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New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
BEECHER FACES MASTER
Clearly outpointed by Leach
Gross in SnappY Bout.

Leach Cross, the East Side dentist had
an easy time defeating Willie Beecher In
ten-round bout at the Olympic Athletic
Club. of Harlem, last night. Beecher made
a good start and for the first two rounds
held his own. 1t was apparent, however,
that Cross was holding back and that the
moment he chose to cut loose he would win
in decisive style.
The pace improved after the fourth
round and, boxing at somewhat near his
usual speed, Cross had the better of the
succeeding rounds. He drew roar OF
laughter from the crowd in the second
round by asking Beecher to look at leak
I'm the ceiling while he held his right hand
back for a punch. Beecher, however, had
a poor sense Of humor and refused TO eX-
anime said or other leaks for the time
being.
At the beginning of the fourth round
Cross demonstrated that he was Beecher's
master and had he cared to might have
scored knockout. He hooked his left to
the face repeatedly. and as Beecher tried
TO counter with his left Cross blocked
and covered up to good effect. So perfect
was his defence that the vast majority Of
Beecher's blows landed on protecting ell
bow or glove. Standing off and poking his
left to the face, Cross drew the blood
from Beechers mouth and puffed his right
eye slightly, out the latter was always
ready to bore in for more.
The pace was fastest in the eighth
round. Soon after the bell Beecher came
in, fighting for the body with both hands.
Cross scored a partial knockdown with a
short right to the jaw, but Beecher
jumped up and sent his man reeling across
the ring with a right under the heart The
final round was fast, but both were fresh
and left the ring in good condition.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
BROWN OUTPOINTs C0STER
Lively Battle in Brooklyn Sets
the Crowd Shouting.

Knockout Brown. the free hitting light
weight from the lower East Side. had the
better of Joe Coster of Brooklyn in ten
round bout before a large crowd at the
Irving Club Of Brooklyn, last night. II was
one continuous whirl OF gloves from start
{ finish. and the crowd roared approval as
the men called every trick OF the sport into
play.
The New York lad carried the pace In
every round and landed the harder blows,
but Coster was fast and clever and gave a
clever exhibition OF scientific boxing.
AZ long range the Italian stood away and
hooked over left 10, the head in clean
fashion The How had Brown worried for
time and made him miss badly. while
the crowd howied Brown had all the bet.
ter Of u. however. III close quarters, and
his heavy left 10 the body made his Tuscan
rival hack away and hold on TO avoid pun.
ishmenL
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
PLAN LAWN TENNIS INVASION
Minnesota Collegians to Play
Teams in East.

Minneapolis. Feb. '2s Joseph J. Arm
strong, the Western Intercollegiate lawn
tennis champion. has arranged the schedule
OF matches which the team OF the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota will play with teams OF
the Eastern colleges. All of the matches
will be decided during the spring season.
During the summer tournament competi-
tions Armstrong will play through all OF
the important championships, and in the
autumn will enter the national intercol-
legiate championship in an endeavor to
secure the title now held by r. II. Whitney,
of Harvard.
The other players who will accompany
Armstrong on the first trip OF a Western
college to the lawn tennis courts OF the
East have not been chosen. The colleges
with which dual matches in singles and
doubles will be played are: Oberlin, the
University of Pittsburgh, the University OF
Pennsylvania, Princeton. the College of the
City OF New York, Brown. Harvard Dart
mouth and Amherst.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
Wants Two Games with
Some of the ReRu-
lars in Lineup.
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Marlin. Tex. Feb. 26.-some interesting
rebuttal i'm the case Of the Giants versus
the Athletics that was heard and seen last
fall in New York and Philadelphia may De
offered to the baseball fans Of Texas II
Connie Mack and John McGraw can gel
together on the articles OF agreement ana
the National Commission interposes no op-
jections.
Instead Of a single game between the
new PLAYERS of both clubs II is now pro-
posed to play two game series In amer
ent cities between mixed teams of veterans
and youngsters. This IS McGraWs idea,
He wants to give the Texans fair deai
and desires to avoid arousing their ire Oy
parsding two teams of "bushers' under the
championship banners OF the American and
National leagues.
If McGraw's plan is adopted any mem
Der Of either team will be eligible TO play
although he says he does not anticipate
that many OF the regulars would be used
But he has no catchers who were not
eligible I'm the worlds series, and he wants
the privilege Of putting any man in the
game. Perhaps this would result In each
manager edglng in with his best players
until both presented the best possible line
ups. Thus if Mack placed Baker In the
batting order McGraw would have the
privilege OF pittIng Mathewson against
him. And maybe the Texas fans would
not pack the parks If there was posi-
biIity OF that. Coming home from San
Antonio last night. McGraw outlined the
details Of his acceptance Of Macks chsl-
lenge delivered to John T. Brush last sat
urday.
He wants two games instead Of one, Inn
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
McGraw Talks on Giants
Playing Worlds Champions

.-,,o, unn,rinQ and mixed teams lie is
,,,uu,ro, ~ nIav one game in San Antonio
hut insists on another in Dallas
.arha neonle in Texas" said McGraw'
.uo,o bss, more than friendly to the
Giants, and especially In Dalias' "'''.
really consider our home town down mere
do not believe in parading uhuel ia,se
co,ore and II we are going TO play '"e
A,nIet,cs wbv not have real game ana
sbow them the best baseball we are
capable Of? -, ,,ouno.
q. game between two teams OF !ouHs
s,ers would be uninteresting' OF Co"i
but naturally II would be extensively az
rortisad and would draw DIG cIo""'
put fear that when the fans saw hone
hu, vo,,np nIayers who are unknown ~
,a,oo tbev would feel that they had peen
eD,indIed and would let out a LOUD protest
John T. Brush is busy these Gays VIZ"
correspondence from New YORK reiauhs ~
the starting of the games carrier al 'ne
poIo Grounds. Early in the season he WIN
,oesibIv nut this question to vote OF the
FANS and will abide by the VIII OF 'he
majority. ,. ud
NcGraw returned here at O'CLOCK anu,
while the day was cold and windy ne 'eu
his recruits out for the usual WORKOUTS
The feature OF the morning pracuce was
the first home run of the season. IL was
delivered by Arthur Bues, the Iad VINO
rapped out tweniy-seven circuit h's ior
Seattle last season.
Bues made his hit-a long line dr'Ve 10
the left field fence-in short game '"e'
erllvened the morning practice. In the Al
ternoon Robinson warmed up all the pitch-
ers and they took turns shooting them over
10 the batters. There was some inhe'o
work also and McGraw spent halt hour
putting his lads through sliding prachce' IN
which several OF them are showing great
Improvement. The only absentee from
practice was Gardells, who has been III
since he arrived here. lie was able 10
leave his room to-day for tho first time
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
Big Crowds Out for the
Show Across the
Brid ge.

In spite of the rain, snow and hail yes
terday crowds fiocked to the Brooklyn
automobile show, in the 23d Regiment Ar
mory. Not only mere men attended, but
hundreds of women as we'll The offer OF
a thousand fancy pound boxes Of candy
given absolutely free each day was lure
for many women. The first five hundred
who passed through the gates in the after
noon and the same number In the evening
after 7:3O O'Clock were the ones to get the
sweets.
The members OF the Brooklyn Motor We
hicle Dealers Association, which is hold
ing the show, are gratifed at the way
the exposition is drawing. Bona fide sales
became more numerous yesterday and
many prospective buyers attended.
New features were added to the display
yesterday. among them being the Silent
Knight sliding sleeve motor, which is cut
out sectionally, showing all OF the moving
rarts in operation Many have not yet
seen how the sleeve valves work, but can
obtain a thorough understanding by an
examination at the Stearns booth. The
motor IS on an elevated platform rallied
off, so as to be plainly visible to large
number.
What Is probably the most novel display
at the show is the Paige-Detroit Colonial
coupe, which causes many to smile at LIS
quaint array. Two children. Wilbur and
Helen Lowell, the son and daughter OF J.
w. Lowell are in costume az George and
Martha Washington. Helen makes beau
tiful Colonial dame In her white powdered
wig, while Wilbur looks much the same
as the Father of His Country did about the
time he did it with his little hatchet."
Several additional makes OF cars have
heen added to the show since the list OF
exhibitors at the opening was announced.
The Lion, displayed by the Lion Auto Sales
Company: the K-R-I-T, shown by e. f.
Rau, and the Cino are included among
these
There are new ideas TO be noted at
Brooklyn that were not seen at either OF
the New York automobile shows. For In
stance, bumpers on trucks similar to those
employed on touring cars, are a departure.
Self-starters and other devices among the
accessories exhibit are shown publicly for
the first time.
Some of the exhibitors display pleasure
and commercial models in the same booth.
while others have separate boths for each
style. The Peerless, Ford and Pope Hart
ford each have two distinct displays, one
in charge OF truck and delivery wagon
men and the other with pleasure car sales
men in attendance.
Members OF the Long Island Automobile
Club will attend in large numbers this
evening. The club is one Of the most active
automobile organizations in the country
and counts in its membership many who
are interested in the development of the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
DENNNG AFTER GIBBONS GOLF RATINGS HELD Up
Handicap Committee Threatens
Delinquent Clubs.

According TO a. H. Pogson. chairman OF
tho Metropolitan Golf Association handicap
committee all work toward getting out the
1912 list is at a standstill because OF the
unusual number Of delinquent clubs. 1t
was announced last night that no fewer
than twenty-three organizations had failed
to return reports. Included In the slow
list are such we'll known bodies as the
Garden City Golf Club and tho Bnglewood
Country Club, and as the committee threat
ems TO stop all work in few days and turn
its list over TO the printers, II is just posi-
BILE that the names OF such redoubtable
performers as Walter ]. Travis and Oswald
Krkby may have to go unrated.
There are always a number Of the smaller
clubs behlndhand every year, but 1t Is hard
to understand Englewoods hardness. more
especially as Kirkby. the club champion, Is
a member OF the Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation handicap committee. On February
the blanks were sent out to sixty-slx
clubs. with the request that the forms be
filed in and returned by February 10. Up
to February 10 only twenty-six clubs had
reported, and on that day delinquent list
of forty was published in this paper This
brought In seventeen reports, leaving, as
already stated, twenty-threo clubs still de-
linquent.
As the list must be turned over 10 the
printers I'm a few days, the committee re-
quests the members of the delinquent clubs
to promptly telephone or otherwise com
municate with their local handicap com
mlttees and insist that the reports be sent
in at once. II the clubs have no one TO
rate It would be convenience TO the Met
ropolitan Golf Association committee II
they would return the report indorsed to
that effect. The committee has decided 10
hold the list open until one-half OF the
delinquent clubs have reported, when all
rating will stop and the list be sentsto the
printers.
The delinquent clubs are as follows: The
Bedford Golf and Tennis Club. the Canoe
Brook Country Club. the Deal Golf and
Country Club, the Englewood Country
Club, the Essex County Country Club. the
Fairview Country Club. the Flushing Coun-
try Club, the Garden City Golf Club. the
Golf Club OF Glen Ridge, the Mahopac
Country Club. the Morris County Golf
Club, the National Golf LINKS OF America,
the North Jersey Country Club, the Ocean
Country Club the Princeton Golf Club. the
Rockland Country Club, the Rumson Coun-
try Club, the Saegkill Golf Club, the Scot
tish-American Golf Club, the Shinnecock
Hills Golf Club, the South Orange Field
Club, the st. Andrews Golf Club and the
Tuxedo Golf Club.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
AGAINST BASEBALL SCALPING
Assembly Passes Bill at Albany
on the Ticket Case.
fBv Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Albany, Feb. 26-The Assembly tonight
passed the bill OF Assemblyman Bush. OF
Che.nung County, TO prevent ticket scalping
at baseball games. The bill makes 1t un-
lawful to sell tickets for baseball game
at a price higher than Is marked on the
ticket
IL was introduced as a result OF the scan
dal caused by the ticket spectators at the
worlds series games last fall between
the Philadelphia Athletics and the New
York Giants. There was no debate on the
bill and Assemblyman Forrest S. Chiffon,
OF Brooklyn, was the only one TO vote in
tho negative.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
WHITNEY HORSES NAMED
Mellowmint Entered for $50, 600
Steeplechase in France.

Harry Payne Whitney has named ten
American two-year-old colts and fillies
with the English Jockey Club that are now
in training at Newmarket in charge of A.
J. Joyner. Seven of this collection were
foaled at James r. Keenes Castleton STUD,
and the others we're bred at Mr.. Whitney s
Brookdsle establishment in New Jersey.
Their names and breeding are:
Mix Up, chestnut geldtng. by Broomstick
Hurry Burly.
Dandy Brush, chestnut colt. by Broom
stick-Daisy +.
Brush BY, chestnut colt. by Broomstick-
Double Six, chestnut colt by Delhi
Dominoes.
stUng Again, bay colt by Voter-Mos-
quito.
Maramichi. chestnut colt, by Voter
Jocasta, chestnut flly, by voter-Pope
Joan.
Swing Clear bay colt, by Ben Brush
Giugham.
Harmonicon chestnut~cot, by Disguise
Six Hills, black colt. by -Meggs
Hill
Thomas Hitchcock. the American owner
now racing a stable Of 'cross-country
horses I'm the French Republic, has en-
tered Mellowmint and Patriotism (by YAM
kee-Fondness) for the Grand Paris
Steeplechase. a race worth more than
$4,000, which will be decided early in
June.
For the $4,000 hurdle race. run a week
later, the same horses are entered, az well
as Frank Jay Goulds Cavero and Harry
La Montague's Gauntlet.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
TO CONTROL BILLIARDS
National Association So Decides
for the Fourth Time.

For the folyth time Ia as many months
the National Association of Amateur Bill
lizard Players went on record at special
meeting last night as deciding TO continue
its direction OF all open competitions in
which amateurs compete. The meeting
was held at the Liederkranz, 5sth street
and Park avenue, and William II. kenke,
the president, presided.
After the vexed subject Of directing the
tournaments and championships had been
discussed by nearly twenty of the members
present at the meeting Peter Doelger jr.,
of the Amateur Billiard Club of New York,
offered a motion that special committee
be appointed TO confer with the present
committee in charge Of the direction OF
the players in an effort to arrive at a
plan which would meet with the approval
of all concerned. This plan was adopted
and a report is to be rendered with the
agreement that thereafter the matter is to
be closed.
The other special business before the
members was the consideration of a plan
offered by Edward w. Gardner, the former
Glass A national champion, that the rules
be changed so as to allow OF the cham
pion meeting the winner OF the tournament
each year i'm a challenge match for the
cup This proposition was unanimously de-
feated.
Special powers as a delegate to the
French Federation OF Amateur Billiard
Players were conferred upon ]. Ferdinand
Poggenburg the new international cham
pion. who. sails for Paris tomorrow aboard
the Lusitania. He will be accompanied by
Edouard Roudil. the French amateur, who
competed in the international tournament
Poggenburg will place before the French
Federation the American plan of holding
international championship tournaments
alternate years In this country and
Europe. Poggenburg Will be the American
entrant 10 the championship of Europe
tournament, which will begin on March IS
I'm Paris.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
JAFFE WINS CHESS OPENING
Chajes Defeated in First Exhih.
ton Match for Purse.

Oscar. Chajes. OF Chicago. former Weas.
chess champion. and Charles Jaffe, Of Ne
York. who diyided the third and fourA
prizes of last years New York nat,ons,
masters tournament. In which Marshsu
and Capablanca were the chief prizs Win.
ners, began their series OF exhibition ram.
at the rooms Of the Manhattan Chess cI.h
yesterday. Jaffe, defending queens pav,
opening, won after twenty-seven moye,
At his seventeenth turn the Chicago pla,.,
gave up his queens pawn for the sake !,
opening a long diagonal for his bshoo
Later he was left With weak pawn at Ks
Attempting a combination Chajes faIl.d
to reckon on all Of the consequences ana
got into a position where the loss Of N.
exchange was forced.
The Westerner was suffering from b.d
cold, in consequence of which the second
game will not be played until Wednesday
or Thursday. The series, being played fcr
purse put up by Felix E. Kahn, h,s
been extended to six, the last three earn,.
TO be played at the rooms OF the Ries
Chess Club.
Following is the score OF the FIRST rama.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
MCKetriCk Says St. Paul Boxer
Cannot Be Coaxed in Ring.

Dan McKetrick simply refuses TO be sup
pressed. The loquaclous manager of Joe
Jeanette, Willie Lewis and Jack DenninS
howls to the world at large that Mike Glib
bons cannot be coaxed or cajoled into en-
tering the ring with Denning. In letter
to the sporting editor of The Tribune Nc
Ketrlck says:
THE report has been circulated that Mike
Gibbons and Jack Denning were matched
to box This is a mistake which i wish
herewith to rectify. ! tried to make
match with Gibbons before the st. Paul
man left town but was not successful. The
National Sporting Club Of America and the
Empire Club each offered purse of T5 per
cent Of the gate and the Fairmont Cluo
offered 70 per cent OF the gross receipts. but
IN 10 date no word has been received from
Gibbons
81 am so sure ef Denning's ability TO
whip Gibbons that l offered TO have the
men box before any club in the country,
winner take all II the men can be matched
that is. If Gibbons will only come TO time
he will find that he is confronted by his
master"
Charley White, the clever featherweight
OF Kenosha, wis, who boxed ten-round
draw with Johnny Kilbane in Cleveland on
December q, probably Will be the next op-
ponent Of the newly throned champion
Liberal offers have been made for ten
round no-decision contest in Cleveland, and
when Johnny completes his task OF elevat-
ing the drama he will probably accept the
offer
Leach Cross is busy little boxer these
days. Brother Sam has matched him to
box Billy Allen ten rounds before the
Olympic Club OF Rochester on March ..
Several boxing bouts Of more than usual
promise will be held in the local clubs to-
night Frank Perron and Freddie HICKS
will meet at the Fairmont Club, Billy West
and JEFF Smith will cross gloves at Browns
Gymnasium, while Tommy Stagg will meet
Tommy carr. Willie Fitzgerald and Joe
Cans are to box ten rounds at both the
Gowanus and Royale Athletic clubs, II such
a thing is possible but no doubt one club
or the other will be disappointed. and 1t
will be case for the Boxing Commission
10 settle.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
COLUMBIA FIVE TO MEET YALE
Match at New Haven Tonight May
Decide Basketball Title.

The Columbia basketball team plays the
Yale hve at New Haven tonight, in what
may be a deciding game in the intercol-
legiate championship series. Columbia is
at present leading the intercollegiate
league, and victory over the Ellis would
make the Blue and White certain of at
least a tie for first place in the final stand
ing, as Columbia still has another game
to play with Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
BYRNE WINS WITH THE FoILs

i. j. Byrne carried off tho honors last
might in the gymnasium of the New York
Athletic Club In fencing tournament The
competitions had been scheduled as tha
annual Championships Of the club. hut the
utnlar bouts were postponed until tenor
row afternoon and evening. In their place a
handicap series ~ houte were fenced. eleven
Of the best Of the clubs swOrdsmen taking
parl
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
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CURTIS BEATEN AT HOCKEY
Manual Training Team Wins The
High School Championship

Manual Training High School, OF Brocs-
lyn, captured the Inter-High School Hockey
League championship by defeating the
Curtis High School, of Staten Island. In The
final game at the St. Nicholas Rink hs,
night The score was 2 to 1.
The game was desperately fought and en-.
livened by good team work on each side
The Manual boys have maintained clean
slate throughout the tournament with four
Victories.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
ST. PAUL WINS RIFLE Title.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-St. Paul took the cham
pionship of the Western division of the
Interclub Indoor Rife Shooting League by
winning its match last week 1t now will
be necessary for st. Paul to shoot off with
the winning team Of the Eastern division
for the United States championship
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
ATHLETIC LEAGUE BOWLING.

Elizabeth Club bowlers won the odd game
from the Columbian Club In a postponed
series OF the Athletic Bowling League on
the latter's alleys last night. A. West had
scores Of 237 and 226.
The ecnrn fnllnwe.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27

Goals-Second half-Harmon ZOO, seays
C5OO), Mlldrun III :00. Referee--Harry Mckay
Wanderers s. C. Timekeeper-John W. James
Wanderers s. G. Time Of halves--15 minutes
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
CoN = Hockey Boxing = Chess y Other Spat
Rair, and SnotO No Bar
to LouerS of the Aufo

modern motor car. They win b ssaa =
make their meeting at tho show So-ois<s
quite a social occasion.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-26
BOXERS ARE READYF0R
ROSLYN SMOKER FRIDAY

There VIII be plenty "a class TO
the ibosng program Which will be
presented BY tbs .Hoslyn Athletic
club AT the Labor Temple next Fri
day evening, when six fast four.
round bouts Will be staged. Man
agers Al Mosler aud Eddie Shan.
non at first expected 70 hold the
smoker In their club rooms at
Fifth and Republican. bat 70 much
interest has been manifested by the
fans that II has been necessary 10
change the scene 10 the larger hall
In the Labor Temple, Sixth and
University.
The main bout Of the evening
viii be between Floyd Goodman and
Fighting" Wolf Both ~ these
boys are as fast as chain lightning
at 1873 pounds, and should put up a
spectacular combat. as both are In
splendid shape and are training
hard for their event.
Ivan Miller and Cecil Hatfield
are also scheduled 10 meet. and this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-26
FIRST GAME
OCTOBER 8

NEW YORK. Sept 2s.--Ths first
game OF the scries between the
New York Giants Of tho National
league and tho Boston Red Sox Of
the American league. for the
worlds baseball championship. viii
DO played In New York. October 8.
according 10 plans announced hero
yesterday by the National Baseball
Commission. Tho second gnmc
will be played in Boston. October ..
The toss OF coin decided the
date on which the opcning game Ia
10 be played. The Red Sox wanted
the series to start October Z. the
Giants October q. Tho Giants won.
This gives McGraw's champions a.
rest of six days after the closing OF
tho National league season.
ny winning the toas. the Giants
believe they secured a strong ad-
vantage. and they expect the hos.
tile crowd In New York to bcwiiderI
the Red Sox players and throw
them off their stride.
The proposition TO play two
games In each city before moving
was overruled by the commission,
although the players strongly favor
this plan.
Umpires oToughlln and Evans
OF the American league staff and
Rigicr and KLEIN Of the National
organization were named TO officI-
ate nj the gamcs