddy Sullivan at tho
Sharkey club; frankie Pass vs.. Tughie
Reid"n az the Gowanus Club: Knockout
sweeney vs. Dan Ridge at tho Olympic Cluh
Il Harlem kid" Ghetto Us. Fred Schultz
~ the FairmOnt club; Eddie Forest So
Jimmy Jarvis At the Liberal Club Of Staten
Island Mike Malta IS. Young" Sheppard
It tho National Athletic Club and frankie
lIufnacle VS.. Young Packoy Mcfarland
- Tho Royale Athletic Club. OF Brooklyn.
IN view Of the counter attractions, the
bout between "EnockOut" Brown and
Young" Erne on April ~ At the Madison
Club. Of Harlem. has been moved forward
10 April -.
~ EA A.