New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-13
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Hard to Make Home. Runs with
Wood or Johnson in Box.
BROWN MAY BE UMPIRE
National League Wants Three
Fingered Pitcher to Hold
the Indicator.

Wood. but II Is harder to make nome
runs of their delivery. This fact was
driven home through an inspection OF the
American League four-baggers OF 1917
each being charged with only two circuit
drives. Harry Lord, of the Chicago White
sox, made one home run while facing
each, while Ping Bodie made the other
dagger off Johnson. and Frank
Baker the other of Wood.
It may be mentioned that the two four
ply smashes off Johnson came In the
same game on May 8, a game, by the
way. in which Johnson was knocked out
OF the box.
Other star pitchers Of the American
League did not possess the skill or luck
that Johnson and Wood showed In pre-
venting the manufacture OF home runs
Russell Ford. for example, yielded ten h''e
for the full distance, two Of when were
procured by iris Speaker, winner OF 'ne
Chalmers car voted to him az the Amer
lean Leagues most valuable player. Id
Walsh, OF Chicago. was found Tor FIX
homers. Speaker getting one and winning
A game with It. Five home runs were
made of tn. delivery OF Jack COMBS
three of Bob Groom and four off Nean
Gregg. Chief Bender. OF the Athletics
allowed. only ons. but he pitched In COM
paratively few games.
The full record follows:
Now York-Off Ford. 10; WARRIOR, g.
Quinn. 4: Fisher. 8; Davis, z: McConneli'
>: Vaughn, !, and Caldwell, J. Total, q.
Chicsgo-Or Walsh, o. Benz o. ID Ier,
dan, /: Bell. 1. aud Peters, !. Total o.
Washington-Off Hughes. s; Groom, 8;
Cashlon. 3: Walker. 2; Johnson. = AKers'
/; Grinith. /; EngeL l. and "n''e' l. l.
Boston-or Redient. 6; Collins. 4; Hall
4; O'Brien. 8, and Wood, 2. Total, H. :.
ST. Louis-Off Powell. s. Allison, ::
Mitchell. 2: Hamilton. 2: r. Brown 2;
Frll. l. and Baumgardner, j. Iotsl; III
petroit--off lake. g. Wil .en . W Mbei,t,
ley, /. and Moran, l. Total. Is. ..
CIeveland-Off Gregg, 4; Blanding, -
steen, g: Baskette, 2. George, /; Mitchell
/. and Kahler. l. Total, Is :. pro,., ..
Pennock. /: Russell. I; Plank, /; Bender
/. and Houck, |. Total. H.
The status OF Mordecai Brown. former
pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. has been
settled by William Neal OF the Louisville
club OF the American Association. He
said Brown belonged 10 Louisville, when
wanted him az a pitcher for next season
but declared that the club would not
stand in the way II Brown desired TO bet
ter himself by accepting position ne
urpire I'm one OF the big leagues. Accord
ing 10 Neal. Brown has been offered po-
sition on the umpiring STAFF OF the Ma
tional League.
Ira p. Hogue. who pitched for the An
derson baseball club OF the Carolina
Association last season, has been signed
BY the Boston Braves Hogue, who Is
right-handed pitcher, was at one Time
a member Of tho Yankees.
Ad Wolgast the recently defeated light
weight champion, and his manager, Tom
Jones. lost nearly $500 on the Flynn-Mc-
Cartv fight. and the former champion
has informed his friends that he viii
never bet another penny on fight
Nolsast and Jones made several trips
10 McCarty's training quarters before the
day Of the fight to see McCarty's work
outs and on each occasion the young
Arissourlan seemed TO box very careless
". Wolgast gave out a statement be-
fore the fight that McCarty did not even
know how to hold his hands and pre-
dic,ed an easy victory FOR Flynn.
Columbia will hold its annual intercol-
legiate indoor relay championship meet
in the fist Regiment Armory on Satur-
day. February 10. This IS the announce
nent that was made yesterday by Harry
A FISHER, graduate manager OF athletics
az Columbia II has not been decided yet
whether an interscholastic meet will be
held the same afternoon. Hitherto the
meet has been held in Madison Square
Garden and tho I'D Regiment Armory'
Tut the Columbia authorities, finding that
the former was too large and the latter
too small. decided 10 have this year
meet at the list stronghold.
Hugh RI. Baxter. Of the New York Ath-
letic club. has given trophy cup TO take
the place OF the Baxter cup that was won
for the third successive year by a. X.
Kiyiat last season for the Irish-American
Athletic Club. The conditions governing
the new cup will be the same as those
under which the old Martinique cup and
the Baxter cup races were held. The
race will be a one-mile run, and efforts
will be made TO have Norman Taber, Of
Brown: Atel Kiyiat and the best milers
OF tire day In the race. IT Is doubtful II
John Paul Jones Will run i'm this contest,
for he will probably represent Cornell In
the two-mile relay championship race.
j. V. Hoole, track captain OF tho Union
Settlement Athletic Club for the last
eight years has been nominated for n va
cancy on the registration committee Of tho
Amateur Athletic Union. He asks the
support OF all the clubs in the metropoli-
tan district
TIL. bout between Eddie Morgan and
JOHNNY Dundee scheduled for last night
at the Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club
was postponed and will be held next
Thursday. The two featherweights mu-
tually agreed upon the postponement, be-
Heving that they should have more time
10 prepare for such an important contest.
as johnny Kilbane ia to meet the winner
| for the worlds featherweght title.
Sir Thomas Upton will be entertained