New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-05
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Tom 0'ROurke Says Palzer Has
No Fear of Carl Morris.
LUSH MAY BE A MANAGER
Coach of Yale Nine for Six
Years Likely to Handle the
Montreal Team.

Tom O'Rourke, manager of Al Palzer, IS
out with a statement concerning the talked
OF bout between his man and Carl Morris,
which in measure indicates how the wind
is blowing. O'Rourke says that he Will
match Palzer with Morris after the for
mers bout with jim Flynn. and calls upon
Newman TO post $1,000 as a forfeit II he
means business. He says in a letter to
the sporting editor of The Tribune:
note In to-day's issue of several papers
that Carl Morris. through his manager
Billy Newman, says he Is DESTROYS OF a
match with Al Palzer This really looks
in earnest TO the general public, who know
nothing Of the facts.
Before Palzer fought and beat kaufman,
Newman was DESTROYS of matching Morris
with PalZer. The latter having a bad
hand, l offered Newman the chance in
Palzers place to meet Kaufman, but New
man would not listen 10 IL, saying Morris
was not up TO a match with Kaufman, as
he thought the latter too good for Morris
and begged me 10 let Norris hght PaIzer
first, as Kaufman would whip him.
/ refused. saying he could fight PalZer
after he beat kaufman This he agreed
10 do up to the day Of the contest WIN
Kaufman, but when he saw PalZer ana
how he handled Kaufman he got cold rect
and would not let Morris box Palzer, but
instead matches him against couple or
has beens' like Benedict, whom he hau
u
ner when he trained for Flynn.
lie now comes out with that time worn
challenge 10 fight for a stake In California.
There has only been two stake fights In
this country i'm the last twenty years. both
occurring in New Orleans during the car
nival. when Corbett and Sullivan fought
for n side stake Of $4,000 and Dixon and
Skelley fought for side stake Of $1,000
sun, II Newman means business and he
will post 81 900 of the $4,000 which he claims
Cfer has given him. and he can get Cof-
froth to stage the contest for twenty
rounds in California for a $4,000 purse,
Palzer Will fight Morris
But why this four-flushing on the part of
Morris's hackers. and why make this bluff
after they find Palzer ia matched with
Flyn, the conqueror OF Morris. When they
had first call they refused it. Why name
California as bluff when they know that
the gate receipts here would be larger than
IN California and they will find ten rounds
as far as Morris wants to go.
Why not stop stalling and quilting the
public and make match here 20 box
Palzer. win or lose with Flynn.
Billy Lush. who has coached the Yale
baseball team for six years, may manage
the Montreal club Of the newly named
International League next season. He held
q conference I'm this city within the last
two days with Sam Lichtenheim, president
and chief owner of the Montreal club at
which he named his price Mr.. Lchten-
helm said he would confer with his asso-
ciates and let Lush know within a few
days. In all probability the deal Will go
through, as the Montreal club would look
Ear before finding more capable man.
Lush lost his position at Yale because
OF the change Of policy at New Haven re-
Cardng the employment Of professional
. coaches. An effort will be made this year
a. New Haven, both In rowing and base
pan. 10 get results under the graduate sys-
TEN, as I'm football.
The date Of the Jack Johnson-Jim Flynn
fight TO take place some time between
row and July 4. Will be announced within
the next ten days. This statement was
made by Jack Curley, Flynn's manager
yesterday.
Whether the bout VIII he held at Wind
ward or Metropolis, New, will be made
public at the same time The Salt Lake
city promoters who are TO finance the fight
are expected TO decide on the town when
they arrive in Chicago to confer with John
son and CUrley, early next week.
In an effort TO develop Flynn along scien-
tihc lines CVrley is trying to engage James
J. Corbett, Tommy Ryan and Abe Attell
20 train the Pueblo fireman.
Tim Jordan. the hard hitting first base
man Of the Toronto club in the Interna-
uonal League, and once Of the Brooklyn
superbas, is likely to play with the Pitts
burgh Pirates next season. 1t is said that
Joe Kelley manager Of the Toronto club,
wants 5000 for Jordan's release.
Hank O'Day, the new manager OF the
Cincinnati Reds has signed Milton. the
Penn State College trainer, TO handle the
team and keep the players in condition this
year
Discouraged over his defeat at the hands
Of Jack Denning, Marcel Moreau sailed for
Havre on the French steamship La Lor-
raine yesterday morning. Moreau will meet
Willie Lewis in ten-round bout at the
Cirque de Paris on January 90 Moreau
came to America with the intention Of get
ting a match with Frank Klaus or one NJ
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