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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, October 17, 1913, Image 8

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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
Ritchie to Take on Winner of Ad
Wolgast-Charley. White Match.
Reports from New York today indi
cated Packey McFarland found it
easier to make weight for his fight
with Harlem Tommy Murphy tonight
than was thought possible. He came
within the limit and was strong.
Murphy made 133 pounds easily.
The Stockyards boy is a favorite in
the betting.
Leach Cross has asked that his
fight with Willie Ritchie, scheduled
for Oct. 28, be postponed three days
because on an injured hand. Cross
realizes he is up against a tough
game and wants more time for his
hand to strengthen.
Ritchie has signified a willingness
t,o meet the winner of the Charley
White-Ad Wolgast bout, which will
Tie held in Milwaukee Oct. 24. When
Ritchie was here on his way Bast he
declined to take White on because he
did not think the Chicagoan would
be a drawing card. But if White gets
the verdict over the Cadillac man he
will be pretty well thought of by the
fans,
White is the favorite over Wolgast
in the few bets already made. Wise
ones who saw Wolgast fight Nelson
do nqt believe he possesses stamina
to stand off a young and active man
Pke'wMte,-v?hp pagksaSPW punch.
",GusrChristte"worf a hollow yertfliqt
oyer Grant Clark in CincinatJ fst
night when' the latter quit in the sec
ond round. Clark dropped to the floor
and "claimed he had been fouled. The
referee said he did not see the foul
and ordered the fight to proceed,
Clark refused to go on.
T. A. Ballantyne of the Daily tyews
won the newspaper golf champion
ship by defeating B. G. Wyrick of the
A. P. n the finals, 7 to 5. Ballantyne
played close to par golf, in spite of a
heavy rain, which made the .greens
heavy. ..
Callahan Is Still Undecided on the
World's Tour Team.
Football, and even golf, are mak
ing a hard fight to oust baseball as
the principal sport news, but as long
as the Sox and Giants remain in this
country the fans will have plenty of
dope.
On the eye of the trip, which starts
tomorrow in Cincinnati, Callahan is
upcertain who will compose his
squad of world-circling junketers. At
least one more pitcher must be se
cured to take the place of "Reb Rus
sell, who will quit the party at Bon
ham, Tex. It now seems certain that
Hal Chase will only go as far as Cali
fornia, and uf Jack Fpurnier does
not join the tourists a first baseman
must- be lined up.
Another infielder must be found to
take the plaee of Berger, who will
also drop off in California, and addi
tional outfielders must be sjgned. Cal
has lines out for Peckinpaugh of the
Yanks and Pratt pf the St. Louis
Browns. Pratt can be played on first,
Peck at second and Fournier will go
to the outfield.
Duffy Lewis of the Red, Sox is out
of it, though, there is still a. chance
thaVTris Speaker will attach himself
to the Sox aggregation, when Texas
is reached, "fhe catchjng . staff is;
wjeakand-niuit pi MsrM ltn.it
tivesfof forejg t?9Hntrie ate t& gee.
real ball games?" - Jt
l W9"ld do rnore harm than good
to take a patched-up team qn tjiis.
Journey. The trip s partialjy edu
cational, and the purpose Js to im
press foreigners with the possibili
ties of the American game, president
Comiskey knows thjs as well as any
one, and Commy is no piker. Jle wU
have a Star team, of that we may rest
assured.
His final line-up may not be decid
ed op until the players cljmb on the
steamer Jn Seattle, but it yilj P soih
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