The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-08
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
BROOKLYN MAY SELL JORDAN
AND LUMLEY FOR sea, 900.
In Spite Of Manage DonoVan's Protest,
4. II. Ebbets 10 Inclined 10 Accept the
New York Nationals Oner-Pau J.
RaIney Sells De Mund and Quits the turf

new YORK NatIOnals' On0 PAU d..
RaIney Sells De Mund and Quits the Turf
Unless President Ebbets Of the Brooklyn
Baseball Club changes his present plans he
will sell First Baseman Jordan and Right
Fielder Lumley to the New York National
League club for S26, 600 cash. This offer was
made to Ebbets, IL ia said. some time ago,
and the money looks 40 big that the Brook
lyn magnate ia now wavering perceptibly.
Manager Donovan Of the Brooklyn team was
summoned here by Ebbets several days ago
and was told that in all probability the New
York clubs offer would be accepted, Dono-
van. SO the story goes. became warm under
the collar and told Ebbets that II Jordan and
Lumley were allowed to 20 he would send in
his resignation, Ebbets argued with Dono-
van in vain. The manager declared that to
sell Jordan and Lumley would be eQuiva-
lent to killing the game in Brooklyn. where
the interest began to revive last season to
such an extent that the club made money
and paid OF a lot OF indebtedness. Ebbets,
it il reported. then informed Donovan that
with part OF the money he could get for the
two Brooklyn stars he would be able to Sc
cure a couple of new men. or perhaps no
could secure McGann and Browne from
McGraw. But again Donovan put his foot
down, declaring that Jordan and Lumley
must remain in Brooklyn or Ebbets could
look for a new manager.
Ebbets. it will be recalled. sold Dahlen to tho
New York club. and also stood ready to hand
over Sheckard. but the latter was finally
traded to Chicago. To get s25, 200 for two
ball players, no matter how valuable they
might be to the Brooklyn club. is regarded as
too great O temptation for Ebbets to resist in
view of the fact that the business end OF the
game at Washington Park has always cut
more of a factor than the players end. Man
ager Donovan. in opposing the deal Is actinga as
champion for the Brooklyn fans who have
ST TODD by the club at all times. Donovan has
a chance TO provide a winning club at Wash
ington Park and naturally does not feel like
weakening his team for the sake OF helping
the New Norks TO make a winning fight. As
a matter of fact. the National League 10 de-
Cidedly alarmed over the situation here and
there seems to be a desire to bolster up
McGraw's team at any cost, with the idea OF
keeping up the public interest In the game at
the Polo Grounds. Ii would be 4 bitter pill
for the Brooklyn fans to swallow II they we're
shown that their club was merely a farm"
for McGraw's team, They have been loyal
TO the Brooklyn club owners in the past and
they feel that their wishes in this matter are
entitled to respect. Instead of developing
young players as other clubs are in the habit
Of doing, the New York Nationals have de-
pended upon the payment OF cash for new
men who have been handed over with little
or no reluctance,
Although John !. Taylor Of the Boston
Americans talked matters over with Frank
Farrell, the owner OF the New York Amerl-
ca ns, yesterday no agreement was reached
as to the probable exchange Of players be-
tween the two clubs. In fact II looks now
as If the proposed deal by which james Col
Inns was TO come here in exchange for MORT
arity and Delehanty had fallen through.
Farrell said yesterday that he did not be-
lieve Collins would ever be able to play his
best game again and that as the New York
club was we'll fixed for third ba sempn with
Conroy. Iaporta and MOriarity he felt like
standing pat. There may he a deal, however,
by which Pitcher Dinrcn of Boston will play
here, Jack Chrsbro going to the Hlb, Presi-
dent Taylor il willing 10 trade Dineen for
Chesbro even up, but the New York officials
are not ready to talk business lust now.
Connie Mack Of the Philadelphia Americans
is expected % have a talk with Taylor to-
day, looking to the transfer Of Collins In the
Quaker team in exchange for a couple OF
pitchers. Mack has thirty-siN players on
his list and Is willing to deal with anybody,
Paul J. Rainey, the Cleveland millionaire.
has decided 20 retire from the turf. Mr.,
Rainoy had n rather unfortunate season THIS
year after paying SIS ,Oon for Jockey Rsdtke's
contract and si5. 900 for the two-ypar-old
colt De Mnnd. lie lost big money in wGgers
and when the Belmont Park meeting was
at an end he decided to quit. He has. there
fore, sold De Mund to his brother Roy \.
Rainey and also the contract on Radtke's
services. at the same time turning over several
other horses which ran this year in his name.
Roy Rainey hns engaged William Garth II
train for him next year instead Of BIb May,
and Garth will take DC Mund and the rest Of
the string to his Virginia farm 10 spend the
winter. Garth, by the way, saddl"d moro
winners this year-more than ~eightv-than
any other trainer in America. But he raced
a greater part Of the time on the Jockey
Clubs second circuit. lie ia an expert at
patching mp Cripples and is also one ~ the
best Ia ndlers Of cross-country performers
in the profession. Rainey recently purchased
r. :. Martin, the winner Of the Harbor Hill
Steeplechase, from Garth and will proba hly
have other Jumpers in his barn when next
years campaign rolls around.
When Herodotus, a colt owned Jointly by
W. HuestOn and Dave Gideon, won a sensa-
tional race from Deuce at the Jamaica fall
meeting, n fortune was picked up by the
smart spectators, But Herodotus has'been
laid mp with n peculiar injury ever since. In
rushing down the homestretch the colt
twisted one Of his fore ankles in such a way
as to paraly2e the nerves OF the foot and
.foreleR. As n result he has not been able
to put the injured foot on the ground since.
but a veterinary who has charge OF the racer ,
says he will have him ready to 60 to the post
again next year.
John J, Ryan. the get rich quick man.
who raced Reliable in the East two years ago
with remarkable success. Ia now trying to
secure a reinstatement from Edward COrri-
gan's American Turf Association. which
ruled him of the turf last summer for peculiar !
operations in the betting ring at Latonia.
Ryan has been forced out Of the Sullivan
Considine theatrical circuit and wants to get
into the racing game again. He has been
banished from the turf on two occasions and
was in some disfavor with the Jockey Club
when he began to operate here In 1904. Ryan
has had a spectacular and troublesome career.
He is a bold gambler and a supposed gun
fighter. But sporting men who remember
an incident at the Iron Hill track when a well
known racing official took a gun away from ,
Ryan and knocked him out with a blow on
the Jaw say that Baldy Is not particularly |
dan gerOus when he meets his match. >
Jack Johnson Is full Of fight lust now. On I
Thursday his ger. sam Fitzpatrick. |
in a statement to the public declared that