The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-01
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
4 UERICiN TiGI J. en- tHPION
or rHL iOt NJ PIh IRIS


Elbows How Mlunr Leagues we mus '"
Play ShGrp same ""h'''' "t"N
Tallor case Investigated SAM iiI-
.,-.u, ia. >,,ItIrI far n License
The positive docllr,iiou Of President John-
son Of tho American l"lRu" mat hla orH'u'
cation win NOT grant th" demands 81 th'
Naiiouul association Of Minor l."" cues can
be corded as nual Johnson mas In"pe W.
minor lcugu question a ~unl"cl TOT '"' ", VT
Investigation. aud %" has com" To the concur
,iou thrt the minor. are trying TO hog things,
Veucntb the -urfitr" oi ttc Whol" inuudl'
there il 10 ta-c of baseball pouilc~ when ms
been gradually reaching cIh"N unu'r Wv
direction Of som" of the shr"W trs' N'uoh''
League aud luiuor league m'n' VINO hHF' ON
object M view tho ultimate 'mhhIr"ssh'i"
of the American League. tVen nhrrE i''rr
mann. TN" 50 chilled 'tHVor OF the he,o"h'
game. who BIS 20 strong advocate Of syndicate
bah in th" National League. VIM" posing "S
Tho suprcm" baseball iudg" ~ TO 'hs'7 'h"'
come before th" National COMMISSION U'1
come forward with strong pea OF INV '''l'"'
leagues. after assuring Johnson u'lolu w.
American l"ngn" meeting ~ u''"ko ="
December that he would oppose th' niIhoIS
on amy proposition me subject mas ne'.
widely discussed from tn" maEhat's pom, oi
view. nut IN" piHN'i7 ''u w Ii
.ti.f Ttfl - - m
point j" " ''i" W. ~, 40 minor lon rue
which goes 70 sho" 'H'' w, -,
plnycrs would get rough dea' 'he ne"
'i,af,inr ,ule should be made Law.
y" ~, ,,..-,,, c,. .tc said Griffith
me AiueI'O"i ns., Of Tho young
has chaniloncd tHe 'a"N' VI H
plaNers who are coming TO the lroht III '.e
minor leagues The proposed drafting RUE
n,"Vi ale. ana ,Iaver can be taken
which saws ihat ohlY '"' pny ~ va" 80 To-,
from each min"r league Gu" ~ ~ ~
81 500 would place these Nouhs plaN''s i"
nar1 fron minor league club. the Ameri-
pay from 'n,'', oi t,,o or thrce other
can League in'Ru' wan" an, ,,,t their services
players on the same team. out tnel, heI, W.
,So minor inc club did not want to let them go
tuc ih'noi ~ ~ -, rI,ycrs would have
In mat way Tue f'u"@ f'ns ....,i,.
TO stay in the minor LEAGUES AT ooHlpH a"N''S
smnll salaries. instead OF having cnah'e 10
no" ,r,,,,,' rod tha minor league club
WAS cohSulhiI'aV'u Wv ~ - ,,,,,,.,.
~ouId De r hU,e release than it would he
rc,lly worth The minor leagues are trying
- an ,brough n bunco game and the National
~ uo We 10 hacltno them up simply to put the
American League In bad repute with the PUT
i -, ,bo nuhl,c which is with all PLAYERS
hnoN w. ,io u,o,,,ates win realize thar the
as against '''' III" ,,,e IL, -, -,
American League pos''o' - 'N'e'' ''V'''
manlAe-
Yielding 70 Tue toHlHla,u - - hi,I.
President Pplllain mas oaIeu w ei lt ~
meeting OF the Nalo MAJ Lfag ean II az tb.r
a. the Victoria hotoi NJ 'nra r. ia t' ri
VIII not De J1'nn. rar - SSnesting viii con-
leagues, as tne Ah ti,SIi 49, "a VIZ IL
Nene at me hotti bI I'll iiaas I3ohison ~ tbc ~
reuest OF rrhiH a De ha" ci,,b special meet
LOUIS Natlonal Leas gi.tnrs n, He Wntionsl
ing OF tue oo Nh ~ csiiad tor FEB il in thIs
league nas ,V2 ee, tha rIr,ors and nevsnaper
S. ty r1 ~ of he game pitched by John Taylor
~ PittburS on July 81 iVot
r ~. Yorl Americans received the
~ Nvn ~,,t @e pitrhcr i H. Whitley OF
signed eoh'IAtt' :" ,.ei,,nrdar Wbitnlv ms a
inceuiirsl INA ,,,d VAS drafted last fall.
NJ" recon" 1"' ""' -
WIN, r,cl, Cheshire took ilp a pen TO sign
W H. antroct Tor this wear he saw that
ailolut ,roid h., The same na last seasor--
~ ,n, nerrectlv satisfied said the
sS"uv ,rbcr to TreaaIircr Farrell Except
IN on Pr ai hi 7 have had nv salary in
pfol'ss , nsnh Waar A want TO feel TINT
ur'r,,HH, go 80 s,resstnc vii Won please raise
a'n A,Ih - ~, "a ~antsg" I'VE won't 4plit
~ s"!a ~ he ciI,bs freasirer "soWs1lraise
n"ilT' Ill, - And Chnsbro this year viii
i,a ts ool for his boy work
''''''N 80