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 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. It 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 it had purchased Torrey's
services from Kinsella for a 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
Wisconsin team, but that he was SUBJ
ject to draft. 1t was Asmussen's at
tempt to play with the Doves a couple
of years ago that led to his disability.
One of many deals rumored proved
fy,,n hot ho I,x kIo
Pittsburg club of First Basemar
Flynn of the ST. Paul team for con.
sideration of $4,000 That is said to
presagc the departure of Bill Abstein
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 1884. He won 20 and only
lost eight games. Cicotte of Boston
was second at 1872, winning IL and
losing five. Smith was the best OF
the Sox pitchers at 500. He stood
twelfth in the list. Walsh was thir.
teenth at SIT. Isbell of the Sox led
the first basemen of the league in
fielding with 1894, and Purcell of the
locals was at the top of the second
basemen with $40. OF the third
basemen, Tannehill was fourth a,
GAL. Parents of Chicago and Miller
of Washington and 1000 among TIE
feel ers, and Hahn was fourth with
$50. Sutor. Sox pitcher, had LOCO
among the pitchers.