New-York tribune., 1912-08-24
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
All in Readiness for Big ReCep-
ton to Olympic Heroes.
THOUSANDS TO BE IN LINE
Guy Zinn, Yankee Outfielder,
Sold to Rochester, of Inter
national League.


military organizations. Boy Scouts. pro-
fessonal and amateur baseball. teams and
several hundred athletic organizations. as
Well as Swedish societies in costuae-.s
which Is to take place to-day. The Cath
onc Athleuc League promised last night
TO have three thousand or more men i'm
line. The Swedish organizations, through
their headquarters In Carnegie Hall,
prophesied a Swedish American pageant
unequalled setting forth various COS
tunes worn in epochs OF Swedish history.
The New York Athletic Club. the Irish
American Athletic Club and various other
organizations of like nature all reported
that they would have large turnouts of
their members
W. j. Lee, Supervisor OF Fairgrounds
for the Park Department, who is to have
charge OF the 1900 children from the play
grounds who are TO line the sidewalks
along Broadway, will have 1900 boys and
girls massed about City Hall Park to give
the athletes a great reception at that
point The Board Of Education will take
care of the sidewalks along Filth avenue.
Directly behind the automobile in which
Michael Murphy and Matthew Halpin
viii ride in the Olympic parade will be
float bearing the three American flags
that were used in Stockholm. the largest
being the fag that was raised whenever
an American landed first, the next in size
the flag raised to indicate a second and
the smallest that used to indicate third.
Major Murphy, who is chairman Of the
subcommittee on parade, said yesterday
that whatever delays may have taken
place in the past with regard TO such
matters. the parade OF to-day will move
down the avenue on time There will be
1900 children in line on the sidewalks to
greet the athletes, and there Will be many
women in Swedish costumes of the mid !
die ages in the parading United Swedish
societies.
Theodore Roosevelt Informed the COM
mittee in charge of the celebration yes
terday that It would De physical inn
possibility for him to be present.
Guy Zinn, an outfielder Of the New
York Yankees, was sold yesterday to the
Rochester team Of the international
League. Jack Lelivelt. the Rochester out
fielder who has been secured by Farrell, /
will probably report for duty OH the hilI-
top within the next few weeks. Those
who journey to American League Park
this afternoon will see royal battle, as
those two rivals Of the baseball world. Ed
Walsh and Russell Ford, are slated to
pitch.
Plotting his machine for the first time
since his accident, Arthur Chapplc. the
New York star, rode FIVE miles In prac-
tice at the Stadium MOtOrdrome At Brigh-
ton Beach yesterday afternoon In S:D.
an average Of ~ seconds to the mile.
Chapple made this trial 10 determine
whether he would be able to start to-
night in the Highlanders' handicap ana
after the trip declared he would take "a
chance against the field
II kid" Williams disposes Of KID /
Kelly in their ten-round bout AT Madison /
Square Garden next Monday night, john /,
ny Coulon, the baut3mweight champion I
will not bc able 10 dodge the little fight I.
ing machine from Baltimore much Longer
Williams tears at an opponent In thai
relentless fashion t1at recalls the days
Of Terry McGoyerl. In TACT Williams
h9s been styled as .hc Little Hercules
KcIlv's reputation is almost as brilliant
as Wuliams's. and Iowu New Orleans
wav they regard him ~ q world h"at,'.
he must possess exceptional merit ="
have won the recent bantamwclsht tour
namcnt on the Coast
Young" Shugruc. who viii tackle Jim
Concv in another tcH-rOund bout at the
Garden. Is anxious 10 leave 10 doubt IN
the minds of the spectator as 10 who is
the better hoy That doubt has existed
over since their last meeting, and ShH-
,,rue is especially keen to win decisiv"ly
tb,s time a. he wants chance ~ johnny
T[iILanc. the featherwcight champion
Sbucrue more than held mis- own with
Dundee at the Garden a few weeks afo.
and Dundee has been matched to meet
Kilbane next month.
Recause Of the sudden Illness OF Ms
father Luther McCarty has Deen sum
rooncd back 10 Springfield, Mo. lhs VII
nrevent Luther from hghting at the Gar
den Monday night, but the management
bos been fortunate in fnding "A substitute
in Sailor white. who viii be Arthur
paIkev's opponent White Is husky W.
oounder Of the slugginS type, and ne VIII
,.arr,, The fight to Pelkcy from the start.
o,,I,, last week White knocked out Andy
Morris and as the sailor has been I'M
rroving steadily Of late hc VIII bear
watching.
4 modified" Marathon VIII be run TO-
,,orro,g from City Hall Park TO Manhai-
t,r casino by teams representing differ
,,,, hrarches of the Modern Woodm"n OF
,.,o,.,ca Nearly three hundred contest
,. love entered for he rGca, which
,,',u covcr course OF about ten Hnits.
,rho runners will start from City iiall
rarl- al o'clock and Will 80 up through
.,,I s,do streets to Harlem and then TO
49, N,orbattan Casino. The Woodmen
Va, "Baby Show" during the after
.,nor at the Manhattan Casino.
,rhe claim of the Milwaukee club OF the
.a.,oar Association for $500 alleged TO
have been due it from tile PlttsDursh II
-a,as WAS denied by the National base
hau Commission yesterday. Jhc claim
- over Capron, the player who was
,ransferred from Pittsburgh to Milwaukee
undcr an optional agreement milwaukee
.td s,oo for the player. II notified Pitts
su,.oh Il would not retain the player ana
e,,od for the 500 in return. Later the
l,a,,or was released outright by Milwau-
80 and signed with ST. Paul. The COM
Ill .s.as Tor