New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
More Athletic Honors Pile Up
for James E. Sullivan.
JOE JACKSON ON STRIKE
Hard Hitter of Maps Wants
1000 More than Offered
TO Sign Contract.

James r.. sullivan, secretary and treas
urer of the Amateur Athletic Union, will
be appointed physical director Of the Pan
anna Exposition. at San Francisco, in 1915.
This statement was made yesterday by
George James, of the Olympic Athletic
Club, of San Francisco, who attended the
annual meeting Of the Amateur Athletic
Union in the Waldorf-Astoria on Tuesday.
Association.
Director General Skiff, who handled the
big fair at st. Louis, said some time ago
that when the time came to appoint
physical director for the exposition he
would name Mr.. Sullivan.
Mr.. Sullivan has been identified with
amateur athletics for twenty-five years.
He was one OF the founders of the Am
ateur Athletic Union. and has twice
served as president of the body. It is due
to his efforts. perhaps more than any
other man in the country. that track and
field sports have reached the present high
standing
Mr.. Sullivan served as American COM
missioner to the last Olympic games, and
has twice been decorated by the mon
archs of the country in which the games
were conducted.
Joe jackson. the hard-hitting outftelder
of the Cleveland team, who finished sec
ond TO Ty Cobb in the race for the bat
ting crown Of the major leagues, has re-
fused TO sign a contract for next year.
even at an advance in salary, Jackson
thinks he is worth $1,000 more than onered
and may be a "hold-out'
Walter Howard McGay has been elect
ed captain of the Amherst football eleven
for next year. lie played on the varsity
for two years at fullback and has been
president OF his class. McGay's home Is
AT oak Park, IL lie is twenty years Old
and a member Of the Delta Epsilon fra
ternity.
Mordecai Brown, former star pitcher OF
the Chicago Cubs, may be an umpire III
the American League next season. fresi-
dent y. r. Johnson has two vacancies IN
the STAFF to nil. due to the retirement OF
Sheridan and Egan, and II Is said that
Brown is being considered for one OF
these places.
Fred Clarke, manager OF the Pirates. is
strong on catchers, but the rumor VIII
not down that he is angling for announcer
I'm Roger Bresnahan. the deposed man
ager Of the 81. Louis Cardinals. Gibson
the veteran. has several years OF useful
ness before him, and Kelly Is young
stcr OF high promise, while simon Is
about the only catcher who can get the
hest results with the expensive Marty
O'Toole I'm the box IL Bresnahan signs
Clarke may make Kelly first oasemah'
which would leave the way open for
Miller 10 go back TO second base
The Louisville club Of the American
Association has changed hands Tor
price said to be 10000.
Arthur Wilson, second catcher OF the
New York Giants, has decided to take
unto himself a wife. marriage license
was issued to him and Miss Mae JACOBS
Of Macon, H., at Decatur, Ill., yesterday
DIR. Alvin &. Kraenzlein, who Is now
abroad, has signed contract to assume
charge of the German athletes who VIII
enter the 1916 Olympic games. American
methods arc TO be adopted because the
Kaiser believes with these methods the
German athletes can wrest the athletic
supremacy from the United States.
Frank Dillon, OF the Los Angeles club,
* now being talked of as successor to
Hank O'Day as manager Of the Cincin-
natl Reds.
Roger Bresnahan Is authority for the
statement that three National League
clubs-ChIcago, Pittsburgh and Cincin-
maitland two American Association
teams have made offers for his services.
Guy linn, the outfelder, whom the
Yankees sent to the Rochester club OF
the International League In exchange for
lack Lelivelt, has recons!dered his de-
termination to give up baseball, and Will
report to the Hustlers next spring
The attention Of the State Athletic Com
mission was chiefly devoted TO the consid-
Grafton of additional rules at its weekly
meeting yesterday. While no new rulings
of Importance were made, IT was the idea
TO get them in such form as TO be printed
for distribution and to be submitted 10 the
foreign bodies interested in the interna-
tional commission for the control of box
ing. for approval
The Albany Athletic Club asked the
commissions sanction for the transfer
Of the license OF the Exhibition Company
Of Albany.
A special entertainment will be con-
Quoted at the Olympic Athletic Club TO-
night. In the main bout Young" Mike
Donovan, the sensational welterweIght,
will face Red" Ames, and Eddie Kelley
will meet "Bull' Thompson.
Terry Brooks and Knockout Smith
will, meet in the main bout of ten rounds
at the Fordon Athletic Club tonight
Teddy Murphy and Johnny Reyes also
will cross gloves in another ten-round
contest