New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-06
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Dates Set for Playing OFF Tie in
the Amateur League.
GIANTS GET NEW PITCHER
Demaree, for Whom the New
York Club Paid S7,O00,
Reports for Duty.

Reports for Duty.
The baseball II. for the Amateur
League title between the South orahse
Field Club and the Englewood fieio NioD
mines will De played of in the best Two
out o, three games This was decioen OF
at a meeting this week IN when Ensis-
wood was represented by Frank ben anu
Fred Murphy and South Orange 0! zap
tain Boyd Hovsrth and {. o. Truck 1,
was the general feeling that series OF
two out OF three would be fairer ana more
satisfactory than single game, a. tne
teams are well matched and thorough
test is desired
The first game will be played on sep
TENDER q on the South Orange tlein
Club diamond, as Captain Howsrth won
the toss for the choice The second game
will be played at Englevood on october
5. and the third, II necessary. at Montclair
or October Il, the Montclair Athletic Club
Offering the use OF its grounds, so that the
teams could fisht IL out on neutral dia-
mond.
Each club agreed that only players who
had taken part In a regular league game
during the season would be eligible. that
the games should be called al o'clock
and that the umpires should be Merity
and SveEson, who are the Oldest In point
OF service IN the league
The Amateur League ia made up OF the
South Orange Field club. which has won
the championship for three years In sue
cession, the Englepood Field Club the
Crescent Athletic Club, the Montclair
Athletic Club and the Commonwealth
Club. South Orange and Englewood tied
In the league race with six games won
and two lost.
Al Demsree the leading pitcher o. the
Mobile club for whom the Giants are
said 10 have paid 1900 reported 10 John
J. McGrsw at Philadelphia last evening.
and no doubt will DC tried out before the
season ends. II NJ comes up 20 eXpects-
tons. II is quite possible that ne will re
useful in helping the team clinch the pen
nant.
McGrav thinks 50 well OF Demaree tina,
he wanted him 20 report three weeks ago.
not release him go long ss there WAS
hghting chance for his team 10 land the
Southern League pennsnt Birmingham
now has the championship al its mercy,
and as Mobile seems reasonably sure OF
second place McGrav's second request 20
have Demsree report 20 the Giants az the
first possible minute was granted. The
-Mstty OF the South" az the new pitcher
has been called. will oc watched with In
tcrest vneu no goes 10 the box FOR the
hrst time in New York uniform
Andrew T Tully. acting chairman OF
the Metropolitan Association champion
ship committee has arranged with the
assistant general passenger agent OF the
New York New Haven a Hartford Rail
road 10 add extra cars 90 the regular
trains In each direction bctn-cn the Har
lem River station and Pelham Manor.
New York. or Saturday afternoon. 20
accommodate the spectators az the Met
ropoiitsn Association senior track and
neld championships 20 be held on the New
York Athletic club grounds at Travers
Island. Afternoon trains viii leave the
Harlem River station. i53d street ana
Willis avenue. AT is.03. 90. i:57. 2:O3 and
Sos D. N and returning viii leave. Pei
ham Manor a and ?. m. The journey
averages twenty-six minutes from the
Harlem River station and twenty-four
minutes from Pelham Manor.
Managers OF the Hsvre DC Grace race
track IN MARYLAND ar so fearful OF FRI
day. the 18th. that the races for that day
nave been called OF Such Is superstition.
Johnny Albright the Denver motorcy
clist, Is the latest entrant in the big
motorcycle carnival 10 be held al the
Beach Stadium. on September Il.
for tine benefit OF the Nevsboys Home
Club With the addition OF Albright $
name 20 the list OF competitors who VIII
perform especially for the little paper
vendors, the fyfng squadron is now COM
plete.
Supreme Court Justice Delany ycster-
dsv signed the certihcat. OF incorpors-
ton 81 the National ana American LEAGUE |
Baseball Fraternity. The purposes Sc.
forth In tho petition 20 the court said |
that tho incorDorators would work for !
their welfare. uphold contractusl rights !
ant seek 10 compel the fulhlment OF con
tractual obligations on their own parts |
and on the part OF the clubs. II IL the |
purpose 30 work IN every way for the |
welfare o. the game. Among the seven /
teen directors OF the fraternity are Dave I
Eultz who IL also the attorney: ChristY I
Asthewson. Jake Daubcr, Miller Hug !
gins. Russell Ford and Bobby Byrne. OF I
Fred Clarke. manager or the Pitts
burgh Pirates, says that his team will be |
slad 10 play post-sesson series OF
games with the Washington Senators