The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-22

the Tigers" he continued, It being
ore OF his pet ideas that any time q.
Mack lets go 1t is wise to sidestep.
Tell YOU what I'll do" said Mack.
I'll trade Bender for Mcintyre or
you will not" said Navin. who
had heard the verdict Of the eminent
Thereupon all negotiations were
letics and Mcintyre stuck with the
Tigers. Now Bender Is one Of the
pitching stars Of the American Lea
que. while Mcintyre played second
fiddle to Jones almost all season.
Likewise. c. Mack has received much
credit In certain quarters for his fore
sight in seeing that the Indian would
come back, when. as q matter Of
fact. he tried to shake the redskin,
but nobody would have him.
Bender. before his sickness, used
middle Of August; then he ''fattenci
out" and showed little or nothing.
Since he was Ill and recovered he
seems to possess greater strength.
and this year ended the season even
better than he started.
His case is but one Of dozens cf
similar instances in baseball. There
seems to be absolutely no way of
judging q ball player.
Jack Coombs was another of this
kind. He secuted curing one season
because his arm was bad. and Mack
was willing to listen to trades, but
who wanted pitcher with q broken
arm. Yet Coombs "came back" and
is today rated an iron man." Verify,
the national pastime is filled with
many queer happenings.
John e. Bruce, secretary of the
national commission. makes a. state
ment that reflects great credit upon
professional ball players. He says
that In 100 cases heard by the COM
mission the players had told abso-
lutely the truth. except in two in.
stances. 1t is an extraordinary per-
centage Of honesty, especially in cases
OF litigation. Americans have always
gloried in the honesty of their ma
tional game. Too much credit has
been given to the men who run the
game and too little to those who play
1t speaks well for Brown Univer-
sity's supply OF baseball coaching tai
ent that Harvard has considered Fred
Tenney. Billy Lauder. Dave Fultz.
and Frank Sexton in the selection OF
a coach for the varsity nine. e. N.
Robinson was also a first-class base
ball player, and has had two expert
ences as a coach. And then there Is
Fred Woedcock. who still produces
Harry vaughn's appointment as
football coach at Ohio State Univer-
sity assumes greater importance. &C.
cordtng to reports from the West.
Ohio State has opened negotiations TO
join the Western conference known,
since Michigan's detection, as the big
Eight" If the application is accept
ed Vaughn will have a greater chance
for distinction.
The Navy Athletic Association, at
the annual meeting at Annapolis re-
field coach of both the football and
baseball teams Of the Naval Academy
for next year. There was also an
appropriation Of $4,000 toward the
building of the new stadium at the
Naval Academy.
C. w Murphy, president of the
Chicago Nationals. has mailed thirty
six letters to his regulars and re-
cruits wishing them a Merry Christ
mas. The letters say: Manager
Chance joins me in washing you a
merry Christmas and a happy New
Year. During the Yuletide season,
when the spirit OF peace on earth and
we all have kindly feeling for one
another, especially when we are
working for one common cause. Man
ager Chance and myself are pleased
Ito feel that the members Of the
Chicago club are friends of ours, as
we'll as business associates, and with
this feeling in mind, therefore pre-
sent you our joint compliments of
the season."