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BASEBALL RULES
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SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
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III TOME
Tinker SquabbHe Proves That
Head of Club Has Right to
Complete Deals.
Bv Frank O. Monk**.
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president of a hall rlub has full P r > ' •
to trad*. sell or buy a plaver and thai
his actions. in this respect, can no; Em
repudiated by the directors of a cluh
It also ha* shown that the Uinrin
natl club direi^ors are vacillating
parsons, that thev Interpret the rule?
of the National League only as the;,
tend to serve the best Interest* of the
Cincinnati club.
The rules of the National League
are clearly defined oii the point of
who has final and full power to nog--
tlate for players. That person is the
president and the president alone
The National league rules take It for
granted that the provident of a club
!s empowered by t hue directors to act
for them, and that all h!s act* are
binding upon them
Practically the same C incinnati club
directors who canceled the agreement
made by Herrmann, declaring that his
actions had to he ratified by the dl
rectors before t hey were Anal and
binding. assumed a different attitude
In 1910
• • •
AT that time Manager Dooln, of the
‘ * Phillies, entered into a deal with
C,firry Herrmann involving the e>
chance of seven player* when Pres
ldent Fog*!, of the Phillies, heard of
the deal he ordered it canceled, de
claring; that Dooln had no authority
to make It
And how the Cincinnati people did
roar! They insisted that Dooln did
have the power; that the deal was
legal and binding They insisted that
a manager’s acts did not have to he
ratified by either the president or the
directors They carried their protest
against the cancellation of the deal
up to league President Lynch, who
correctly interpreted the rules, de
cided 1n favor of Philadelphia, stating
tnat Dooln had no right to make such
a deal, and tha^ Fogel alone had the
power
• • •
L IFE has lost about all its sweet
news for the St. Louis (Cardinal
fans It was hard enough for them
to endure the blow dealt them when
the selling of liquid refreshments was
abolished at the park hut the sale of
Ed Konetchv to the Pirates Is a
crushing blow*. What charms will i
beer-leas and Konetch.v-less hall park
have for them henceforth?
• » •
ANDY CARNF?<HE ought not to
** overlook Billy Gibson, fight pro
moter, when he hands out the next
hunch of hero medals. Gibson de
serves one. for he is attempting what
no other man In the world would try
He's trying to And. through process
of elimination, a real, regular "white
hope' a man who can put tip a bat
tle a la Messrs Sullivan, Corbett,
Fltaalmmona and Jeffries
“1 won’t die happy unless I do. '
mvi Gibson
Gibson » a pretty nice fellow, and It
seems a shame that he ll he unhappy
and miserable when it comes time for
him to make an earthly exit.
COACH TO GET RAISE
TOW A CITY. IOWA. Dec 22 The
lews Athletic Board has voted Coach
J**»e B Hawley a substantial raise in
*alar\ for the coming season and ap
pointed a committee to proceed at once
with- the drawing up of a contract to
he offered him.
NO CHANGE IN UMPIRES.
PITTSBURG. Dec 22.—There will be
tin change In the staff of umpires ac
cording to John K Tener. president of
the National League. He said the best
managers hod told him the present
itaff is as good as could he found
BRITONS PLAN CHANGES.
CHICAGO, Dec. 212 While the Ameri
cans are standing pat on their 1918 te
nls rules, the Britons are planning to
make some radical changes Also, they
want the International tennis rules f<
1914 changed
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HU ’AGO, ILL.. Dec. 22. -Doc
While, veteran White Sox
hurler and until recently one
of the most effective pitchers on ihe
South Side organization, to-day is
wending hie wir westward, where he«
will take up Ins new berth. White
is heading for Venice, CaJ . where ne
will be seen in uniform next season,
and for several seasons thereafter.
Herb is "Doc’s" farewell.
"I would consider it a favor if you
can And space in your columns to
publish these few lines that I may
express to the Chicago public my
gratitude for their part of my suc
cess during mv baseball career In this
good old town
“Father Time lias crooked his tin
ker and has beckoned me to come
from m> berth as major leaguer to
the 'brush' to make my home
Ten years and more I’ve struggled,
fought and toiled and tried my best to
win for (’6mmy and the fans, who'va
always stood the test, supporting me
when I was had' and giving me their
aid when 'Take him out’ Is probably
what they fain would have said. It’s
hard to leave m.v friends and pals,
who’ve been so kind and true The
thought of going chokes me up and
really makes me blue.
"Through future years Pll thank
you. fans, for what you’ve been to me
You’ve been my judge and jury, and,
I say *1t gratefully, it's to you 1 owe
what small success I may have had,
for you’ve encouraged me although
my work at times was sad The play
ers realize what It means to have ths
fan’s good will; It helps a man to
hear the rooters' voices, loud ami
shrill. You’ve stuck to me through
all and helped me capture many a
game you've not found fault when
I was licked, but cheered me Just the
same.
"You’ve urged me on to better
work by sticking dav by day, not
knowing, perhaps, how much !t
meant; hut 1 Just wish to say I'd
love to grasp you by the hand and
tell you, pne bv one. how grateful to
you all I am, now that my work *s
done.
To Commv and the boys T wish
success* In years to come, and that
they’ll lick the Cubs each year I
gums that’s wishing some."
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B,v W. S. Farnsworth.
-'REDD1K WELSH, the Knglish
lightweight champion. and
Frank Whitney, the Fighting
Carpenter, are going to open the 1914
boxing season in Atlanta, when, on
the evening of January 6, they will
tie up in a 10-round session.
Our genial friend. Count Lou Cas
tro, has decided that the time is ripe
for another mill, and I guess he is
right The l»oxlng fans seem to be all
ke>ed up for a scrap; and in Welsh
and Whltnev they ought to witness a
• •iking mill.
W HIT N KY npftrts no i
in Atlanta. He has
itrod notion
been tried
time and again and never found
wanting He has fought Jake Abel.
Battling Nelson, Charley White and
a dozen other tough ones within the
boundary lines of the Gate City and
always gave satisfaction. True, he
didn’t beat White, but he gave the
clever and hard-hitting Chicago boy
the hardest kind of a scrap.
Frank has never been in a slbw
bout In Atlanta. You have got to
hand it to this lad for making the
other fellow travel. If his opponent
wants to box, then Frank will box.
if said opposition desires to stand toe
to toe. then Prank accommodates.
lie always gives the fans a run for
their money.
A xn
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hampion of England Welsh. He
started battling way back in 1905. His
debut ended with his opponent tak
ing a big sleep in the third round.
Since then Freddie lias fouglu fully
100 fights, and only twice was the de
cision against him.
Packer McFarland was handed the
verdict over him But the bout was
in Milwaukee, where McFarland was
exceedingly popular until he fought
Jack Rritton the other night. After
that Welsh met McFarland twice,
once In a 25-rounder in Los Angeles
and again in a 20-rounder in England.
Both sera pa were declared even.
Matt Wells earned the decision over
Welsh for the English title in 1911,
hut Freddie reversed matters and won
1*8 a the crow n in 1912.
Just iook over the following list of
some of the men that Welsh has
fought:
Eddie Fox. Jimmy Dunn. Tommy
Felt/.. Tommy Love. Frank Carsey,
Jimmy Devine. Matty Baldwin, Billy
Glover, Young Eri#»\ Willie Moody,
Tim Callahan, Seaman Hayes, Young
Josephs. Willie Fitzgerald, Dave
Deshlcr, Maurice Sayers. Charley
Neary, Paokey McFarland. Phil
Brock, Abe At tell, Harry Trendall,
George Memsic, Ray Bronson. Young
Donohue, Johnny Frayne, Jack (Good
man, Henr> Piet, Johnny Summers.
Matt Wells. Pal Moore, Willie Ritchie,
Jimmy Duffy. Jack l^angdon. Grover
Hayes, Young Saylor and dozens
more.
\U KLSH gave Willie
** merry trimming in
Ritchie a
i 20-round
go in Los Angeles just two years ago.
And Willie can’t see Welsh at all
these days. Only a few months back
Welsh and Ritchie were to meet in
Vancouver. Both men were on the
ground, trained to the minute, and at
last Welsh thought he was going to
get a crack at the American title, but,
alas—
Ritchie found a way out
He claimed that he had been out-
talked uf $500 by the promoters and
he immediately caught the first train
leaving the Canadian town.
It was a case of chilled pedals of
the lowest degree.
n • •
\V T ELSH is now after Ri\chic again,
' * but Willie is going to take on
Tommy Murphy. However. Freddie
says he will stick after the American
title holder until he corners him.
In the meantime the feuropean
champion is going to tour the South.
On New Year’s Day he will meet
Johnny Dundee in New Orleans, im
mediately after that scrap he will set
sail for Atlanta to
battle with Whitney.
prepare for his
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wish to congratulate Count
astro on starting off thp win-
corking bout
Carrigan Will Be
Only Playing Leader
BOSTON. Dec. 26.—Bill Carrigan will
be the only playing manager in the
American league next season. Six of
the other seven teams will be handled
from the bench by former players in
uniform, allowing* them to visit the
coaching lines Connie, how r ever, wriM
differ from all his rivals In this respect
It has hren many years since Connie
donned a uniform, and yet he has been
by far the most successful of the lot.
TUTHILL IS OUT AGAIN.
WEST POINT, N. Y.. Dec 22. Harry
Tuthill, trainer of the Detroit Ameri
can league baseball club, and more re
cently of the victorious Army football
team, left here for his home In Detroit
yesterday. Tuthill has been confined to
the hospital here since the day after
the Army-Navy football game.
MACKMEN TO PLAY PENN.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22.—Connie
Mack, of the American League Baseball
Club, announced to-day that he had
arranged to play two games with the
University of Pennsylvania team next
spring. The games will be played at
Snibt Park on March 30 and 31.
JOHN HENRY TO COACH.
AMHERST. MASS.. Dec. 22—John
Henry, catcher of the Washington
team, of the American League, has been
appointed coach of the Amherst hockey
team. Henry, who was graduated from
Amherst in 1910. was prominent as a
hockey player while at college
PERRY IN MOTORCYCLE RACE.
URBANA. ILL. Dec. 22.— Robert A.
Terry, the Illinois freshman motorcy
clist. who holds the dirt tra>1^ record
for a mile on the old ludmnapolis
Speedway, yesterday entered the 300-
mile race at Savannah. Ua , on Christ
mas Day
Tinker’s Demands
Are'‘Unreasonable,”
Declares Robinson
CHICAGO. Dec 22 The salary Joe
Tinker demands from the Brooklyn Na
tionals was termed unreasonable yester
day by Wilbert Robinson, manager of
the club, in a long-distance telephone
conversation. Robinson went to Indian
apolis to meet Tinker, w ho was not cer
tain the Brooklyn manager would be
there, and so did not leave Chicago.
Robinson immediately got into com
munication w r ith Tinker here. After the
talk Tinker said he believed the differ
ences between himself and the Brooklyn
club could be adjusted despite the at
titude of the cluh toward his salary
request.
"Robinson told tne the $10,000 bonus
was mine as soon as T signed. and
wanted to know the salary I expected."
Tinker said. " ’Unreasonable,’ he re
plied. when I told him. He promised to
think it over."
Tinker would not name the salary
figures, but some time ago lie said that
$7,500 would be satisfactory lie said
he expected to meet Charles Ebbets,
president of the Brooklyn club, before
tong.
Pratt Resigns From
Players’ Fraternity
ST. LOTTS, Dec. 22.—Derrill Fratt,
second sacker of the Browns, has re
signed as his club's representative in
the Players' Fraternity.
Unpleasant notoriety during the fall
series, when he was accused of having
divulged the secrets of the association,
is the reason given for his resignation.
There may be other causes. He ex
plained his action thus:
"Uncomplimentary and unfounded
things were said about me last October
when I was accused of telling the se
crets of the Players’ Fraternity. Of
course these reports were untrue, but
for the good of the Players’ Union I am
going to resign. I have the fraternity’s
good will at heart, and w’ill do all I can
for Dave Fultz's organization.
By O. B. Keeler.
N a sport page of The Sunday
American there was a big pic
ture of Nicholas Alt rock and
a little story of how the once great
southpaw was shoving lumber in a
yard near the White Sox ball park
In Chicago, the scene of many of his
past triumphs.
As I read that story T thought of
old Nick’s grand performance of 1906,
when he faced the Cubs and the
peerless Miner Brown, and set them
down in the first game of the world’s
series—and pricked the bubble of
their confidence and virtually won
the championship of the world for
the “Hitless Wonders."
And then 1 thought of the last
great game old Nick ever pitched, or
ever will pitch. I’m afraid.
I saw him pitch that game. This
is ‘a little story about it.
• • •
IT was In the early summer of 1912,
* in Minneapolis. Nick was pitch
ing for the Kansas City Blues, of the
American Association. He had not
shown much stuff since he left the
American League a couple of years
i ,»re, and had knocked about In the
big minor league until Dan Shay
picked him up In 19II. Carr took
over the Blues in 1912 and regarded
Nick as a valuable veteran, though
he knew the old fellow was nearly
done.
Well, T was traveling with the Blues
as war correspondent for-The Kansas
City Star, and we set out for the first
Northern invasion of the year, In
May. 1 think it was.
T have since thought It was rather
odd— in fact, I thought it w r as odd at
the time, for Nick wasn’t in the
habit of talking much about himself.
But along about the time the porter
started making up the beds. Nick
came along to my section and sat
i down and began to talk.
* • *
N 'ICK told me the stor yof his life.
He told me the story of sixteen
years in professional baseball; the
first tryout; the failure; the partial
success: the tougli luck; the hard
times; the dawn of fortune; the first
“regular job;” the prosperous times
in the big show.
And then Nick told me about that
great series of 1906; how he beat
Mordecai Brown the first day; how
he pitched out a heart-breaking
struggle against the three-fingered
wonder on their next start—0 to 0.
inning after inning, until Hahn, of
the Sox. misjudged a long, high flv.
"T pitched Brownie the game of his
life," Nick said, with a queer, wry
grin on his rugged, homely fare. "And
if Hahn had caught that fly Ud been
pitching him yet, I reckon!"
* * •
W ELL. Nick told me all about it,
and if it wasn’t very literary, it
caught up in force and smashing
metaphor. And some way I felt pret
ty solemn, listening there In the dark
ening Pullman to the life-story of
the grand old southpaw' who was far
along on the dun-colored back trail.
* * •
N ICK was sort of sheepish about it
as he finished. He sat silent a mo
ment; theft he got up abruptly and
slapped me on the shoulder
“Gee,” he said, with an embar
rassed sort of laugh, “T haven’t talked
so much about myself in the last ten
years. But l kind of felt like loosen
ing up. you know, and—aw, well-
good- night! ”
I * * *
VTEXT day we opened in Minne-
| ^ apolis. and Carr elected Old Nick
j Altrock to pitch the first game against
! the Champion Millers of Joe Can-
i tillon.
• • •
THEY were a hard-hitting bunch of
* veterans, those Millers, chain-
piqns the last two years, and cham
pions again that season, by the way.
Claude Rossman, the two Delehantys,
“Gavvy” Cravath, now the home-run
hitter of the Phillies. Hobe Ferris,
Otis Clymer—oh. they could hit, those
Millers!
But they faced their master’s hand
that bright May .afternoon, in the new
ROWING CREWS BREAK RECORD.
MADISON. WIS., Dec. 22.—Crews of
the University of Wisconsin broke all
rowing records at this institution when
they completed 220 miles of rowing for
the fall season. This is 80 miles more
than was rowed in any other fall
FIGHTER DIES.
LONDON. Dec. 22.—Jimmy Burrows,
the lightweight boxer, died here after a
bout with George Freeman, at the Ju
dean Athletic Club. In the sixth round
| Burrows was pressing Freeman hard
j when he suddenly collapsed and fell.
' Efforts to revive him faded.
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Minneapolis ball park; their mas
ter's whip cracked, and they jumped
through, rolled over, and played dead.
0 * •
T N a fairly comprehensive term of
1 service, I never have been privi
leged to see a regular no-hit, no-run
game. It wasn’t in my luck, It seems
But that last good game that old
Nick Altrock pitched.will do very well
to keep me from mourning my lim
ited allotment.
In nine full innings, precisely 27
Millers walked from the bench to the
plate. Twenty-five of them walked
back to the bench. One Miller reach
ed first on a single; one drew a base
on balls; both died stealing.
One flv ball was caught in the out-
field. The other Millers went softly
out on gentle grounders, pop-up flies,
or on jumping, darting third strikes.
When that game was over, I real
ized that I had seen a game in which
an absolute mastery of pitching arm
and brain had been shown. The other
^ight Blues might as well hav* been
high school players. There wasn’t a
hard fielding chance in the gam*.
On the other side, the Blues made
three runs for Nick, all in one ex
plosive Inning. That was three time*
as many as he needed. No team on
earth would have hit Nick Altrock
that day.
• * *
\\IEJLL, that wag Nick's last good
game—the last sparkle of th«
falling flame of a great pitching
genius.
Three days later. 1n Rt. Paul. Nick
pitched again, and was found for a
dozen sounding blows, though th»
Rlues, pounding even harder, pulled
him in a winner.
He did not win another game, and
in a month he was given an uncondi
tional release. going promptly to
(’lark Griffith at Washington to make
sport for the fans by his clowniso
antics on the coaching lir-es.
* * *
LJ T T do not remember Nick as a
clown, though he undoubtedly was
one of the funniest men in baseball.
T recall Nick n° the serious narrator
a long, hard, adventurous baseball
life.
And T recall him as a rrim. cold
and dominant figure, Mastering with
the final flash of his failing arm the
slugging champions of Joe Cantillon
and pitching the best game of ball T
ever saw—and the last good game of
a truly great slabman.
YALE ARRANGING DATES.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. Dec. 22
While the Yale football schedule will
n T °t be formally announced until aft^r
New Year’s, it was learned last night
that all the games but one have been
tentatively decided upon The schedule
includes: University of'Maine Lehigh
VVashington and .Jefferson. University
Virginia. Colgate, Brown, Princeton and
Harvard. All of the games except that
of Princeton will be played here.
MACKMEN WANT “BUZZ.”
LOUISVILLE. KY.. Dec 22.—Thee
dore Br/.ozowski, a locaj serno-pro south
paw pitcher has been offered a con
tract by Connie Mack, manager of the
Philadelphia Athletics “Buzz." p c he
is called, pitched a no-hft game at Csi -
roliton. Ky., against New Castle last
summer
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