New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Yale and City College to Open
Swimming Season Tonight.
M'GRAW AS A DIPLOMAT
Says in Pittsburgh That the
Pirates Will Be Hard to
Beat Next Year.

The watermen OF Yale will invade the
pool Of City College this evening for the
opening meet of the championship tour
nament of the intercollegiate Swimming
Association, which will serve to decide
the team titles in swimming and water
polo.
Tie New Haven squad. which was re-
| viewed few days ago in these columns,
is the best that ever represented the Blue
and a victory is anticipated, but the local
men are unusually strong, and most OF
the events promise to be closely contest
ed. In fact, If Captain McGrath and RE
mer equal their practice times for the
century and furlong, respectively, they
should win.
! Among the other likely candidates that
| City College has entered are Neussbaum,
Shaner, Israel, Steinhoff and Ritter for
sprints and relay; Straley, or Fitzpatrick,
for the furlong; Jones and CohD for the
plunge, and Berman and Oconnel for
fancy diving.
The water polo game should be inter-
esting. Neussbaum, Steinhon, summer
| field Lavender, Hartman, Carr, Conn ana
Murphy are fast, clever aggressive
lot of players who may be counted on TO
nut I'd a rafting good fight. Unfortunate
/ lv they are so much lighter than the Yale
/ pIayers that even given equal skill they
will be badly handicapped by lack CT
weight.
/ The college authorities have drafted
| list Of officials from among tho ciuo
watermen to serve at the league meets.
att
will serve tonight. Joseph A. Ruddy VIII
act as referee OF the swimming races ana
/ l.. dc b. Handley in the water polo match'
! Considerable interest attaches to me
nevs that Rudolph Arnold, of the Hellas
/ Club of Germany. Is in this country ana
will wear the colors OF the local CITY
/ Athletic Club during the present swim
ming season. Arnold has been out OF COM
petition for over a year, but ne rahhs
with the worlds best at the breast stroke
Before abandoning the field he defeated
/ Barthe and Luetzow, among others
abroad, and his recent time trials III the
18th street pool indicate that he ID raster
/ than ever. His team mates conndehtly
exnect him TO defeat Michael McDermott,
the American record holder, In the nation
al championship.
Princeton has written to the New YORK
| Athletic Club, asking for dual meet 10
he held on February IS. with all the
regular intercollegiate events on the pro-
gramme.
John ]. McGraw is quoted as saying In
Pittsburgh that he anticipates not nsh'
for the pennant next year. with tho II
rates hard 10 beat. How could ne say
otherwise in the home OF the Pirates even
q there were not good reason to believe
that his words are prophetic.
No fewer than two hundred applications
for places on his umpire staff have oeeh
received by Thomas Chiyington. president
az the American Association. There are
tvo vacancies on the stan at present, but
he will take his time filling them. Even
the life OF an umpire has no terrors TOT
some.
George Ellis, outiielder of the st. LOUIS
Cardinals, may be released to the Indian
apolls club OF the American Associauoh'
Ellis was considered a star two years
ago. but fell down badly both In fielding
and batting last season.
Jimmy Callahan, manager Oh the chi
cago White SoX. says he VIII not alio"
any OF his players TO put on mltt OF
glove during the first ten days or spring
training. During that time the men VIII
he expected to condition themselves BY
tossing the ball around Callahan believes
that many a promising recruit Is lost 10
a club because the managers allow them
10 throw their arms out before they are
I'm condition. He cites the case Oh
"Flane" Delhi. a pitcher who went South
with the Sox last spring. Delhi was &C
claimed one Of the most promising Pitch
.rs ever given a trial by a club. but he
wasted his ability trying to impress Cal
lahan during the spring ana proven
worthless by the time the regular season
opened.
The football situation at the University
OF PENNSYLVANIA is more muddled thah
aver. when the coach question was
thought TO be all settled. George Brooke,
who. Il was said. would be offered Slo""
q wear comes out with the announce
ment that he purposes to remain right
where he is. lie IL quoted as saying:
II shall be at Swarthmore next sea-
son have no intention OF forsakinB
swarthmore TO coach Pennsylvania. That
is final"
Luther McCarty, the Missouri heavy
weight. now stands in the forefront OF the
white hopes" as the result or his de-
cisiye victory over Jim Flynn, the Pueblo
light heavyweight, who has proved a
stumbling block to aspiring champions for
severaI wears. McCarty will meet Al Pal
ger on New Years Day In the second
round OF the heavyweight elimination con-
test arranged by McCarey in Los An
eeles The winner OF that bout will be
hailed as the white heavyweight cham
pion.
| McCartys showing was a surprise to
ring followers generally. Although he
weighed considerably more than Flynn.
the latter's experience and stamina were
expected TO carry him through.
Johnny Dundee, the West Side feather
weight will face Eddie Morgan OF Great
Britain, In a ten-round bout at the Forty
fourth Street Sporting Club tonight.