The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-31

tipping bureau was operated on the
grounds of the New York American
league ball club, and
Whereas, The board of directors Of
the American league has considered
carefully the evidence before it of
the existence of such a bureau, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
board the New York club is free from
all completely in such tipping affair,
and be it further
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
board that any manager or official
proven guilty of operating a sign-tip-
ping bureau should be barred from
baseball for all time.
Some people saw in this a move to
put Manager Sailing of the Yankees
out of his job and give Hal Chase,
first baseman of the team, the place.
In this connection it might be well
to ask question. 1t is: What did
the Yankees gain If they did have a
sign-tipping bureau? They were
beaten about as often on their home
grounds as they were while on the
road, and when the season closed they
were in the second division. There
must have been something wrong
with the signals-that is if the Yam.
KEGS had any-and somebody must
have gotten mixed
The national commission disposed
of the Torrey and Asmussen cases. In
the former decision was made not
to reopen the case, which confirms
the award, previously made, of Torrey
Of the Chicago Logan Squares to the
Cincinnati club. That was contested
| by President Kinsella of the Spring
field Three Eyes league club on the
ground that Torrey belonged to him
| by contract and that the New York
| National league club was interested
| because 1t had purchased Torrey's
services from Kinsella for price said
! to have been $4,000
| Catcher Tom Asmussen, whose re.
| instatement was made some days ago
now will become a member of the
Boston Nationals in all probability as
soon as it can draft that player from
Eau Claire, the commission having de-
cided that the title rested with the
| ject to draft. It was Asmussen's at
tempt to play with the Doves couple
of years ago that led to his disability
| One of many deals rumored proved
true. That was the purchase by the
Pittsburg club of First Basemar
Flynn of the st. Paul team for a con
sideration of $4,000. That is said tc
presagc the departure of Bill Absteir
from the ranks of the worlds cham
pions in the spring if the new player
comes up to expectations.
Chicago led the American league
teams the past season in fielding, &C
cofding to the official averages an
nounced by President Johnson. The
White Sox stood 1854, with Philadel
phia next at 961. The champions Of
the league, Detroit, were third at 959
In the pitchers game percentages
Mullin of Detroit led with a per
centage of .784. He won 20 and only
lost eight games. Cicotte of Boston
was second at 1872, winning 13 ant
losing five. Smith was the best o
the Sox pitchers at 800. He stoot
twelfth in the list. Walsh was thir
teenth at SIT. Isbell of the Sox LEI
the first basemen of the league il
fielding with 1894, and Purcell of tn
locals was at the top of the secor,
basemen with $40. OF the thir,
basemen, Tannehill was fourth a
.941. Parents of Chicago and Mile
of Washington and 1000 among tE
feel ers, and Hahn was fourth witt
800. Sutor, Sox pitcher, had LOO
among the pitchers.