New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Harry Smith Named Captain Of
the Newark indians.
NO W0LGAST-RIVERS BOUT
McCarey Takes Violent Excep-
tion to Message from Tom
Jones and Sputters Back.

..,oher will captain the Newark team Of
A.. International League this season. The
,.,sction Of Smith was made by Iron
uanp Joe McGinnity In Petersburg, Va,
yesterday. where the club is training He
o. no director general and have complete
lego while in the game. even with Nc
c,.,Itv IN the box When Smith Is not
Itching the mantle Of captain will fall
,,on Eddie Zimmerman, the third base
ao, who was with Brooklyn most Of last
,sason. Smith began playing professional
s.sshau with the Philadelphia Athletics
., 1sO0 After being there for two years
~ vent to Pittsburgh and played for
,svsn years in 1909 he became a member
a, the Boston Nationals, succeeding Frank
Poverrnan as manager. In the latter part
a, 1910 he was sold by Boston to Brooklyn,
N make way for Fred Lake as manager.
ps remained on the bench with Brooklyn
last year and was sold TO Newark by
Charley Ebbets this spring. He is a resi-
dent of Massillion. Ohio.
The proposed boxing bout between Ad
Uolrast. lightweight champion Of the
world, and Joe Rivers, OF Mexico, q leading
candidate for the title, On July In Los
reason lies in the exchange OF the following
telegrams made public yesterday, between
Tom McCarey, Of the Vernon Athletic Club,
and Tom Jones, manager of Wolgast. On
March IS Jones wired 20 McCarey;
"Wolgast and whole family had big laugh
at your Joke. We are ready to talk bust
ness and will work July 4, but terms must
be reasonable. You have first chance 10
land us, and have numerous propositions.
Our previous terms stand. If not satistac-
tory Will negotiate elsewhere"
McCarey took violent exception 10 this
message az his quick reply indicates:
THE wording OF your telegram is an in
suit 10 a man OF my standing. If you con-
slider sl25oo offer as a Joke, then you are
not the man TO be managing a worlds
champion. Keep on laughing at S125Oo
offers and you'll be managing Billy Papke
again. Wolgast will not be asked to box
here again as long as he is managed or,
rather. nismanaged by you Have another
laugh' with me"
Application has been made TO the Su-
preme Court for a certificate Of incorpora-
ton for the New York Billiard Room Keep
ers' Association. The purposes OF the new
organization are to advocate the interests
CT its members morally, socially and in
telectualy and 20 promote the sport OF
pocket billiards in all its branches" The
directors are Maurice Daily, John Doyle,
George A. Loefler, W. II. Plan, Peter
Tsch, Ernest Authors and Albert B. Berg
man.
Attention has been called TO an error in
yesterdays Tribune which is gladly cor
rected. It was said that A T. Ormond. r.,
captain Of the Princeton wrestling team
had not been beaten by any man IN the
league this year but had suffered one fall
at the hands of Avery, Yale man. II
turns out that Avery won a decision over
ormond on points in the dual meet at New
Haven, but that neither man gained fall
j. Franklin Baker, the Nemesis OF the
Giants last fall, was up TO his old tricks
in Galveston, Tex, yesterday He slammed
the ball over the right field fence with two
men on bases Murphy and Barry also
made home runs and, incidentally, the
Athletics won by g score Of u TO 8.
Edgar Frank, of the Multnomah Athletic
Club OF Portland, Ore, one OF Americas
best amateur wrestlers, IS on tour Of in
spection Of lSe Eastern clubs. Mr.. Frank
expects to spend a week or ten days In this
city He states that the Far West is deeply
interested In the American olympic team,
and that subscriptions are now being taken
up in all the prominent clubs. He expects
that the Multnomah A G; VIII De repre-
sented On the team by Bellah. the Amer1-
can champion pole yauter who has rec
ord Of Y feet inches made at the 4. A. L.
national championships.
Canvas covers to protect the diamond in
case of rain have been ordered by the
Philes and Athletics. The Giants and
Pirates proved last season that this pro-
lection lessons the number Of postponed
games.
Roger Bresnahan and his Cardinals ar
rived in St Louis yesterday, TO finish train
Ing on their own grounds.
The fencers from Columbia, Princeton,
Pennsylvania and the Navy Will meet in
the preliminary try-out 10 be held at An
napolis to-day, while the teams that will
be represented at West Point are Cornell,
Harvard, Yale and the Army. The leading
three teams in each try-out are to compete
for the championship in the final round OF
the tournament, which will be held In the
and s.
syndicate headed by William Hale
Thompson, commodore Of the Chicago
Yacht Club. has been formed for the pur-
pose OF building a yacht which will be en-
tered in the international yacht race with
the Canadian craft Patricia and In the
Manhasset cup race here this summer
President John II. Farrell OF the New
York State League tonight has announced
his umpires for the season as follows:
R wilson, Fncastle. Ky; A. J. Cleary,
Miami, Fla; Peter Harrison, Youngstown,
Ohio; Thomas A. Arundel, Menominee,
Mich: r II. Morgan Wichita, Kan, and
y s. McNulty, st. Louis.
With only the trifng margin Of one
goal separating them the Quebec and Wan
osrer teams will play the nnal game for
purse OF 800 tonight at the St. Nicholas
sNk According 10 the conditions OF the
match the aggregate score in the two
,ngnts play win determine the final result.
~ the opening game on Thursday night
We quebec champions defeated their Mon
"ssl rivals by a score OF TO 4.
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