The evening world. Newspaper, February 14, 1914, Page 6

PORTING ‘PAGE IN NEW YORK ~ LEAVES FROM THE SKETCH BOOK AT FEDERAL LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS topyright, 1914, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World). EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN Athletic , Stars ~ ; Meet Ta -Night 5 America’s grectest two-mile mass runners wiil clash to-night at Medicom Square Garden when the Irish-Amerieam Athletic Club holds its annual gamed Laweon Robertson, manager of the! has gathered together the five fastest tance men now in training. Abel Kiviat, Hannes Kol ‘William Kramer, Sidney Devanney. Besides this contest seventesa "h $F THE FEDERAL LEAGUE PLAYS FAIR WITH THE MEN #18 SURE TO GET BAC * (NG-OF THE FANS. ane “O'NEILL,” WHO WON Ri PROVED TO BE ‘The protest of the Presentation @i?. of Brooklyn, that a runner whe peted under the name of James of the Osanam Athletic Association no right to the honors he won is recent annual handicap road run ef Catholic Athletic League, was upheld . eague has one thing to depend tl jstrati mit “pCR, Oven If it starts its first big ve : tre cresting lant ane’ Te “Beeson Without a full list of famous! * , that a Ne of Olinski 6 fet oe weceene latter was to compete. Perdue, Boston Pitcher, to Join Giants; ‘ League | Mento Settle With Murphy y To-Day on.him as manager of the Brooklyn New York Club Wit Pay Cash] ington park’ grounas, "1% Wash for Star Twirler of Stallings’ Staff—Don’t Want Sweeney. nortan, Ne PE Wee EDERAL League affairs are com- ‘tag along with a rush. The new => TWKeR, AND WEEGHMAN OFF FOR.CHICAGO, imeide bascball politics and money last. The public doesn't el for the men who pull the wires polish the mahogany at the an- Meetings, The public is inter- in the men who play ball. If Federal League shows a dispo- ‘@ition to play fair with ite men it will a cal the strongest backing the fans @am give it, and everybody's best for success, A good baseball fs something of a popular hero. sombination of baseball magnates will repay loyalty as the loy- ’ of Chance, Tinker, Mordecai © Brown end Jobnny Evers has been Gov. Tener Calls Session ef Magnates to Straighten Out Tangle With Owner of Cubs. Willie Keeler May Lead Federal League Team to Be e Located i in Brooklyn No manager for the Brooklyn Fed team was named last night, but it was rumored that an offer had been |made to Bill Dahlen, formerly man- ager of the Dodgers. This could not be ae as ao is said ‘led considering an offer to manage a clul in the American Association. yras very happy. Ho feels sure that By Bozeman Bulger. by the owner of the Cubs will the amount of support tt de |Nod Jeanie ete Intimates That For- Gibbons won't fight unless he 8 much money as McFarland has fought many times pain New York. and has thoroughly record is quite different. to what popu- ool um ‘og Pegged bout ype only to mer Champion Slugger of Na- tional League Will Manage Invaders, ITH members of organised baseball using shock ab- sorbers and prepared for the ite boast of locating ington Park for two ew York, is now r & manager and players Brooklyn cl! bag] The appointment of a manager ips to be made during the next week, but Ned Hanion told the writer not to be surprised if Willie Keeler, the old- time Dodger, was put in charge acros the bridge. The outlaw offi- mevery clals declare that Brooklyn will re- was only strengthoned by it in the tenth is @ great boxer and a hard Dut if he thinks he's as much care fe McFarland in * ‘ae from rik thie ‘Gibbons is an advantage in weight, and whore record to date is free Gofeats, in taking a risk in heavier deserves to be paid for it. { HEN Gunbost Smith began fighting in California he was accused of having a “yellow ever did have such been no evidence of @ clever man in a me ‘the past past year or so, jun can a “yellow.” Fitssimmons ia he was # clover with big Bill 8) bout, Fitasimmon: e him stand and fight. pped Slavin in the seventh yg rma ryt become a great fighter until he went to There he learned how to confidence and pride in his made him one of the most ve and courageous fighters of Many cases success has given a courage that goes with ‘Man ts no bulldog, and his mere being made into a hmen, ten years if struck a blow on strange method of id the courage Uke heroes on the battlefield, | arma to which they were| |. But being punched waw|b#ck to see Gov. Tener or any one Aghter the peide. sik Tebele against co up ing bag. Fren: oe) would cry Bose. to ~ It was them. They ha: Oe ee they didn't understand ok at the Fronch fighters to-day, | taken up boxing with the enthusiasm in the world, and | quit in them. Gunner meets a man who can one of these days, probably, be writing stories ‘wonderful eneas he dis. gam be took the final “tei SWEENEY LOSES GECISION TO ALGER. | tee N. H, Feb. Cambridge won a penn | for that he had the ability t of it, if he had the solace himaelf with it that Bob Fitzsimmons, & fighter as ever lived, was An Austrajian it hes this to say about hting xer, out much hitting ability. In Mw} oelve many layers, but refuse to reveal their identity at this time, ‘With a manager and players yet to be named the Federal League has ar- ranged all other details for its inv sion of this etal’ the og a the enlist ment of capi ig of Wash- ington Park and my Tetting out of . | Dlanw bod @ steel and concrete grand- stand to seat 18,000. President James A. Gilmore of th fh | Federals showed Wail Street's mag. bomen ng new when he ai ranged for the launching of a team in Brooklyn in exactly seven Fa His official plans named Rol B, Ward, millionaire boker J President of the new club; Walter Ward, Treas- urer; George 8. Ward in some \of- ficial capacity and John M, Ward, former manager of the Giants, to be busin manager. John M. Ward in no relation to the other family of Wards, which will control all stock of the club, According to President Gilmore's announcement, work on a ateel and concrete stadium will begin at once and they will be completed S th for the Fede League’ pening around April 15, Telling of the for. mation of the Brooklyn team Gilmore said that the Gould millions were in no w identified with the project. ‘ard family, he stated, would assume full financial responsibility. Playing dates for the Brooklyn team would be fixed at Baltimore during i it month, * res President Gilmore, after expl: Haase ries , | would probabl the transfer of the Toronto fra! to Brooklyn, sald he had held an one tion on old Washington Park’ for two Says He Will Go Into Cer if National League Tq Away Players, CHICAGO, Feb. 14, 'm going at- ter Ban Johnaon tu-day for conspiracy and slander,” said Charley Mur- phy last night. “I am not going else and I will go to court and pro- | tect myself if Perdue and Sweeney are not turned over to the Cubs, “I'm speaking calmly and dispaa+ sionately. The Cubs are not for sale, I'm not going to get out of baseball, I'm going to protect my rights if it breaks up organized baseball, the National League and every other organization connected with It, “Ban Johnson in an undesirable person an far as baseball in co ned. Not only will he not take ra or any other player from me, but I'm going to put Johnson out of | baseball. Johnson has been unfaith- ful to Comiskey while ‘Commy’ He didn't pro protected ect Co- ritorial rights against She hem = for a, but that he consummated the actual deal in seyen days. Just week ago the Federal League presi- dent through mutual friends met Rob- ert Ward in Toronto, Mr. Ward, an old baseball fan himself, became greatly interested in .ue plan un- folded by Gilmore. Rapid fire deal- ing soon brought matters to a head and Robert Ward decided to estab- lish a club in the new circuit and wing his brother and young nephew with him, Assured of financial sup- port, President Gilmore the lease on the Brooklyn grow signed just ntl Leoditaed Laat dt en betes an- cement was made to papers, Mr. Ward said he had always been exceedingly fond of the nee port. At one time, many years : ie in Pittabur. was very in imistic of success and that he planned to start his club on a big scale. Before introducing the Ward fam- ily, President Gilmore called on Dave Fults to tell how the Players’ Fra. ternity regarded the Federal League. President Fults first denied a state- ment of Garry Herrmann’s that he sald that all players who jumped to; the outlaws should be black-liated by | the fraternity. Mr. Fults said that the Federal League had not been rec- of players jumping from organised ball to the Federal League until the rt of the ball season, when the ct status of sach man could be determined. Mr. Fults stated his fra- ternity would suspend players who Jumped or violated the reserve clause in_their contrac Mr. Fults also declared that the Federals were not protected by the Players’ Fraternity, but President | Gilmore assured him that’ the league ask protection in two or three months, President Gilmore admitted that Federal contracts contained reserve clauses, but explained that they were legal, inasmuch as the player was promised a five per cent. increase in salary each year, Mr. Gilmore stated that the contracts were patterned after the decision of the Pennsylvania court which settled the Lajole form of contract many years ago. Before his audience irted the outlaw ex- ecutive invited all hands to the one ing game across th ridge an reiterated his belief that the Fecaral League would be a big sticcess this year, Ed. Sweeney, the Highlanders ed with the catcher, has not yet ali invaders. President Gilmore said he wanted a 16,000 with money placed in the bank forehand, which the new organisa- tion refused to do. Murphy Calls Johnson “Big Dub’’ And Will Briag. ‘Suit for Slander ds ne written aj t ui a to uphold my ly." Perdue . and ay: rt ote With ‘the. Cub Cube ie joesn’t burn down all ne Raion in this country. $100,000 or $200,000. “Neither Ban Johnson nor the Na- tional Commission can take Evers away from me. If that were possible the commit: take Zimme! all my wouldn't wouldn't be hat"——- and pl ngril nei 4 his seer and held it at arm’ jen ion would have power to n, Arol Cheney and players away. be M My park residence arto ‘going to ‘ue Ban Johnson for | slander and Sanagireey: if It costes me I'm going to put him out of T'm saying thia calmly and diepanaions | tely, as you will notice.” "If that big dub bad come back on the same train with me I would have mone to the mat with him. ne foregoing intervi: ered within ten minut phy ntepped off the train. ——— thaw is From Ki Boldier Jobnny Shaw of Fort Hamilton outpointdd Fred Kiebler of Newark ina fgut ten-round bout at the Kast New York A. C. of Brooklyn last night. three-year contract of): Mgoing to sue Ban Johnson nd Aly Me THREE RADICAL -G WAC iN GECRET SESSION. CHANGES IN. THE_BASEBALL RULES. was permitted to put his hands on the Another improvement in the rules over after the umpire had been hit by should drop the ball accidentally a bal! to be left to the discretion of the umpire, If a ball catches in the screen back of bases. New Yorker agro Mexican of Running Out of a Return Match—Ritchie-Murphy Bout April 17. By John Pollock. ISGUBTED with the way Joe Rivera crawled out of his pro- posed fight with him at Vernon, Cal, on Feb. 28, and the announce- ment from Danny Morgan that Jack Britton would not be able to meet him at mecurer® ® _ before April } na with, nile ‘brotnse manaaen an is brot ro ‘Wallach, Los Angeles ee} Before leav! he| that after he had knock: me Nadereon he was more confident than hat Rivers would not go through with his match with bim because the Mexican feared defeat, Jimmy Coffroth has definite); lected Friday evening, April 17, the fight between Wil Ntchie and San Francisco. to this date after Cof- consented to permit him ten-round bout with Milwaukee on March for Tommy Murphy in Ritchie froth hi to en Ad Abe Attell, whose contest Aer) Johnny Kilbane 3 M2 Franciaco bas fallen through, signed articles of agreement calling for him to meet Knockout Mars of Cincinnati in a ten- Fev Fone in the latter city March 122 pounds, weigh 4 at the ring aide. | Ten clubs hold boxing shows to- night. At Fairmont A. C., Young Brown va. Johnny Harvey, Brown Gym A. A. Walter Hennessy vs. ‘Teddy Hubba. Atlantic Garden A. doe Cal ve. Harry Ciena. Shar! C., Dick Peters vs. 8. D. irving A. in the playing rules that will ve govern baseball wherever it te potlats The Federal League is expected to abide by the changes just the same as the so-called “ ball” teams. Probably the most important change ts the one that will prevent the coacher at third base from stopping or holding up a runner. If the coacher puts his hands on the runner the latter is out. Under the old rules the coacher rganised base- runner, fa that the coacher can encourage the batter, runner, or, in fact, anybody on his own side. In the old way the umpire used to rule against a coacher shouting to the batte: lates that ff an umpire ts hit by @ ball on fair ground, play continues just the same as though nothing happened. Last year the batter was often sent to hit Another change atipu- the batted ball. It is also ruled that a pitcher can deliver the ball without danger of having a balk called on him as long as either foot is back of or on the pitcher's plate. Now, even if a pitcher ik i# called on him, Such matters used ‘When a player knocks @ home run over the fence he must touch every base. If an attempt is made to hinder the catcher from throwing, the batter only is out, and not the runner also, if Le is nailed. The runner gets two bases if @ fielder throws up his glove, cap or the like to stop the progress of the ball. the bat the runners can only take two Leach Cross Coming Home; Rivers A Afraid to Meet Him Brooklyn, Fred Fritts vs. J. Connors. Broadway Sporting Club, Brooklyn, Joe Coster vs, Patsey’ Callahan, Queensboro A. C., Long Island City, Jack Hanson vs. Al. Thomas. Dexter Park A. one Brooklyn, Tommy Pur- cell vs, Charlie Barry. Joe Rivers, whe is a “speed bug” with bis automobile, had @ close PH fi being taken to jail for violating the speed law in Los Angeles. Judge fined him $25 and sentenced him to thirty days in jail. A sheriff was about to take Rivers away when friends induced the Judge to suspend the jail sentence. Gilbert Gallant, the Boston fighter mo made good in his first battle in Francisco by boxing a draw with Frankie Burns of California, matched for another contest there. His opponent will be Johnny McCar. thy, the San Francisco oneretant, | They will Oght on Feb. Details for the ten-' roeea 4 tween Joe "Kid" Kansas, ant. weight, of Buffalo, oe Charley of Chicago, have finally been pleted. They will battle before the Queensboro A. C. of Buffalo, Lf = on La Oe 17, Jimmy Duffy is too ill to mee! 2°. Tommy Murphy, who has been out in San Franclaco waiting for the chance to fight Willie Ritchie, will leave Frisco on Tuesday for New York, as he has grown tired of the stage life. When Jimmy Dunn, managey of Johnny Kilbane, the champion feath- erweight, was asked recently if he of accepting for Kilbane to doubled his offer Mike Gibbons, whose match with Packey McFarland . the Garden oft, will Journey over to of wi pata d t and meet Kid Graves |newed, and when an agreement is | Will be on @ cash basis, \ready has a star mi THOUGH all details have not been agreed upon, it was prac- tleally decided at an early hour to-day that Hub Perdue, one of the star pitchers of the Boston Braves, is to become the property of the Giants. It the deal Loy easeuen, the consid- eration hadegpthog Manager 81 ings had @ long con- tere, with Secre! John Foster nd Harry N. Hemp@ead, preside! of the Giants, last night, and tried to get @ player in exchange, but New York had no player to offer that Stall- ings thought could be of service to Boston. Negotiations have been re- reached, probably thia afternoon, it onsen. ee other Boston player in ee mix-up occasioned by the Evers - Murphy - Gaffn: affair, Will also be sold by the Ti ves. Sev- eral clubs are making bids for him. Sweeney is not wanted by the New York club, as there is no place for him in the infield. Sweeney is not a good third base: and McGraw in Larry Doyle at second. The sale of these two players, which is said to be practically upon the order of the National League of Directors, is to make up the $20,000 which Evers says was paid him as bonus for signing with Boston and not jumping to the Federal ‘League. TENER WILL NOT STAND FOR ANTICS OF MURPHY. In the mean time Charles Wane Murphy has just lit in Chicago, {a wondering what struck him. rey - cording to the way it looked early to- | day, he is to get nothing in exchange for Evers, while the rest of the clubs | will profit. A winner in Boston, it is | believed, will fe of enough financial | advantage to the League to offset th loss that is certain in Chicago on account of Murphy’s treatment of Evers, The ire of the magnates is now thoroughly aroused, and every- body wants to take a poke at Charley. Gov. Tener, who arrived early last ‘The | the boot of night response to an urgent call, says the affair between the Leagu: and bla tong ‘will be “ironed out to the eatiafaction of all concerned.” In other words, the Governor intimated that Murphy, after being made ee wee the error of his way, would be re- [ety Hg a o earan Os coares | ba +e o rope! e did tose it away himself. At the same time he will be made to feel strongly Hey hes cana waded Coabby nly han jul Charite one swift ki! It te evident that “Gov, Tener has made up his mind to run the National League with an iron hand. He will not stand for the antica of Murphy {that the Federais w a club in Greater ized strengthen the Dodgers. done by Charley lowed to buy Dick Egan of the Cin- cinnati club for cash, excellent inflelder and two yoars ago was considered by Clark Griffith good enough to supplant Miller Huggins. He will fl) in the gap made by the release of Fisher and the failure to get Tinker, Wilbert Robinson is now hapby. His team, he says, is com- plete. ball claim Players’ Fraternity will not permit that organization to protect players in an outlaw league. Herrman and the Governor had a conference over the matter late iast night and Fultz will probably be sent for to- day. The Governor leaves for Wash- ington this afternoon, Jim Gaffney went home last night for the first good rest he has had since the meeting began. ' 0 the Sporting Ba Which te hig! full house or a atreienet A full house. To the Sporting Editor: In what round did Jack Johnson knock out Jim Jeffries for rea title? | To the Sporting Editor: _Will_ you _ki1 kindly let me know what Saratoga to SARATOGA, N, Y., Feb. 14.—Citizens at Saratoga are so anxious to have s racing rae at the Spa that Faising @ fund of ria he a ACT LAN, Spring 8 eltleenn ot Baratoga told the directora of the they woul ip to it iP the tra trace would o] ussrine’ iiberaily to the fund, and men- tioned if that have kept the preanination in hot water for the last six years. ‘The Governor, out of deference to a would say is) nothing against Murphy, but his ac- “It is my purpose to see Players in the National “Teague re- ceive fair treatment at the hands of the club owners,” said the Governor, “and that is why we saw that the contract of Johnny Evers was made good. He is a valuable player and a perfect little gentlieman—just the kind of players that we want in our league. PERDUE WILL BE BIG BOOST FOR PITCHING 8STAF! The strengthen the y. He has always been considered one of the best pitchers in the league. At the same time the acquisition of Evers by the Braves gives them a chance at the pennant. If Stallings should at in landing his club up in the race, Evers will get more money than a ra on the face of ry thet 1d was pass ioe Mt aid did mot amount to more than : He has a club now that will be up in | t “Fro: Bosom | The moment rumors vegan to fly | players + pull of pepe he wot sight Players will be full of pep. ad ead or, put oor pa not tremble at the baseball stepped out to | von “lube as the Glanta, Bome of the magnates who listened to the speeches of Johnny Evers and ; Charley Murphy as they explained | tangie, This was Ebbets being al- Egan is a0 | the opposite sides of the Cub way that an outsider would have thought Evers the magnate aad Mur-| | phy the players. As a speaker Johnny was cool, deliberate and clear while Murphy got very much excited. George Stallings complaint to the ne: he had several entries in the boi show and got two ribbons without any of us having given hi ma rumble. George was disguised in evenin clothes during the show and the probably thought him one of , modest millionaires who when’, smoked out show a bank roll’ that, would choke the subway. Besides” that baseball report are not al-~ lowed to go to the horse show. George should hi exhibited hi ery steeds at the six-day bicycle race to get a rumble, The magnates of o: ized base- at the constitution of the Mr. \ And Jim ootball team Eckersall played nr University of Chicago; quarterbaele To the Sporting Editor: Where were Packey McFarland Gunboat Smith porn? MR, Ton MoFerland was born in Chi Nov. 1, 1888, Smith was born near |, Minn, May 8, i . To ste ‘Sporting Editor: ‘here can I address the Y. A. and also what are the inns oe ce to this association? L. @, ress Secretary, Lexin: rect for 1, Do you know of any exercise ‘will broaden the shoulders? . Fleming and Johan Titans ‘tee to be 1, Ji H moO af 3 rin @ poker game, & HERMAN. Fifteenth round. Raise $10,000 For Racing id_Ninety-second particulare. ‘To the Sporting Editor: ue Eoactymucht ait 1 qetae vy weight divis! day is the match betw this summer now now ously enpaees | 6 10,000 to hel} gymnasium, 2 2 among the “whl eet for Fleminy Ciel ki caernel ae in ratoga Racing Association that|/ mo matoh h: Help to Anance the meeting mn. Hach member mittee that they would ther men of the vase Leeda bala yds Meer ed over to the sencnies 000. ents drop, in, the yalue of the fund contribu: that all Sa Sst season, Commercial Honesty! Both the dealer and the consumer can now get exactly what they pay for. Commercial honesty means something _ these days. One practicable guaranteeof commercial | honesty is the NomRefillable Bottle—the °: invention that protects an honest whiskey —Wilson—real Wilson. ! That's Allt : (i