New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
John Foster Does Not Know OF
New Contract for Marquard.
BYRNE NOW OUT OF DANGER
Mike DAILY Sees No Chance for
Highbridge in the Grand
National Steeplechase.

! J1hn Foster. secretary Of the Giants. Is
authority for the statement that "Ruoe
| Marquard's old contract. which has two
years 10 run. was not cancelled ana
new one substituted in San Francisco last
week. and John Foster ought to Know.
J He added. however. that John j. McGraW
/ had authority 10 give Marquard bonus
! If he considered il advisable
! In spite of this, the stories keep float
! ing In from the Coast. and the latest ore
f. that a bonus of $3.50 was given TO
Marquard just for putting his signature
To new three-year contract that called
| for $500 year. CULVER in his travels
found nothing more wonderful than the
/ imagihdtions of some press agents.
Word came from Hot Springs. Ark, last
night that Bobby Byrne, third baseman OF
the Pittsburgh Pirates. who was nit In
| the head and knocked unconscious with
q bah pitched 10y Smoky joe Wood, Of
! the worlds champions, IN an exhibition
same. WAS out OF danger. II was feared
at first that the blow might result Sc
/ riously.
Mike DAILY. the trainer and one-tine
jockey. Is OF the opinion that HiShbridge,
the American jumper. which is being
trained and pointed for the Grand Ma
tional Steeplechase in England next week.
/ has little or no chinc. to win the coveted
fixture. He is quoted as saying in THE
/ Washington Post:
| do not believe an American horse will
] 81. "A y.4.V -.
| the racer upon which Americans are dc
pending. was only OF ordinary class III
/ this country. and II requires the PEST Typ
and stDuteSt hearted of horses 10 win over
tn. trying Liverpool route. which Is con
/ coded TO nc the most difficult in the worid.
/ have seen three Grand Nationals run.
| the first in the early 'los and the second
/ i'm 1873 when Seaman took the race
/ The first Of my tIard Nationals was
won los DeliberatOr a horse thirteen years
old Seaman was nine. | believe. There
. has been Only one four-Near-old 10 WIN
/ the race since II was inaugurated. Inc
/ long course ard the stii jumps require an
! older morse than iour-Near olu' as
/ rule. though | know mat mere III America
/ thOrOughhrcds are supposed 10 DE NJ tneh
b best when four years old. 49,
While / have Il high regard .or the
4 American thoroughbred. have seen few
that 10 my mind were suited for the Dig
+ LIVERPOOL race | think, perhaps, the
/ late Robert Neyille's Mr.. Mccain came
/ as near 10 being OF Grand National can
I ire as any Jumper have seen In Amer
/ lea Good and Plenty. think, was too
poor fencer.
! Charles webb Murphy is authority for
the statement that he has been offered
IS 90 and two hrst-class players In eN-
change for Roger Bresnahan by Ma
tiona League club the name or when ne
refused 10 make known. Although II was
one Of the biggest offers ever made FOR
rIaver. Murphy says he refused 10 part
with the former 81 LOUIS manager.
Of course he refused. Jimmy Archer Is
still holding OUT
I, was officially announced in Detroit
Yesterday that Sam Crawford. the veter-
an right fielder OF the Tigers. had signed
his 1913 contract President Navin says
the contract calls for so" salary, the
same "a in 1912
rs Cobb's turn will come next The
season ~ AZ hand
The new Federal League is said to be
angling for Jimmy Archer The star
catcher of the cubs is not likely to bite.
jimmy SnaN, Il iil'U'f VI AH' 'ih'''
sity of Pittsburgh has Needed the call OF
professional baseball and will get trial
with the Washington Senator'S. He Will
rcport at charlottesville when the train
ing camp is pitched. I'm a day or two.
"Spike" shannon. formerly an outhelder
with the Giants. has been appointed
manager Of the Virginia city, MINI, club
Of the Northern League.
After holding OUT on the quiet all
winter. Jimmy Lavender. the star spit
/ ball pitcher OF the Chicago cubs. has
come 10 terms with Charles Murphy and
| has signed contract for two years.
Mrs Britton, owner of the 81. LOUIS
/ Cardinals has another lawsuit on her
| har Dis. Hirsch & Watson, ST Louis archi-
,ects. are suing the club for $50 which
they contend il due for drawing up plans
| I'm December. 1911. for a new grandstand.
score beard and additions To the club
/ house. work on which has thus far been
delayed.
/ Realizing that il was useless to avoid
the inevitable, another day fell out of
line. and the fans are now facing only
/ twenty.