New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1915, Page 12

oball Moguls Finally Sign Peace Agreement--Benny Kauff Admits He is After Money For His Ser-| . pvices--Yale Wins At Basket Ball--Local Boys Making Good At Rensselaer | | ever played in, and T am just E T |ing to my best now. While I jable to command a big salary I am of going to demand it, and I don’t care $750,000 which, hewever, includes the Browns baseball plant. Sinclair Backs Oubs? LOCAL STUDENTS ARE MAKING GOOD com- AT LAST; ARE NO MORE Is at-End and Suits Be Dropped e Ohio, Deo. 23.—The last fupleting the -peace agree- Beball, ‘Which puts an end hat has been going on for two years, was accom- arlor A of the Sinton hotel last night. At that time pner, Ban B. Johnson, Au- ann, Harry ¥, Sinclair and hore attached their signa- sot. olf,ttt‘icleq_which offi- ed peace. s of the exact terms of the were given out, but the e settlement were set forth way by Garry Herrmann clusion of the meeting. pal’ a complete victory for (baseball. leral league passed out of with the signing of the and no one shed any tears. themselves were apparently h to get out of their Hope- n, even though they pald r peace. Immediately fol- signing of the peace treaty, witnessed by a few news- In, the baseball men began wn. Christmas finds peace st is Lifted. Ing to the settlement organ- ball got nearly every conces- ht. The blacklist has been hich means that all players deral league are eligible to lubs of organized ball. This en Hal Chase and other no- ontract jumpers whom Ban eaid never could play again. ederal league players remain erty of the clubs with which hished the season and are to be disposed ‘of in any way - that ners see fit. Organized base- eed to surrender all prior the players who jumped con- Also players whose contracts at the end of the 1915 season the property of the Federal wners. Inething more than 200 players contract . 'with. the 'Federal ghty-four of them have iron- Intracts; forty-éight of these have one year to run aand x do not,_. expire until the 1917. Kansas City and Buffalo Fed ses were forfeited but Harry F. . the moving spirit of the Fed ‘and one of the most import- ures in the peace conference, aranteed the fulfillment of the ts of players with these clubs. meantime he will endeavor to of them to the highest bid- Sineclair and the National com- In will oversee the affairs lclubs and © the - balance after fhave been made will go to the r owners of the clubs. commission was empowered to all disputes in the cases of sales b Fed league players. the terms of peace only two ma- e clubs passed into the of new owners, Charles Weegh- purchased the Chicago Cubs for ce said to be $425,000, which ot include the west side grounds. club will play . at Weeghman's jpark. .Phil Ball and Otto Steifel, er owners of the St. Louis Feder- became the owners of the St Browns, the price for which was fed.” | schedule for of | The Na- | It is understood that Harry Sinclair is the real backer of the Cubs, al- though he has not been officially con- nected with the club. So far no place has been found for James Gilmore, the man who rounded up the million. aires who gave organized baseball two years of bitter fighting. It is be- lieved that Gilmore will bob up with an interest somewhere. Edward Gwinner, the turbulent Pittsburgher, received hirty days in which to purchase an interest in a major league club, several of which are known to be for sale. In the meantime he will dispose of players on his hands wherever possible. The last battle in the peace confer- ence was fought out over the issue of the International league. Ifor several hours after the cdnference convened today the International league affairs threatened to cause serious trouble. The trouble arose over the demands of Carroll W. Rasin of Baltimore and President Robertson of the Buffalo club. These two Federal league owners demanded franchises practically for nothing, in the International league. President E. Barrow and Jack Dunn, owner of the Baltimore franchise in the International league fought the is- sue out and finally the matter was placed in the hands of a committee composed of the National commission, James Gilmore, Ed Barrow, and a rep- resentative of each of the Tederal league clubs. They are to reach a finding by January 8 and both sides have agreed to abide by their deci- sion, which will tell whether the Fed- eral owners are to come into the league or not. International Deague Changed. The International league has been re-adjusted by three changes. The Jer- sey City club goes to Richmond, Jack Dunn’s Richmond club will be trans- ferred to Baltimore and the Harris- burg club will be moved back to New- ark. As a concession the Newark club will play in Sinclair’s ball park and pay him a rental for it. As a result of the meeting efforts are now qunder way to strengthen the Yankees in New York. President, Ban Johnson is using his offices to get several players for the club so that the American league will be strength- ened in the best city on tne circuit. Gaffney Congratulated. James E. Gaffney, owner of the Boston Braves, received the follow- ing telegram last night at his Long Island home from Harry N. Hemp- stead of the Giants, who has been at- tending the peace conference at Cin- ¢innati: “Congratulations on final outcome. Negotiations settled satis- factorily. You are to be congratulat- Gaffney said he did not know on what particular phase of the peace pact he was to be congratulated. PENN DROPS NAVY. Philadelphia, Dec. 23.—The Uni- versity of Pennsylvania footbail 1916, announced yes- terday, calls for nine games, the smallest number in years. The only changes are the dropping of Albright college and the substitution of Swarthmore college for the TUnited States Naval academy. The schedule follows: : September 30, West Virginip. at Philadelphia; October 7, Franklin and Marshall, at Philadelphia; Oc: ! tober 14, Swarthmore at Philadelphia; October 21, Pennsylvania State, Philadelphia; of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh; Novem- ber 4, Lafayette, at Philadelphia; No- vember 11, Michigan at Ann Arbor; | November 18, Dartmouth, at Phila- delphia; November Philadelphia. 30, Cornell at at | the love of the game. I have October 28, University REAP FORTUNE Benny Is Willing to Play Any- 'where He Can Get Highest Salary New York, Dec. 23.—There are several persons in the world who say that Benny Kauff has not signed a new contract to play with the New York Giants next season. One of these is Harry N. Hempstead, presi- dent of the New York club; the other is Benny Kauff. That mages it unan- imous, or should, at any rate. Kauff would like to play in this city, and Mr. Hempstead, John J. Mec- Graw and the fans would welcome him. He signed an agreement to play in this city last summer, and when the Giants were forced by the National Commission to repudiate the contract Benny brought suit for $5,000 which he said had been promised him for signing the contract. Kauff intends to press this suit, hoping thereby to estabiish his legal right to play with the Giants. It has been his contention that the Brook- lyn Federal league team has no c¥ims on him, since he never signed any contract to play there. The Giants will not oppose Kauff in his court action, for they want him. As has been pointed out time and again, he would bolster up a faltering machine. But Kauff is not fussy on where he plays. The one thing he seeks ix money, and plenty of money. He is distinctly neutral as to which club or which league pays him his price. Benny was up at the offices of the Federal league yesterday to wish Dick Carroll and Hi Brewer the compli- ments of the season. He also was will- ing to talk over his case; and talk he did, in this manner: “I have not signed a contract with the Giants yet; and, of course, I won’t be able to do so until the peace commission in Cincinnati arrives at some decision. Even then I don’t know what I will be able to do. I have a contract with the New York club, which I signed last season, but I was forced to go back to the Fed- eral league. McGraw hopes, and so do I, that this contract will be de- clared binding when the suit which I have brought against the Giants comes to trial.” “Well, if you are sold to club, what will you do?” him. “I'll go any place where I can get the best terms,” he said. ‘“New York, Chicago, Brook- lyn or Detroit will suit me if I can get my price. This talk of my refus- ing to play any place but in New York is stuff and nonsense. All that is necessary to get me is the old do, re, mi. “Why should a ball player be dif- ferent from any one else? If one office offers a man more money than another why shouldn’t he make the most of it? A business man has a whole lifetime to build up a business. A ball player has about ten vyears if he is lucky. We have to gather ours in a short time or we won't get it another we asked in the world { he for been playing in the Federal league for about two-thirds of what some other men whose equal T am have been receiving. War times or peace times do not matter with the big men of the game. My record proves me a big man. I have led every league I “But you can be sure of this,” continued, “T will not play ball il J or the ( faristmas The Huabert Fischer Brewery Brewers of Connecticut’s choi - A Beverage the whole family will enjoy this YULETIDE SEASON. Place your order early—NOW—of your favorite dealer or our Bottling Department. Hartford, Conn. cest malt beverages. )N TAP AT LOUIS W. FODT, HOTE I BELOIN, KEEVERS & CO., HER~ MANN SCHMARR, W. J. McCARTHY. who supplies the demand.” BARACA CLASS BOWLING RESULTS Churchman Improve Their Bowling Ability Each Week—Carlson the Star Performer, The following scores were made in the games in the Baraca class of the alleys last evening. Trinitys 70 69 67 Mason L. Wilcox Ce Hall ...... - E. Wilcox . 76 92 69 78 5’315 ‘Wesleyans F. Morse ...... 89 S. Morse .o 54 Robinson B 83 G. Rich .. 7 296 287 Epworths 84 T 84 90— 236 74— 210 86— 233 336— 926 9 5 94— 60— 18— 65— 260 T 238 212 Lawyer Smith Stotts Carlson Scofield .. 326 3 * Athenians 78 89 71 . 70 Hancock Thomas .. Scofield .. Burr ... Walker Richards Camp ... 308 YALE BEATS W. A. C. FIVE IN CLOSE GAME Elis Shoot Three Goals When Op- ponents Go to Pieces— Score 33 to 25. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 23.—The Yale basketball team defeated the Westing- house A. C. team here last night by a score of 33 to 25 in a game in which contestants up to last two minutes of play. the lineup for a personal foul and the local team went to pieces, Yale shooting three goals into the mnet in the last minute of play. The Westinghouse team is com- posed mostly of graduates of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin who are now em- ployed at the works of the company. They played a sterling game, holding the lead at the end of the first half. Yale had to stretch to overtake them after the interval. The lineup: Yale. ‘Westinghouse. Weiner Skinner Olsen Harvey . Lange Kinney Taft .. . . ... Davis Score—Yale, 33; Westinghouse A. C., 25. Goals—Weiner, Malloy 3, Ol- sen 3, Baker, Kinney 3, Skinner 4, Harvey, Lange 4, Davis, Waterhouse. Foul goals—Kinney 12, Lange, Davis 2. Substitutes—Yale, Malloy for Weiner, Conway for Baker; Westing- house, Waterhouse for Skinner. WHAT PEACE MEANS TO B. B. All Fed Players to Be Made Hligible— Weeghman to Purchase Cubs. Cincinnati, Dec. 23.—The baseball peace treaty, signed here last night, provides: That all Federal league players are made eligible to play in organized baseball That the Federal league assumes all contracts of its clubs as a league and not as individual clubs. That Charles Weeghman, president of the Chicago Federals, will pur- chase the Chicago club of the Nation- al league from Charles P. Taft. That Philip Bail, of St. Louis, will purchase the St. Louis club of the American league. That the Ward interests in the Brooklyn Federal league club will be reimbursed to the extent of $400,- 000, in twenty yearly payments, the National and American leagues as- suming this burden. That all suits now pending in courts will be withdrawn. The full text of the agreement will not be made public at this time. the PIRATES ENTER LEAGUE, The Pirates have decided to enter the Saturday night basketball league at the Y. M. C. A., which will start January 8. . The Pirates expect to have a strong team with the following play- ers to choose from Paulson, Hinty, Sahrbacher, H. Hultgren, Miller, Bengston, Kopf, Reynolds and Kiniry. (Other Sporting News on Page 16.) Aetna Bowling Alleys 83 Church Street. 10 High Grade Alleys. New | Patrons Welcome. Give us a visit. Trinity A. M. E. church at the Actna | 86— 247 170 there was only one point between the | Skinner then was taken out of | e 5y Grantland Rice he -will tear the heart out of records in the way of runs, hits and steals. But Cobb in his first eleven years has moved at a faster, more wearing ciip than either Wagner or Lajoie. He has taken more chances with that long, reckless slide of his. Eighteen years ago this winter— December, 1897—an alert baseball statistician delivered this message to | the Bug Caracansarie of his day: “Three world’s records were made | this past season that will never again be broken. They were made by Pop Anson, who concluded his twenty- second vear in big league baseball; who completed his string 2,250 games and 3,013 base hits. Twenty- two vears, 2,250 games and 3,013 base hits will stand as a mark for all time.” “All Time” Is a Long Time. “All time” is what you might call ' a considerable period. It covers quite a temporal stretch. Yet at that the baseball statistician ' of 1897 seemed to be justified. Ola Cap had started his big league career {in 1876. In 1897 he was still play- ing—or, rather, had just completed his twenty-two-year career. Twenty-two years under the Bigi Tent is an extended interval of l?la)n | Two thousand two hundred and fifty | games are quite a number. Three thousand and thirteen base hits are more than a few. > And vet, of the three record estimates made by the cldtime reporter but one has stood the test of time. With the exception of Cy Young, a pitcher, who worked in less than a thousand games, no other ball player evidence of going back. Last season he had his second greatest year—a ceason surpassed only by his work in 1911. He led his league at bat again for | the ninth consecutive time—and the second mpan wasn't in sight at the finish. He was hitting the ball as cleanly, he had as much power and even greater speed than he had shown before. His record of ninety-seven ¢*eals, smashing all American league marks by a big margin, is proof enough of this, He stole fourteen more bases last season than he ever etole before in his life. And still—it is a long way from twenty-nine years to forty-two years on the ball field. More than one minor incident can de- velop in thirteen campaigns, And while Wagner has already nineteen seasons, Cobb has years beyond him to tie this mark. of of that 1897 prediction anent Cap. Anson, we've decided for the moment to let all the “all time” stuff slide a bit further on. all | But Cobb at twenty-nine gave no ! played rhe event according eight nounced today, will start on Febru- But after observing the aftermath ' of Institute Se- Rensselacr Polytechnic Joct Boys From Here On Va- rious Teams. Troy, N. Y., Dec. 23.—The compe=- titions among the students of the va- rious classes at the Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute for places on their class bowling teams have ended. The first interclass contest took place last Saturday. Among those who madle the team was James Palmer Baldwin, of New Britain, who prepared at lo- cal high school. The first inter-class basketball games at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Inktitute opened Saturday, and the personnell of the various class feam.s | was made known at that time. Among those who made the 1917 team was James A. Dawson of New Britain, who prepared at the local high school, Mr. Dawson is playing the position of left guard. Competition is particus larly keen this year, as a cup has heen offered by one of the fraternities to be awarded to the winning five. Among those who made the team was Sherrod E. Skinner, of New Britain, who prepared at the local high school. . Mr. Skinner is playing the position of left guard. 1918 < DAY RACE. 23.—Chicago s to bicycle race. to plans an- ANOTHER Chicago, Dec. have another six day 2. Instead of continuous racing twenty-four hours a day, the riders will race only twelve hours a day. Virtually the same riders who competed in the recent event heré ary |and in New York have been entered. e —————————————————————————————————————————————— has remained for over twenty years in the Main Corral of Play, a member in the major order of Sons of Swat. Here Anson is still king. \ The Other Two Records. 1 But the other two records of games rlayed and base hits have been broken in two places. When the oldtime writer was com- piling his data eighteen years age there were two youngsters just be- ginning to attract notice. One was a Dutchman by the name of John Peter Wagner. The other a French- man by the name of Napoleon Lajoie. Like Anson, both were of massive build, powerful above the ordinary r.d moulded for a long span of pl New Marks. Both were just starting about the time Anson quit. And this last season Loth slipped by the marks Old Cap made, with Wagner out in the lead. At the end of the campaign of 1915 ‘Wagner had rounded out 2,588 games and 8.265 hits. Lajoie had finished 2,353 games and made 3,121 hits. i ; Which leaves their ranking as be- | | low: Years | Games ! Played Played ‘Wagner oo 19 2,588 Lajole 20 2,353 Anson 22 2,250 Hits Made 3,265 3,121 3,013 New Marks. But these records are not yet com- plete, for Wagner and Lajoie are not vet through. Honus will be forty-two years old on the 24th day of Febru- ary. iLajoie will be forty-one years old on the 5th of September. But next April, barring an unex- pected side-swipe from Fate, both will Dbe in the line-up when Pirates and Mackmen take the fleld. What mark will these two make be- fore they hang up a pair of faded old uniforms and drift out into the dusk for good? Fach year now has been their last season for a long time. But they are still at it. One drew $10,000 last season, and the other $9,000— ard the records show that neither was a pensioner. ‘Wagner’'s Ambition. Wagner, as we understand it, has this ambition—to swing on four more years until he is forty-five—to play in 3,000 games and to make 4,000 hits. At first notice this seems to be beyond all logic. t is beyond probability— but after all not impossible. ‘Wagner this last season in his forty-first vear played through 156 games, not missing a battle. He led the shortstops in fielding and ranked second among the shortstops of his league in batting. He was not quite the Wagner of ten years ago, but he was still far from | being through. Three more seasons will put him over the 3,000-game mark, but there is little chance that he will ever make the 735 hits neces- sary to complete a 4,000-hit total. Tt would be beyond all reason if Wagner wasn’'t Wagner. No Predictions, Like the Teporter of 1897 we might here hazard the opinion that Wagner had set or was setting a mark for all time. Possibly he is. But we are taking no chances upon any such observation, with a certain Mr. Cobb still in the harness. Cobb will be twenty-nine years old on the 18th of this month. And in that span has played in over 1,400 games and has made over 2,000 hits, Cobb has averaged more hits to a game than any man that ever played. He has come closer to four hits from ien times at bat—that is, closer to a .400 average—than any other entry. In the way of runs, hits and stolen Yases his record is beyvond all com- parison. relief. and ‘Boys. ent! tached. How Much Further, Whether or not Cobb can last long as Wagner, Lajoie and Anson is another kink. ' If Cobb can trave] ten more years— holding out until he ig thirty-nine— We've moderate prices with the best of values at- Our Great Clearance Sale is now on. clothes we have will go right into this sale—at a sav- ing from $5.00 to $10.00 on any Suit or Overcoat. While wishing you (Everybody) a “Merry Christmas” we desire to call attention to the fact that Christmas Day is just 'round the corner, andit is now high time to be considering what to give “him!” If the problem is a difficult one, come here for COME TO A MAN’S STORE FOR A MAN’S GIFT !~ We have Excellent Suits and Overcoats for Men Our Outfitting is Exclusive and Entirely Differ- The best | ,l Don’t miss this splendid Opportunity. 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