Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-14
TUE DIAMOND
The Breach Seems to Be Widen ing and Pit.sburg Will Be
 Invaded.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov 14.--That both the American league and the Ameri- can association have already sur veyed possible ball parks in Pitts burg and thus prepared for agreal war was the information widely printed and displayed here yesterday.
 | The American leagues choice of property is at Craft avenue and Forbes stret, fully one-half mile near CT the heart of Pittsburg. than rhe new ball park purchased by the Pitts burg National league team. The blue prints have been already forwarded to Boston, where those connected with the matter are said to working from. This ground, it is said, Is to be held over the heads of the Nation al league moguls in case they shonld become gay. w .s r. Barney Dreyfuss has already lost some sleep. With the loss of Wag- ner, who has become a circus man, and a base ball war, it would be sad sledding here. The American associ- ation, too, has surveyed certain ground for the purpose of coming in if chance presents. The Pittsburg ball club announces that it will. hold on to Exposition park, even after it has gone to its new location.
 Hal Chase may be compelled to re- turn to the New York Americans CT retire from professional base ball. When Chase left the New York team last season he joined a club in the California league, which has always been an outlaw" During the re- cent pow-wow in Chicago Cal Ewing, representing the California league, notified the minor leagues that his organization was anxious to be ad- mitted to the fold. He made a pro- vision that all contract jumpers should be retained for one year. The National commission will look into the matter and if it is decided to grant protection to the California league 1t Is probable that a condition to be named will be the return of all members of organized clubs to their | original employers. In this event Chase will have to make his peace with Manager Sterling, who, it is be- lieved, would like to have the crack | first baseman back. .... It Is said that Harry Wolverton, who handled the champion Williams port team in the Tri-State league this year, will manage the Newark East ern league team next season. New ark drafted Wolverton at the end Of the recent campaign. Wolverton was formerly third baseman of the Phila- delphia and Boston Nationals and has been successful manager in the Fri State, to which be jumped several years ago.
 Joe Tinker, the Cubs great short stop, has gone on the stage. He is playing the part of Bud Hall, coach of the college crew in Brown of Harvard" now touring the western cities. The other night Tinker was called before the curtain and made these remarks: When you step to l the plate at critical stage of the game with 20,000 fans bowling for a 1 base hit to win and big lump comes up in your throat, no one knows 1t l is there but yourself. But when you stand in front of the footlights to make a speech and the big lump comes up again everybody knows 1t is there"
 At the annual meeting of the Ma tional association base ball league in Chicago this week Secretary Farrell reported that thirty-seven leagues, embracing 23S cities, are included in the association. Contracts for $500 players have been promulgated this year, 415 players suspended, 45 drafted by the National league, 67 by the American and 92 by Class A leagues. The money received and paid out through the secretary's ot- flee is $103,650.
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