The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-21
WENCK'S BOUT
GOT MORAN RING
Flttsourg Fighter About to Abandon Garden Battle
when He Learned Purse Was Attached, and Chair
man'Ordered That His Share Be Paid to Manager.

peen able 10 dras himself to his fee,
petore the count OF ten. Yet I'm the esti-
nation of most he showed enough class
III the frst round to warrant another
trial.
In the mean time Manager James J.
Johnson of the Garden A.. G. Is bidding
Tor a championship match bet ween Jess
Willard and Frank Moran. lie hopes 10
be able to stage this bout early in Feb
ruary. Willard has given every as
surance that he will be ready to defend
ms Title by that time provided the terms
meet his approval
Thoinas Jones. manager OF Jess Will
lard, interviewed at Dallas, Tex. yester-
day, declared that the worlds heavy
weight champion would be more than
PLEASED to accommodate the ambitious
Moran.
Jess is just aching to get into the
ring and nobody would suit him better
than the Pittsburger.' declared Jones.
II am OF the opinion that such a match
VIII be arranged in New Orleans on
November g."
TINS statement would indicate that
Jones ia'ors a battle in Louisiana rather
than IN New York. Willard prefers the
hnish light or what most closely re.
semoles 1t. Twenty round bouts ar.
permissible in New orleans.
Johnny Dundee. who with Willie
kitchie Will furnish the main event OF
OF the next Garden A. G.. show Tuesday
night. is to box Joe Rivers before the
National A. {. of Milwaukee November
.. Dundee and Richie have agreed to
nat NJ catch weights here.
u Boston Braves have Just pur-
chased a young pitcher named Gregg
from the Terre Haute club OF the Cen.
trail League. Gregg was recommended
by Nehf. the sensational young south
paw who Joined the the former worlds
champions last August. Gregg and Nehf
were roommates at Terre Haute LAS
year.
Characterizing as Jokes the all star
teams of the National and American
leagues at present engaged in a trans
continental tour. IA Johnson declared
most emphatically yesterday that barn
storining by major players would not be
tolerated after this year.
May Be Abandoned,
Johnson intimated that the present
tour might be stopped. He declared that
such action depended wholly upon tn,
conduct of the players involved. They
must conduct themselves as energeti-
cally in these exhibition games as dur
ing the championships of the big leagues
We must stop masquerading.' said
Johnson hrinly. Club owners seem
afraid To refuse any demand of their
players. so it seems up to the National
Commission to act.
There is too much baseball nov In
the regular season. To continue extending
the game half way through the winter
Is an INJURY to the sport and to the
players. 1t must stop"
Another pitcher was added To the list
OF Yankee cligibies for 1916 Yesterday
when The signed contract OF Bert Shocker
arrived At the Forty-second street
building. Shocker. with the ottawa
team of the Canadian League. last year
Won IL and lost 10 games, He pitched
800 innings. allowing % runs. is6 hits
and As bases IN balls and striking ont
lS6 batsnen. Shocker also played ~
games In the outficld. lie battcd .o77
for the season.
Smoker. - years Of age. is six feet
tail and weighs 100 pounds. In a post
season gane AT Milford. Pa, n short
time ago he struck out 70 ba,smen In
innings
II appears that the announcement Of
the sale OF the Cubs was slightly nre-
mature Charles i. TAFT not only denies
that he has parted with his stock but
declares that he has no intention of
doing so. kindred sentiments are ex-
pressed by G. H.. Thomas, the club
president. In spite of these assurances
there seems marked unrest in the base
ball market in general.
II has been known for some time
that several National League clubs are
on the market. II is possible that a
few American League interests vii!
change hands before spring. There is
a strong tip that Joseph J. Lannin
would welcome a bid on his worlds
champion Red Sox The American
League is DESTROYS of finding a partner
for Connie Mack in Philadelphia. The
Shibes. who own half the Athletics. are
So unpopular with Quakertown fans that
a change is deemed inevitable.