The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-28
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON or THE
AMERICAN LEIGIE IN TOWN.
Has High Hopes for Coming season -Grillo
beaten for Presidency ~ American
Association yman Punched by Cook
VIII Tigers Play Quakers Football?

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Ban johnson. president OF the American
League OF Professional Baseball clubs. who
has been swinging around the Eastern err
cult for the last ten days. arrived here yes
tefday from Boston aud registered at the
Hotel Breslin. johnson hu. been putting
the Affairs OF the Washington club In sofue
sort Of shape for the coming season and hds
appointed Jake StHhl manager Of the team.
Stahl is "a graduate OF the University OF iii
nois. He went TO the Boston Americans
two yenrs ago ~ a catcher, but MAS traded TO
Washington where he played first base aud
developed into one of the best hitter~ ~ TIA"
American League lie D., the youngest mana
ser IN the profession but Johnson has nrn
faith in his ability TO make good johnson
aud hat he met PulliIm the president Of
the National League. yesterday and thhi ia"
schedules OF the two big lea CUES viii be made
to iibe IN such manner that there viii be h7
few conflicting dates a- possible lie THINKS
the American League VIII enjoy even NOR"
popularity and prosperity than IN previous
years and SAYS that the prospects ia this city
are particularly bright with lhe subway IN
operation to the gates OF American League
Park whom the championship season opens.
In regard TO the much talked Of Taylor case
President johnson believes that "A mountain
has been made ont OF ID molehIll and that the
alleged charges against the ban player VIII
fall Nat He did not care 20 20 INTO the minor
LEAGUE question 10 any extent Yesterday.
but said that the American League would
consider tho demand, OF the National As
sociation with due elaboration before dis
posing OF II finally johnson hnd confer
once with the officials Of tho New York
Americans during the day lie Will go TO
Washington to-day TO complete the sale OF
the club 10 local capitalists.
There was regular hair pulling match
ID the meeting Of the American Association
H. Chicago on Wednesday George White
WI. - TtbcAu vas the master OF the stua-
ton aud I'D Gro. who was precedent of
. the organization last year and gave general
satisiaction was deposed at tina instance OF
Iebeau IN favor oil Joseph ID, o Brien OF
Milwaukee The vote stood TO against
Griilo aud W II Watkins OF Minneapolis.
who voted for the former pres dent, said that
his defeat vas disgrace TO the American
Association" Tebeau, who controls both the
Louisville and Kansas City clubs. is brother
OF Patsy Bolivar Iebeau. the old Cleveland
manager and has been making all sorts Of
trouble IN the ranks OF the minor leagues.
The team OF American ball players which
has been giving exhibitions In cuba this !
winter intends to visit Mexico. The men
will leave Havana on Feb. u. playing at
Merida. Mexico. from Feb 10 to Feb p |
Alter that the Americans win play in Vera |
Cruz Crizaba and the City OF Mexico. Some |
OF the PLAYERS are George Davis. Chicago |
Americans Wilson. Washington; Jacklitsch |
and Dcescher. Brooklyn Ninson. Cleveland.
and Dun. New York Americans.
Inc National League will hold its schedule
meeting at the Victoria Hotel on Feb. 20, |
same day AT the Hotel Breslin. During the
session Of the leagues the National Com
phi sion Wall hold meeting at which the Fay
lor case viii be decided.
According to the present outline Of the
American League schedule. the Mashingtons
Worlds Champions on Labor Day. when
there wall also be games at the Polo grounds
The New York Americans will probably play
in Philadelphia on Decoration Day.
Al orth, the well known pitcher, has signed
this year Grtfnth received the contract
yesterday
president Of the Sew York Jockey ee CUB
Which has leased Morris Park for len years
weeks Rdcinq Calendar, the official organ OF
the Jockey Club, announces that amend
TO xs the ya9 oGEa Ss TRG and PTSSsd dd
Monmouth Park Racing Association are
recognized courses has been made is taken
TO mean that Nestohester viii remain In the
circuit as formerly.
Iucen Lyme and Tommy Burns are both
expects 70 ride M i07 pounds and says no
will free lance II. Burns has been winters
ing on Long Island and has several offers
from prominent owners.
" I, Haypsn seems to be keeping him
sei before the sP p6rss Public %tn con-
the leading winning ownerlat New Orleans
whore he has been operating bic string
nf fair race horses nil winter Several days
n 60 he had row with his trainer Dick Wat
kins, which was finally patched up, and on
climax was reached when Fred Cook tho
bookmaker punched Hayman squnrely on
Vayman v7s caused 1t tx said. by discus
siou ne TO The relative merits of the Western
and Eastern horses As the argument waved
hotter each moment. Hayman. it is said
became more outspokcn. and finally accrsed
Cook NJ laying against the mounts Of Ger
tain Jockey in whom he has an interest Cook
fnce cutting a cash under his loft eve with
huge diamond ring Haynan grabbed
with about mn even break Then Hayman
had Cook arrested for assault and battery
own any Of the horses running in his name
md asserted that they belonged 20 Dave
Gideon Joe l'llman md Brooklyn politician
Eugene fiiideprand VINO VIII ride for
p Whitney this year, IS accepting mounts
at Hot springs in tho interest OF Joe Ye9ger
splendid physical condition and SAYS he viii ,
come Fast for the meeting at Bennings
The New Zeoland papers which have iu.t
arrived AZ san Francisco contain renorts / ,
OF sensational racehorsc named Machine
Gun a four venr-old by Observation-Disclosures
who carrying 50 pounds won the Rnndoinb | 1
Handicap AZ Ave iurlongs in IS seconds a nev, |
worlds record for circular truck Horse / {
men here who heard oi this Performance ,
yesterday were inclined 90 h. scepticnI
The annual story has been revived TINT
Princeton and PENNSYLVANIA will play foot. :
ball next fall These national rivals have
not met OH the gridiron since 1894 when Inc
There WAS so much III feeling displayed on !
boih sides that negotiations We're broken
and have never been renewed Bur The I
feeling Of friendlness between the tpo mi
verslties has been increasing in recent yeers
the baseball mines playing u game In 1eo7'
With the exception of football and roz-ing
Princeton md Pennsylvania have been
meeting m eyrrv branch Of sport A. Psnr
eylvanla 10 :, said that thc first move for
the scheduling OF football game must come
from Princeton. and the fact that tho Prime :
ton football manager recently had a ronfer
ence With the Pennsylvania authorities ms
caused rumor that a game on the gridiron
IL suggested for either next Thanksgiving
nav or ten DAYS earlier " Princeton a.
ran ges game with the orskers the iatter
VIII have IN unusually hard schedule 10 An !
which viii include contests with Hsrvard'
Cornell Brown. Columbia. Carlisle and o,her
strong elevens.