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Griffith Does Not Expect to Lose a Player to the Federal League
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AUSTRALASIAN TENNIS TEAM.
Wilding. Brooks. Dun'op and Doust
May Play for Davis Cup.
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|)<-t'uluiion i' t*-nms circles Ttt
tf.< t'or'iiUtio:. <ji xi.
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- nerallj' \ ud t:iut tlie tt-uni
? ?risist ?. Wi'dniK. Brooktsf. Diinlop
t>" j?c. but tl??- r ??f pitying i
r- itnt vi'ii' :i i- fu; nisi :ng -riaterial
'. 'Ming, Brookes ;.ud I>o^^i ti?p< ar to
' ? stronsest conibwmtioti In Mnsl?;s.
? it ti."- material for the doublo t< am is
varied that no conMwn'an can be
? .tn.td .i> a r?-aj?oliable certainty.
? yet* ob.- r rvcrs- of tennis ure inclined
rIn bi litf tu;ii lirooki >. \% tio will prob
j captain the teau'. ;nay decide to
)>:i s th> doubl-.s :-j th? youageT mem.
*? of the team
In t Is event. Wilding and Doust v. >uld
" Jitn the most formidable pair. Jn w'in
uriK the covered court ciiampiouship last
s'.irin^r tin? gave an impressive exhibi
i in of team tenuis combined ith eon
I rot and endurance.
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AFTER HEAVYWEIGHT
IN GREAT BRITAIN
-VKW YORK. December 'K
An American who returard on
tke f ampaala yeaterday naya
EiKlaad la deterBaiaed to tiad a
a<H*d heavy** eight boxer. The
Dally Sketch aad Sportlas '
t'hrualele have uadertakea the
taak. Theae paper* are pattlag
up 92&.U0U for the beat heavy
welaht boxer la Kaclaad, Scot
laad. Irelaad aad Walea. The
evadlttoBM are that aay aaaa i
who haa sot hub bio re thaa flu
la a boxlafc eoateat may eater for
the priae. There la to be a aerlea
of eoateata aad they are to be
dHlded up aa follows: Twelve
lu Ku<ilaati. Kb Ib *?'??tlnnU, four
la Irelaad and two la Walea. The
beat maa developed in to Maht
CarpeBtler for the Hrltlah title.
GIANTS AND WHITE SOX IN TOKIO, JAPAN.
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SOX-GIANTS PARTY FINDS
YOKOHAMA CITY OF FANS
World's Tourists Hushed by Entertainers on hirst Dayj
in Orient?Japanese C heer Batters and
Are Astonished at Americans' Speed.
BY JOSEPH C. FARRELL.
<chicago Tribune.# i
VuK?jHAMA, December 7.?'1 he Empress 1
of Japan., bearing the White Sox-Gianlsj
world touristy, this morning passed nude!" j
l.i, l iddeu guns of Fort Kanansaki and
cast anchor to a'.ruit the coming of medi
cal inspectors from Yokohama.
Tlit entire party was on deck early. as
tae sights to be seen along these shores
compare favorably with the best scenery
ill the world. .The cameras in the party- ,
and they are many?clicked incessantly. ,
taking snap shots of Mount I* V *'r 1"
jiyama. the sacred mountain of Japan,
towering 12.365 feet in the morning sun
light. Its height can easily be remem
bered. as it represents the mouths and
days of the year.
It is claimed here, in the Lund ot u
Rising Sun, that Fuji 1 as been repro
duced or books, letterheads, canvas,
post cards, etc.. more than any oihei
point of interest In the civilized ^o.ld.
It is volcanic, long since inactive. ?
Farty Met by U. S. Consul.
At S'.'Ji1 o'clock. tile party passed tile
medical inspection and wi.s al.owed t<
mingle with the newspaper writers. bi
ographers, hotel barkers, rah way agent:',
tov silk, kimono and.shirt hawkers who
wmurmma aB wer the biat. At thte doefc
I nit?-d States Consul General I liomas
Sammons, together with Mr. Isaacs who
promoted the games m Japan, and Mr.
Man*a ring. :.waited the :?art> with a
sufficient uu r.be" of automobile to con
vev us to th" Anerican headquarters.
Kxccpting Comiskey. McGraw. 1 a'la
han and their families, .vho were taken
in tow by the above and a committee
of Japanese representing the mayors
of Yokohama and Toldo. thrown mt j
: utos and whirled to the consul gen
eral-s house, the entire party- ignored
the other waiting autos and went
bowling through the swarming cosmo
politan mixture along crooked .streets
and alleys, drawn by the sturdy little
Japs in the easy-riding, two-w heeled
jlnrikishas.
Visit American Headquarter.,.
Ai the consul general* s otfice and
home the athletes were entertained by
Mr. Salomons. who has been in tht
American diplomatic service in these
parts for fifteen years, under all ad
ministrations. and is finishing his ter
in Yokohama preparatory to movn
into a similar betlh m hbangha:.
Curios collected from the Philippine s.
the Filis. Kornco. China. Japan, Fori
Vrthur a;id olsewlier- till the rooms
a:id halls of the consular residence.
Hit description of the quaint < oU>-?
tion Wit* a ??r*$at relief to the nui"i'"
cane and wav soaked minds o. the
national pastime demonstrators.
"Down to the Grand Hotel to regis
ter" was the next announcement.
Th?- "gin rickeys"?Herman Scliaefev s
, am. for tin little gigs?were once more
brought into s? rvice. Arriving at the
,<Irand. th- lobby bore a resvtnbku ee to a
V'Uieago department store in a bargain
i itli. The main floor *as thronged w ?ui
\er.d?'!> of kimonos and mandarin -oats.
Ml the ludhs were busy bargainers at
orw. Tin male numbers rush' <J to the
nearest s irt stores to s- bet ma
uria. and g-t meus ir-d fur the lightest
kind of stuff, for it. is only a week '><
I fore the party will be sweltering near
I equator.
Hustle Ott to First Oauie.
A hurried scramble for the qu.ekist
| th" waiter could bring a* the Grand
s- rved for luncheon, called tiffin there,
ai d a mad race in the gin ri'k?>s' to.
to make the train for Tokio,
5 where we arrived at V- something. An
other tlock of "rickeys" rushed th" boys
i to tin Keio 1 "niversit\ hall park, wvhre
the teams cavorted undi r tlie critical
'eyes of the best Japanese play, rs, ihi
j Keio club.
The AX bite So.\ won tin lirst of the
foreign land contests, !? to 4. playing the
eame on a skinned diamond, for which
an apolo^ was offered b> T. Kimish ma
i of th- Keio Base Kail Association. Here
with are a few words of the talk which
was published in a local pa i ?e i .
I "Chicago-New York world s touring
1 party Representing the Keio Has* Ua.I
I Association" and fans of Japan, I her?*D>
! wish to make apology to you. the preat
' est of all exponents of the same It is
i in an embarrassed state of mind that
the association invites the teams-to have
the use of the miduet tield. but. at all
events. vour welcome is not belittle ft.
Kimishima was assured by the members
of the teams that the Keio diamond was
siperior to :*) P?*r cent of those in th.
United States, for width grain of con
solation he and the association were
grateful.
Klein and Sheridan Are Presented.
Kh-m and Sheridan were introduced in
English to the spectators by a local
American, and Mr. Hupas-. the ?reatest
athlete, pitcher and batter of Keio, acted
as interpreter. I'resitfent Kamada of the
universitv. from the pitchers slab, threw
the first ball and ?'ot;sul General Sam
mons eaught it.
-V^ain, as !.n S?.>> 1" runei-eo, the weairn r
was unPb asant until the arrival of t he
learns, when tin sun i eel;, d through ?"r
: tiw rtrnt in wt-vki*. In of
! iaet that t ? athletes were .hist ?^d.tlnK
i their laud legs and fouud some difficulty
it! getting their land eyes on the bail, j
they put up a nood article of the na
tional tjaiiie. The Japn follow base ball
closely, as was evidenced by the generous
applause "which sreeted the introductions
by Klem of Callahan, McGraw, Doyle,
Thorpe. Speaker. Crawford and other*.
\
Long Drives Astonish Students.
Speaker's two home runs and hard lin
i drives from Merkle. Weaver. Evans an J
I Magte brought gasps of astonislunen c
! from the large gathering of students,
j'I'he speed shown b.. the athletes in get
! ting on and of! the field and the iight
ningllke decisions o>' the umpires greatly
impressi il th? crowd.
That th.s series is considered ol more
I than ordinary importance was :-hown iSy
the large number of newspaper writers
ant! photographers in attendant . Twen
ty-seven sat in the press box and a half
hundred cameras snapped on the r:e'd.
A curious custom %\ hich amused all was
? the admonishment of the keeper of the
! dressing room commanding the hall play
! ??a to leuiove i iuir shoes before entering
[ any khid of a Japanese living uouse. and
' particularly the dressing room.
After the game, when the pastimers
; again had to remove their ^noes on the
i outside to get to tile inside and then front
the inside again to the outside in order
to get their fret lu the Inside of their
i s.so- .1, til. ; were jinrikishaed and au^o
j mobiled around tin intere.-t'ng spots o
' Tokio, and then hack to Yokohama by
i rail to a banquet, at w hich Consul Gen
j ?.ral iSam noons pi* sided.
Entertained by Native Talent.
i An entertainment furnished by natho
, talent with speechmaking was gaml tvich
| ed in between the other acts.
; This series of entertainments continued
<:it5! 10:30 o'clock, when the chairman
? of the entertainment committee announc
i ed that "rickeys" w< re in readiness to
j convey the entire ;>at ty to some of the
i principal teahouses.
The perpetual motion "rickeys" rolled,
; tin- tired tourists to the hotel, after
i which a nifhtcap of hot saki was quaffed
to the good health of the emperor.
Tokio tomorrow.
FEDERAL LEAGUE MAY
President Gilmore Coining East to
Confer With Men Who Want
Franchise.
t'HICAUc, December ^5>.?The re
verberations of the bomb exploded in
the ranks of organised ball by the
Federal League Saturday night hard
1> died away yesterday before tin- in
dependent organization tired another
shell. President Gilmon of tin; Fed
eral Lcagu? left for New York to eon
? fer with financiers in that city relative
I to a shift in tin* league line-up that
will put ti:< caft'.-rn metropolis in the
circuit.
Following the announcement of the
'signing of Tinker and lirown, the u? -
parture of Gilmore only added tt> tiie
discomfort i.f organized ball officials
Gilmoro's trip was announced by
Charles 11. Weeghman, one of the local
backers. Wo Khman confirmed the
'statements maiie l>\ Gilmort regarding
the acquisition of Tinker and Brown.
I When asked how Gilmore had manaered
to dodge reporters so successfully.
\\ ecghman told <>f his secret getaway
to Gotham.
Option Obtained on Site.
' Mr. Gilmore left for Xow YorK to
talk with men anxious to socure a
franchise, and already has an option
oti a site f?jr a park.
The addition of N< \s York ill mean
the droppi lg of one eastern town un
b-ss the league will include ten teams,
which is unlikely. ? 'ittsburgh, Balti
( more, Toronto and Buffalo now form
the seaboard section. The appearance
j of Toronto was not announced until
'last week and was entirely unexpect
I ed. as. in line with their policy of se
| crecy, the Federals denied that Cleve
i land was to be let out. The visit of
| Gilmore in the east, coupled with the
? explanation of Weeghmati. undoubted
ly means that the independents will
put a club in New Y'ork if conditions
are favorable.
I NEW YORK. December 2p.? News that
j President Gilmore of the Federal League
i was on his way to this city seeni to bear
out recent reports that the Federal
League is about to make an entry into
New Yorlt Seve al men of prominence in
local sporting circles arc connected with
the reports.
The question of securing an av;y|able
! field proved a serious setback to the
! American League when it made Its suc
j i-cssful fight ten years ago to put a dub
I in Manhattan, a.id would undoubtedly he
, the same with th" federal le..gue. There
is a chance, however, that the Federals
i may secure .\iiie.rioan l^easue fork, zi\ ?
! en up by the Yankees at the ??lose of the
1' 1011! season. The field, which has been
idle for a year, hits been mentioned in the
rumors.
Jess and Ud McMahon, who have been
NOT TO EXTEND CIRCUIT.
Hanlon Says '"Feds*' Will Not Take
in New York This Year.
BALTIMORE. December 29.?Kdward
lianlon of itiiss city, former manager,
successively, of the Baltimore. Krook
lyn .itmI Cincinnati National League ?
base ball clubs, today pronounced un- j
true the reports t!tat New York would i
be taken into the Federal League.
There will be no further circuit i
changes this year, said Mr. llanlon, i
who is now actively identified with the j
new organization, and the league
make-up of clubs at Chicago, St. Louis,
Indianapolis, Kansas City, Pittsburgh.
Buffalo. Toronto and Baltimore will
r? main intact.
ST. LOUIS SIGNS TOUR.
From Chicago. New York, Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati, Tis Said.
ST. I.OL "IS. BeCeUXbe!" !!!?.?Ol:" player
each lrom Chicago. N'uw York and Pitts
burgh ha.- een >;^riied by Mordecai
Brown of tb< St. Louis Federal Leaji ;e
team, . ccording tu an announcement of
I'l.sith.it Steininger of tin- ciul> today.
Tii" nam* s of the players, and whether
tli' \ iire from tiie National or from the
American Lvalue, vere not made public,
li it I'i'sidei'i Steiniuger said the names
wile!: announced w>ii,i cneat- "another
sensation."
A fourtii player also has l>t en signed,
and it is understood !;?: is from the t'in
ciunati Nationals.
Nationals' Manager Doesn't
Expect Any of His Players
to Jump to Federals.
EXPECTS TO SIGN TEAM
EARLY IN COMING YEAR
Defection of Tinker Will Not Influ
ence Other Flayers. He Argues.
Base Ball Gossip.
BY J. ED GRILLO.
Manager Griffith is not disturbed t>y
the announcement mad? by President
Gilmore of tin Federal League that as
many as live players for every Federal
League team v*i!l '>e secured from the
two major league.-. Griffith considers
this nothing more than a bluff.
"1 am viiliiig to wasrer thai I vuii't
pHOTOA ? iNTt.RiN^VriOISAl. h)tW4 .SCR-V *
i:>THI *1 VSTH" JAl'A.VKSi: FA.\s WATCHING THK I'lRsT GAME
iJY J. ED GRILLO.
In deciding to accept tlu proposition
from the Federal I.^ague, .lo' Tink' r un
doubtedly was {Joverm d P. 'lib busiues.i
, judgment If it it- true that he is to -
ctive for tl;.'e? years* sei vice, the
money to !>? placed in ;t Par ; a id to
drawn at r< guUu- intervals by Tinker, lie
will he g? ttiiitr i? compensation eonal to
what he would have draw, in just sdHMIt
livi years from th-> Hrooki.v n e.ub. N'uw
the chancer lire against Tbik* r lasting
that long. Ik l.us served tw? lv? year.-,
in last company, and while he is still
considered a Star, three years ma> thr.Hu
his career, so Tinker evidently has de
cided to get all he e;i!! out ot his remain
ing years in base ball.
Whi.e it is undoubted}) true thai the
signing of Tinker and Brown has given
the Federal League a more substantia i
aspect, its success is Py no means as
sured. It will require the outlay of a iot
of money to make the new .ia-u< ... re a?
rival of the two major organizations, not
only in the matter Of modern plants, Pitt
from ai- artistic point of "iew. Majo
l> ague c.ubs ha> ?? niLli' ns iuvesteit m
bail parks, an-: th? sc are not - a; ... dupli
cated Furthefntor-. it 6* ? ins evid ni
that organized base Pall do- s not propos<
to ailov' th' ? H* eaernls to invade its ran Kg
without a strug{,i. . Injunction su.ts
based on ti e budof that the payers' con
tracts ar. legal are sure to fotlow. Should
It )>?- found, however, thai the reserve
clause cannot be enforced, ii would b- a
ferio'vis blow to the.sport.
Ii \ in i,?. interesting to not-, whether
the Federal League can make i;ood its
boast that it will hav? ::t P-ast five well
known in.ijor league ball f?!a>' r- on ??very
one of i's t< ams. and that i; v. is! . horti;
j be in a position to announce the names
| of th< ae play< r.- Thi- ? l u?-m? nt will nat
' 11 ally b? put i low * i "fan exaggeration.
I It is hard to believe that there are forty"
played w ho can be induced to leave or
gani/d base ball io-' an uncertainty, and
yet stranger things have bapp? led. In
\ cidentalP th. future of base hall niaj l"
? enuangered P\ th'- latest luviisinli. 'I In
game ma> suffer if th- re is a wranvh- h? - !
tweeu th- three u-agut Th- jumping id'
? players to and fro has in v< r acted as
' stimulant to tht ipP-rest in the spo t.
Notwithstanding th' fact that ceitain
! clubs In the n?*w league have given evi
dence ot' heiim well supplied with funds,
there aptwJUf to be soifn weak spot.; in the
circuit. In Baltimore. i?>i instiiiict^toi'k
in the club is being peddled among the
fans, ai d but little ol it is being sold.
"All praise is due the New York state
boxing Commission, unde- which all
bouts 111 that sta'?- must be conducted,
when it decided that Bob Fitzsimmons
was too old to he allowed to appear
in the prize ring. Tlio boxing game
might be injured by such an exhibition
The sport should not be subjected to
such a severe trial as to have Hob
Fitzsimmons go into the ring against
a sturdy youngster, no matter how lit?
j tie that youngs, t-r may know of the
i game.
?
It would seem to be the ambition of
every young ba'lpl^ver to <>b*ain a
berth in . major 'eisue, and jet there
? re Several instances where players
l have preferred to remain in the minors,
j Phes;' ambiticnPss individuals are rare,
nit- hey have cropped up from time
t" time.
These fellows appear to have the idea
t
?
j ?
1 conducting semi-professional ba*c ball at
: Olympic Field- for several years, were
j mentioned yesterday in connection with
the proposed club here. When asked last
? night if there was anything in the report
Jess AJcMahon said:
."This is all news to us, although we i
knew that the Federals had heen look-'
ing with longing eyes toward New York.
Our friendship with John McGraw and
Frank Fa' red would not permit us to
hu'? ? a hand in the local outlaw club."
<'ook?I'll never trust a man again
Mere are the love letters that 1 wrote
that" now'spdper man under the heading
"Comic Bits."?Fliegende Blaetter.
;hat the; would prefer <o bo a hero
in a siuull town rather than a * om
? paratfve unknown In u bit;- city. Year
after year these players stick to the
minors and refuse to take advantage
! of a chance to move ui> when Hie op
portunity presents itself.
Another player of this tj p- hats been
j toinid out on the coast. He is young
; Kline:* I.obt r. He is a crack outfielder
lot the Portland. Ore., team. Walter
McCreeuie wanted to send him to tlie
? ' lev eland club. To ids surpr ise I olx i
! positively refused to go t.. tlie Naps.
Recording to Mct'reedie, *Ue youngster
has all ;in; qualifications of a major
in r. hut he hag no chibitlon to shine
aioong lie big league sttir:-.
Kiddy liyan, the former Cleveland uut
[ fielder who was ! -t out by 'Manager dr
illing ham, is rather severe in his criti
cism ui the Naps" 1< ;Ldei". whom he as
serts is unlit i<? manage a ball team.
1J< i<- is the I2t? :-t hand* i i>;< II :..i to
Birmy :
Joe Birmingham i> such a joke as a
manager that ! wouiu ? ? billing to bet
that !i<- doesii'v last out next season.
What h' knows about base ball could
be v rlttea on a ixistage stamp. If we'd
had it manage, lik* Harry Davis last
season ? would i-; v! v?o? i pennant
by dl'u-eii games."
"Birmingham is the poorest excuse for
a manager in the Ani ?rican I.eague. I iie
stun he pidled last ..ear would have sent
i. blush (?.*' shame ov* r the face of any
class (' manager. He was so much of a
Iarc- that the ball players finally threw
up their uands in disgust and trot along
the best thev eo dd without listening to
him.
I I?' ball players can't ?* lect tii- pitch
ers. and here is xvher* v.e l?-ll down. We
had a good st.-.'l" .,f purlers and shoukl,
l a i breeled i: on the i?!t with that pen
nant. We showed what we could do i-i
the <'h \ < bf.;d-l'i;tseries. We li st
I at b ast thirt.' games by poor judgment In
w orking pitchers.
"l>avis is one of a biaini* .>t ball play,
ers in ibe prof* ssiot and could have done
a lot with the club V* know pr* tt> Well ,
that Birmingham ki oeked him out of a
.i"'1 b; going i*..- rounds aad carrying
tales
"Birmingham got sore this liar be
! cause 1 edged h'm out >.!' his regular joo'
in < eiiieriKid. lb- p^,: nie out there and
I went so well that he *?< ul*l not take me
out in spii< ef Liie fact that he was tin
manager. I went on a fine hitting ram
page alter I got ov-r my attack of pi>? u
monia. 1 must have oeen hiiiiim
around tin* .4iH> /.on*. But Hirilrngham
Could not stand it any longer, so he t on
nie "lit. He went out there ami was so,
:at thai lie *?< uld hardly waddle around, i
"He has lost th*' great arm that used I
to scare a'.i the l ase runners in ti">!
league, and his showing was so had
that he had to take himself out, and j
instead ot" sending me back he stuck little j
Niebold in. Xi< bold played a pretty good
game, but didn't l~.it.
"Birmingham doesn't like any players'
from the coast, anil you know the Ceve- |
lard club is Jul" ol' them He doesn't 1
get along w'th Gregg. I* was six weeks
he'i re lit was put in regularly last sea
? scn- .
"Pretty strange, too. for the best left
' hanrler 'n the American "League. He
i used to ask Gregg how his arm wis. and
Vean would sav it was feeling fine, yet
j 'Birmy* selected somebody else. He
worked big Fftlkenburg to death after
"Ka'l-v" 1-a'l won a few games. Irstead
[ of -riving him a rest and the others a
I chance."
MUST GET NEW PONIES.
NEW YORK, December 20.?'There
has been considerable speculation in
this country since the challenge for the
j International polo cup arrived as to
' what steps England would take to till
; the places of the ponies disposed of
i after the series at Meadow brook last
, June. At that time a number of those
collected by the Duke of Westminster
and uthers, owned by the different
members of the team were sold to
American buyers and several of these
are likely to be arrayed against the
next challenging team.
i lose u man to the Federals. and 1 look
. for very few ball players w .10 arc in
| the major leagues to jump,"' ?Jr:ff said.
! "Tinker is an exception, but 'he was in
? a position to get a lot of money, if the
, reports true, and. lealizii.g that his
days arc probably uduibered, he took
a change. liut the signing of Tinker
by the Federals is not going to influence
1;;u\ other p!ayers unless the outlaws
propose to pay them all $ 1 ; year,
a:;<2 I lou t think they tan afford that.
J"i.st at-' soon as the conference between
tin- players' ?oiumittee and th? national
i commission is over 1 will send out
my contracts, and 1 feel sure tl.at I
i will not havt: a single player dissatis
fied with our terms. "
One of tilt- mysteries of !>ase ball has
; been solved, in that ii has been discover
' ? d that Charley Herzog. new manager of
the Chvinnati team, once played under
the i> tCj>' of Mille - and was a member of
the Philadelphia .squad which went into
training in the spring of !!*??"!?. Miller
was around the camp for a few days and ;
then suddenly disappeared. .Ml sorts of
i ( ffo.'ts were made t<> find him and the j
chs.- was finally known as th? "Mystery j
of Missing Miller." Hugh Duly was
; the manager of the'Phillies mat year,
and he finally gave up the job of trying
? to locate his missing youngster. lint
now the "Missing Miller" has been
i found. He is Charley Ilerzog, and he j
cheerfully admits it. Herzog was a !
mere boy at the time. l ie says he real-'
I ized that he was noi ready for the b g
I league and iie went back hum and join- j
i ed the semi-pros, whence ho drifted |
j into the minors and later was secured by <
i the Oialits.
? y - t
All Jeft-hajtded pitchers are known to j
j be eccenlrie. Witn Very few exceptions i
i.th- portside.s in base ball have j
rather peculiar, and Ilube Benton, the;
Cincinnati pitcher, does not jeeni to be J
an exception. The following story is told |
at his expense: j
Denton was a txreen hand when he first ]
broke in. Cincinnati and < 'iiicago were
playing one uaj. and Benton was pitch-]
ing. Joe Tinker, who was playing short ?
for the Cubs walked and liletl proceed- ?
, e l to have s<>nr fun w ith Denton, lb-j
took a long lead off !irst Denton turned '
around and grinned. but trade no effort ,
to catch hin . Tinker walked to si-cnin). '
lei j'i;>u? ? ?? b'c?v to steal fhird. and v>;^eii
? ? sav. tiiat Kuii*. 'was nut heedill iii? 1
i he walked nwr to that ba.5.
tlj'itfit" was managing the Ueds, and he, :
j of euuise was i-acinir on Ui" n,-nch Tin- ?
her look a Kooii lead off tliiid and then j
made a btval- for home. Ben'ou never)
! moved ?nd Tinker walked over the plate j
I wiiilc the fai s roar?-d. and liriflitii is <ie-j
set*!bed as swai owing a cud of tobacco. !
When Demon reached the bench. ??riftith!
i shouted: "What's the matter with j uu
What were you doing out there""'
Kenton smiled the happy smile < i a
ftii'cl i'vi remarked" * I ?, th^v can't,
fool m-! Tiiat man Tinker thought he
\ as ?oing 'o play a smart trick on me.
*'? thought 1 was '/reen an'I trieil to
make nu throw the ball, but I fooled
hini."
There is no record of how long Gri-f
| titles fainting spell lasted.
WHY HUGGINfc TRADED THREE.
Row Over Passes Last Summer
Caused Split in the Cardinals.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. December 211.?When
Mi ler llnvgins traded Konetehy. Mowrey '
I and Harmon to the Pirates a few days <
a so one of the reasons offered was that
he could not get along w th the trio and ,
that he had to get rid of them to pre- j
se ve harmony in the St. I-ouis club.
The statement that Hdgg'ns could not,
hand e Konetehy d'd not o.-cacion much i
surprise, a^ the big first baseman has
been trying to shake the dust of St.
Louis off his feet since 1912, but the news
that Huggins could not get along with
Mowrey was hard for the Mound City
fans to believe. Up to last season Mow
rey and Huggins were roommates while
the club was on the road and were the
best of pals.
The story is told by a Sf. Louis writer,
as follows: ..... , ,
The Cardinals were m Pittsburgh last
Fourth of July for morning and after
noon games with the Pirates. Dunn"
the morning game Mowrey met tv.o
friends who had traveled a long diatpucc
to see him play. Mowrey invited them
to tiie afternoon game and promised, ta
1 get them pisses.
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Mowrey went to Hugging and asked if lie,
would let him have two passes for the j
afternoon game. The midget leader j
turned down (he request, saying that;
It was against ins practice.
"W ell, other managers do it," >uid j
Mow rev.
??Well thev may,'? sbo: baok llagghc--.
"but I won't. Ou. and see Seekamn. *l>
has all the passw.".
Seekanu* -s the >vcixta;> of tne St.
J^ouis club, aJid none too popular \\itl?{
the player*.
Mowrey was furious and swore vtu
gear.ee. He pu;chased two tickets fjr
his friend!-, but tlien he would in.t pla:*
in tip afternoon irann- and ?a? through
with the St Louis cluo t ?re\< r. Aft*
much peisuasion on j< rt h? :?it ?Jly
agreed t" play. fr:t nince the?* h ikt
o< en at 1ob^? i-iieatls wi'.h 11?_k- '? .-. . <J
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