New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT.
Quakers Appear To Be Headed
for Swimming Title.
YALE STANDS IN THE WAY
Bob Fitzsimmons Coming Back
to the Ring, Not in Person,
but with Bob, Jr.

PENNSYLVANIA sprang q surprise on the
princeton swimmers In their dual meet last
Saturday. The unexpected return TO com
not,tIon of John Shryock, former title
holder. who was not even known to be at
college. completely upset calculations ana
robbed the Tigers of victory. It looks now
as IL the Red and Blue team was poih'eu
straight at the intercollegiate champion
shin. and the clash with Yale on SATURDAY
IN Carnegie Pool. at New Haven, may ne
eide the issue, for a triumph over the Blue
would practically give the Quakers the
team pennant.
Captain Willis, Of Pennsylvania, is almost
sure 10 win the plunge for distance II ne
follows I'D the record of rs feet inches ne
cot against Princeton last Saturday Nhlio
Shryock has better marks at lW yaru'
than either Roberts or Schmitt, Yale's best
men. the Pennsylvania relay team mas
shown faster time than the Blue d"ar''.
hotb at 500 and 800 feet. and the bO-yaru
rare NAV 90 either way so that Stoddart
IN the fancy dive and Palmer in the furlons
swim appear to he the only probable WIN
ners for Yale. Il
In water polo the New Haven team Is
thought nv critics to have the better
chance. but should the game go 10 Penn
sv,vania this pennant Is as good as capt
urod by Princeton, whose players ceteateu
tho Ouokers by the overwhelming score
OF 30 to g.
n, the same evening rs the Yale-Penn-
sv,vania meet the Columbia watermen VIII
90 down to Princeton for battle win the
Tirers. A sweeping victory by the orange
and RIac,; is looked for, hut considerable
interest attaches to the 22O-yard race as
rben Cross, who Is a candidate for the
olympic team, will attempt TO lower MS
own collegiate record Of 2:3! estaoIished
few years ago.
Bob Fitzsimmons is preparing a surprise
for boxing fans" lie has no intention Of
coming back" in person, reports 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding. but he is coming
back as the hacker Of his husky son Fop
Fitzsimmons. tr.. whom he has been Sc
crctly training as a white hope al MS
rIaoe q. Duncllen. y. J Rob r., Is only
sixteen years Of age, hut he is feet tall,
weighs 1SO pounds. and Is backed by all the
ring craft and generalsnip that his father
has been able to impart In long and careful
training He IS too young as yet TO begin
climbing, but will be ready when his father
says the word
Samuel Schwartz won the one-nile Walk
handicap, at the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton games in Boston last Saturday eve
ming, and not Fred Kaiser, as published
through a mistake in tho summaries
Schwartz defeated G. V. Moore and George
II. Goulding, the great Canadian walker.
in 7:3S 2-5.
Considerable interest centres around the
meeting OF Billy Marchant. the English
featherweight boxer one Of tho best l6-
pound men abroad. and Louis de Ponthieu.
OF France. who has met with great success
since his arrival here. at the National
Sporting Club OF America tomorrow
night Marchant has never boxed in this
country. but the British press call him
second Jem Driscoll
Numbered among the best bantam
weights who have come 10 the front IN the
last year or so Is Joe Allen. Under the
capable management OF Charlie Baker he
has forged to the front rapidly and Is now
anxious to secure matches with any boy In
the county at his weight, with a preference
for Johnny DAILY or Young" Sosburg.
Two good bouts have been arranged at
the Fairmont Athletic Club in the near fu-
ture. Tommy Maloney. the West side
lightweight, and Packey Mcfarland will
meet on Februay p. the weight to be l35
pounds at o'clock. while on March )
Leach Cross and "One Round" Hogan will
box at l33 pounds ringsde.
Jack Doyle and Patsy Kline. Of Newark,
Will appear in the main bout of ten rounds
at the Long Acre Athletic Club tonight.
while Ryan and Eddy Kecley will face
each other at the Sharkey club.