New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-01
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
McGraw Buys Two Pitchers in
Case Giants Need Help.
BOTH SAID TO BE STARS"
Jockey Club Grants a License
for Meeting at New Track
in Maryland.

IN maryland.
John J McGrav is looking to the future
and will be prepared. II possible. TO help
out his present pitching stan II any ac-
cidents happen as the pennant race draws
TO a close lie bought two pitchers yes
terday. both OF whom are highly recon-
mended-Bader from the Dallas club. Of
the Texas League. and Demree from the
Mobile club, " the Southern League. The
latter is said to ne second Matty 80 far
as control goes, and according to Eddie
Brannick. who helps Joe o Brien in
watching over the Giants. has won nine
teen out OF twenty-five games this year.
Speaking Of the Giants. 10 date has
been set "a yet for raising the Nationa.
League pennant won last year, but the
time Is at hand. and the Pittsburgh
Pirates are likely To profit by the extra
attraction. The fans will not lack FOR
snterta iuInent to-day. 40 the Reds will he
seen I'm a double-headsr At the Polo
Grounds.
Al Ortiz once Il pitcher with the Van
KEGS. made his bow as a National
League umpire in Philadelphia Yesterday.
He teamed UP with Klein in place Of
Bush. vino has made few friends
Ar 4 meeting OF ,he stewards OK the
Jockey club in this city YESTERDAY q
sanction was granted To the Hartford Az
ricultural and Breeders Association. OF
Havre dc Grace. Md. 10 conduct rae"
meeting from August - TO September Il
and from september 70 to September 90
The appointment Of the following oftcials
also was approved Steward, representing
the Hartford Agricultural and Breeders
Association. ". S. Vosburgh: clerk % the
course Eyed ReAberger. Judges 6. r..
Pettergil and c. J. Fitzgerald; handicap
per. ". = Vosburgh; clerk Of the scales.
II. L. Holman: timer. ~. II. Bsrretto.
patrol Judge W. r. Schsut
The HavTe dc Grace track is new
one. now under conservation. IL Will be
ready for the horses In few days.
William Mccartney, marager % Luther
McCarty. announced Yesterday that Y the
big fellow whips Jim stewart at Madison
Square Garden next Mondsy. ne will
claim the heavyweight championship OF
the world in view OF Jack Joltnsons plan
10 retire on T.spor Day.
"McCarty viii beat stewart said sic
carney. "aud he will then claim the little.
which he VIII defend agains' NIL comers,
particularly Al Palzer and Joe Jesnn"tts.
We will not bar anybody. and II Johnson
changes his mind ABOUT retiring We will
dght him. TOO "
NJ 'arty IL training hard FOR the stew
art bout. he weighs 29) pounds, and Is
last on his fee, lie works in private
Ike Il man who pretcrs hghtins 70 boxing.
and seems 10 be wonderfully strong
stewart IL not worried lie is nearly
ready FOR = hard mill and says McIgrtH
will taste defeat
Willie Lewis. VINO redeemed himself by
making Georges Carpenter go twenty
rounds in Paris last spring, Will he seen
! IN the second ten-round bout on Monday
night with Freddie Hicks. OF Detroit
Robert Shaw Oliver. Assistant Secretayv
/ OF War. In letter 70 Colonel Charles
! Gather. Of the MARYLAND National Guard.
who was captain of the American rife
team which swept everything before y
az the Pdn-Amer.can competition in
! Buencs Ayres. congratu.ates the team on
| its signal success and declares the re-
suits there and AT the Olympic games, In
| Stockholm. showed not only 'he superi-
| GRITTY OF American rlfemer. but Of the
| American rife. He added that Americans
could point with pride to the iue me-
chanical genius and workmanship OF
American ordnance officers and workmen.
South Americans fully recognized the fact
that the team from the United States had
the best rife I'm the world
On account Of the storm last night tie
| motorcycle races al the Brighton Beach
| stadium were postponed until saturday
evening.
There 1. some doubt SO 10 whether or
not Jack Welsh viii referee the fight be-
tween Abe AtteN and Harlem Tommy
Murphy on Saturday in San Francisco
lin Buckley says that Welsh surely will
referee but Welsh himself Is non-com-
initial.
James sLoroney, the pitcher. who was
released outright by the Chicago CUBE g.
few days ago, may sign 10 play with the
Cincinnati Reds
-Four National League club. are en-
gagged in a spirited bidding contest for the
contract OF Butler shortstop OK the 81
Paul club OF the American Association.
so far Pittsburgh Is 10 the lead, the
latest offer from Barney Dreyfus having
been higher than those from Cincinnati,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia. II was from
| the St Paul club that Dreyfus bought
Marty O'ToOle for 81. go last year.
on the Hamburg American liner Presi-
dent Grant. which arrived here YESTERDAY
were twelve trotters which c. *. q. Bill
!ngs took from this country early this
year. They were in charge of Charles
Tanner and included UhiaD. Charles
Mitchell. The Harvester Louis Forrest
Lou Billings and Stats All were insured
for large sums. the policy held by Mr..
billings on Uhlan being $4,000.
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