New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
Timely BITS OF SPORT.
Eastern League and American
Association Want Change.
RUMOR OF STRIFE IN AIR
Barrow and Chivington Plan to
Form an Organization OF
Their Own.

Chicago Dec. 2e-The subject OF the
rumored strife between the Eastern Base
ball League and the American Association
and organized baseball was under discus
sion around American League headquar-
ters in this city yesterday. 1t is said rep
resentatives Of these two Class A minor
lea que circuits will make application before
the national commission at Cincinnati next
week to be withdrawn from the national
association for the purpose of forming
separate organization T.; their own that VIII
work in harmony with tine majors and
minors
president Thomas Chtvington of the
American Association has already been to
see me regarding the plan," said Presl-
dent johnson Of the American League" and
President Barrow Of the Eastern League
was anxious to have a talk with me dur
ing the baseball meetings in New Iork, put
I did not have time to confer with him.
II the matter is not taken up by the
commission next week it is said the Amer
lean Association magnates will Thoroughly
discuss the topic during their annual ses-
sion here on January 13-
peculiar case OF contract signing oc-
CURED yesterday in the Office OF the Pitts
burg Baseball Club. Charles Deacon)
Philippe. the veteran pitcher. who Just re-
turned from a hunting trip in Indiana,
called to wish President Barney Dreyfuss
a happy New Year.
How would you like to sign contract
while you're here?' asked Dreyfuss
lone time suits me well as another
replied the deacon.
II wonder II you have the nerve to sign
a blank contract and allow me to fill in the
amount later" asked Barney.
The deacon reached for the blank. wrote
his name on the last line and handed back
the contract to Dreyfuss- The club owner
filed out the document. and it apparently
pleased the pitcher, for he smiled when he
read the filed out contract little later.
'Porky" Flynn, OF Boston, has been sub
stituted for Al Kubiak, of Pittsburg. as
the opponent for Con O'Kelly In Syracuse
on January II.
Boston, Dec. 29-Thirty-two of the S92
football players in the eleven Boston high
schools were injured during the season OF
1910. according TO the report compiled by
Thomas T. Harrington. director Of school
hygiene. This Is between and per cent.
OF this number nine are still suffering from
their injuries. None OF the injuries sus-
tanned during the last season was OF
serious nature
Charles L. Soners. president of the
Cleveland club. is looking forward to a
first division berth next season. He is
quoted as saying:
II figure we have q very good team.
am not touting 1t pennant winner, but
1 do claim that will have team on the
field next year that will make trouble for
a lot of the clubs that finished ahead of US
last season.
This baseball game is a funny thing.
1t may look TO the public that you have
q sure winner and then you finish in the
ruck. On the other hand. even the wise
men OF the game have you figured out for
the tail end and you give the pennant
winners a battle. I have seen the same
men pick our club to finish one-two-three
and we never had a chance"
Doane and Koestner are two Cleveland
pitchers whose fate Is uncertain. Each Is
a pitcher and each has a desire to play
elsewhere than in the box Doane would
like to be an outfielder. AS for Koestner,
he has batted well as Nap" hitting over
300 AS a pitcher Koestner showed signs
OF effectiveness at times, but he is in
clined to be wild He has declared that he
timated that he would prefer to be as
signed TO some other position on the team.