The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-31
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
p1rrUER CHESDRO SIGNS WITH
the NEW York AMERICANS.
Craving opposition 10 Hermann as n
Member OF the National Commission
-rri,co's Chinese Pugllist Scores a
knockuut with the PIVOT Blow.

,...,au IpagIo Club are getting in line
;r,t1.. coming season By sending their signed
,,,,r,,.- 20 Manager Clark Griffith. fester-
.r. club. star pitcher. Jack Chesbi o.
Srt.,,d no town aud called at headquarters In
W tI.f!rol bulidinR. Chesbro lh. been
'.,.jr,. tlr winter at his home near North
id.r. Mass, aud looks the picture Of health.
iisg.i,l. about 700 pounds, but says he viii
-. I'd, $50 when the season begins II did
r,t tt. l.m long to agree upon terms. and
10. Do loft he club : Offices he had signed
,,rirt-t for the season. Last year Ches-
80 contract cIlled for So. 600 He pit ched
An a games and won Al OF them, which Ia q
,,.o,d This year be- viii draw d similar
-, and 4Ry- be hopes to do rs well In the
pog . formerly lie VIII begin coaching
Ill, Harvard team on Fe1 ~ and Will 20
S.,,t -o tn.n Curlths team month or so
.a.ar
pr,.it..t Johnson OF the American League
ais wiy TO chicago yesterday. Before
i,arit. ns stG tat there would be no more
,es.iers ~ tbo National Commission in Gin
,rnati. declaring that the newspapers OF
,t,, ,.tv during the recent baseball confer
one nai ns-rcpresented the facts and had
,r.er.a ue American Leagues attitude
,,,,,ri tho minor associates with extreme
',,,,irna-. That friction exists between
to.r.1u ANA Garry Hermann. chairman
~ fha National Commission, there seems
cref, reason to believe. although johns on.
ybt. here on sunday. refused 20 say word
eer..t tht Cincinnati mogul. VIC has been
i., d., 10 n, public ~ the new saviour
N, tl. national game But, Just the same.
.lohl.ou LIS reused Ionl blank to acoede
10 Ho.rnauu prupOatlon to nave the Ameri-
c,D lea-lo hold its annual schedule meeting
be-. on Feb Is. the same day Hermann
al I paa
Jobuson set Feb. 20 ~ the date some time
,so and Pulli4 m. the National League presi-
dsat. agreed TO tAat date. There was time.
teD.rcr. when Johnson would have granted
almost aay request from HERMANN.
Irless al signs IAN it will not be surprising
N 50. hermann resign from the national
commission before long. and 1t VIII not be
because OF the pressure OF outside business.
lle American League. as d body, ls opposed
10 hermann because the prevailing belief is
that be cannot beside cases against the Ma
tlop.l League In which lie is Interested TO
the extent OF holding stock in the Cincinnati.
phladelu hia and st. Louis clubs. Hermann
has evidently PLAYED out his string with the
Americans who are eager TO have nom
partisan take the charnanship OF the com
mission Meanw lille John I. Brush is buck
lux on his armoI 10 ASSUME the dictatorship
Of the National League. Brush Us the real
power ia that OF gHuIlation now and holds
The sey to the situation With his money
making New lork CUB Whatever brush
wants he Vii come very near getting. and
hermann, the former leader VIII have 10 trAl.
Several weeks ago the following news item
YES wired nom san Francisco 20 Chicago:
'puuug UaI game here to-day Chance
crashed INTO Egan md broke his arm II
al not take long Tor the story TO spread that
Chaal- the best first basemAn III the country.
Who pMyed with the chicago Nationals last
year was out OF tho game for good he
report o the injury made Manager Selee or
ihr lhicagos hurry 10 the Coast to Investigate.
Nhen DO Iot there he found that ChanCe was
:. Auc shape. but that Egsn Ras tho NAN
Whose arm mad been broken.
Ab Wing. the Chinaman who has been
Ce8riug a sensation ia California with tie
boxing. recently tackled Manuel Torres, a
Mexican negro, and Knocked him out with his
famous pivot blow. 1t was In The second |
round that the end came orTeS made q /
shor 40 81 The Chinaman's face, The lat /
tor sidrs,rpped md swung right over, but |
missed. ~. blow Was 80 heavy that the force !
OF ~ turned Au Wing haK around. There |
Ndsu short pause. after which the China |
lgaH ker' on t0- pivot, bringing a left ha d |
tmlsn ~ ilc IGAt OF the ueRrO's jaw with I
tremendous cN"ct Torres fell In heap /
and Uas counted out. All Wing now wants |
10 'sAt any body az IFS pounds.
Win the ERECTION OF Tom Shoviin 10 the |
c45-Il. cy of the ale football eieson for next /
se'-on comes report hat he viii ,ad{o- .
t4fra game with the University OF Michi- 4
$40. Hurry w. Iost, he Michigan coach. /
rLl IS il fuUu, mag hive a coufab with I
NIrNln ~ gard to this matter, in spite OF .
tho fact ttu igle'5 schedule for next fan has .
Teen practically con leted; SheYlin lives I
u All0n'lpni ana Wien IS er he goes home for [
q vacation b" Is good uatlredy chided about .
N4ir ALLEGED to'r TO NEE, he best Il OF l1ll I
'it'"n o. tn' Ne-t @ Charge that the Yale |
tip'hw Aia hNays VIGOROUSLY denied.
Tho annual rumor hns made IL. appear
5noe 20 ti!e effect that the $4,000 American |
& ...F HNnf Ia u autA
lW betting af Washington Park will be .
7e utohihltst, which means that the Derby /
'lI be rgu ~ big loss Furthermore. !
q. reported hat The Washington Park dates. /
.'-i %. iAe year IN Chicago, have been {
ul, 14 to the Worth track to remain loyal 7
10 'n~ Western Jockey Club.
Lllsou, the plungcr, has been hav-
'. nf'. .r aug-emont recently IN At
- uae 'nI-r1ae swedish lad recently ran
= .ri riu. X o. uoor lot OF skates" ana Ellison
i..t rths proud Of the colt all OF sudden
pie" Ietr.ins' ] Thought the colt would
Lnsisl va and an Irish ad and 40 It 90
.'-flt4 70 me that We might ~ well have
nave 20 pls7 him No and retire him 70 some
'ileLHT b wagon, stll maiden.
" l. Havman has decided 10 give his horse
Dt Ees2hc good rest De Reszke was
ole % !. r. BEES; selling piaters In the East last
apl vas raced continuously. When he
Wf ~ az New orleans last November. Hay
an lArHed 3 long winter campaign for him.
t't L~t bA ran one OF two fair races, but
lar eeloE eypectatons. I hat he met defeat
p. ,.r pfliilF Handicap at six and half
.IiqnFs hy lord % the Valley was a surprise
70 hayman who lost heavily. His defeat a
~ t.e I've pah Handicap, proved conclusively
VA. e ..ad gone back. and hayman then de-
ts..as Linn ready tor his engagements in the