The evening world. Newspaper, February 8, 1915, Page 10

© Sevres ing every li SNIPPED FROM THE NEWS OF THE DAY. Copyright, 1916, by the Prees Publishing Co, (The New York Breaing Werlt.) National League to Limit Its Clubs to 22 Players At To-morrow’s Meeting —_—_—______—_—_— —— I i i agri teil atte Hie j i gt Ht f i I kh i F : [ tl & al i t i STH ni yittt i BILMORE ADMITS FEDS WILL WAVE WEWARK CLUB KANSAS CITY, Mo,, Feb. 8—J. A. Gilmore, Preskient of the Federal League, confirmed the report that Kansae City would not be represented {n his organisation next year, in a. telegram received here to-day. “We were forced reluctantly to sald ‘Frese ity wi eeason ia drawing very near, we ha: educate her fea Newark w' saxious remain there, It is Kansas City’s last chance feally ia too Ad a major . It bad for thi natisnal manse that Kone sas City couldn't keep the franchise.” Ai if Pat Po “rg Giimore re- FS I i i ! | ze i fii i itt Ht hit f ' {Ek wee» t f i tf i i i é i . Erk bit fil rT if Hi { ite Hi ie ue i Hi i; sl 4 Havana Promoters May Hi K. O. to New York Boxing Clubs ee Judging by Liberal Pureg Being Paid Ahearn and Lewis, Cu-. bans Are Likely to Lure All the Cards Away From This! City. ¥ the plans of the boxing pro- moters in Havana, Cube, not , the glove game matecarry, New York is gving to get bumped can popularize ring contests the big clubs in New York are going to have @ hard time arranging real cham~- wers was the pur-| plonsh! JACK JOHNSON ARRIVES IN BARBADOS, D. W. |. BARBADOS, D. W. L, Feb. 8.— Jack Johnson, the pugilist, arrived here to-day from Buenos Ayres, He weighs 245 pounds and de- clares he is he was confident of winning, but ‘Was anxious because of the pos- sibility of nvt reaching Juares as as had expected and might ask for a postponement. Lewis battle jurdey in Havana ie the first bout. These battlers are guaranteed sport | $2,000 each, with the privilege of 35 i i | i i [es i HF ? AH Hf E t ’ 2 t i rf it (i A zk i ' it, ti ctr; Hi } he Fz ? & Hs aE i . Ha wes F sf Fs f i ar i Fis 4 E 3 el as ce iiet 4 iyi i: by! vi y H fF i 5 tsi i fit Fok i rH i: EE ra lf : ! Sige cent. of the te receipts. Fe dda (Em oot, allowed three round trip tickets, and are now on their way to the scene of the battle. And Promoter Bradt, who (s starting the ball rolling in aleo allowed each man $600 penaes. This, however, is forfeit and will be deduct Gnal settlement is mado. If they can offer Ahearn and Willie Lewis a Bg hypend Of $4,000, and the money be put in the hands of John J, McGraw or Capt. Huston be- fore the men enter fing, what would they offer a real pair of cham- There is no denying the fact that big club moters in New York lose to the cables these boom in boxing in Havana ry boxer of note away fro! ‘The clubs could not atop them because they cou! be- in to compete with Bradt and Billy tbaon, who Is interested down there, when it comes to banging up purses. All the cables that have passed be- tween Dan McKettrick and Pro- moter Bradt during the past week indicate that the peopié\ of Havana are anxious to have twenty round The atadium at which Lewis an will apy will seat more than 90,000 and even at @ nominal admission this would bring the gate receipts up into the thou- Bradt cables that the receipts next week will surely climb to the $15,000 mark. The natives are worked up to s high pitch of enthusiasm at the ane two real boxers rt March 6 they plan to boxing show every Saturday favana. Thie means at Dateles before the season do’ ds. Havana is likely to be overrun with fighters within two weeks. Sweeney Seeres K. 0. Buck O'Donnell, who was substituted for Mike Farrell at the eleventh hour tm the main bout scheduled with K. 0. Sweeney at the Foderal A. C. Saturday % wo as Sah cet int aes 1 widet \¢ vaderted Sar LM NOT TO De anv Thine Ther AVING | Jersey City Club May Be Transferred indigialeds Ed Barrow, President of inter- National League, Trying to Make Baseball Magnate Out of Billy Gibson as Blow to Fed- eral League. E tional League, is trying to make a baseball magnate of Billy Gideon, of the Bronx. In lookimy ,; around for “pank roll” men to help it the league, which just now is in a ther precarious condition due to a few “pills” slipped to them by the Federal League, somebody suggested a man with a wide ac- ong men of wealth, Iin- mediately a conference was arranged and since then Gibson has been hob- nobbing with Bronzites who are sup- Qored to have money in the beek ; posed enterprise has devel- oped es tar as to have been brought W, president of the In- aled to Ban Johnson and other chu owners because it looked lke a But consent may be g to the Bronx chance to beat the Federal League in ite proposed invasion of-the county above the Harlem River. Now the matter is to be brought up before the fational League on T' jay. But nothing can be done until the owners of the Giants and the Yankees conseut to an invasion of their territory, In- ternational Leaguo baseball in the Bronx would mean conflicting dates. ited if it is going to be a blow at t ‘eds. Just with what success a minor league club can be, operated in. the Bronx is problematical, If the Giants and Yankees keep up near the front in: their leagues it looks like a bad in- vestment. New York wants major league baseball. ‘ Barrow admitted yesterday that he was trying to bring about the transfer of the Jersey City club to the. . He also said that there wasn't a chance of Montreal and Toronto being dropped this year and playing out a schedule with six clubs. He reiterated again that the International League would positively be in the Geld this ear. Yerhe grounds in the Bronx that the minors have in view 1s located in the Hunts Point section. It is on a line with the new subway and can be reached ve practically every trolley line in the Bronx. To acquire grounds ‘and build stands in addition to assut ing some of the obligations of the Je! sey City club would take about $100,- 000, Can Gibson dig up this much in these rard times? Louisville J. C. Adds $10,000 to Kentucky Derby This Year. Leading Event for Three-Year- Olds Will Attract the Best in the Country. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. $8. The New Loulaville Jockey Club will thie year add $10,000 to the Kentucky Derby, which will be run at Churchill Downs on May 8. This will be the forty-firet renewal of the leading three-year-old event in America. The Kentucky Oaks, the three-year-old filly claastc, will be decided on May 31. Entries for the various stake events will close on March 1. Secretary H. C. Applegate is busy with bis office force at the local track mailing out the stake blanks. The full list of the events is as follows: The Kentucky Derby—-For three- year-olds; subscription $25; $200 addl- tional to start, with $10,000 added, of whioh $2,000 to the second, $1,000 to the third and the fourth to save stakes; colts to carry 122, geldings 119 and fillies 117 pounds; non-winners of a three-year-old race of the value of 91,500 allowed five pounds, maidens 12 pounds: one and one quarter miles. The Kentucky Oake—For three- year-old fillies, with $3,500 added; one mile and a sixteenth; the same con- ditions prevailing as do in fact tn all to be run off at the Downs riongs. The Juvenile Stakes, selling, for \w | two-year-olds, $1,000 added; five fur- is makes @ feature event for all meet. pave S valve of lees tse record break- will be nominated in the Western three-year-: greatest Derby race ever run. Among the big winning two-year- uy of last season which are sure to Victory This Week \ St. Nicks First Chance. Won, 3 a Crescent A, 2 Irish-Ameriean A, C, - Hockey Club... .o The two ¢. ies scheduled tH # week in the Ar.nteur Hockey series may cause a shift la ing clubs, although tose foll the game look to the St. Nicts the Boston A. A. to win their The Santa C Crescents at the St. Nicholas ain. Wednesday night while the H¥b grogation will cross sticks with Bhe Hockey Club at the local aregia | Saturday night. The Bostonians still hold thelr at in the league race, but for a tail@oad club, the Hockey Club players ars capable of playing fast hockey,) a+ they.show in thelr game with the sr Nicks. The latter team is in seogn’ | place and looks for a victory over th Crescent A. C. The lew Mooners. |however, forced the title holdere t |play thew best game in an’ erly |season coptest. That the Brooklyn clubmen Bavé improved In the last few weoks Wi. shown by their victory over the fas: New Haven team Haturday ni They think they can beat Nicks this time and hockey £ol are looking forward to a hard game. The Cresconts seca to have a good hold on third plaod in | the race with the Irish-Americagg@ in fourth place. The Hockey Clab Ban yet to win a game. —oe———- p HERE’S THE ALL-SCHOLASTIC. | BASKETBALL TEAM OF YEAR. ‘The following Proved to be the teams: of the high sc lof New York this s Pim p of at ne Raw Raxer, Wituner, Berschofleiy, pl. hen alent SHUGRUE IS MATCHED WITH GRIFFITHS ON FEB. 22. me Bor AKRON, 0., Feb, &—Joe Shugrue, who meets Freddie Welsh in New York o-morrow night, was matched to-@ay |v box Johnny GriMithe twelve ri ir, this city Feb. 22. Griffiths ts with having outpointed Welsh in & pout here last Week. NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES,, NEW ORLEANS, -» Feb. & entries for to-morrow’s races follows: RAC I 3 RT sic couia, wat he Kentucky Derby of | [i Comely, Pebbles, Shell, High | p, Chalmers, Kaskas- kia, Emerson Cochran, Trial by Jury, Last Coin, Solly, Boxer, Catal Kilkenny Boy, Marion H., Iron Duke, Ethan Allen, Tokay and The Mas- Oaks will attract all Higacook, Wi 61 ; AO SE aan Tal alte, 1 e two-year-old divi- | Wi Eatire Milirese Team te Compete. ‘The committee in charge of the Knights of St. Anthony's games has re- ceived the ed entry blanks of the tire Min: ting of junior, senior, national metropolitan champions. W. Gow yard junior national champion, compete in the great surburban quarte: jo A. C. track team, con- | Consolr, is now out of business. Stock of “Beaman” Tailo Now at B’way®9th St | Beaman, of 12 West 3ist—formerly at 204 Fifth Ave.— We have his stock ’ $35 to $60 Imported Suitings, $45 to $75 Dress Suit Materials he sold at $75. § Suits, to Meas Overcoats, to Measure, Evening Dress . There are light-, medium- and heavy-weight ma + vy -weig] terials in second ‘Broadway @® 9th St “Arnhvi ure . . $25 25. 40 a oe weaves and patterns. “Sale ry steam will ape 4