Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 7, 1914, Page 3

'NORWICH INSURANCE WE SELL Wind Storm Insurance J. L. LATHROP & SONS, Norwich, Conn. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT! There is nothing like carrying a FIRE INSURANCE POLICY. It costs only a trivial sum and you will then be on the safe side. Full particulars upon re- quest. ISAAC S. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent, Richards Buildin 91 Main Street. JOHN A. MORAN Investment Broker Real Estate a Specialty McGrory Building, n Street «ffice telephone 501-2. Residence 1179-3 ATTORNEYS AT LAW AMOS A. BROWNING ‘iorney-at-Law, 8 Richardw Bias ‘Phone Brown & Perkins, Iiomeys-at-Law Over Uncas Nat. Bank Shetucket St. Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank. Telephone 38-3. EBDWIN W. HIGGLTS, AtternevesiLaw, nar Shannon Huli 08 CHAMPION TEAM FOR N.F. A. Captain Stanley Has Great Hopes of a| Good Baseball Nine. i The prospects for a championship ! baseball team at the Academy are very good for the coming season, says Cap- | tain Stanley. Practically the whole| team members of last vear will be in | the field vear. The infield will be the | same except for the vacancy on the| initial sack. Ther eare two veterans| in the outfield, and the pitching staff | will have two of last year's twirlers, | besides promising material from the | junior class. As soon as the campus is | in good condition the boys will be giv- en workouts. Of last years team there | are Lord, Captain Stanley, Murray, Hull, J. Hull, Robinson and Crowe with Brickley and Young in the box. OLDEST MOTORCYCLIST. Danisison Man Holds License No. 1 of | Connecticut. Honor of being the oldest motor- list in the state, and of holding Connecticut’s motorcycle license No. 1, goes to Meivin 1. Fisher of Daniel- son. Mr. Fisher is not sure but that he is the oldest motorcyclist in New | Engiand. At any rate, he is one of | the most active and enthusiastic of the thousands of Connecticut riders of the vehicles. Mr. Fisher will soon be 71 years of age. He uses a Pope- Hartford four horse power machine In honor of his being the oldest of | the Connecticut motorcyelists Mr Fisher was given license No. 1, which he hoids with a good deal of pride. | Danielson has many motorcyclists, but | they all doff their hats to this oldest | motoreyelist in the state. WESLEYAN U;BEATEN Home Floon—Defeated Williams | 22 to 16. evan won back her lead in the| ern league Thursday night | ien Williams was defeated 22 to 16 | a contest features by the shooting nd the scoring of fouls by | Close guarding kept the score and tied the greater part of the| time, first half closing 22 to 16. Hodge, scoring 14 points led for his | team. cellent team work, coupled | with brilliant floor work by both sides, | made the contest spectacular through- | out. Owing to this victory Wesleyan | closed her fourth straight season without defeat on the home floor. MAY LOSE COOPER. McGraw Has Got to Raise His Salary or He Will Join Feds. ©On Manager MecGraw comes to n two days after land- | ing in New York, Claude Cooper, the | bal outfielder of the Giants | threatens to leave the National league | flat on back and jump to the Fed- ! erals dius came all the way from | Fort Worth to deliver this ultimatum | in person to Dick Kinsella and anybody | else who cared to listen. New York Wants Army and Navy| Game. In an efiort to further a movement ® bring the Army and Navy football | #rme to New York sgain this year, | esolutions were adopted by the Mer- ants’ association settine forth argu- | ments in favor of that city as the! scene of the contest. The resolutions, it was announced, will be presented to | the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy in Washington by S. Mead, secretary .of the Merchants’ as sociation. The resolutions state that a written | guaraniee of not less than $12,000 a | year will be given to the relief socle- | ties of the army and navy. # King George Favors Boxing. According to Sporting Life, King George intends to set the seal of his | approval on boxing. By royal com- | mand members of the household brig- | ade and several professional hoxers will soon give an exhibition of the art of self defense before him. Here’s what John L. Sulilvan slipped us before his departure for New York: “There’s too much stalling in-the game now! -The fighters are all business men. They want all the coin and they get it easy. The days of real fighting will never come back because there | isn't a first-class champion in any of the clases. There’s too much side- stepping and bluffing to suit me, A guy who wins a title dodges challenges 80 he can be an actor,, I wouldn't &0 acroas the street to kes some of those four flushers put wp their hands.” CASTORIA For Infants aad Childrea InUse For Over 30 Years Always bears Rapid Goodrich e * Leather l FEDERALS ARE Unable to Secure the Services —Tris Speaker to Get Salary of $18,000—Big Joint Bangquet of Giants and White Sox With Minor League Officials. —— New York, March 6.—Organized base- scored heavily here today in the struggle with the Federal league for the services of the players who com- pleted their round-the-world tour ear- ball ly today. The Boston Americans sign- ed Tris Speaker for two years; Americans kept Pitcher Leverenz in line with a considerable raise in sal- | ary. Although the Federal league mag- nates were in conference with all these players, do with Milke Doolan of the Philadel- hpla Nationals and Brooklyn was to obtain a promies to consider the propositions made by the new organization. Steve Evans and Lee Magee of the St. Louis Nationals | were also reported to be comparing the offers of the two forces. It was d day of propositions,counter- propositions, conferences and contract flashing, but at midnigtht organized baseball was still holding the lead which it gained when several of the National and American league mag- nates boarded the steamer Lusitania far down the bay, while the Federal leaguers were forced to wait for sev- eral hours at the pier before they could communicate with the returning play- ers. Their consolation, if it might be so termed, was the knowledge that| they had forced the magnates of the two major leagues to pay extremely high salaries to those players who signed. The climax of the day came when President Joseph J. Lannin of the Boston American leagua club announc- ed that he had secured the signature of Outfielder Tris Speaker to a two year contract at a “salary larger than any heretofore paid to a player” in the ranks. In addition. he stated, he had a given Speaker a neat bonus for sign- | the | ing. While he would not say w! amount of the salary was, it was re- ported in baseball circle tonight that it was to be $18.000 per year. President Frank J. Navin of the De- troit Americans did not have to bid so high for Sam Crawford's services, nor the St. Louis Browns for Pitcher Lev- erenz, but in each case there was a considerable incresase in the figures of the 1914 contracts over those of last season. All these players had listened to the; Federal league owners before closing | with their former clubs. Doolan and Egan also had National league con- tracts in their pockets, and while they | had not signed, Presidents Baker and Ebbets of the Philadelphia and Brook- Iyn clubs, respectively, stated emphat- ically that the plavers had promised to lay the Federals offer before them for comparison and open bidding tomor- row. - The National league as a whole was not succe ul in settling up the Chi- cago-Boston deal for the services of Johnny Evers or in finding a new own- er of the Chicago club. Afte~ two lengthy sessions the board of d.rectors announced that the final settlement of the Evers trade had been left to Pres- ident John K. Tener. It was persistently rumored during the day that the Chicago club would be the Detroit Americans closed a contract with Sam Crawford, and the St. Louis they were unable to secure | their services, and the best they could | Dick Egan of | DISAPPGINTED of Any of the World’s Tourists purchased by John T. Conmery, a wealthy coal operator of Chicago, Who came east with the party of Chicago fans to welcome the returning White Sox and Giants. Late tonight Mr. Con nery denfed emphatically that he in- tended to buy a controlling interest in the club, either for himself or for a rhicago syndicate. All the club owners, together with major and minor league officials, will remain in this city for the banquet to be tendered the Giants-White Sox world touring party tomorrow evening. Although the Federal league promot- ers have not been invited to attend, they also will stay in New York, ac- cording to the announcement of Presi- | dent Gilmore, with the idea of coming to terms with those players who show a desire to consider their offers. As a Tesult Presidents Ebbets and Baker anticipate a lively session of activity previous to the big banquet. DAN MURPHY REFUSES i TO MAKE A STATTMENT. Signed No at All afternoon the Associated nt over the wire the following h, under a Baltimore date: danny Murphy, outfielder of the adelphia Americ league team, | has been purchased b: Baltimora | International league team. Managet | | Dunn_of the Orioles announced today that Murphy had signed with the local Says He Has Contract | i club. Early Friday evening a representa- | tive of The Bulletin had an interview ay | with Danny, who had nothing to { except that he intends to go to Phila | deiphia and that he has signed no con- tract whatsoever. 4 OUTDOOR WORK FOR YALE OARSMEN. { S | Earliest the Crews Have Been Able to | to Go on the Water. New Haven, Conn, March §—Guy Nickalls, the English oarsmen, who is | assisting in coaching the Yale erews, said tonight that if weather conditions are favorable tomorrow three shells will be on the harbor for practice. The harbor has been free of ice for several des=. This will be the earliest the Blue crews will have been able to get actual practice on year: the water in some says the work of coaching ng slowly, but surely, and n are mastering the rudi- the stroke being taught of ments | them. | Taftvile vs. Torrington. | The Taftville basketball team will play the hardest game of the season Wwhen they line up against Torrington Saturday night. This team has never been in this part of Connecticut be- fore. The manager of the Torrington team states that his team has played 15 games and won them all, which is a pretty good record,and that they will give the Taftville team the hardest game of the season. FINANGIAL AND COMMERCIAL RAILROADS WEAK. St. Paul and Chesapeake & Ohio De- press the Whole List. New York, March 6.—Declded weak- ness developed today in the stock mar- ket. As in the preceding session, rall- Toad Stocks were the chief sufferers. Chesapeake & Ohfo, which was acutely wealk yesterday, following announce- ment of the terms of the $33,000,000 note issue, again lost ground rapldly. Pronounced heaviness _ developed in other shares, particularly among low- priced railroad shares. Industrials held up fairly well most of the day, and in the afternoon a slight recovery was made. In the last half hour, however, selling was renewed with greater force, and lowest prices of the day wer reached. Among the standard share: were losses of one to two and one-ha points. The outburst of selling toward the close began with a slump in St. Paul, following the announcement from Washington that an examiner of the interstate commerce commission had charged that St. Paul's accounts had been improperly manipulated. That stock dropped more than four points, and the whole market slumped with it. Dealings in Chesapeake & Ohio were vnusually large, aggregating 25 per cent. of the first hour's business. The day’s low price was 52 7-8,which show- ed a decline, allowing for the dividend of 1 per cent. which came off today, of five points. The break in Chesapeake & Ohio ap- parently aroused uneasiness among foreign holders of American railroad securities, as did the slump in Rock Island shares a few weeks ago. For- eign selling was resumed, and was an important factor in depressing the market. It was estimated that 30,000 shares were unloaded by London, much of it Chesapeake & Ohio. Baltimore & Ohio, whose movements were associat- ed with reports of extensive new financing, was again decidedly weak. Rock Island preferred touched a new low record at 75-8, and the Kansas & Texas and Denver & Rio Grande is- sues also yielded readily. Steel was the bulwark of the market, holding up well most of the day. the last hour, however, it gave wa Forecasts of the forthcoming month- Iy statement of unfilled tonnage indi- cated an increase of 200,000 or 300,000 tons. Bonds were under heavy pressure. Total sales, par value, $3,450,000. TUnited States bonds were unchanged on call. ‘sTOCKS. Open. 105 In | g Colorado Fuel & Tron. Colorado & Southem Conslidated Gas Com Produc Doero ptd Delaware & Del. Lack & We Denver & Rio Grande. Do. ptd 1400 Dist Exio, Do. Do, General General Do, Great Do. Ore sub. Guggen Expl. Tlinots Central Insplratton Copper Inter. Met. .. Do. pta Int M of ‘N { May Dept. Mextean Petroleum MiamiCopper Missouri, K Do. ‘p Missourl Pacific National Biscult Do. prd National Lead Nat. K. E. of Mex. N ConCe 24t North American { Northem ~ Paciflo | Paciic Mait | BT bost | Pressed Steel Palace Car Quicksilver . - Raflway Steel Bpring. Do. pfd ... Ray Cin Copper. Reading Do. ist pta Do. 2d pfa ....... | Republic Yron & Steel | o Do pra Bock Island Do. prd Rumely Do. pfd .. Seaboard Alr Line . | . Do.pra o | Boars Roebuck pfd Southern Paci Southern Rail | Third Avenuo 11 | Undrowond Typewriter | Unton Pacine Do pd .. v.BCLPE U 8. Rubber . | Do. ist prd United States Stedl Do, pfa Ttah Gopper ©01 Va. Car. Chem. Western Unlon Tel Westinghouso Walworth ¥ Po: A" Lo Total sales. £01.36 shares COTTON. New York, Mareh 6—Cotton spot quiet; middling uplands 13.00, guif 13.26; sales, 1.400. : Futures closed barely steady. Mareh 12.16, May 11.66, July 11.63, August 1156, October 11.28, December 11.3 MONEY. 4 New York, March 6-—Call money steady, 13-4@2 per ceat., ruling rate 13-4, last loan 2, closing bid 13-4@32, Time loans easier; sixty days 23-4 @3, ninety days 2, six months 31-2@ 33°4. CHICAG® SRAIN MARKET. WHEAT Open. Iligh Low. Clos. May ‘e 92! o3 9% 93 July o % ss% 8N ssi CORN— May 67 Juy 6% Seus 65 84% May ooy e 403 404 40 01 s see30l 40% Bk 40 |cock of the freshman |round out into likely material. BULLETIN, SATURDAY, COLLEGE SPORTS. Prospects of Coming Season Ball Nincs —Other Sporting Notes. Practice for the college and univers- ity baseball squads of the east is well under way and before the month of March has run its course the first games of the season will have been played, provided inclement weather does not balk the schedule makers. As a result of the indoor training to date some idea of the relative strength of the larger institution nines is avail- able and the coaches are already pre- dicting some close series in the play for intercollegiate honors. Chief at- tention centers on the Yale prospects at present, owing to the remarkable record achieved by the New Haven team last spring. With one or two exceptions the Yale team of 1913, which won 28 games out of 34 played, is intact. The loss of Riddell at first base leaves a gap in the infleld, but with the string of sub- stitutes and last year's freshman team available this poesition should be filled without trouble. Another vacant po- sitien is that of Schofield, left fisider. In these two positions Yale is weakest All the other members of the team are in college. Captain Blossom at short, Cornish at second, and Rellly at third base form one of the very best infields of any college team this sea- son, Middlebrook and Pumpelly will again play center and right field, re- speetively, The veteran pitchers are Gile and Brown, both of whom can be eounted on to equal the goed work | done last year. Hunter will be mainstay behind the bat. Harvard's Prospects. The Harvard team, which had the istinotion of winningthe only series the that Yale lost last year, will take the | fleld this spring with almost as many veterans available as the Blue. But three regulars were lost by gradua- tion last year. In the pitching de- partment Frye and Hitchcock form the nucleus of an effe: staff. In addition Boyle, MacDonald and Whitney are also promising pitch- ing candidates. The position of catch- er, left vacant by the graduation of Yourig, will be filled by borne, Waterman or Wallace. _Ayres will probably retain his po- sition at first base, although Nash, captain of last year's freshman team, is a likely candidate, but Coach Sex- ton may decide to place Nash in the outfield in Alsop’s place. Clark will be at second, unless it is deemed nec- essary to use him behind the bat. In that case, Harvey, Phillips and Frippe will be the contestants for the position. Captain Wingate will remain at shortstop. At third base, some of the candidates mentloned for second is likely to fill the gap left by the grad- uation of Tomes. Gannett should re- tain his position in right fleld and Hardwick take care of center fleld. A number of new men will compete for the left fild position, the more prom- ising being Nash Curtis and Mil- holland. The Harvard 1914 team will be a hard hitting organization judging from the averages of the men last year es- peclally in the championship games. Most of last year’s freshmen who are trying for positions this year were good batters so that the team should in no way suffer from the addifion of these men to the ranks. PRINCETON. At Princeton seven members of the year's freshman nine Lamberton, Deye pring. They are Wall, catcher; Wood and Copeland pitchers; Captain Rhoads, first base; Gill, second base; Green and Laird outflelders. Wood and Copeland were the mainstay of the pitching staff last season. I'rom last year's freshmon nine Lamberton, Deye and Link are expected to _do weéll, especially the two. first named. Behind the bat, Kell- leher, of the undefeated 1913 team is likely to be a close second to Wall for catching honors. In the infleld Captain Rhoads is the only likely can- didate for first base. Glll, second base liast spring may be shifted to short. leaving Peacock prominent for the keystone position. Law and O'Kane both of the freshman infield, will also be strong contenders for second or short. Third base will be difficult to cover. Shea played an exceedingly good game last spring but his ankles which was broken in football, may keep him out of the game. For the outfield Green and Laird, regulars, are available. Hanks, a substitute last sea- son and Hoyt, Glick and G, A. Pea- nine, should OTHER COLLEGES, Cornell, Pennsylvania and Williams and a number of other colleges of the east also loom up as formidable con- tenders for diamond honors and it is a certainty that the struggle for varsi- ty baseball supremacy will be unusual- ly keen. Columbia has also entered the field with renewed determination to gain a place among the leaders this season as is evidenced by the engage- ment of two of the leading coaches of the country. With Billy Lush and An- dy Coakley in charge of the candidates there is reason to believe that New York University will be represented by a strong team. Both Lusk and Coakley have had many years experi- ence, both in professional haseball and as college coaches. Brown. The 1914 baseball team at Brown University will not be greatly strength- ened by material drawn from the freshman class, if the preliminary work in the cage can be depended up- on, The first call for candidates was answered by 25 freshmen and by 20 upperclassmen not previously on the *Varsity squad. Of last year's team, Captain Sasil, who joined the Beston Rsd Sox, Crow- thew who played with New Haven, Eayrs whe was with Pittsburgh, and Reilly who signed with Baltimore, are iost. There remalns as a nucleus Cram and Henry, pitchers, Andrews, first base, Pewhill, Dukette and Johnston to complete the infleid, with Babingten, Dike, Durgin and Captain Nash as outfielders. Harvard Crew Prospects, Hazvard crew authorities are much elated over the successful outcome of the negotiations with Coach Jim Wray ‘who recently signed a five year renew- al of his contract with the Cambrldge University. Although the terms were not-made public it is understood that Wray received the salary increase which he had requested. The Union Boat Club of Defroit stood ready to tive pitching | either Os- | i eugags Way had he faded fo-zeagh | feat. | Aictent in mathematics to figure this a satisfactory arrangement with Har- vard. The Harvard Crimson in an ed- itorial states: “Whatever may be said against the organization of college athletics to- day, athlotic success is one of the | factors of a university prestige. The undergraduate department of a univer- sity adds not only to its own standing | but to that of the whole institution to which it belongs, by a good name in the athletic world. Consequently there is cause for rejoicing to more than those primarily interested in Harvard athletic success in the assur- ance that Coach Wray will continue in charge of the crews for at least five vears to come. Victories from the arews of Yale in six out of eight years' | service, the swinging of rowing su- | premacy Cambridgeward, and a name for healthy sport, have so placed him that we must make glad that he is to keep on with his work.” PETER JACKSON THE KING OF THE PRIZE RING. To the Sporting Editor; I was great- ly amused at the utterance of Jim Corbett in the interesting article re- cently published in The Bulletin in which Le criticlzes the present crop o white hopes and tells how he fought the famous Peter Jackson to & stand- still, The men met in the ring at San Francisco, Cal, May 21, 1891, for a purse of $10,000, and after fighting 61 rounds, in four hours and three min- utes, the referee declared it no com- test, and the men were each given $3,- 500, with the privilege of fighting it oft at a later date for a purse of $7,500. Now there was an interesting inside history of this fizht which was wel known to sport followers of that day. ‘While training for this fight Jackson | was thrown from the back of a spirited horse, of which he was very fond, while | riding through the streets of San Francisco, and sprained his ankle so badly that his friends urged him to| seek a postponement of the fight. | Jackson, who regarded Corbett as an amateur, declined to take their advice, f and the wily Corbett,” having learned | Jackson's ring tactics perfectly, man- aged by his remarkable cleverness to | keep nimself from being badly pun- | ished by the great black. The sporting | press of those days criticized Corbett for not attempting to knock out his op- ponent, but the clever Jim had un- doubtedly too. great a respect for his | adversary to attempt the dnnge.rous' Shorily after this fight, Corbett came east and showed no incilnation to ac- cept the many challenges of Jackson, whose manager, Sam Fitzpatrick, at last said in & statement to the sport- ing press: “I don’t believe a pair of oxen could draw Corbett into a ring with Jackson again” Jim Kennedy, the great fight pro- moter of New York, said to me on one occaslon: “I believe Peter Jackson to be the greatest fighter in the world, and, if he were white, he would be the most popular fighter that ever lived.” Jackson, as_well as George Godfrey and George Dixon, were such clean fighters and so well behaved both in and out of the ring that the prejudice which now exists in the color line owing mainly to the conduct of Jack Johnson, was then almost unknown. At London, Eng., May 30, 1892, Jack- son _defeated the famous Franx Slavin in 10 rounds for a purse of $10,000. The London Sporting Life said of this battle: “There was more real fighting in those 10 rounds than was ever seen in a fight in England, and though Slavin was a strong favorite in the Dbetting and thought to be invincible, he was clearly outclassed in all re- spects, and there is probably no man living today who can defeat the great black in the ring. When Bob Fitzsimmons was trving to arrange his long sought for match with Corbett, he said: “I will fight any man in the world but Peter Jackson. He is my master!” Now to prove the assertion that Jackson was king of the ring, let us lance over a little ring history. On c. 19, 1837, Jake Kilrain fought a draw of 106 rounds with Jim Smith, champion of England, in France. July & 1889, at Richburg, Miss., John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in 78 rounds. At Hoboken, N. J, June 27, 1881, Frank Slavin defeated Jake Kilrain in nine rounds for a purse of $10,000. At London, Eng., May 30, 1892, Jack- son knocked out Slavin in 10 rounds and aiso defeated Jim Smith, the English champion, in two rounds, at London. A man does not need to be very pro- out, and yet Gentleman Jim says he fought him te a standstill. JOHN D. NOLAN. SPORTING NOTES. The New England league season will | open on April 29. Hach of the eight clubs will play 126 games. Infielder Finnegan of the Pittsflelds | has been sold to the Columbia, S. C., | team. He did not do very well with the stick for the Electrics last season. TLast Aprll Trainer Laforce of Pittsburgh declared he would not ask a dollar of pay if the Pirates failed to land the pemnant. He -collected every cent due him. The New Haven ball club will have grey road uniforms with blue trim- mings next season. It was time they relegated last vear's mud color kim- onas to the ash heap. ‘Waterbury boxing fans would like | to ses Joe Shugrue and Johnny Dun- | deo try conclusions again. They are pretty evenly matched Springfleld has signed Babington, a Brown University player who can play first base or the outfleld. He played with independent clubs in Massachu- seits before entering Brown. If Presijent Gilmore carries out his intentlon to degiare war on the big leagues theve wiil be seme fun, Looks as though there might be something doing before the birds sing in the spring. Christy Mathewson sure did come into the 1L ht. Big Six could get Some salary if Be would decide lo manage the Brookiyvn Feds. The ‘Wards would up a large sum to secure the popular player. If Manager Brown of the St. Loui eds and Evj | Infielder Finnegan to Columbla, S. C., | | work for the Naps in New Orleans. | player. 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Bronkie was for- merly with the Waterbury team. Manager Zeller of Pittsfleld has sold of the SBouth Atlantic league under an | optional agreement. Finnegan made e good start last season but slumped toward the close and ended with a batting average of .220, Guess Lee Fohl, the Waterbury man- ager, will be in fine shape when the season opens. He is dolng backstop ¥ohl intends doing the bulk of the ! catching for Waterbury this year, with King Brady as second string back- stop. Harry Wolter, former Yankee cen- ter felder, released to Los Angeles his winter, may quit the game as a | Wolter is coaching the Santa Clara college team on the coast and S0 far has refused to sign. Wolter is not satisfled with the terms the Angels have offered him. The players in the big leagues are busy going through their training stunts. back he will beat it down to Marlin, Tex., to take charge of the work there. Mac'is going to go right after the old pennant in the National league this vear from the start. The Bridgeport baseball ciub in- tends to secure a good second baseman from one of the big league clubs. Now that Buster Bowman has been sold to Troy the middle station is left vacant | bling away for the last 25 years. When Johnny McGraw gets | and as only two youngsters from the Providence city league will try out for the place, the management Tealized that something must be done. Four motorcycles have just been added to the police department of Springfieid, Ohio. _Fred Ames of Boston will arrive in New York this week to meet De Oro for a match to decide the world's champlonship in three cushion bili- jards, having left Denver _Saturday night. The matches will be played on March 10411 and 12, 50 points each night, a total of 150 points. Jesse Tannehill, the old lefthander, wants to end his baseball playing days with the club with which he started. | Twenty years ago Tannehill drifted into fast company from the Virginia league. Since then he has played in many parts of the country and in vari- ous leagues, big and small. The New York Rowing association organized by delegates from 18 boat- ing organizations of the greater ofty. Nine other associations are expected to seek membership, so that virtually ev- ery rowing organization of impor- tance within a radius of 30 miles of New York will be connected wilh the | movement. Half a hundred times or more within the last month Joe Tinker has been called the cause of the Federal league.” All of which makes Tinker's opinion as to “the cause of the Fed- eral league” highly interesting. Tink- er gives the credit—or the blame—to one Joe Vila, the dean of New York baseball writers, who has been scrib- = have learned how Ebberts and Herr- man happened to fix up that freak deal to send me to Brooklyn, says_Tinker. “This fellow Vila, during the National league meeting in New York in De- cember, went back and forth from Eb- bets to Herrman telling each how the other accused him of bluffing. Finally he got up their dander so much that they came together in a room in the hotel both roaring at about the same time: *“Pll show you who's bluffing.’ Ebbets signed to give $25,000 to Cin- cinnati for my release and Herrman signed to give me $10,000 of it. That's what set the siage for Ebbets to do his baby act in trying to sign me for next to nothing, and I jumped. Now is Vila the cause of the Federal legue or not? 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