New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-25

Joe McGinnity, manager Of the Newark
Indians last season, is negotiating for the
purchase Of tie Terre Haute club, Of the
Central League. Should McGinnity fail
TO land the club he will not have TO look
far for something TO do, as he has re-
ceived offers from Hughie Jennings, man
ager Of the Detroit Tigers, and from Clark
Griffith, manager Of the Senators, to
coach young pitchers.
Jennings believes that McGinnity could
also 90 on the mound now and then and
beat certain clubs. 1t was McGinnity's
ability to puzzle the Rochester players
that prevented them from winning the
International League pennant for the
fourth successive time this year.
slim" Sallee, pitcher Of the st. Louis
Cardinals, earned a bonus Of $1,000 last
season for keeping IN condition and pitch
ing good ball.
The National Baseball Commission dis
missed the appeal Of Of the Columbus
club Of the American Association yester-
day from finding OF the National Board.
and directed Columbus TO pay Atlanta Of
the Southern League $3.50 for Charley
Hemphill, once Of the Yankees.
Columbus contended that Hemphill was
not IN good physical condition to play
baseball when he was released last sea-
son by Atlanta 70 Columbus, but tho
commission decided otherwise.
Sheriff Hamburger has started a little
Ananias Club OF his own, and the char
ter members are Billy jon, Billy Gibson
and Frank S. O'Neill.
Al Smith and Kid Carter, two heavy
weights, will cross gloves in the main
bout OF ten rounds before the Queens
boro A. c., Of Long Island City tonight
Abe Atteil, the former champion fea-
therweight OF the world, is not quite sure
that he Is finished ss a great boxer.
Attel will meet Jimmy Walsh. Of Boston.
at the Pilgrim A. c., Of Boston, and then
he will go after Jahnny Kilbane for
return match for the title.
Joe Rivers, the sensational Mexican
lightweight, who Ia practically matched
70 meet the winner of the Joe Mandot-
Ad Wolgast battle is already in hard
training Lack Of condition, he says, was
the real cause OF his defeat by Mandot,
rather than the punches or his opponent.
It's home and gym for me-" said Rivers.
In talking Of his prospects. Il believe
that I'm the best of all the l33-pound
men, and Will one day be the champion
In the opinion OF boxing fans" Eddie
Morgan, England's champion bantam
weight has a big contract on his hands TO
beat Eddie O'Keefe, Of Philadelphia, at
Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
II was only few weeks ago In the same
ring that OKeefe gave Johnny Kilbane,
the fe&therweight title holder, a stiff
battle over the ten-round route. so 1t will
be seen that Morgan, a legitimate ban
tam, will be giving away weight 10 good
featherweighL A few pounds. more or
less do not worry the little Briton, how
ever as he prefers TO take on feather
weights when no bantams are available.
Morgan is anxious 20 meet either Johnny
Coulon or Kid Williams
James r. Sullivan. chairman OF the
championship committee of the Amateur
Athletic Union, announced yesterday that
the national indoor championship games
would be held In Madison Square Garden
on Thursday evening March g. Hereto
lore these games ran over two nights, but
this year the committee has decided TO
eliminate the Junior events.