The sun., 1908-01-19
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST
-. p. POWERS SAYS HE rs SUR
PRESED ar PCLLIAM'S ATTACK
Rut WIN Make Formal Reply Tomorrow
-HerrmAzn Finds That IDrcyfuss Has
Been Joking In Rekard 60 Leach and
,GaHna Gamnel-C Career Og Mountain Ends.


cresiSent 81 the National League. and the
ofdctals OF the National Association of Minor
Leagues, P. T. Powers and ). n. Farrell
over the alleged blacklisting OF twenty two
ball players reached such a stage yesterday
that Powers declared that no would issue a
statement tomorrow. Incidentally Powers
declared that Pulliam's recent attack on him
was uncalled for and that he did not believe
che National Leagues chief executive was
really sert5us in the matter Powers also
said that he had been an Rdrnirer Of Pulliam
for many years and that be stili held him in
eigh esteem. but that In view Of the present
tangle he felt that il his duty to stand
by the National Association OF Minor Leagues
amply asa matter Of Justice. Pulliam's TRADE
asainst the minor leagues has caused much
surprise in the baseball world. inasmuch AZ
che other members OF the National Baseball
Commission-Ban johnson and Garry Herr
mAnn--have a. vet taken no part in the con-
eroversy and are apparently willing to let
Pulliam do all che talking.
As Powers and J. II. Farrell have en-
phAtically declared that there is no minor
league blacklist. 1t seems to DO simply a
question OF time when the matter can be
settled. W. W. Burnham, IL would SEEM
has caused all Of the trouble by handing out
an unauthorized list of blacklisted players
20 the newspapers to get square with the
national commission for n grievance Of a
personal nature. Naturally Powers is com
pelled to take Burnharn 8 end Of It. which Is a
ease Of hear ping Goals Of fire on the Newark
man who two years ago headed a move
rnent which resulted in the ousting Of Powers
from the presidency OF the Eastern League.
Az that time Pulliarn worked hard In behalf
Of Powers. so that he feels that the latter
should now stand by the national COM
mission in its effort to expose the rather
= small methods of Burnham. The miXup is
& eonsdered rather unfortunate and decidedly
unnecessary. inasmuch as tho general base
: ball public 10 not deeply interested in what
either side may say. Some baseball men
said yesterday that Powers should regard
the incident as clossd and should refrain
. from making any further statements to the
public ,...
Garry Hermann owner Of the Cincinnati
(. club. has washed his hands Of Barney Dreyfuss
md Manager Fred Clarke Of the Pittsburg
club in regard TO the proposed deal whereby
Tommy Leach was slated to manage the
Reds. Hermann. after becoming convinced
that Dreyfuss and Clarke were not acting
F, IN good faith with him. declared the whole
: dead on Friday night and announced that he
had appointed John Camel manager Of the
Cincinnati team for this year II is under
stood that the Pittsburg men notified Herr
msnn Friday that they would turn Leach over
20 Cincinnati in exchange for Lobert, Hug
gins and Mitchell. = deal that would have
practically killed the Cincinnati team. Herr
4 mann therefore realized that the PittsburRers
we're simply stringing him and concluded TO
end the NEGOTIATIONS by making Camel the
. leader OF the Reds. Camel has been anxious
20 land the lob for some time past He
made a successful manager when he was a
part owner Of the Grand Rapids club several
years ago and has been filled with confidence
ever since. He Is a hard worker. conScien-
aious and energetic aud can also play a fine
game Of ball. But just what he can accom-
olish in the managerial line with the Pork
town anvil chorus working steadily this year
remains 20 be seen. Manager Clarke, by the
way said yesterday that he would not give
Leach for the whole Cincinnati team. which
will be food for Herrmsnn's reflection.
That the $4,000 Coney Island Jockey
Club Stakes. for three-yesr-olds. one mile
and half. may prove one Of the greatest
three-year-o races run on the American
rIrf this year is Indicated by the complete
entry list which was promulgated yesterday
IN all there are Gorty-one nominations to the
big event. which include all Of the best three
vear-olds in the country. In addition to the
entries already printed In THE Sun these
crack thoroughbreds have been named:
n y. WhlrnPy's Stamina Bar None and
Royal Tourist. Fred Burlew's ChapuItepec
snd AnRelus, =. &. 0ildreth's Uncle and
Neelick, =. A. Forsythe's Dorante and Robert
Cooper. Z, Y. EllIsOn's Farl's Court. Amos
TUrney's ClPll Iurnev and William Walkers
STANLEY Fcv. Green Goods and Curlie Shot
The other notable entries are Colin, Celt
Beaucoup. Ealcada. Jim Gaffnev. King James
Notasulga, Alfred Noble. Lawrence p. Daley
Fair flay. Hesslan. Transvaal. Running Ao-
count and Restigouche. 4 condition of the
stakes calls for an extra bonus of $4,000 II
che winner ~ also successful in the Tidal and
Realization
TIE rsrlas dates for what is known as the
I.HW saaw. -
follow Ontario Jockey Clue, Toronto
May - to Iun" q Montreal, June 8 TO June
No. Hamilton, June to June 90: Windsor
June 20 TO july 90 Buffalo. June % to July
75. orf Erie. Jul" - 10 August "a: Montreal
August 20 70 September IS Toronto, Sep
tember ~ to September ?6: Hamilton. Seq
tember % to October ~ Windsor October
n October -
Trs acton ot tho license committee Of the
American urt Association in barring JOCKEYS
Mountain and Aubuchon from Rurth her opera- |
fions on the Western tracks practically ends \
the career of both rders Seirher will re-
neive a license from the Jockey Club this
year unless the \. 7 \ should see ht 10
remove the ban. but in tbe case Of Mountain
II Is hardly probable that he will be permitted
TO ride here again under any circumstances
The officials a. all ~ the winter tracks this
year have been particularly active. especially
10 regard to jockeys guilty Of questionable I
rides. with the result that the srort st New
Orleans. Arcadia and Oakland is cleaner than
ever before This wave of reform was insti-
tuted by the JOCKEY Club last year
How many Of the anti- betting aEitators
a. Albany ever visited one Of the Jockey !
Clubs tracks," asked big turfman durinS !
q conversation at an uptown hotel yesterday. !
Did they ever sec n Futurity run at Sleeps /
head Bay? Did they ever see 10000 orderly :
spectators &c Belmont Park enjoying the
healthful outing and backing their opinions /
-~th comparatively small wagerl? DO they (
know that the average bet at the big tracks, /
outside OF the plungers Of the Gates-JohnsOn- I
Levischn class, is not more than a s5 note? /
no they realize that by making this fight .
Bsainst racing they may throw hundreds :
NJ men out OF employment n any Of them
have ever been to the races can they say that /
they saw men drinking 70 excess or riotous \
behavior on the part Of anybody II Ia a !
MATTER Of record that the bulk Of the money 4
pald out by the layers last year went 10 the :
regular patrons OF the game-men who could
AFFORD TO pay the high rates Of admission Z
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