New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT.
John M. Chapman Going Abroad
in Quest Of Cycle Stars.
BIG MEETING FOR NEWARK
Youngster, Twelve Years OF Age
Puts Fort Edward on the
Baseball Map.

white star Line. for the purpose Of sign
ing q number OF European cycling stars
for an American tour next season, ana
esnecialv for the worlds cycling cham
nIonsbips. which will be held at the New
ark Velodrome. The date set for these
CHAMPIONSHIPS are August 25 and S and
september 2, and It will be the first time
since 1899 that the worlds title races have
been decided in North America. In that
wear they were run off in Montreal Major
Taylor the great negro cyclist, won the
title then, beating Tom Butler In the hhAl
heat
With the worlds championships here
Newark will be the cycle centre OF the
United States next season, and Chapman
who, with Frank Million, is behind the
Velodrome, expects to have the stars on
hand. lie goes TO Europe prepared to ex-
pend something like $1,000 for riders TO
bring here TO race against the pick or TINS
country and Australia. Chapman's par
ticular designs are on Thorwald Alegaard'
the Danish rider, who is the present
worlds title holder, and who has won the
championship on six separate occasions.
but not always in succession.
The Newark promoter also is anxious to
secure Emile Friol. the French title holder
and former worlds champion; Walter
Rutt and William Lorenz, well known SIX
day cyclists, and l.. Pouchois, speedy
F'renchman. These riders are for the
sprint races, and will meet Frank Kramer
the American champion, who has held the
title here for eleven years in succession;
Alfred Goullet, the Australian, and recent
winner. with Paddy Hehir, Of the first
Australian six-day race held New Years
week in Australia, and perhaps Jackie
Clarke who has been Kramers keenest
rival in America for the last few years.
and who. teamed up with FOgler won
the recent New York siX-day grind.
Moretti. an Italian rider and motor pace
follower, also may invade this country
to test his skill and speed.
The sanction for the worlds champion
ships in Newark has been granted by the
Cyclste Internationaie Union, the Eu-
ropean racing governing body. This union
has been conducting the championships IN
Europe for thirteen years, holding them
i'm different cities, The events are TO be Il
1909 metre race for the sprinters and 100
kilometre race for the pace followers.
Trial heats will be held ON the first day,
repechage heats on the second and semi
final and final heats on the last day.
The season at Newark will open in April
and meets will be held on Sunday after
moons, holidays and Wednesday nights
through the summer. In conjunction with
the Newark track the Mihlon-C Chapman in
terests will form a circuit, with New
Haven, Boston and Providence. There are
tracks at every one of these places, and
the foreign stars will be seen there in spe-
cial races along with the Americans and
Australians Walter Bardget. who was the
referee at Newark last season, has assumed
charge of the Providence track as man
ager. and Alec Mclean win manage Boston.
a man to run the New Haven track has
not Yet been secured. The year promises
much action in cycle racing and track
may be built somewhere in greater New
York.
Joseph Delsignore, twelve years DID, has
put Fort Edward, y. Y, on the base
ball map for a few days. lie is a great ad-
mirer OF the Giants. and to show his good
feeling addressed the following letter, writ
ten in red ink, to Joseph D. OBrien, the
new secretary Of the New York club:
Joseph OBrien-I thought l would write
you a few lines Ny name is Joseph Del
signore. l am twelve years old. | live II
paper in summer every day and see the ball
game.
ike to sec the ball game William Man
mis-, Rahel Caroline and l always play
O'Nello De NOrf. Henry Catone and Alfred
Delsignure. We are the New YOrks and
they are the Phillies. Alfred y. is my
brother Sometimes we beat them and
sometimes they beat us l pitch sometimes
and William does too. Rafiel plays first
sometimes he catches. William Mannis is
twelve years old. Rahel is ten years old
that Manager MCGraw last year lost ! am
very sad. The Philas. think there smart.
| hope you will win in 1912 Mathewsin is
a great pitcher. He did great aginst the
Philas Larry Doyle made the most
runs on the New York Side. He made 4,
If you live near Mathewsin / wish you will
let him see H. l have got baseball suit.
/ put New York on 1t, Yours truly,
Mr.. O'Rriens only comment was: And
he does not ask for a thing, either, not even
a ticket"
In referring to the report that Vale would
not play the Giants in an exhibition game
this year Mr. OBrien said yesterday that
there was no question about the Blue nine
playing at the Polo Grounds but that the
date was not definitely settled. Yale was
offered the opening game, as usual, and
April 10 vas decided on. When the sched-
ule committees fixed April II as the OPEN
ing date for the pennant races II necess-
tated change in the exhibition games and
the Giants will now get back from the
South In time 70 play at the Polo Grounds
on April s. Yale was then offered that date,
IN place of April 10, but was unable 10 ac-
cept as it would break up tho teams spring
vacation trip to the South.
Charles W. Murphy. chief owner of the
Chicago Cubs. is planning to build a new
grandstand 10 keep up with the times in
baseball. He says that he proposes to build
home for the Cubs which will be uni
fcatiOn Of all Of the best ideas in modern
grandstand architecture" This, he adds.
will naturally make It the greatest OF its
kind, and will also make his park one of
the beauty spots Of the city
Private boxes Of Italian marble, a res
tsurant and a barber shop, a few sleeping
rooms. a souvenir room, an incline automo-
bile drive TO the boxes and d garage on ton
of concrete stand. are some Of the feat
ures mentioned.
IL has not been announced when the work
viii start. but Murphy says II II is neces-
sary 10 spend 100000 IL viii be spent
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