New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-19
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Polo Grounds Ready for the
Players and the "FanS.'
'B0MBARDIER' WELLS SAILS
Great Britain's Heavyweight
Champion Finds This City
a Bit Noisy.

The Polo Grounds are ready for the
players and the fans" The turf is III
excellent condition as a result OF the care
ful ironing and grooming by the redoubt-
able Murphy. who could coax grass to
grow on sand heap. and the stands are
spck and span The outfied has been
raised good three feet in some places
and the diamond. too. has been elevated
50 that the drainage is almost perfect
This means the playing Of number OF
games which in other years were post
poned on account of wet grounds
The new scoreboard on which every
play will be recorded is in place. II has
been erected back of the bleachers IN left
field. and will prove boon To the fans
The clubhouse being built for the Yam
KEGS also is nearing completion and will
be ready when the players arrive from
Bermuda
"Bombardier" Wells the heavyweight
champion OF Great Britain. sailed FOR
home Yesterday on the Kaiser Wilhelm
IT, Of the North German LLOYD Line. lie
came here few weeks ago in quest Of
bout with Luther Mccarthy for the white
heavyweight championship ~ the world.
but returns saddcr and wiser. wi.h moth
ing but q damaging knockout AZ the hands
Of "Gunboat' Smith
Wells was so shocked and disappointed
with his failure 10 stand up before Smith
last Friday evening that he abandoned
all plans for his stay In this country and
quietly purchased his return passage.
y. ,L los
a noisy place and he would be- glad 81 a
sea voyage To rest and rccuperate from
his strenuous work while here. He hal
only the warmest praise FOR "Gunboat'
Smith. although he declared h. could not
regard as good form the tactics OF
boxer who relied on main strength 10 win
his fight
lie was averse 10 tell 81 his future
plans bat said he hoped To return some
DAY IS the fans" here had treated him
with every show OF good feeling.
Tom Jones manager Of M Wol-ast. is
quoted a. saving that II the former light
weight champion is beaten bv Tommy
Murphy In their fight on the Coast next
month. IT Will mark his retirement cor
good and all" Same old story
Word comes from Pittsburgh that
Tommy Leach. once famous q, am ont
fielder. and row with tho cubs. viii man
age the - Louis club 100 the lew Fed
eral League. Maybe and msybe not.
Ralph Capron. of college fame ~ the
West ON gridiron and diamond. has been
purchased by a." phillios from the PITTS
burgh club Cauron was sold 10 the -
Paul club Il the American Association.
early in tho winter but refused 20 report
and has been training with the Pirates at
Hot Springs. AK
rhe mania for iusuring baseball PLAYERS
has spread 20 the minor aagucs Follow
ing 'hc footsteps of Murphy. Hampstead.
Cominsky and other major league OWN
CPS. James McGln owner of the Denver
club Of Oh" Western 1~ague. has taken
out a policy on ms players for a sum said
10 re $4,000
Speaking ~ Denver. tie Manor Of mat
the seam IN IFS training trip as sort of
vacation. and DO some work. 700. 10 get
h'e arm q condition to throw out thc
fist bal on Oh. opening da".
Hiil Stee'. the spithal pitcher ~ the
s. Louis Cardinals. Nill not he able 10
fak" par 100 tho spring series with tie
browns bccaus" of rheumatism in his hlp.
Despite tho fact that he has been with
the WASHINGTON senators only short
Time. Balmadero Nrosta. the SIXTEEN year
old Cuban outh"'dcr. is the victim 90 sew
oial 'pcrfrmcd notes one writes prom
Using 10 encourage him in his att"mIt 10
max" good. and another refers to l.un as
Little cutie Unlike THY Shafer. OF
tine Giants. Acosta is not aversc to re
ccI'ing these notes and SAYS he likes girls.
Father Time has dragged away another
helpless victim, and To- only invent, two
DAYS separate M" fans from their fcaSt'
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