The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
EASTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE HAS
ITS OWN TROUBLES.
Schedule Meeting TO lie Held Here This
Week when Circuit Must He Patched
Up-Turfmen Supcrslltious OF Cam
eras-NlaCldens Horses for BennInSs.


The Eastern League OF Professional Baseball
Clubs will hold It's annual schedule mcetln2this
week at the Victoria Hotel. President 2.
I. Powers has been working on the schedule
for several days and viii have all tho plums
ready for the delegates when they convene.
But the schedule IS not the most important
matter to be considered for the Easter n
Leagues circuit must be rounded out in
order to place 1t upon a good business basis
once more. While several Eastern League
men are talking about hghtlug the America n
League and ousting Powers from the presi-
dcncy. they must consider the adVisabillty
OF replacing Montreal and Rochester both
| heavy financial losers last year, with new
clubs located at Harrisburg, Pa. and VIII
mlnEton, Del. Some time ago 1t was thought
advisable 20 substitute Richmond. va. for
| Montreal. but the plan WIS soon dropped.
| In addition u these troubles the Eastern
League men have just found out that the
Jersey City club will have 10 move away
from conveniently located West side Park
and seek a new home This means an outlay
/ OF considerable money. but II b, not expected
/ that tho men who arc talking OF removing
! Powers, the founder Of the club. will be ready
to dig into their pockets for tho necessary
Dash
Az a matter OF fact Powers has made tho
Eastern League clubs stick together by his
| hustl ling for capital when angels" backed
! ont and by putting UP his own money to
| tide over certain disaster when there was
4 no money in sight anywhere. II has often
| been sho wn in the baseball records that the
men who are M st DESTROYS for war are those
J who ara unwilling to provide the necessary
/ snewS for the carrying on OF hcstilities In
/ the case of the bal ieerent Eastern Lcaguers.
| IL may be said that not ono OF them has a
| financial war record. How the League ns
body can countenance tie absurd schemes
/ OF these baseball wrcckcrs ia beyond the
/ comprehension OF saEacious baseball men.
Wilmington and Harrisburg are members
OF the independent Tri-State Ieague. but
| they are wiling TO desert II II the Eastern
| will take them in
The first extra Inning game Of the season
! OF 1905 was j. layed at Shreveport la. on
| Friday when the Regulars" and "Yanirans-
| OF the Philadelphia Americans battled for
thirteen innings. the former finally winning
by score o. 8 tot.
In regard to the new alliance signed by tho
four leading minor leagues OF the country,
George Tebeau OF the American association
says: The object Of this alliance between
the Class leagues s for the purpose of Sc
curing self-protection. Ban Johnson has not
seen ~ to accept our proposition which was
thought to be q fair one by every fair minded
baseball man. and has really limited that
OF business. II Johnson is really sincere in
saying that the Glass q. C and d leagues
should De paid more money for their play
ers. he can raise the drafting price for
these leagues and the Class leagues will
have no objections to offer unless IL ia stipu-
lated that the present national agreement
must be amended. We are not in search OF
trouble but wr shall insist on our rights
Manager Jones Of the Chicago American.
has decided to place Jimmy Callahan. the I
feet footed general utility man, on ftst va =,
instead Of lSbril, because OF his bhttiuG IL .
CALLAHAN iails 20 COM N TO TIE rsegqire- I
In his now position Callahan wall be- under |
tie searching sgZe OF harley Comlskey. |
about playing first base than many players |
viii ever know II alahan makes good.
Donahu", an extra first baseman. viii prob
ably ne traded.
President Ebbets Of the Brooklyn club said
yesterday that Pitchers Mcintyre, GOODWIN
and Doescher.. Catchers Bergen and Ritter
and lnieldcrs Batch and Owens have already
signed contracts Mclutyre pitched winning
ball for Memphis last year. while Third Base;
out for that bag with young Batch.
It ia pretty generally understood that
the subway station at l0sth street, Just out
Will not be fully completed for trafio In time
for the opening championship game on April
u. But the subway trains 20 to i57th street
station now. which is less than Ave minutes
walk to the grounds. IL IA expected that
trains will land passengers at the gates some
time IN May.
The news that the Jockey Club intends
to extend its jurisdiction over several race
tracks in New England, especially in the
by turfmen here. who realize that there will /
be more Of a chance TO win purses II the scheme
goes through successfully. The closing OF /
the Chicago. 81. Louis and Kansas City race
tracks VIII have n tendency. IT ls believed. !
10 send small army of Western owners to
tins part OF the country in search Of gold.
80 that II the game can he made to thrive
In New England many Of those turfmen viii
ture viii he under the direction Of tho men
who have made racing IN this State a success
is sufficient guarantee that 10 will he con-
Quoted on clean. broad. sportsmanlike lines
The not OF an owner with a largo stable
OF thoroughbreds in demolishnR a camera
OF an amateur photographer who tried 10
snap the star OF the string has proved an
effective remedy, which has put a stop to
the visits Of kodak, mon to the Memphis
track. From al Indications horsemen are ,
just as sqperstSous now as they have been
pointing TO otcufrencSs When vc,,ld Nm i'm.
dIcatc that the likeness Of their horse trans
down. death or accident that followed the
taking Of the ,photograph, Efforts TO photo
graph Colonial Gtr the winner, Of the $4,000 /
] Rowe. We're unsuccessful lowe recalling !
the loss OF a favorlte horse at st Louis Sey- /
10 ba taken. John Lowe. in charge OF he big +
stable has received orders from
Sam Hildreth TO pltchfork all kodak men
who may be caught lettering in the vicinity =
Of the barn. Fildreth has always been supcr |
sttious as 70 picture taking as well as cracked /
mirrors and black cats Andy Blakely John | 8
W. Schorr new trainer. win not look at a /
camera under any circumstances for Schorr
says that Ady Schorr, Silyerdaie and sam r
Philips. who broke down ut Washington ! q
Park on several occasions, were the victims r
OF hoo 100 strap shots. t
The racing stable Of John F. Madden win {
cave Hamburg Place next Wednesday for I
Bennnrs. Allen steel will have charge OF "
he string untl June. when Madden will b
ONE East himself IN the CONSIGNMENT are -
'ulsus, Adbell, Dandelion. Siglight. Nj q
Tane and twenty-five two year Odds, the y
pest Madden has ever trained at Lexington. a.
10 says. Among them is a youn gster by 8
mp. Ogden, which has been named Bemere, / 1,
md is said TO be phenomenal colt h
Trainer Charlie Hughes, who win hive
barge Of II NJ Ziegler's horses as usual
his year. has arrived ut Sheepshcad Bay
Before leaving Lexington Hughes made | Il,
arrangement 70 breed Mr. Ziecler's mares to -
ihelbert and imp Miltonian Though lIermis V'
assed out OF Hughes's hands several Years u
80. he stu takes an Interest IN tho famous v
IermePce horse and Gays that he will no | &,
.ained this year by Aeck Shields, who will :.
leo have charge OF Stalwart All OF the C
Their horses Delon ging 20 +. X. Thomas M
5ill be trained by X, t. Watkins. "