New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-31

Once more Jack Johnson, the heavy
weight champion of the world. has de-
.lared that he has boxed his last bout
and this on top of an offer of $4,000 to
face Joe Jeanette in this city for short
ten rounds. He is quoted as saying:
The promoters won't give me my price
for hghung now, and If l wait a year
III probably not be in condition to put
up fight worthy of a champion. SO its
goodby to John Arthur Johnson, cham
pon Of the world"
Asked if he intended 10 retire in favor
# an, tighter, as Jerlries did in the case
Of Marvin Hart, johnson said:
NO; let Jeanette. Langrord and McVey
fight 1t cut. think McVey will thrash
any of them, but that is their troubles,
not mine. No white fighter can give
ether OF these men a good battle"
Johnson says he has saved his money
and is worth $780, all OF which has been
accumulated since he defeated Tommy
Burns in Australia on December 26, 1908,
Too much golf is the latest reason sug-
yested for the poor showing Of the Pitts
which the downtrodden baseball player
must abstain.
Al Bridwell, the shortstop traded to the
Boston Braves by the Giants last year,
when Charley HerZog came to this city,
has recovered from a bad case of blood
poisoning and played for time In yes
lerdays game at Boston.
Jimmy Pastorius. once a pitcher with
the Brooklyn superbas, has resigned as
an umpire In the Ohio State League
rather than work on Sundays.
Munsel, q pitcher who was tried out ny
the Giants at the training camp last
spring. has been sold to the Sacramento
club by the Buffalo team Of the Interna-
tional League.
Exception is taken by the Federation
Of American Motorcyclsts 10 the so-called
records hung up at the Brighton Beach
motordrome. In letter to the sporting
editor of The Tribune yesterday the chair
MAJ : the competition committee writes
o. rHows:
..c in ssveral Of the newspapers
ual-ACnts TO the effect that all kinds Of
'ecorCs, worlds records and others, have
?een broken at the Brighton Beach sta
Num. | desire to say that, not a single
'ecord recognized by ths Federation of
American Motorcyclists has been broken
Al the brighton Teach stadium at any
lime. | deplore that the public should
oe deceived In this matter more par
iculaIly as the Brighton Beach stadium
S one Of the most beautiful and one of
he hest constructed tracks In the coun-
Try, and If no records have been broken
here ] do not believe II is the fault OF
N track at all, but simply that they
have not had machines fast enough 10 do
he work
The time made at the Brighton Beach
stadium is fast enough for all purposes.
rhirty-nne seconds 10 the mile, made by
,ne rider. is sufilci mt speed to interest
anyone, and | don't see the necessity OF
claiming something that isn't so. Ger
:anly the f. A. NJ, under which sanction
:hese events are run off, will not stand
.or anything that isn't absolutely correct
and accurate
Moreover. inasmuch as there Is no Off
aal sworn afli2avit as to the exact meas,
rement OF this track, no record couid
,e accepted until that formality had been
complied with.
feel that in calling attention TO these
-rrorS and misstatements we are doing
~ rything I'm our power TO help the
rack and certainly do not believe that
such an attitude on our part would work
he slightest harm. II harm Is worked 1t
que 10 the fact that the management
1as persisted in claiming these records in
me face Of protest from F. A. NJ. officials.
Motorcycle records have been falling so
asst that it Is almost impossible TO keep