New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 18

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1018. ettt el hnson Says Jumpers Cannot Return to O. B.--O’Rourke is Given One Month to Announce Plans; Callahan Will Lead Pirates Next Season-- Results on Bowling Alleys B TREATY 1S XPEGTED NEXT sy on Players—Details | y Take Some Time ork, Dec. 17.—Watchful haracterized the actions of nal league magnates at New erday. With the possibility between organized and Inae- interests but twenty-four vay, the senior league club jassed the time with informal es and perfunctory duti American league peace com- puld reach New York from d the various organizations formal manner. the American league and the soclation considered the per: if their committee for the bnference, neither the Na- ague nor the Federal league pcted its representatives last President Tener of the Na- pague stated his organization p into session at 10:30 o’clock ‘ning, at which time either a ee or the league as a whole e delegated to attend the con- ainty existed among both the and Federal league officials g the size and the powers del- 0o the committee appointed lor the American league, Ed- Tow, president of the Inter- league, and John H. Farrell, of the National association pr leagues, will represent the ization at the meeting is afternoon. p there was much talk regard- possible outcome of the peace Ince none of the magnates of lorganized or independent in- would venture to predict the p outcome of the conference or he necessary to consummate ch-desired peace agreement. ent National league offi- that i fthe various commit- re empowered to proceed to a settlement the conference lcontinue for several days at nce the numerous details not be arranged satisfactorily rties without much delibera- d concession by all interests: If,- other hand, the committees irst report back to their ' re- ‘e organizations for final in- ons the meeting today would ourned, after the proposals had iscussed, to a date which would venient for a ratifying confer- of the doubtful contingencies is ure status of the Federal league after the absorption of that ation by the National league. \ . Sinclair, one of the finan- vers of the independent league hted vesterday the positive state- that every player under contract t Jeague must be taken care of b peace could becom a reality. sident Tener said he was in fa- if restoring all contract-jumpers organized ranks to good stand- Ind by inference made it appear uch an understanding had been between the National and league officials at the recent t meeting in New York city. He “I have always belleved and I believe that no ball player should nished unless he has made him~ Imorally unfit or a real detri- to ball playing. I, for one, cer- will not vote to punish a con- breaker just because peace is to stablished. It would be well for f judging him to think of the con- ns'and the temptations. Some of n remrember back to the brother- days and I am one of them.” fie National league executive fur- said that every step toward peace the Federal league had been ally thought out by himself and : ciates and that he expected no jher difficulties in the negotiations ar as his league and the independ- interests were concerned. The Na- al league had been ‘for peace for bng time, he stated, and all the fls had been worked out before lic announcement was made of the bability of a harmonious settle- ht of the baseball strife. All that ha d was for the American league squiesce and enter into-the argu- hat the National and Federal fue magnates had arrived at an ferstanding was evident from the ner in which they fraternized mg the day. Sinclair was in fre- nt conference with Garry Herr- n, chairman of the national com- lttee; James E. Gaffney, president of Boston Nationals, and W. F. Ba- r, owner of the Philadelphia Na- nals. President James A. Gilmore the Federal league was not in evi- nce in the hotel where the Na- hnal league magnates gathered, but lom nearby quarters kept in touch fith the situation. He refused to pmment further upon the peace pos- ilities, stating he was through talk- k< and was waiting to hear from the her side. Ttumors were more frequently heard an facts and the various club owners ere kept busy denying reports of ades and other deals incidental to Aetna Bowling Alleys 83 Church Street. 10 High Grade Alleys. New Patrons Welcome. Give us a visit. - | Professiondl Hockey in Cénada Has d From Ardor of Promoters Montreal, Dec. 17.—It is no use denying the fact, professional hockey is not on the same footing in Canada this season as last. The senseless war talk, which has emphasized the fact that they have been playing syndicate hockey on the Pacific coast, and the inability of the Toronto people this year to run successfully two teams there have hurt the game to some ex- tent. It is the old weakness of pro- fessional promoters—they overdo things. Both press and public treated them well—more than generously, in fact—but they were not satisfied, with the result that their circus stunts have done them harm. Hamilton, Ont., an hour’s ride from Toronto has been mentioned as the place where the Shamrock franchise, the one which seemed to be extra this season, is to be operated; but, though the rink there has a fine sheet of ice, its seat- ing capacity is apparently too small ( to make a paying venture. New York, Boston and Pittsburg have been men- tioned, but no one expects that they will be available, and it is . more than likely that there will be only five instead of six clubs in the Na- tional Hpckey association eircuit this vear, the Bhamrock franchise being laid on the table for one season, there might be a triple schedule in- stead .of a double one. Picture shows a scene in an outdoor hockey game in Montreal. SRR o 3 o i e o R M S ST T S S by peace. Sinclair stated positively he had made no effort to buy into. any major league club at this time and that he was not preparing to dispose of his real estate holdings and fran- chise in the Newark Federal league club. All major and minor league deals for players, either by trade or purchase, were held up pending’ the coming conference, since none of the owners -of managers knew what con- ditions would prevail after peace _is reached, providing that result is ac- complished. President David L. Fultz of players’ fraternity injected that or- ganization into the situation with a statement that the rights of the dia- the without his friends knowing about it. Over a week ago a minister was_call- ed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Read, where Benton roomed, and he was united in marriage to their daughter, Miss Eleanor. ‘Walter S. Behm, of Esterly, Pa., considered to be one of the crack amateur target-smashers of the East, has decided to turn professional and has accepted a position with the Union Metallic Cartridge-Remington Arms company forces. Behm won the amateur target championship of Pennsylvania . State shoot, held at Pittsburg, with Charles H. New- comb of Philadelphia, as the runner- up, and this year at Milton, Behm an- mond workers must be respected in the readjustment. At present the | players are doing more worrying ap- | parently than the club owners and | several expressed the opinion yester- | day that their future was not belng'; given the consideration it should be by | the magnates in the proposed reor- | ganization plans for professional base- | ball. Other major and minor league ac- tion was of routine character. During the short National league meeting the most of a schedule for next season was presented to President Dreyfuss of Pittsburgh. Presidents Herrmann Baker and Barrows were appointed as a 'committee on correction. ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORTS. John Hummel is down in New York today to find out what Brooklyn plans to do with him. Billy Fitzmaurice will take up his duties as coach of the Aggies’ base- ball squad, January 16. Joe Kelley says that with McGraw on third and Jennings at short he the Moutfield. Garry Hermann told Barney Drey- fuss he would not trade Herzog for the entire Pittsburg club. The Pirates wanted Herzog for Viox. Harry F. Sinclair, one of the wel- thiest backers of the Federal league, says he is in baseball as a business man and “not for his health” In the event of peace, Leslie Mann will not be taken by the Braves. Neither will Catcher Rariden, Deal of St. Louis and Quinn of Baltimore. President Gaffney says he is through with these fellows. 4 Some enterprising baseball en- thusiast dug up the following nine, comprised of men whose names all begin with *“C.”; Carrigan, catcher, Boston A.; Cady, catchers, Boston A.; Coombs, pitcher, Brooklyn, N.; Covel- esky, pitcher, Detroit, A.; Chalmers, pitcher, N. Y. A.; Chase, first base, Buffeds; E. Collins, second base, Chi- cago, A; J. Collins, shortstop, Chica- go, A; Chapman, third base, Cleve- land A.; Cobb, center field, Detroit A.; Cravath, right field, Philadelphia N.; Crawford, left field, Detroit A.; Crandall, utility, Sloufeds; Clarke, manager, Pittsburg N. Eastern college circles are interest- ed in the report that Barrett, the famous sprinting halfback of the Washington and Lee eleven may en- ter Cornell next fall. While he would not be eligible for the 1916 teams, Barrett would be a football factor at Ithaca in 1917 fully as important as his namesake, who led the Cornell eleven to victory during the season just closed. Walter Brodie, who played center field on the old champion ball nine having McGraw, Robinson, Jennings and Keeler as teammates, will coach the Navy Academy nine this year. Big Jack Benton, hero of many football game for Michigan until hi recent break with Coach Yost, is mar- jried and escaped from Ann Arbor a | Ban never had to handle ground balls 1n | nexed the double target champion- ship of the Keystone State, outshoot- ing a classy field. C. W. Miller of New Martinsville, ‘W. Va., was elected captain of the 1916 foothell team at West Virginia, Wesleyan. Miller is a senior and plays quarterback. WEEGHMAN MAY BE CUBS NEW OWNER Thinks Look Dark for Contract Jump- ers—Johnson is Hopeful—No Offer for Baker. Chicago, I, Johnson Dec. 17.—President of the American league, who left Chicago yesterday with the peace c¢ommittee of the American league for the New York meeting which may bring peace to the warring baseball clubs had a hopeful view of the situation as he boarded the train. “The peace plan under consideration is practical,” he said, “and it differs considerably from plans which have been. discuss- ed in public. There will be no hitch in the peace plans from the Ameri- can league end. No club owner of the league will object to Federal league backers buying into our or- ganization if they can make terms with individual club owners. It seems certain Charles Weeghman will get the Chicago Nationals and will have as partner a wealthy Chicago busi- ness man not previously connected with baseball. T understand Charlcs P. Taft has set a price for the club which is satisfactory.” It was also learned that there prob- ably will be no legal objection to withdrawal of the Federal league’s injunction suit which had been be- fore Judge K. M. Landis in the United States district court for many months. Such action has been mentioned as a cessary step in the peace negotia- tions. > Among reports which floated around the league headquarters be- fore the departure of the peace mes- sengers was an assertion that two of the American league teams would change hands as part of the peace plan. It was also authoritatively announced that Charles Weeghman, president of the Chicago Federals, cago Nationals and that he would have as a partner a man new to base- ball and that the Chicago club would move to the North side home of the Federal league. Mr. Weeghman started East with the peace envoys of the American league. The party includes the mem- bers of the American league peace commission, Charles Comiskey, presi- dent of the Chicago club. J. J. Lan- nin of Boston and E. 8. Minor of Washington. Others in the party were Charles T. Chivington, president of would become the owner of the Chi- | the American association, who said he was taking the trip in the interests of his league: Robert Quinn of Col- umbus and John Bruce of Chicago. The idea that all ‘“contract jumop- ers” would be reinstated was jolted when the stand of President John- |son on that subject became known. Speaking to a group of baseball men he said: ‘ I anticipate little trouble from the player question. There wera not many stars who jumped from our league and the few who leaped in mid-season will never be taken back.” This was teken to mean that Hal Chase, who' jumped the White Sox in mid-seasen, would be given no berth in the American league, but will have to take his chances of re- ceiving his salary from the backers of the Federal league or of being drafted into the National league. Connie Mack made it plain that Frank Baker, the much-sought third baseman of the Philadelphias, would have to wait before he would know the uniform he is to wear. “ I thought everybody wanted Baker.” said Mack, “but I found this to .be all talk.” I didn’t get an offer for him today.” BARNEY SIGNS CAL. Former Manager of White Sox to Lead Pirates Next Year. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 17.—President | Barney Dreyfuss announced last night ‘ths,t James J. Callahan, former man- ager of the Chicago White Sox, has | been appointed manager of the Pitts- burgh National league team, to suc- ceed Fred Clarke, resigned. The an- nouncement came as a complete sur- prise, as Callahan’s name had not been been mentioned in connection with the job. It is understood the new manager signed a contract for one year only, Callahan managed the Chicago White Sox for three years, being succeeded last season by Clar- ence Rowland. Mr. Dreyfuss left last night for New York, where he will make a re- port tomorrow to the National league magnates on his recent trip to Chi- cago, where he presented the plan for Federal leagues to American league leaders and obtained their endorse- ment. He refused to discuss details of the plan, declaring ‘“‘everything will come out later and it will be seen then that organized baseball made no mistake, but gained the spoints for which it has been battling.” Dec. 17.—The nouncement that James J. Callahan had been chosen manager of the Pittsburg National league club, sur- prised baseball men here, who had supposed that Callahan would take charge of the Los Angeles Pacific coast league team in 1916, as success- or to Frank Dillon. John Powers, president of the Los Angeles cluh, said he had released Callahan so that he might accept the Pittsburgh po- sition. Callahan was reported to have purchased an interest in the Los An- geles club, but what disposition be made of this stock is a matter of | speculation tonight. Los. Angeles, JOB FOR JONES. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 17.—Phil Ball, { chief owner of the St. Louis Feds, | said yesterday that if he entered or- | ganized baseball, Fielder Jones would | | manage his team. Interest was given to this statement by reports that un- der the peace agreement, Ball is to | obtain the St. Louis Nationals. peace between the two major and the an- | will | The Cinch Champs. Show me the ball club you pick as the class, 3 might inke another for mine; ! show me vour Best Bets at tennis and golf— We'd never agree on that line; You'll say this fellow or that one can sprint— T'll call you crazy or silly: But when it gets down to the Guy with the Cue— We'll slip it along to our Willie. Show me the football array of vour choice, I'll name another as great; fhow me. the fighter you class above all, I'll go and and grab you his mate; Show me the swimmer you pick from the' bunch And T'll name a fish just as spry; i But when it comes down to THE ball i player, Bo— i Well, I guess we'll both slip it to Ty.| | —JINK. Jink writes that he can turn out this stuff by the yard. Some day when we need a yard on'the fourth @own we’ll call his signal, unless we're 106 deep in our own territory and are forced to kick. The Strangle League. Dear Sir: Would you be interested to know that Demitrius Tefalos, champion wrestler of Greece, threw within eight minutes “Pagliacei” and “Tosca”? Tafalos used the strangle hold in each case. A W, We’'ve heard 'em throw ° Paglaicel and Tosca with the strangle hold be- tore. At least it sounded as if some one was being strangled. The Winner? We have heard a number of | eloquent debates the last day or two since peace was adopted as to whether Organized Baseball or the Feds won out. The answer to this is simple. Neither won. Both lost, for both have hurt the game immeasurably and have dropped thousands of dol- jars In the last two years. The Fed- cral league has gained absolutely mothing that it couldn’t have gained far cheaper by purchasing certain franchises outright at the start. And through the warfare started baseball las been set back many vears. The amount of the damage "will never be iknown, for thousands have been driven from the game who will never return, peace or no peace. Still, it has taken a number of Magnates only two or three ‘years to learn a fairly simple lesson. This, at jeast, is fair improvement. “Why doesn’t Yale go out after Al Sharpe?” queries an indignant EN alumnus. Probably for the same reason that Cornell doesn’t go out after Haughton or Boston doesn’t go | after Ty Cobb. Dr. Sharpe has a | five-year contract with Cornell and the piece of paper upon which it was written was not of the scrap variety. Altitudes, “The Syracuse Eleven,” says an ex- | change, “has a good alibi for its | showing against Montana University. The - rarefied atmosphere worked against the Easterners, who broke all records by being forced to play 3,280 feet in the air.” Altitude records 3,280 feet? Why, after the first five minutes against Harvard the Yale eleven was 3,280 miles in the air and only start- ing to ascend. It might be just as well for those who desire to spoof Yale once in a ! while to do their spoofing while the | spoofery is so accessible. We have a hunch that after this season spoofing Yale will not take up nearly so much of the fashionable chit-chat of the fall and winter. Free Fumbles, | There is nothing at all in being prepared just well enough to lose a good hard fight. For this stuff of being “defeated but not disgraced” is the grand old bunk. You won or you lost. The i 1est of it goes back to dust, forgotten lin a week. Johnny Evers is planning to go fouth a month in advance of the Braves to test the resilience and sand capacity of a few bunkers. “I put on fifteen pounds playing golf last February.” the Trojan says. “And I can use all the extra displacement or tonnage I can pick up.” Pat and the Phils, In bagging Pat Moran for three vears more the Phillies have fixed | themselves for three good managerial years, and this goes whether Pat finishes first or fourteenth. No one but a capable bloke could have steered that club of his into first place last season, Alexander or no Alexander. Pat is returning no answer to the charge that his club was an “acciden- tal champion.” No answer but that quiet smile of his which seemed to say—'the standing of the clubs was cood enough for me.” Pat is making no predictions, but ; the season than he ' against the Red Sox. LIGHT neiiher is he planning to absorb a! Tale of arsenic or strychnine over the | drear outlook. He figures that his clan will still be up there, a better ball club in 1918 than it was in 1915. C(ne more good pitcher and another good infielder are the only athletes Pat needs to go far and to go fast. H In addition to the cxtra kale which he could easily use at odd intervals through a cold and clammy Wwinter, we understand that Colonel G. C. | Alexander desires another shot at the | world serics ctuff to prove that he be- | longs much higher than his first start | indicated. The big Nebraskan looked | to be a far greater pitcher through looked to be Through the iong grind he had more stuff, more | epeed, better control, a faster break. That one week found him below nor- mal worth and another shot at the big October target might yleld -quite a different answer. | As for being unprepared, we are safe against any army under 400,000 strong. Mr. Bryan alone could talk an invading force of that size to one of the most terrible of all deaths. At the recent N, L. meeting we walked four feet and got into a golf argument. Ten feet further on we 1an into Messrs. Davis and Kent, of Pittsburgh and Cornell, for a football round-up. It was a cinch to talk any- thing you wanted to except baseball. GIVEN MONTH TO ANNOUNCE PLANS Special Committee Gives Uncle Jeems Until January 17 to Perfect Or- ganization of Deague. York, Dec. 17—The commit- tee appointed at San Francisco last month by the national association of minor baseball leagues to revise the playing territory in New England, mnet here yesterday. The committee, met posed of Secretary John H. Farrell of the association, Presiden: E. G. Barrow of the International league and President T. H. Murnane of the New England league, held a lenzthy session. After hearing representa- tives of the International and New England leagues and President James H. O'Rourke of the Eastern associa- tion, the committee docided to give the last-named association until Jan- uary 17 to perfect its organization. If at that time the Eastern asso- ciation cannot show it is in a posi- tion to make arrangements for play- Ang its schedule during the ensuing season, the committee will recom- mend a merger of interests by which the New England league will add Hartford, Springfield and New Haven to its circuit. Barrow and O'Rourke both posted money for protection of the Hartford and Springfield territory with Secre- tary Farrell last month. Roth de- sired that the money should be held pending a settlement of the terri- torial claims by the commitiee. President Barrow announced a few days ago that he will be wiliing to | forgo the International league claim on Hartford and Springfield if hh!i leageu were given a free field for the | location of a club at Worcester This, however, may not be necessary if the proposed peace agreemoent with the Federal league is consummated. In that event the International clubs | will move back into Baltimore and | Newark. In response to a telegram from Secretary Farrell of the national as- soclation, President O’Rourke of the Eastern association went to New York this morning to attend the meeting of the committee appointed by the national association to investigate New England baseball conditions. “This is the first official notice T have received since that committee was ap- pointed,” said O'Rourke. “80 you can see how much truth there is in { the statement of President Barrow of the International league when he said the Eastern association had been given 30 days to prove it intended to start next season.” O’Rourke said he had heard noth- ing about the story that Jack Zeller and Jesse Burkitt were to have the Bridgeport franchise when the new league is formed.. “I know Zeller was in Worcester recently and saw Burkett, as well as other %aseball men,” he said. “In fact,” Zelle: and myself have recently made several trips together on baseball business. | I can't give any particulars at this time.” New AGNEW GOES TO RED SOX, Boston, Dec. 17.—The purchase of sam Agnew, a catcher, from the St. Touis Americans, was announced by President J. J. Lannin of the Boston Americans in a telegram to the club | cfficers from Chicago today. The t{ransaction involved no other players, he said. | waltz, BOWLING RESULTS ON AETNA ALLEYS Veribest Team Continues to Pile" 5y Grantland Rice | Up Victories in ercanile League | e Armour’'s Veribest bowling team had an easy time last evening un the Aetna alleys when they trimmed the Electric Light five for three straighf., games: Captain Hornkohl of the vis- itors was high score man of the eve- ning with 278, while Wachter bowled high single score of 103 in the first frame. MERCANTILE LEAGUE. 248 268 51 168 273, 421—1201 94 82 88 81 87 365 432 Electric Light. s AT LY 82 79 76 83 65 7 81 402 76— 83— 85— 87— 90— Berry ‘Wacker Dix Troy ... HomKkohl 78— 88— T 79— 223 76— 167 3901102, . 240 249 233 310 RED MEN’'S LEAGUE. The results in the Red Men’s league were as follows: Scouts. 78 101 87 75 80 421 89— 92— 80— 94— 26 67— 22 4221268 247 278 267 Oberg A. Sandstrom J. Wright F. Robertson Molander .. 85 90 94 76 425 Braves. 101 92 82 6 83 87 438 419 Warriors. 96 89 80 86 349 276 264 236 82— 90— 87— 77—, 240 88— 262 4191218 A. Erickson Earnest A. Olson . Berlin Calvert 95 21 90 88 364 88— 278 T4— 254 84— 254 92— 265 338—1061 Leupold Fusari . Nelson Foberg .. A. Robertson Gromback Abrahamson 94— 279 347—1063 ALLIES WIN, The Allles defeated the Teutons of the P. & F. Corbin league, taking t%Wp out of three games. The summary: Teutons. 89 72 86 90 79 80 a1 83 Schaefer . Mitchell Prior .... &wanson Connors .. 87— 356 - 152 79— 256 86— 268 71— 71 333 337 Allies. 90 52 115 84 341 Ofice Boys Beaten. The machinists of the Skinner Chuck company defeated the “pencil pushers” after 3 hotly contested games. The scores : Office. 94 98 99 77 75 349 Gorman Linn .. Jackson Bergman 86— 278 68— 227 8151006 e Hultgren Burr Thornton North .... McGrath . Harris . Hancock . 76 102 89 85 78 71— 241 94— 196 81— &51 81— 246 71— 149 66 78 398—1227 81 80 .66 — 78 399 430 Machine Dept. L T4 19 .. 88 B9 80 96 99 83 76 85 414 425 77— 230 79— 246 124— 300 78— 960 69— 230 Gustafson Hubbard .. Johnson Bowers ... J. K. Casey 4271266 WALTZ A WINNER. Joe Tierney Is Outpointed By Capital City Champ. Hartford, Dec. 17.—Over 900 = en- thusiastic fight fans crowded River- view Casino in East Hartford last eve- ning to watch the first boxing boute of the season and watched Sammy 4 Hartford's winning feather- weight outpoint Fighting Joe Tierney of Paterson, N. J.,, in the principal bout of the evening, a twelve-rgund affair. While there was no decision| glven it was clearly Waltz's fight from the start, although Tierney, after passing a bad first round, seemed able to make it an even go for several rounds. Waltz, however, was too strong and appeared not to mind the light hits made by Tierney. Waltz owes his victory to his strong punch, which time and time again botfféred Tierney and had the latter in distress often. Tierney stayed the twelve rounds with Waltz by reason of hi past experience and ability to stand a lot of punishment. Waltz, in spite of his telling punches, failed to de~ liver the knockout. He had Tierney” several times in a bad way, especiall in the tenth and twelfth rounds, bu failed to follow up his advantage. looked as if he did not have th finishing touch to complete the job. Fast _—