New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Charles Victory Faust at Odds
with MCGraW and Giants.
THREATENS TO JUMP TEAM
Billy Klein Signs Three-Year
Contract to Umpire in
National League.


matum to John J. McGraw. After spend
ing all day Tuesday at the headquarters
of the club in an effort TO see the little
Napoleon he departed with determined
look on his face when Eddie Brannick
gently hlnted, by putting out the lights
and locking the safe, that the Giants had
not gone into the hotel business and could
not furnish accommodations for the night
at the ST. James Building. Faust was un-
able to get into communication with the
manager yesterday. and as a result he
informed Joe O'Brien over the telephone
that he would maintain a receptive atti-
tude toward O contract for the remainder
of this week only lie then went on TO
say that he would go to the Waldorf
Astoria next Tuesday, where the owners
of the league will forcgather TO discuss
the schedule, and offer his services to the
highest bidder ice O'Brien was puzzling
his mind all day over this matter, unable
TO decide whether it was a threat or a
promise.
O'Brien's hands have been tied in sign
ing Faust for another season. lie says
he does not want to stand in the way or
bar the progress Of a brilliant player
career. put he has turned Faust over to
McGraw. and until the manager gives his
orders he can do nothing lie told Faust
that the Giants already had thirty-hve
PLAYERS OH their reserve list. which is the
limit. and i'm order to sign Faust the club
must let some one go. Although Matty
has made a better record than he did last
year. O'Brien declared that McGraw had
decided to hang on to Big Six for while
longer. Charley thought this might be
wise move, all things considered, but he
named a couple of players who he thought
might be readily spared
William ]. KLEIN. one Of Tom Lynch's
best umpires, a regular guy and little
ral'' OF McGraw, Chance. Evers ct al
signed a three-year contract with the Ma
tional League yesterday. Many of the
players and managers sent congratula-
tons
Ken has been an umpire in the senior
organization for seven years. lie began
MS Professional career iI the Connecticut
League. where ne umpircd Sd. season.
He was graduated TO the New York State
League. and later TO the American AS
sOciatiCn, umpirng one season IN each.
Jack Herman, manager of Zbyszko, ad-
dressed the following message to the sport
ing editor last night
Tom jenkins. the former heavyweight
champion wrestler of the world, will be
satisfactory to Zbyszko as referee for the
match with Raicevich which is TO be held
in Madison Square Garden on Monday
night. Jenkins, under the conditions, is
10 decide falls and fouls only, while the
judges are to act on any other questions
t'Iat may arise during the bout. If they
fail TO agree then the referee shall cast
the deciding vote"
Four wo-year-olds purchased by Richard
#. Wilson, president of the Saratoga Asso-
cia:!on. from John Z. Madden, reached Bel
mont Park yesterday. They bring the Will
son two-year-olds up to eleven, and they
are the best looking youngsters that have
ever been gathered together by the popu-
lar stable
The four newcomers. none of which have
been named are bay colt by ogden, sire
Of Sir Martin, out Of Yankee Sister; a bay
colt by Planudcs-Pocketpiece a bay geld
ing by Ogden-Laodice. and a chestnut colt
by Yankee-Tarantella.
Mr. Wilson has three strikingly handsome
youngsters of his own breeding in the bay
flly Genesta, a daughter of Broomstick
Prynne, by Observation-Disclosures and the
chestnut colt Montressor by the young
stallion Montfort and out of Madchen.
Montfort is at John Hynes's Stamford
Conn, farm, and it was there that Mont
tressor was foaled lie is a slashing big
colt and in many respects is counterpart
of his sire.
OF the Wilson bred lot the Witchcraft
FLY at this time appears TO be the best.
The dam is a Horoscope mare that was
bred by James r. Keene and the filly being
BY Disguise really makes her the product
of the Castleton Farm. Witchcraft was
raced by S. w. Street, and later won for
Z r. Smathers. and later still for +. Am
brose Clark. She is now eleven years old
and has had few stud opportunities.
Ferole the three-ye year-old son Of Orme-
Ferment, which was brought over from
France by August Belmont some days
ago. will leave for the Nursery Farm, In
Kentucky, tomorrow. This young horse
is only intended for the stud, and his i'm
portation is of vast Importance to the
breeding industry. Orme, his sire. also
was the sire Of the mighty Flying Fox,
Orby. Richard Croker's Derby winner; Or
monde and many others whose names have
been closely associated with the glories OF
the English turf for years.
Ferole stands a full sixteen hands high.
He is a bay, with black points, and is
without a white mark. His head Is re-
markably good one. and while his neck
does not suggest the stallion. that is, in
measure, due TO his immature age. His
ioins and quarters are particularly good
and his feet and pasterus suggest both
strength and durability. lie is a horse Of
excellent temper, and II would be entirely
possible 10 train him for a season on the
track.
Mr. Belmont brought Ferole over TO I'LL
the gap at the Nursery Stud made by the
shipment of Flint Rock, the son of Rock
Sand. which is TO sail for the Belmont
breeding farm in France 1t is an ex-
change that brings a new infusion of the
best English and French blood TO this
country, while It returns 10 France the
blood OF Rock Sand, the Triple Crown win
ner The fact that Rock Sand remains at
the Nursery stud does not make the loss
OF Flint Rock a serious one, when the ex-
change is considered.
ATHLETIC LEAGUE BOWLING.
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