New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
SPORTS OF THE DAY
MORE GIANTS SIGN.
Hoping to Find a Second Mat
tn among Ne1c Pitchers.

John j. McGraw, The manager OF the
Giants. who has been wide awake TO the
Importance of strengthening his team In
the box. has high hopes of developing q
second Matty or. at least. q pitcher VINO
can take his regular turn in the box, from
the recruits he has picked up with the help
of his trusty scout
Six more signed contracts we're received
at the office of the club, in the st. James
! Building, yesterday. bringing the total up
10 fourteen. Al Bridwell, than whom there
are few better shortstops. was satisfied with
the terms offered. and his contract was
among those received yesterday, While the
others were from Arthur Fletcher, the uti-
! ity infelder: Charles. b. Spencer, hrs'
haseman from the Portsmouth team OF fhe
Ohio State League and three new pitch-
ers who are seeking fame, fortune and
the confidence of the fans In pig league
company for the first time-H. l. BUCK
Robert Scott and w. f. Parsons
Parsons comes to New York with al, ex-
celIent record. and OF the five or six new
pitchers who will be carefully and thor
ougilly tried out, which include Daley. who
signed last Wednesday. his chances to
make good look exceptionally bright. He
pitched for the Marion club. of the Ohio
State League last year and won fourteen
games out OF twenty-one for percentage
of .667. He had fielding percentage OF
a72 and according to those who nave
seen him work he is a natural ball player
with a most deceptive delivery
Buck pitched for the Adrian club. OF
Michigan. last season. and comes here we'll
recommended. although his record OF elght
games won and seven lost was not particu-
larly brilliant. Scott. on the other hano'
will bear close watching, as he is pear
for work winning twenty-five games ana
losing sixteen with the JohnstoWD club' OF
the Tri-State League. last year. He had .
fielding percentage of .S35 and has had
enough experience to have overcome stage
fright
Altogether, seven pitchers are now or the
roll for the coming season-Mathewson'
Ames and Marquard, the veterans. and
Daley. Parsons. Scott and Buck Wiltse,
Bugs Raymond and Crandail. of the old
staff, are still TO be heard from.
Spencer the new first baseman. had a
fielding average of .971 with Portsmouth.
Ohio, last season, while his batting aver
age was .c34.
Connie Mack, of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics is wearing a broad smile. Eddie
Plank and Ira Thomas, his star battery.
have signed their contracts. Thomas held
out a long time last year after being Sc
cured from Detroit. Plank, with his deadly
''crossf1re" delivery, is one of the most
feared by batters in the American League.
He won nineteen games and lost ten last
year, standing seventh on the list,
Thomas J. Lynch, president of the Ma
ticnal League, has Issued a call for the
regular spring meeting of the league at the
Waldorf-Asoria, In thfs city, on February
-. The board Of directors will meet
Monday, February IA. The adoption of the
playing schedule for the coming season will
he the most important business transacted.
Two schedules will be subnitted-the long
one of 16S games and the shorter one of
154 games, which will be offered by Barney
Dreyfuss, a minority report According
TO report, both fit in fairly we'll with the
American League schedule of 154 games. A
mild form of the presidential deadlock may
result. The board of directors must pass
on the Murray case. The deposed manager
of the Philes says he will go to the courts
If he fails to get satisfaction
Walter Johnson, the pitching star Of the
Washington club of the American League,
IS holding out for more money. 1t is q safe
wager that McAIeer, the new manager, will
meet any reasonable demands. Johnson
has never had q percentage OF the 800
mark, but he has lost many games by a
narrow margin which would have been won
with A stronger team behind him. He is
only twenty-five years of age and would
bring a fancy price II offered for sale.
Coyetous eyes have been cast in his direc-
ton by every owner and manager in the
American League.
Henry P Edwards. in writing for The
Cleveland Plain Dealer" says: ''Tlie three
foremost ba sebali players in the land to-day
are Hans Wagner Napoleon Lajoie and
TvrIs Cobb" Fine, but the fans here
vo,,Id like to know how "Matty the
Mighty and Hal Chase could be over
looked in referring to great ball players.
At a meeting Of the board of directors of
the Saratoga Racing Association On Thurs
day the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, r. T. VIII
SON. IT.: vice-president, Harry Payne Whit
ney: secretary and treasurer, Andrew
Miller; executive committee, the officers
and F. r. Hitchcock. c. II. Warning and
T. J. Dwyer. The reelection of r. T. Viii
son, jr., 20 the presidency will meet with
general approval among racing men. Mr..
Wilson did much for the sport last year
when the need was great.
Runners all over the country are anx-
iously awaiting the outcome of the IS