New-York tribune., 1912-04-17
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Daniels Says He Will Not Swim
at the Olympic Games.
UNABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP
Chances of Winning Relay Race
Fade with New York A. @.
Star Absent.

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cluh. America's greatest all around swim |
mer will not compete at the Olympic
games next July. In letter just received
nv Otto Wahle. Of the Amateur Athletic
Union. Daniels states positively that he
win be unable to go abroad this winter
and asks that his name be scratcheo lroiii
the list Of possible candidates.
The absence of Daniels is likely TO deal
desthblow to this country's chances of
winning the relay race, and will be dis
appointment to followers OF aquatic sports
who have counted on him 10 be the quar-
tets msinstay. The speedy four from Aus
tralia may now be counted on to defea'
the American team, and there is danger
100 that Germany, and possibly England,
may lead 1t home.
Perry McGillivray, James Reilly, Richard
rrjz.u. Kenneth Huzzagh. Duke Kahana-
moku, Nicholas Nerich, Harry Hebner and
Eben Cross are now the fkeliest men tor
positions on the team, and with the ex-
ception Of McGillivray, who is credited
With having done 20 yards in an so-toot
rool IN 2 minutes % 3-5 seconds, not one
Of them has ever beaten 2:52 for the dis
+sncs Taking the four fastest times, one
reaches a total for $50 yards Of lO:oo TO
represents
onds for 900 metres, the Olympic distance,
considering the difference made oy the
greater number of turns permitted by
short pools. as against those allowed pS
the 1no-n,etre course, which will obtain AZ
stockholm In comparing THIS "lth lc'
1,gn performances one finds that in the
29o-yard championship OF New oou.h
Wales last winter Longworth won III
1Y2.E with the advantage OF only one
turn: Healv was second In 2:2s 40 Haru-
wick third in 2:33. and Boardman fourth III
o.ss Added up. these times show lo:'e To-
or close TO 1902 for 500 metres, under Olym-
ric conditions.
Tn Germany Bretting has Do-metre
record Of PA rs. Steffens and Ritter nave
done 2:s2 and Binner 2:SS, this IN 1o-loot
hsths. Calculating the turns, one oolslhS
for the Teutons 1919 2-5.
evidently. then, on recent marks tne
Australians are over twenty-four SECONDS
halter than the Americans, and the Ger
mans about one second faster.
The one raw Of hope is the fact that
tysbsnauoku. the Hawaiian, has been I'M
nroving rapidly under the able coachlns
~ George Kistler. of Pennsylvania IL ne
can learn 10 hold anything like his mag
rihcent iOO-yard speed over the longer
tourney. he may prove a second Danleis'
He has the stroke, strength and stamina
TO succeed at any distance
The National Baseball Commission has
dismissed the salary demand OF Phihp
puscber. released by the ST. Louis cluo OF
the National League to the Sprinsneld
cluh Of the Three l League, declaring that
..bu, for his youth a heavy hne would be
,mnosed on him for fragrant sharp prac-
tice."
Tv cobb the outfelder extraordinary or
the Detroit Tigers, will rest for rev Gays
IN an effort to get rid Of the cold whlch
has been troubling him for ten days. ne
left the team in Chicago on Monday even
ing. with the consent OF Jennings and VIII
recuperate at Detroit.
The Long Island Rowing Association mas
decided TO hold its annual regatta on July
81 over the course at Long Beach, USED for
the first time last year. The programme
will be made UP OF fourteen races
Joe O'Brien secretary of the Giants, an
nounced yesterday that the advance sale OF
reserved seats for the opening game at the
Polo Grounds tomorrow is limited 10 the
upper tier Of the stadium and the held
boxes. and only one-half OF these. All the
rows in even numbers from front to rear
will be placed on sale at the grounds TO-
morrow. In all, fully twenty thousand
seats will be available for those VINO DO
rot care to purchase In advance, TO say
nothing of thirteen thousand seats In the
open stands Some boxes also have been
held out TO be sold tomorrow. John I.
Rrush. chief owner of the club. took this
nosition 10 forestall the ticket scalpers. He
said yesterday that the fans" should not
nav fancy prices 10 the spectators without
first applying at the box office.
Bobby Coulson, an outfelder with the
Brooklyn team last year. was sold yester-
day 10 the Newark club OF the Information
al League.
Julian W Curtiss. treasurer Of the
American Olympic Committee, received
Yesterday the following subscriptions TO
the fund being collected to defray the ex-
penses of the team to the games in Stock
holm next July: Renskoff. Lyon & Co..
800 Cwathney & Co., 500; George Nc
Fadden q Bro, 500; Royce & Co.. sSo'
George w. Kuhlkee. s25. and the New Jer-
sey Athletic Club, s.
Arthur Fletcher. Larry Doyle and Big
Chief Meyers are among the Giants who
have signed three-year contracts to play
under McGraw according TO list promul-
gated yesterday by President Lynch of the
National League.