The sun., 1906-02-25

The national baseball commission mas
decided to put stop to the system employed
by various major league managers OF cover
Ing up" the players of minor league clubs SO
that the latter cannot be drafted and can be
returned to their original employers after
the drafting season is at an end This prac-
tice has been we'll illustrated by the Brooklyn
Club, for instance, In putting in claim from
year to year for the whole Baltimore team
owned by Edward Hanlon. The Baltimore
players in this way have been kept out OF
the reach Of other major league clubs ana
at the same time have been compelled to play
for comparativ ely small salaries season. In
and season out. Ban johnson. member OF
the commission. has just made this state
ment In regard to the case 1T is our purpose
to 90 to any length to put a stop to the per-
nicous habit OF covering up minor league
ball players, which has been persistently
indulsed In BY clubs In both of the big leagues.
We may 60 so far as to suspend major
league manager detected In such action for
period OF six months. which would keep him
of the playing field for the whole season
At the same time the rule will work both
ways and the minor league club which con-
nives at covering up it's players may have
protection taken away from 1t for one year.
That would mean that its players would cease
to be reserved and could be taken at will by
any other club offering them suitable Induce
ments. Covering up works great Unfair
ness to ambitious young players anxious to
rise in their profession and it Will not be
tolerated As Garry Hermann, the chair
man of the commission, concurs with john
son, the new rule will surely pass.
Jack Mccarthy. Billy Maloney and Harry
lumley, all outfelders, are on strike. as they
say the salaries offered to them by the Brook
lyn club are not liberal enough to induce
them to sign contracts If they refuse to
play ball, Donovan's team will be seriously
cIpIled.
Jockey Radtke continues to be the star at
the winter tracks. Last Thursday. after he
bad ridden four winners at Hot Springs,
Louis Celia approached ]. o. keene, the boy s
employer, and offered sl5.C0o for the unex-
pired portion of the jockey S contract. keene
dec lined to talk business. and said that he in
tended to take Fadtke to the EASTERN tracks,
where he would prove the best lightwelgh ht
in the saddle. II Radtke comes up to ex.
peotations here. he will find himself in de-
III and. and one of the millionaire turfmen
nay see At to take him perman emily on
Keene's hands. those who have seen this
reuar able boy ride declare that he bids
fair to eclipse Hildebrand. Sloan and all the
other stars that have enjoyed popularity.
Los Angeles continues TO provlde turl sen
sations. The other day a field Of eleven
horses went to the post with The Roustabout
q favorite. After a few minutes delay all
Of them broke through the barrier. the IA
vorite winning the race by two len gths
Starter Hoffman arrived at the judges stand
amoment after the horses had finished and
declared that as he had not given the word
the start was a false one. The jockeys were
not allowed to dismount and after consult
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race run over. There was a great how
from per SONS who held winn ing tickets or
f,mIthy Kane, a 3o-to-l shot, that had rur
second in the false break. But that cut nc
6Sure.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association
announce that these horses have been de-
elared from the $4,000 Brighton Handicap
James r. Keene's Won Tr mp, John z. Mad
den 8 Hot Shot. E. r. 1ttuas's Herm s ano
stslwart, T. E. Mann tx Is Disobedient, H. K
Kpapp's Oak Duke dead :. ard Scott Hud
son 9 Miltiades void under the rules. Al
Herm! has already been declared from tht
Suburban, II is taken for granted that the
Hermence horse ill never race again.
The Gravesend track was aiive with horse,
yester ertlay The trainers were out early and
several owners made the trip from Man
haitian in automobiles to look the racer
over. II the mild weather contin ues. the
horses mat are prepared on Long Island
viii be worth considering when they meet
the tired winter ca.noliZners at Washin gton
Columbia Fencers Beat Yale and Princeton
Columbias fencers last night defeated The
teams OF Princeton and Yale in triangular
contest held in Earl Hall, Columbia, The
final score was: Columbia. II: Princeton, 0
Yale, !. Capt, o. Du F. Kehrlein and F
Lage Of Columbia won all their bouts ano
c. G. Amend. the third Columbia foilsman
won all save one bout, which he lost to o. VI
Auerbaeh OF Princeton. A. $. Bret ken
ridge, o, NJ. Auerbaoh and A. F. Turner. the