The Washington times., 1903-01-16
News From The Quaker Clip
Points 10 the Sale Of The
PRIILIeS 10 Baznep DreYfHS,
Reach, and Oilers
City Of BootheriY LOOe 10
Have Good Baseball for
tte Liberal Support They
Haue Gwen it IIaHY Yeas.

The news from Philadelphia seems
almost TOO good 10 be true. It's hard
TO make ones self believe -hat Col
John T. Rogers. whip-hand aud fer
years dictator of things III the baseball
world of the Quaker City, is at last 20
step down and out. Should the sale of
his interests to Barney Dreyfus and
others be brought about fans. players,
and club owners alike viii have cause
for rejoicing. The deal, il is said. was
practically closed yesterday
il Is equally as good news TO know
that A J. Reach. the partner of Colonel
Rogers. IS 10 remain. Mr.. Reach is q
sportsman who has always had the in
terest of she game at heart, and it is
likewise 2 welI-known fact that for
this reason he was never able TO get
along with the colonel, who finally sue
ceeded in running Things into the ground.
The fans O. the city OF Br0therly Love.
who deserve so much IN the way OF
good baseball for the liberal support
they have given it for years. without
any return-may row feel that The rhil-
lies viii at last amount to something.
A good National League team working
IN harmony with the Athletics VIII
stimulate the sport more and more in
that city and bring it back TO its old
healthy condition
Much good has come out OF the Gin
cfnnatf peace conference. and il is TO be
sincerely hoped the supply VIII not 5e
turned of
Harry yonderhorst is the latest East
ern National League magnate 10 take
the field. The Baltimorean declares that
he means 10 fight the verdict Of the
Cincinnati conference to the end. He
also declares that not only was Brook
Ign not cared for. but that the stars
OF the club were taken away,
Tommy. Ryan put another aspirant for
middIeweight honors on the shelf in
Kansas City last night. His victim was
Billy Stiff of Chicago, whom he
knocked out II the fourth round of a
ten-round engagement. The Syracuse
boy fought with his usual caution try
ing fora knockout from the sound of
The gong Ia the first round he sent
stiff TO the floor with a swing 10 the
Jaw. He followed with a right to the
stomach. and Stiff went TO his corner
IN distress. he was twice knocked down
in the fourth round before he went out
Owing TO an accident 10 Jack O'Brien's
hand. the match with Ryan for the
championship Of the world has been de
cIared or Il cannot be that the Quaker
heard the hot tip from the West2
The sporting writer in the ~Pittsburg
Dispatch" pays the following touching
tribute TO Win Mercer.
And so Win Mercer has gone over
yonder
Game as D'Artagnam, loved from
Portland, Me. TO Portland. ore. hand
some as q prince Of fairy tales-and he
did not wait for the Unseen Hand TO
open the gate for him, That vas like
Win Mercer, after all.
And yet nobody could possibly have
appTehended such grim and sudden I'm
ish for the idoI-hot for Mercer, whose
mind ana manner and person embodIed
the choicest gifts Of the gods. Just
little while ago the University Of Nichi-
gan made him splendid offer 10 coach
the 1893 team. This vas not because
ne was a great player. hut because he
was gentleman and master Of men.
Detroit wanted him 10 manage the ALler-
lean League team for the coming year.
Offers from everywhere. And, most OF
all a mother and maiden wanted him
in East Liverpool Ohio.
Just little while go those who We're
close to the Lothario heard that he was
going TO drop the game for the home
town (and the spring, sumner, winter
maiden whose thraH began 5oBg before
the minor league knew him-Iong before
the country rang with his triumphsj-
Fair ones might follow. drop OF
street cars. for a glance at him; sit in
grandstands enduring tortures of heat,
and the changing fortunes OF game
for which they cared not at aI-De-
cause Win Mercer was on the field Bu1
to him there was girl Of girls back
IN the home town. romance too pret-
y and tender for the touch Of an alien
hand
And men followed. and admired-Hot
Because ne was human masterpiece,
but because he was a mana clean man
first and last iG his dealings with his
fellows and 10 his mother There is
10 better foundation upon which to build
q memory OF the famous player than
upon his kingIy treatment 10 his mother.
And so We VIII never hear again the
cultured drawn. Come on. 1eIows,'-
from the side lines. nor watch that
matchless dsIiyery-bis salary arm
poised, his eyes darting 10 the filled