New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Bombardier Wells Thinks Well of
Fred StorbeCk'S Boxing.
LIKELY TO BEAT STEWART
New York Athletic Club Plans
Attractive Swimming Gard
for Saturday.

whipped Fred StorDecK, the South Arr
can heavyweight, I'm England last year.
said Bombardicr Wells yesterday, "but he's
strong, rugged boxer. think he will
just about defeat Jim Stewart when they
meet IN the Garden next Monday night II
he does I will give him another chance
after have disposed of Tom Kennedy"
Storbeck weighs 1914 pounds. stripped, and
Is already I'm first class condition. He is in
Tom ORourkes hands, and If he beats
Stewart he will be sent after Luther Nc.
Carly, Wells and Kennedy. The ten-round
bout between Young Brown and Young
Jack O'Brien, also arranged for next Mon
day night, is attracting unusual attention.
This will be O'Bren's first appearance IN a
local ring. He has outpolnted Knockout"
Brown I'm A siX-round bout I'm Philadelphia
and is a clever boxer.
In Brown he will meet one OF tho sturdI-
est lightweghts I'm this part Of the coun-
try. a boy who has defeated Matt Wells
and Jack Goodman within a month and Is
climbing rapidly. Mike Gibbons after box
ing with Brown in private last week, dc.
clared that the East Slider was one OF tile
most aggressive two-handcd fighters he had
ever seen, and predicted that he would
SOOD Dt a DiiiiiudBlt DpIDftHL lot IdCk1
Mcfarland Billy Gibson, manager of the
Garden Athletic club, said yesterday that
he would match the winner o. the Brown
O'Bren bout with either Mcfarland or the
winner Of the Rivers-Wolgast fight I'm CAL
fOrna
Johnny Mario will be handled by Tom
O'Rourkc In his ten-round bout with Kid
Burns, which will be the third star bout IN
Monday evening.
The swimming committee Of the New
York Athletic club has made up a most AZ.
tractive programme for the opening aquatic
carnival at Travers Island on Ssturdsy
There will be . sprint race for rovlces.
4+0-ysrd handicap swim, an obstacle cor
test with several new features. an exhibit
ton of fancy diving and a game Of push.
ball
The handicap swim promises to be un-
usually interesting. Veterans like Bud
Goodwin, Of the New York Athletic Club
J. +. Mantell. or the West Side Young
Mems Christian Association. and Richard
Frzel OF the city Athletic Cub Will con
cede short marks 10 ambitious youngsters
such as Clarence Ash. Of the New York
Athletic club, and ]. G. Eddy, Of the CITY
Athletic GLIB, and q great fight for honors
is anticipated. Ash, i'm particular, has been
doing remarkable work I'm practice and may
give the oldtimers "A lot of trouble.
The obstacle race has been arranged By
Joseph Rudy and will furnish no end OF
fun. lie promises a decided novelty, and
there is no doubt that the spectators will
be treated to some choice bits OF comedy
Among the fancy divers who will display
their skin are Walter Lee and Frank Mul.
len, of the New York Athletic Club; r.
Fielding. of the City College of New York;
5. RogOw, Of Columbia, and Paul Rottger.
of the New York Swimming Association.
Pushball is "A game which halls from the
West, where It has proved popular. II Is
played with a great rubber sphere, several
feet I'm diameter, which two opposing teams
try TO force over each others goal line
Most Of the local water polo cracks have
now taken il up and there should be plenty
Of action I'm the coming match. A chal-
lenge has been issued by the New York
Athletic Club for a match, and it is hoped
that one of the other teams will take ~
up, but in any case there will be an exit
bition game.
ne NdIOidl bdStBdll NDllillASoipl hN~
cided Yesterday that the Omaha club had
purchased Davidson from Brooklyn, and al
lowed the latter's claim of $50. In thu
case OF Phester the pitcher. who failed
TO report to the Milwaukee club for two
months after he had been sold by Chicago.
the commission held that Milwaukee WAS
not liable for the purchase price, and gave
Chicago five days in which to dispose OK
him without mourning liability for salary.
For every day that he is retained hereafter
the Chicago club will be required 10 pay
him at the rate Of his 1912 contract.
Formal announcement was made yester-
day by the Couey Island Jockey club that
the Futurity. for which seventy entries had
been made. had been declared of for this
year.