New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Rod Sox to Invade Polo Grounds
for Games with Yankees.
roRD MAY MEET JOE WOOD
rbhets Sells Some Stock in
Superbas to McKeevers,
of Brooklyn.


.st a coplous amount of data or the dis
',nees and dimensions Of the Polo
c,ornds for use early in October. Scorn-
80 false whiskers and G1m-shoe methods,
r.te Stahl is going to lead his whole hos
ne crew right under the shadows Of
roogan's Blun in order To absorb a lot
=, first hand information. Through the
,.ne-osity Of John T. Brush, the Yankees
have been offered the use Of the big
,,,diln for their two games with the
poston team on Labor Day. and the pros
,eo,Iye American League champions are
,,etty sure 10 make the best Of the op-
,ortuuity 20 get acquainted with pos
.ihle battlefield of the future.
Although McGrav will marshall his
,o-ces in Boston on Labor Day he Will
,roba5ly checkmate Stahl by leaving be
Hind couple OF able lieutenants like
rnrlsty Mathcwson and Wilbert Robinson
% observe the actions Of the visitors.
1,st at present the Giants are more inter
..,sd in the playing Of the Red Sox than
~ the Chicago Cubs.
Tle two games will be played as "A
souble-header. the first game being called
a, . o'clock in the afternoon. That there
VII he q tremendous crowd on hand goes
,ritbout. saving. The advance sale OF re
,s,red seats. which began al the head
,uar,ers Of the Giants yesterday, wa
,.-,e The demand vas So heavy that
ans who wish TO attend the games arc
,srised to buy tickets at another sale to-
sav A telegram was received from James
vs,lesr. president OF the Boston club,
-.cnested that 30 seats be reserved in
he srandstaud directly back OF the Bos-
.ou bench for the accommodation Of a
5s,sgation OF Boston fans" who are
,lanDing 20 attend the games.
advance information has ii that Jake
stahl is planning to use Joe Wood in one
Of the contests joe with n string OF
fourteen consecutive victories. is out after
Marquard's record Either Roy Collins
who beat the Athletics yesterday, or
O'Brien viii pitch the other game. Rus
sch Ford and either Mcconnell or War
hop arc Wolverton's pitching selections.
The Yankees have been strengthened by
IN. addition Of Leliyelt and Mcmillan.
The New York team is sure TO give the
Red Sox a hard fight. Birdie Cree. who
has been laid up with q broken wrist aI
summer. reported for duty in Washington
Yesterday and may be able TO take NJ
his position in left field on Monday
Former Alderman Stephen " Mck.eevcr
and Edward ]. McKeever. Brooklyn con
tractors. have purchased stock in the
BROOKLYN Superbas. President Ebbets
needed capital to complete the new E0-
-et. Field and the McKeevers Joined with
aim in his venture
The amount Of their investment was not
disclosed. but at an election OF officers
Edward ]. McKeever was made vice-pfes-
dent. Charles II. Ebbets. sr., retains coin
troll and continues as president. with
Henry Medicus. treasurer. and c. RI. Eb-
bets. jr, secretary. The new park will
lot be opened until about october l, II at
iu this year y recent strike OF the iron
workers caused O. delay In delivery OF the
material for the gFandstand.
Arthur Chapple will meet Jimmy BaN-
er, Of London. in a three-mile race at the
at Brighton Beach tomorrow
hight. Baxter arrived in New York yes
erdav. His reputation in England IS high
md he has plans for carrying of rlcn
prizes in this country. ChaPple. on ac-
,ount Of his coming match with Hasha,
Is not taking any chances, and he VIII be
teen at his best Tomorrow night. The
'oreigner will have hard time taking
heat. On Sunday night Baxter will ride
against Eddie. Hashs. and the fans
should be able to get line on the race
between Hasha and Chapple from the
showing that the two make Ia their con-
ests with the Englishman. on Labor
Jay night Chapple will ride from scratch
IN the Suburban Handicap.' This will be
lie champions last race prior TO taking
On Eddie Hasha for a series OF matches,
the first Of which will be held on TUESDAY
Night, best two heats out Of three, over
he three-mile distance.
Tho fight scheduled TO be held in San
Francisco OF September ? between "One
Round" Hogan and Willie Richie has
been called Off on account Of an injury to
Rltchie's arm, received in training.
Articles have been signed by Cyclone"
johnny Thompson and Eddie McGoorty
for ten-round bout AT Cincinnati on
September 16. The weight will be 100
pounds 20 o'clock on the afternoon OF
the fight
Sharp, manager Of the Oakland club Of
the Pacific Coast Baseball League. has
explained tfe persistent refusal by Coast
players of alluring major league offers.
He declares that tho Coast clubs have
decided not 10 sell their star men TO the
majors and 20 meet every offer with
counter offers 80 far as possible.
Almost every club in the metropolitan
association will be represented at the
junior track and field championships Of
the METROPOLITAN Association, which Will
be held al Celtic Park. Long Island, TO-
morrow. The championship committee
has passed upon $50 entries, the largest
number ever received for the fixture
One Of the features Of the meet will be
the lo0-yard dash among NJ. Robertson
y Y A c.. who represented Syracuse
University In the intercollegiate cham
Bonships L. Ferris. Mount Pleasant a.
C.. OF schenectady. y. y. who won the
city OF Schenectady championship recent
~; Walter Conway, Irish-American A. C.
who was third In last years junior. and
j. l.. Kirby. Of the Irish-American a {.
Probably the best race Of the day viii
be the one-rnile walk among A. Volle-
ineke. Pastime A. c.: sam" Schwartz.