Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-22

American also adopted a provision
which will prevent a club carrying
more than 35 men at any time, and
from May 1 to August 1 the number
must not exceed %. The question Of
eliminating spikes has been left to
President Johnson and Charles Com
iskey of the Chicago club.
The national commission applied a
nice coat of whitewash to the New
York Yankees signaLtipping case. It
exonerated the club but adopted reso-
lutions that left the matter unex-
planned. The resolutions follow:
Whereas, Charges have been print
ed in the public press to the effect
that during the last season a sign
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 1t Of
the existence Of such bureau, there
fore, be 1t
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 1t 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.
The national commission disposed
of the Torrey and Asmussen cases. In
the former a 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
Wisconsin team, but that he was sub
ject to draft. It 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
true. That was the purchase by the
Pittsburg club Of First Baseman
Flynn of the ST. Paul team for a con-
sideration of $4,000 That is said to
presage the departure of Bill Abstein
from the ranks Of tbs 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
cording 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 per-
centage of .784. He won 20 and only
lost eight games Cicotte of Boston
was second at 1872, winning Is and
losing five. Smith was the best of
the Sox pitchers at 800. 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 Purtell of the
locals was at the top Of the second
basemen with $40. Of the third
basemen, Tannehill was fourth at
.941. Parents Of Chicago and Miller
Of Washington and 1000 among the
felIers, and Hahn was fourth with
800. Sutor. a Sox pitcher, had 1000
among the pitchers.