New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-07
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Athletic Stars to Strive for
More Glory To-day.
eooDBY TO CHAMPIONS
Connie Mack and His Men to
Wind Up Here with a
Double Header.

Wind Up Here with a
Double Header.
On. hundred and fifty athletes. the pick
Of this district, will strive for medals and
rIory In the senior metropolitan track ana
field games at Travers Island this AFTER
noon. Eighteen events make up the pro-
eramme and Judging by the entries there
will not be a dull moment from start 10
finish. The meeting. coming as II does,
on the eve, so to speak. OF the nauohai
championships at Pittsburgh on septemDei
/ % and q, will furnish q line on what men
can be counted on TO ably represent thIs
city at the more important fixture
The New York Athletic Club and inc
Irish-American Athletic Club will once
more fight IL out for tho team honors'
/ with the chances In favor Of the latter
The Mercury Foot men outscored thcir
rivals at the Olympic games, but the
Irish American team looks particularly
| formidable for the games to-day with
such men named as Mel Sheppard, Abel
Kivat. Jim Rosenberger, Jack Eller, Tom
! Collins, Martin Sheridan, Pat McDonslo
and Matt McGrsth. to say nothing OF some
good second string runners and jumpers
! In the Junior championships week
ago the two clubs finished In tie, and IL
: is quite possible. OF course. that the New
! York team. represented. as it will be, by
\ Charley Reidpath, j. j. wendell DaVe
/ Noble, Harry Babcock. Eddie Flick, Il.
Caldwell and Fred Kaiser. among others
will put up a fight that may carry IL 10
the front. In any case everything points
to a great battle.
Dave Noble, who won the Junior title
says he Is ready TO again measure strides
at one mile with Kivat, who beat him oy
a narrow margin over Q heavy track on
Labor Day In AS. He is aiming high'
however, as Kiviat, tho national cham
pion. is in fine condition, and IL quite
likely 10 run IN record time under favor
able conditions. While the one mile run
may be- tho feature. every race Is orim-
ful OF interest, with close finishes IN
prospect.
Trains for Travers Island will leave the
Willis avenue station OF the New YORK.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad at 1888,
iO3. 1857, 200 and 3:03 o'clock. and special
cars will DO put on to accommodate the
crowd.
Tho Philadelphia Athletics, who arc
soon TO lose their title OF worlds cham
pions. will make their last appearance OF
the season at American League Park In
double header with the Yankees this At
,ernoon. beginning at : O'Clock. AS spe-
cial attraction, Ray Heating. the pitcher
purchased for 5000 from the Lawrence
club. Of the New England League, prob
ably will be In the box for the Yankees In
one OF the games. Heating sent word TO
woivsrton. yesterday that he would re-
port early this morning ready to begin
work at once.
Heating comes here with q big reputa-
ton. He Is the best pitcher developed In
the New England League for many
years, and is said TO be another Ed
Walsh. He Is feet loi5 inches tall and
weighs $50 pounds. He Is twenty years
old and a right handler. Practically every
major league club was after him. but
they were outbid by the New York club.
After to-days games the Yankees VIII
no, be seen here again until october ..
when they will wind UP the season with
the washington senatois
Johnny Evers celebrated his tenth an
niversary OF joining the Chicago Cubs
yesterday. II seems as II he had been
thorn In the side of the Giants for longer
than that
Ban johnson, president Of tho American
League. said yesterday that the worlds
hac OCfnher
August Hermann. chairman OF the Ma
tional Commission, said that the date
would not be fixed until q meeting OF the
commission in Cincinnati on September 10.
Connie Mack has suspended "Rube'
oldring and Chef Bender for breaking
the training rules Of the club, according
10 a report circulated on the hilltop yes
terday afternoon. Both players have been
sent home, and will not join the team until
they are In condition.
IT believe my wrist will mend all right
so that,I can 90 on with the Mcfarland
night" said Ad Wolgast In Cadillac last
night after an X-ray examination Of the
injury received while orsnking his auto
mobile revealed no reopenins OF q former
wound.
Wolgasts physician was not SO san
guine, however. and expressed doubt that
the champion would be able to enter the
ring within a month.
Il will not enter the ring, wrist or no
wrist" Wolgast said. unless l am as
sured an additional $500, which will reim-
burse me for the loss will sustain In not
being able to exhibit moving pictures out
side OF New York"
James r Sullivan, chairman of tho
championship committee Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, announced yesterday that
the following officials have been selected
for the national track and field champion
ships at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh. on FRI |
day and Saturday. September 20 and 81:
Referee. Gustsvus 7. Kirby. president
OF the Amateur Athletic Union.
Judges at finish-Bartow 9. Weeks, of
New York; Thomas F. Riley, Of Boston; !
Everett @. Brown. OF Chicago: Terence |
Farley, of New York; Matthew p. Halpin. |
of New York and George F. Paving. OF
Philadelphia.
Timers-Captain Charles j. Dteses. Of
New York; Alfred J. Lii, OF Boston; Will !
lam L, Jones, Of New York; DR.. John NJ. |