The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07
WELSH TO DO TRAINING
IN RING FOR TITLE BOUT
Lightweight Champion Says Fridays and Mondays No
Decision Fights Are Only First of Series
Preparatory to Meeting White.

eral League club for New York must re-
main q mystery until tomorrow At the
earliest. Mr.. Sinclair. who was ex-
pected from Chicago yesterday, will not
arrive until that time.
An interview with Sinclair published
in several Chicago newspapers some
days ago had the Oklahoma oil man de-
claring himself as a hacker Of the pro-
posed Manhattan team. Furthermore
Mr.. Sinclair was supposed to nave se-
lected Hughie Jennings for the local
manager. though It was all news TO the
leader OF the Tigers.
MIR. Gilmore a; first very holly de-
MED that Sinclair would have any part
Of the New York club. Later he inti-
mated that the oil mar might. but that
first lie would have to dispose OF his
Newark holdings. whereupon Pat
Powers came forward with the informa-
ton that he had arranged FOR a syndi-
ate Of Newark fnanciers to purchase
Sinclair's interests In tho Harrison IN.
j. franchise and park. over Sunday.
however, all OF the independents en-
camped In this locality have fallen into
a strange state OF reticence James A.
Gilmore has nothing to say. Pat I.
Powers has nothing TO say. Sinclair.
in Chicago. evidently has nothing FUR
ther 20 say.
None OF the Federal League maenates
mrt with yesterday would either deny or
affirm anything. That went too in re-
gard 10 a rumor that the independents
would hold a meeting IN this city FRI
day. The tip apparently Is authentic
nevertheless.
In the meantime the forces Of organ
ICED baseball apear serenely confident
one man yesterday made the bold asser-
taon that he would bet any reasonable
amount that the Federal League would
never build at LRnox avenue and 1@5th
street. Asked if the National or me
lean leagues had any plan TO prevent
the closing of 144th n l43d streets
! West this magnate replied:
we don't have to keep the streets
| oper.. The bet is ready to 20. even
II the Board OF Estimate gives per-
mission 20 close the two streets
Herr ard elsewhere the opinion has
been EXPRESSED by the heads of organ
| lied baseball that the Federal League
has been foolish indeed not to avail IT,
| self OF an opportunity TO purchase GER
| tain National and American League
| clubs that are known 10 he on the
| market. Car 1t be possible that In spite
of all the bplligerent talk some merger
Is on tap for the annual meetings oil
the National and American leagues next
J week"
The best local nsht Of the week will
he that between Jack Dillon and Dan
(Porky) Flynn at the Broadway Sport
ing Club. Brooklyn. tonight. Flynn ar.
rived from the Hub yesterday morning
looking. somewhat trimmer than usual
He thinks he will he able to make a
better showing against the Indianapolis
siugger than did his namesake. jim
Flynn. a week ago.
Jack BrN;on has fully recovered from
a long illness and hopes to get back II
the lightweight limelight soon. Brittor
will first GO after Ted Lewis. the Eng
ishmar. Jack says he has been as
sured of three fights in New Orleans
this winter.
Harry ponahue. the Peoria, H., light
weight, who beat Paddy German Satur
day night. has been matched right bacl
for next saturday by the ClermoHt A
G. His opponent has not yet been named
Leach Cross has gope into t~rainin,
for his bout with Ad Wolgast at IN
Harlem :. e. December II.
The citizens of Toronto gave william
O'Hara, former Giant outfelder, a testi
monial banquet. O'Hara Is leaving 4
Join the British forces in France. II
will serve AZ an aviator.
James !. McCanery. president OF tn
Toronto club OF the internationa
League. has been in town for severa
DAYS. He thinks Barrow's circuit ha
seen the worst OF Federal League oppo
sition.
Manhattan Five Begins Season.
Manhattan College opens its haske,
bail season tonight against the Brook
lyn College five. The amt will L
PLAYED in De Ia Sale gymnasium. an
in a preliminary contest Clason Poir
Military Academy will oppose Manhatta
y Prep.