The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-17
BASEBALL BUSINESS GOOD.
Increase Has Been 100 Per Cent Since
Year 1908.

New York, Dec. 17.-At the Nation
al league meeting the claim or the
New York club owners against the
Philadelphia club for damages sus-
tanned when the Philadelphia for
feited a game at the Polo grounds,
October last, was referred to the
new owners, as was William j. MUIR
rays claim against the old Phlladel-
phia corporation to carry out its two
year contract with him. President
Heydler announced that Players Mo-
rem, Doolan and Knabe, who were nm
ed for their conduct in the game OF
October 4. had not as yet paid their
fines and would be ineligible to play
in the National league until these
We're paid.
The committee appointed IN Louis
Vile last August to arrange Tor the
erection of monument over tne
grave of Harry Pulliam. former press
ident of the National league, reported
that action of this kind was unneces-
sary, in that Mr.. Pulliams FAMILY
had erected monument.
! The league decided to bestow
lump sum not specified, on an Invalid
sister of the late president, and to
give her the interest on $4,000 year
during her lifetime.
Heydler submitted his annual re-
port in which he called attention to
and deplored the many protests OF
games He argued that club owners
to the umpires that they do players
who lose games. The behavior of the
players on the diamond last season
was better than ever before, said Hey
dler.
| Figures submitted in the report
show that the receipts of the National
, league clubs last season were just LUZ
per cent more than in 1908, the nrs'
year in which National and American
| leagues worked in harmony.
American League Business.
| The American league meeting re-
+ commended the adoption OF a scned-
ule of 154 games for next season.
| Joe Cantillon, former manager OF
the Washington club, was exonerateu
of the charge of disloyalty to tins
league.
! The club owners passed up the
question of wearing spikes to Presi
dent Johnson and Charles Comiskey
with power to act for the American
league Charles Somers OF Cleveland
was unanimously reelected wee presl
will be held in Chicago in February,
The Boston National league clu'
Internationally released Catcher A
shaw and the st. Louis American
will release Second Baseman WIliialn
Ito Minneapolis If they can get waiver
on him. Williams is destined to man
age the ST. Joseph club next season
as it is Joe Cantillon's intention T.
buy the Pueblo francnlSe anu lIdHslC
it to ST. Joseph. The Cincinnati clui
sold Catcher Frank Roth to Min
neapous and Third Baseman Dolal
and pitcher Lower to Denver.
Ed Ashenback of Altoona. ha
signed to manage the Syracuse clu!
and George Heckert, Harrisburg
manager last season, will guide tn
Trenton Tri-State team.
The Baseball Writer'S Association
of America at its first annual session
in the afternoon, reelected al
officers
The Pittsburg club gave a banque
at the Waldorf last night to news
paper men, club owners and man
ayers.
Charles Doom will be the captain
manager of the Philadelphia tear
next season, Mr.. Fogel announce
later. He said Killing. former catche
of the Chicago Nationals. who ma
been mentioned as a possibility 70
the captaincy Of the team, had bee
found not to be available.
| Shortstop Norman Elberf1e!d or tn
New York Americans, was sold to tn
Washington club. The price was no
made public.
Pittsburg purchased from the NIL
waukee club the release of playe
Flynn The Boston National leagu
club has released player Shaw.