New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1915, Page 12

rfmann"s Head in Danger of Being Lopped Off---Federal League Headquarters Visited by astern Assn. Magna nn to Be Dropped as BILS AN 1§ 10 nal Commission Head reased and Garry May Be Deposed at Next fing—Disintere sted Lawyer Sought As His Successor. and s written finding: Bruce represent ! Huston when the 1 . 22.—No ““matter ourt bawl” cham V wide world is B, the chutes have i greased to slide rrmann. sometimes right out of his | York in the near many ed atter nmove future. of Garry's il the Captain bought | Yankees, and at that time Bruce con- { fided that he might N N Bruce to As ¥ the national com- | has a good law practice in Cincinnuti, the chief justice) he evidently would nized baseball. e 22d day of the hission has so far meeting, which 1is by after New Year. | t Yankee sale and suit have side- ssion meeting, but hold it in either!| nati next XMonday ely that the Chi- ournament will be dle of nexL week. | league presidents In of the commis- vided anything it. to fill the stor high up space. position in not unless a good position awaited The tip, therefore, is that Bruce will | become chairman of the commission, ' with headquarters in New York, pro- s left of the commis- sion when the Ifeds get through with This story that Herrman is eased off the commission is no guess { work or a winter league yarn written The authority a baseball official with organized baseball, | who is very close to Ban Johnson. move here him. to be ror a nson is opposed to farry, so it looks as have ta use all his in assisting Cholly the Reds. a Change. elect some one onmmission who in with bascball, but | pme. He prefers a standing in the man with a good | Also, Ban mov | e the office a little B et L. Loga Oberg Bricre F. Logan T. Wright 72 79 80 79 113 423 —"* New record, Bravi 84 76 84 65 72 Foberg Swanson Molander Olson Abrahamson . phnson’s apposition One ;would have f, as Czar Ban for been the head of However, Gover- ist on vating for dent, so we may deadlock in the up news in an- 381 Scou 68 76 89 85 89 407 H. Gronback 5. | A. Nelson er hand, Governor | Leupold line with John- | Berlin - rry can be eased!F. Robertson ition. There was casting him adrift Garry was put in | " hng position when | I Nelson Directors officially | aigle n the Tinker deal.| Sandstrom ., p in baseball were G- ‘!'r"""""k' that time that the A+ Robertson | not exalt the nr-i v 1 of the commis- 382 Im Since 1903, pld his present job | C. Walker en he was cho§eni G Zwick ommission during ‘ H. Zwick hich ended the Na-| popinco league war. Herr-' v walker sort of a compro-| was satisfactory to , being a National lso acceptable to pew him for years| friting baseball in] L .. 146 156 139 167 719 record. AT 161 126 142 113 117 658 —* New Russell Wilson Daley Callahan McAloon in ‘made mistakes man for the chair- the whole, he was matters pertain- | tween players and | . has served at his . enough, and a Juld . hold this po-| ¥ 'is the highest in lohnson seems to 'in seeking a man with any club, or pition. ftween capital and ficonsidered next to t three men rep- b give unbiased de- pes which constant.- atter how fair the are bound to lean | Baltimore. jho employ them. Stengel ber of the jould be added the commission. ‘recommended leg- ference. ger said last night 8 unfair to’ the | signed a contract with Brooklyn for i of the reforms he|] the coming season and was still hold- ing out for the terms e demanded should | from Ebbets at the close of the Na- tional league race last fall. eserved. | in reality sidents of the Na- ican leagues, the deral league, should Ibe admitted to or- member from the | Referee Stops Bout in Eighth Round in Lawrence. bn, and the presi- ident of the Play- These siXx men some disinterested n. sidered ? on has in mind for who is now secre- the commission, of the St. Louis before the Lowell willingness to mix lot about baseball, br, and as his inter- 8 are not large, he | ose of thein. Bruce ctice interest in {he owns anyway, aud | connection with | less of a jest. As| commissfon he also | nn's legal adviser | B Bowlers &:.. THE ] : Alleys ' Professicnal Mea Mack and also managed Boyle's wild swings. Sullivan showed g stopping the one-si middle LARGE m.-——The Turkish amount at six per promised able president of | agent that he would not tell the news- to | papers what happened at their con- However, the Dodger slug- OWLING | 80 101 82 88 88 439 es. 93 71 73 86 86 409 ts. 81 89 87 91 84 432 Sannaps. 413 ., 201 118 193 167 188 *867 B. 13 104 161 162 129 688 2 STENGEL A HOLDOUT. ‘Will Not Sign Brooklyn Contract on Present Terms. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 22.—“Dutch”’ Stengel, right fielder of the Brooklyn National league club, is still a mem- ‘“Hold Out” representative of the Brooklyn club, who refused to make himself known, gumshoed into the city yesterday from the east and held a long conference with the Kansas City boy at the Hotel that FRANKIE MACK WINS, Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 22.—Frankie Mack, the Boston flash, continued 'his metoric work last night by stopping Johnny Boyle in the eighth round of a scheduled twelve round bout, 3 ! held the whip hand from the start | of the commissiol | ana it was only a question of time lad under Mack's terrific punches. made a big hit with local fans by his it and probably be matched to box a more | formidable opponent here next month. displayed good form at fighting as well as long range work to stay clear of Referee Tommy ood ded ot the eighth round. MOBILIZATION Berlin, via London, Jan, 22, § the Red Men's League. ‘Warriors. 80— 81— 412 99— 69— 2 78— 81— 76— 32 398—1188 76— 83— 86— 81— 257 81— 254 406-—1245 224 248 85— 73— 81— 86— 234 229 241 250 258 417—1212 Fraternal League. 0. o. 494 274 147— 286 162— 345 166— 500 149— 508 761—2407 147— 142— 166— 269 119— 374 94— 340 440 371} 668—2014 brigade. A Brooklyn he had not Mack would crash Mack ‘he will in- judgment by ntest in the CREDITS. w ! 204 | 262 1 - KILL BASEBALL POOLS Connecticu: ol ms Wei Be Akd 10 Pass Law. | | | ! { ( ! Before the present legislature con- | cludes the strenuous pro. i it ha I self, it is likely that it will be asked | to consider a law aimed specifically at baseball poocl While the present status prohibiting gambling in ous forms covers this subject, hoped that definite bill wil to prevent the violators from loop holes as they have usually dong in the past whenever tempts have been 1made by the authorities to stamp out this cvil. The bill accord- ing to report, will be drafted by Sid- ney W. Challenger of Bridgeport, of- ficial scorer and schedule builder of the Eastern ass dent of the Kastern sociation. Pools Hurt the Game.' While last season was exceptional in many ways and although various other reasons were advanced for the financial fallure of many of the mi- nor league clubs, it was genarlly ad- mitted that the operation of baseball | pools played quite as prominent a part, if not more so, in the falling off of gate recipts as the year before. This is explained by the fact that iu- dustrial conditions were worse than in other seasons and fans who =&t other times, had had enough money to play pools and attend games as well, had to choose between them last season. The majority of them selected the pools. There are always those who con- tend that any man who wants to sze | a baseball game will not stay away and play baseball pools in preference but the argument is not held up Ly actual facts. While there is about as much chance of winning in a baseball pool as there is in policy, the average man who plays it figures that it costs little | to get in and he has a lot of fun for his money with the additional | chance, long as it of sometiric copping the prize. It has been due to this class of men largely that baseball clubs in mi- nor league cities fail of support and when money is scarce and the base- ball pools flourish it is the club own- er who suffers. If Mr. Challenger can draft the right kind of a bill and get it through the legislature with the aid of such law making friends as he has at Hartford, he will accom- plish something of real benefit to baseball. For if the pools continue to grow in popularity as they have in the last few years, there will be no baseball on which to play the pools, a fact which the short-sighted sund ever fickle baseball fan probably doesn’t consider. ram it is, HEDGES DENIES BEING FINED. Rumored That American League As- sessed Him $1,000. Chicago, Jan. 22.—President Hed- ges of the Browns denied the report that he had been fined $1,000 by the American league for employing Branch Rickey while Rickey was the “property” of another club in the league. It was said that Rickey went to work as a scout for Hedges while still under reserve to the New York Americans, which club he quit when his health was impaired by playing. President Farrell, displeased because Rickey was digging up players for the St. Louis Americans, according to the report, reported Rickey’s case to the American league directors, who plastered a fine of $1,000 on the St. Louis club owner. “Rickey went to work for the St. Louis club after having recelved a letter from Mr. Farrell, in which he granted permission to Rickey to work for whatever club he chosa,™ said Hedges. ‘I now have that let- ter in my files. It was not a case of tampering with a player, and I was not fined $1,000. That story sounds as is it might have had a Federal league origin."” CATHOLIC CHAMPIONSHIP. Fordham Out ¥For Honor Among Ri- val Colleges. New York, Jan. A series of games that will go to decide the American Catholic college champion- ship in baseball is prominent on the Fordham schedule announced through ¥aculty Adviser Mullally yesterday afternoon. Walter A. Lynch, the manager, has arranged games with Holy Cross, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Villanova and Mount Joseph’s. The only two Catholic institutions of baseball prominence not included in the list are Marquette University of Milwau- kee and Notre Dame will meet Mar- ington. Notre Dame will meet Mar- quette, while most of the others will engage Catholic University, thus af- fording a chance to decide the cham- pionship. Twenty-four games will be played by Fordham, fifteen of which will be staged on Fordham field. ig dates are also on the list, whic presents quite a number of variations from last vear's schedule. 22. parliament mobilization credits 00,000 says the Constantinople cor- | third baseman espondent of the Tageblatt, and has | ternational league club last authorized the government mediately fioat $25,000,000 cent. of $ im- this to ol "ALO PLAYER JUMPS, go, Jan. 22.—Robert Vaughan, with the Buffalo In- season, ihas signed a two vear contract with | the Federal league, it was annouuced 1 yesterday. which | apparently mapped out for it- | Two pend- Her- New York, Jan. —Manager zog of the Cincinnati Reds has ceived permission from Manager Mc- Graw of the Giants to approach Re:l Murray, the outflelder, with a view of a trade. There seems to be little li lihood, however that any trade will be made as Murray is drawing a ary that is larger than the Reds will be willing to assume. McGraw wonuld Red Murray Not Likely to Go to Cincinnati This Year RED MURRAY. be glad to trade Murray for a pitcher as the Giants are well fixed for gar- dening talent, but will need another reliable twirler, and there is no cer- tainty that any of the dozen or re cruits will show such merit as to in- sure him a steady job. Mur played in only eight-eight games year and batted .223. He played errorless game in the field. an O'ROURKE LEAGUER VISITS FEDERALS Mysterious Magnate Drops in ai 0ifice of 0atiaws. New York, 22.—Hi eastern representative of the Federal league and official adivser to Robert B. Ward In his position as secretary to the vice president, opened his down- town FKederal league office yesterday on the twentieth floor of No. 110 West Fortieth street. In case the San Do- mingane should ever shell New York, Hi might have a hard time getting down. ¥ He is pinch hitting in New York for R. B. Ward since the Big Fed gun has gone to Chicago to the court | proceedings. Yesterday Hiram's of- fice was besieged by a battalion of minor leaguers, who are desirous of gaining admittance to thé Fed fold. Ha! The stery Deepens. Brewer would not name his visitors, but said two of them were from New England, one from the New England | league and another a member of the | Eastern assoclation, who came down to talk about the newly proposed Fed- eral league ally in New England. This league is now well past the conversa- tion stage, and is next to a certainty. Another of Hiram’s callers was a representative of one of the leagues in the south, who brought a proposi- tion from the entire league, offering to serve as a Fed farm, with the stipulation that the league be taken care of in the event of peace between O. B. and the Feds. The last visitor was a club owner, bringing greetings from the middle west, who expressed a desire to join the Fed auxiliary Jan, Brewer, league, should one be started in his country. Brewer names, but which desire: does not operate failed to mention any id the southern league a working agreement very far south of Washington, it does not take a Sherlock Holmes to figure that the ambassador came from the Virginia league; which is in bad shape the withdrawal of Richmond. s0 since TOO OLD TO COMPETE. Exeter Athlotes Are Past the Age Limit, H., will be over the Exeter, N. n. x Exe- | athletes age limit, at the Boston interscholastic meet February 27. These are Cap- tain Radford of Houston, Tex., wao s likely to win the James Phelan, who was twenty last August, and “Hap" Phillips, also of Lynn; Wilbur Kirk- patrick of Seattle, Wash., the foot- ball player and shotputter, and W. T. Swart of Nashua, N. H., and David T, Sanders of Greenville, Me, The only one, however, of the six ter twenty- and cannot A. year compete 600 or the who cannot compete at the outdoor | interscholastic meets is Captain Rad- ford. | ed Jimmy Clabby | very LE RE TURNS DOW R. Yale Star Athlete Decides Not Turn Professional. to Jan best St. Louis, Missouri, ry LeGore, one of the athlete: developed spurned contract calling for $4,000 a season to play with the Browns He declined because he does not to turn professional at this stage his athletic career. lLeGore starred’at fullback on Bulldog eleven last fall, and is ls one of the leading all-around bas: ball payers, being an expert at sever- a positions, as well as a hard hitter. When President Hedges put in his bid for IL.eGore he learned that Con- nie Mack, Charley Herzog and one or two Federal league clubs had made offers to the collegian. I.eGore, who is a shortstop, is said to have promised John McGraw first call on his services in the event Iy decides to turn pro. 22 Har- all-arovad ever at Yale, o of the LOBERT NS $25,000- Hans Turns Back on Pile Without a Quiver. St. Louis, . Mo., Jan. —Phil DeC. Ball, one of the St. Louis Fed club owners is curious to know hom much salary Hans Lobert, recently traded by the Phils to the Glants, is to re- ceive, following the failure of Lohert to accept a $25 years' work from Ball “When we took Lobert to Chicago for a conference,” said Ball toduy, “we offered him $6,000 a son o three seasons. He held out, and wa raised it. Mr. Gilmore than said to Lobert: “ ‘The St. Louis club give you $8,000 a year vears, but will not pay cent. Will you accept?’ “I then mixed in the matter and | said T would give Lobert $25,000 fer | three seasons’ work if he would sizn | then and there. He hesitated, con- | sulted McGraw and turned down our offer.” seu is willing to for three one more | | | GIBBONS EARNS DECISION, | “St. Paul Phantor Sobriquet. Proves Title to Milwaukee, Wis.,, Jan a gathering that jammed ena and represented every the country, Mike Gibbons in a speedy last night. proved Gibbons to formidable fac¢tor in the tlement of middlcweight title, outboxed and ontgeneraled opponent in four ssions, like number were evenly two went to Clabby. Gibbons not only proved too clever for Clabby, but he slugged his more sturdy opponent and came out ahead in that e, too. The *“St. Paul Phantom™ showed that he well mer- ited that sobriquet. In the opinion of the sporting writers at the ring- side he earned the decision by a clear niargin. 22 Before the big ar section of outpoint- ten- round bout here The result be a set- for he his shifiy while a fought and RELEASED., | SAILORS Jan. of the AMERICAN Wsahington, sailors of the crew Greenbrier, whose seizure British fleet is now the subject diplomatic negotiations have been leased from dentention authoritics at Bremen American steamer by ‘he of re- | by (i\‘rmwnl ,000 contract for thrze | | treasur: mother Qgrmyaphy BY “GRAVY.” Captai of th good ship ¢ rocipient of « t thirt 3 fovrth nd of day of anoth Am W the t ratal rew A. Stru m our is 2 nautic point \ tiller alk outer tvoenty it the captivity who baseball upon his 1 Aecording ¢ Tame R ( in 1 ail ' nnie 120t only m it v w hose heen spilling about 't cumrads Th as Ira ha 1id to be Athletics ially den‘ed - Collins d the r 1 Plank t frietion and nie imor ha Thomas his cld Mack bunch ball,’ Ned a1 has o Kdd Penc the players what C¢ t wan t felicitution the ckiest om guy in ) I been ¢ with seve Mack sale of riissal hearing on those Thomas, and tut the rumor still per named but “‘prominent membe | Mack's Funch was recently quoted that th sleet Thomas captain of the Athletics what the cr on the cord to these sipp-sedly altitudinous Thomas hone of contention rought the « utiny s2id, belie sponsible for | to the discard Tra Thomas v N. Y ent- bad onni the dis of th th of va tween Captain goes One un of enyvs suding ion of as was rocks. Ac inside yard rule to the point of open the old it wmt Thomas sending Danny 1d that as born January he fellow in the he quickly backs catching four the tail end of went to Newark, 1904 and 1905 he played widence. He broke into the big sho with the New York Yankees in 11906. The following year the High- landers let him out and Ira broke into the Tucky club by landing a catehir job with the Detroit Tigers just time to get his share of the world's series swag In 1909 he wag sold to the Athletics, and with that bunch he has shared in the splitting of wads of world's kale. He nexed a winner’s portion in 1910, the same in 1911, shared the again in 1913, and last antumn divided the end. Noot for piayer wh canned lowly Yanks few annums a he gocd enough for th club, Pive world's series in seven years. Huh! Tra should worry, should he not? Yes, he should not. 3 As previously stated, Amos Striz: s born in the Quaker City. “Cupid or “Bean Brummell,” as his intimates call him, made quite a reputation as a schoolboy player, and Connie Mack heard of him, gave him the once-over, and decided that with a little season- ing he had the makings of a sure- enough hall player. Amos was sent to Milwankee for his early training, but Connie kept a string tied to him and pulled him back when he began to show signs of being ripe. Strunk is said to be the champion phot srapher of the baseball worid, and when he quits the diamond game yow'll probably see pictures of cele- brities hearing the caption: “Photo- graph by Strunk.” 5 A and his re Bt of boys, is p wias Murphy peeved them in Ballston 22, 1881, In certainl has He Connecticut a it into career one lucky Hartford where been started with | league reputation as a the limelight by in one day. At 1902 season he made and g mes the ind with tin i in four series an- zot spoils loser 50 worse a was by the not TODAY IN 1895—8Shadow Needhany in Neither PUGILISTIC ANNALS. Maber defeated Dan- ten rounds at Cincin- Needham nor Maber champions, but either could hold their own in the welter- weight division today. Needham Minneapolis man, first came into prominence in 1890, when he fought Patsy Kerrigan 100 rounds, lasting hours 39 minutes, to a draw in 8 Francisco. In 1891 he was knocked out by Tommy Ryan in Minneapol 8 after 76 rounds of hard fighting Needham first fought Billy Maber at Rutte in 1893 and lost in rounds Maber, called “Shadow of his speed an Australian Ve whipped many good American welters besides Needham, hut to Kid Mc- Coy Tommy Ry The ow” mysteriously disappeared a 1go, and an awalts he ever turns Jerry boxer Kddic Dixon in 1904 in ten ny nati. were easily a n becausc was lost and an few inheritance up Murphy horn Santry ) rounds at T defeated Utimore vears him if 1888- weight 1808 Irish light- Kerry, Ireland defeated Tom- nto Grim in my ans at I rounds rR INTED GOLD MEDAL, Washington, Jan A gold a- al commemorating the one hundredth anniversary peace between Britain and the United States wa sented to President Wilosn yesterday by Assistant Secrctary Peters of th department, on behalf of Louisiana Historical tion recently represc the the celebration at m of Great pre the Mr. Peters president at New Orleans. associ nted peacc ARRESTED. Lorlys lawyer affairs I by Dis Bronx 1da Wi children and ATTORNEY New York, Rogers, the N¢ matrimonial and been under investigation Attorney Martin of the Dec 9 when Mrs his two poison ROG J x RS Elton York whose love 1ve trict sinee Iters, of gnve the children took a quan- tity herself, wa a bench warrant i the district attorney. esterday t the in s arrested on | ued of ng Shad- | | & whirlwind te---Scinski Like the Man Without a Countrv--- Ryan Otf Local Card CINCKL LIAL MAN | o b + WITHOUT A COUNTRY Has a ficiense bo No Plags | 10 Pat It Ja ntry N n n The man had nothing on Bill without ithout a co | Seinski ho is a man any team Lt v few 16T the leagle weeks In ‘ore that has got a newspaper that knows how territo all for nis remnant ! basel He from a players. ha; rumn cale and directors gave to locate all par) ome one him town and a two der hasel emplo. who i tom i The a be first into x time team was Ne n the pres- that is to =ay, some yeal Latham played on 4 l:u!: the town afters attempted 10 box score made an When it came over ted mostly of crosses the tape just Latonia The tele- first that ticking girl operstor in they did pot x's were dolhg was learned - were in the natife were supposed fo bright play men. One ‘ot later bocuip® that fhe baseball averages rules aboui bow core that a a w Britain L Arlie and knocked first it | there | wards, the make up the iwful stab at the wire it cor or x's, like 1 the | | before results from | announced the ticker graph operators thought New Britain sender fow Kiss d;acent wha 1ox at foolndtes att on at was es to ome town, Lknow 5 the in scor { tor and n to made the ntion the Brit in book some Fy baseball New in scorers the business compiled 1 to s A on ctually pranted re game Scinski “Dead Sportsman,” Eh Ruge | gles? | Mr. Scinski is entitled to credit fgr | the manner in which he is sticking By | his guns. With all hea arills lery of the agraphing vile leyed at him, he continues to hay faith in the game and expects to he reimbursed for the money that he last season Men of this kidd usually if the league di= | rectors give this man some encouf igement they will be doing the fait thing and what the patriot deseryas, it would be surprising if MR | Scingki’ won a pennant some day anl then there would be a big colebra= tion in Linoleum, the town that Mg Scinski came from And when Lino- celebrate it will be some celebrations of the York cannot agree lpon uniform have for the players finest uniform ever seen in this section was worn by & club in Meriden some years ago when Joe Theisen was the favorite son on the team It was magenta in color, the shade named after the great bats tle. Many Meriden fans thought it was worth the price of admission just to see the men in uniform. It %% not recalled that the team won m games, but the handsome suits w’:% a good advertisement for the club anl when several of the players werg§ gathered together in a strange townmy some of the people thought there we a new kind of sunset that made every= thing look bright Zeller and His Boy Scouts, One of the oddest looking uniformi ever seen in this league was worn by one of the New Britain teams. The | cloth looked something like hed- ticking and that of | the old suite doing duty as coverings feather beds in the where the wewsboys remove caps when Lynch confef Jack Zeller introduced khakl last season and when his Pittsfield was first it thought had aps know whan fire with the boy res¥ly thought Wigwag- the y wite lost succeed and not leum does elebration The American what kind new,_ owncers ew club of ‘a to it is said sOmME are now for ttown their | along. uniforms | aggregation in civilization a of wanted going to make Indian fashion like When were practice getting m from | seen was | that | rivea they sticks troop boy scouts Some to were in do batting were they or some they ready for ging | When | the | to Jim O'Ro team in Bridgeport bother about the seasor irke was managing had the sent to when suits he never uniform At they were rs and opened the end t cle the new looked a remarked of aners and presse eason good ag hand new new anc the everyone Orators Jim had put on the they con- one per how ome looked their kind of they 1 in su ervative oked as if ne-tenth of of soda whatever niforms v on 0ld Barnum musesm ind ot as much g battle f tne the des some pre uits and n tained | | | | cont benzoate or The old exnibition in the | in Briageport 1 it was are no attre ag the old emperor | tention ir t f the in i mi TTote D invalide ] | TOCCO VS TOGAN Waterburian Ryan to in Joe Ryan lan's but show in his place w Ryan's wterbur duty of this city challenged spofting days who will ass 1tpointing of me of o K9 Logan o Logan through the Herald management got fnto and dectf RRoceo 18 springs gome to hould bo card, columns ago and the immediately with Ryan's done and Logan will show to advantage one of the best the 1 few the communication ed to give of show him job, in 1 to This the nim up have bouts on