New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Charley Ehbets Is Reelected
Brooklyn President.
MAKE MEDICUs DIRECTOR
Fifty seven Players Reported To
Be on Roster of the Su-
perbas at Present.


CO Yesterday Nothing but complete mar
.,z- marked the session. complete salts
,--.on with the administration OF Mr.. Eb
- heinc the dominating note Fifty
~ rlavere were reported TO be on the
-sr Of the Superbas at the present date
&c srnple evidence that the Brooklyn
- is going after the pennant with ham
and longs next year, being perneatec
-. ,lentv Of new blood Il was also ap-
IT that considerable wedding must be
80 during the spring training trip to
.,-r the number of players down 10 twen-
,-eZe as called for by the rules of the
r9scue during the season
Charles y. NeHicuS was elected q director
~ The club. taking the place Of Robert
Wright. who has resigned. This resigna-
,ior left vacant the Office Of vice-presioent'
and Henry ". Nedicus was elected 70 MI
80 be-fb- as well as that of treasurer.
charles Ehbets. jr-. WAS elected secretary
--bare was a slim. attendance at the meet
~ Charles H Ebbets, jr-, and Bernard
York representing the members OF TINS
,s-e Albert W Wall, who controls one
share II the club on account of its being
Nev- Jersey corporation, was the third
member present
= 1-ss reported that the club hao a pros
-e-ous year financially, and that the out
IL <o- next season was promising. The
s,oard of directors viii meet In the near
--,t1I-e and the reports OF the various o.
dcers zIu be read.
= vCiu be difficult for promising Young
-aeabsu r7lsxars in the minor leagues 70 es-
- .l,. clutches of the Cleveland club
rsx4 season if their work appears SUM-
.iAn-lx aI,u-1ug. The Maps have just signed
contracts with two OF the cleTerest SCOUTS
- he business. In order 10 give assistance
:, Szn, 6en1etFy. who secured number OF
--sl-,af1e r3lavers last summer, President
So-ners has signed 2 contract with Tom
7sl,- the veteran catcher. II is unlikely
- any embryonic stars will be overlooked
When the activities OF the Maps was re-
-o--ad in Boston Fred Tenney declared
-17ar one scout was enough for any team
7-t,a-e1,pon Monte Cross was prone TO re-
mark. What's the use Of one? CONNIE
Mack gets the first pick anyhow"
Thar the Philadelphia wizard has not
-as-4d Oh his Iaurels IN spite Of the TACT
-Ha- he has q championship team is shown
bv the number OF new players ne mas
signed VI II is reported that he has Sc
cured another star pitcher in Collamore, OF
-l7e Worcester club. New England League
The young twirler pitched remarkable Dali
!aSr season. so brilliant, in fact that Jesse
Burke, the manager. dispensed Win MS
services fer q time when the drafting sea-
n, drew nigh. in order 10 keep him for
another year Connie Mack's eagie-eyeo
scouts, however had marked the young
mans ability early in the season, and the
A,}7Ietics' manager put in claim for the
pitcher.
rogar R-esnahau. manager Of the Car
-1a!s. says that Connie Mack has more
men tipping him of on star young payers
1aan any other manager in the Dig leagues
Roger relates his experience with the Phil
edelpEia leader as follows;
Il did some of my own scouting last
summer. 1 received 2 tip that down IN
Creenville, - c, was a ynungster oy ire
name Of Derrick who was the greatest
--a75-e sl7orAstop in the business thought
enough Of the tip TO make the trip TO
r,reenvi7le. / looked Derrick over and de-
cided he was good enough for any pls
3esg7Ie club He looked 10 me TO be sec
md Hans Wagner. and was ready 10 pay
: fancy price for him right then and there,
7r7t was told that Connie Mack had beaten
ne hv lust twelve hours, having purchased
Derrick that very morning
R-as1atan was not the only scout that
arrived IN Creenvilie too late John Camel.
~ Rochester. and Bobby Gilks. OF the
Haus. were the other two who looked me
--o-,nesrer over. CAMEL was too late.
while C;iIks was not impressed by Derrick s
york
O-Neil. the Elrnira catcher. was another
7oungste- that Connie grabbed just ahead +;
- cE-7 Erf1n mad scouts /
l5okirg the player over. O'NeiI is said TO
-7~e great future ahead of him. and 70
10 ~ even ber-er prospect than Jack Lapp- |
Wilbur Roach. substitute infeider, signed /
-ae-er5sv with the Yankees He is spend |
ing rhc winter in Windber, Penn
~ez 5fices for the Eastern League were |
G-ered in the St James Building yes
+e-sav nv President z. C. Barrow. Presi- /
dent Barrow has decided 20 retain Mur-
-sy Kelly and Byron as urnpIres next /
season and will pick the other six men
IT ho are 10 be on his arbirrating staff from
z dozen applicants
Frank Chance IS evidently worried over
- r-osoec+s of the Cubs for next season,
he etching staff giving him considerable
ANXIETY = deductions can be drawn from
ne ,s.f that he has taken dozen or more
voune recruits wfth him 10 California this
7in-er - rrx out their curves Jimmie
Archer The Cubs star catcher, received
vord recen;iv from Charlie Murphy 70 hold
himself i, readiness to go 70 the Chance
rsnch and take charge of the colony Of
roBng rwirlers-
Some of the youngsters were PICKED Up
By draft from leagues close 70 the big cir
wits. some purchased from clubs away
eoEr in the list, and others hired from
hack lots On the recommendation OF the
Chicago scouts Chance intends 70 begin
developing these youngsters Immediately
and keen them busy right down 70 the be-
ginning Of the season. Archer will be de-
pended upon 70 instiiI his knowledge into
fhs new players and bring out all that is
n them before the winter is over, so that
1hose VINO show little promise may be dis
carded
The entry OF A L. Upham, the New Eng
and ten-rnile champion. ins1res one Of the
oest races Of the indoor season when the
long distance men line up for the feature
event al the B and X games in the list
Regiment ArTnory on New Years Eve.
Against Upham viii be such well known
runners as Bailey. Of the New York Atm
letic Club. Tewanina and AIChiquette, of
Carlisle Indian School; DWyer and Gilbert,
u the Mohawk Athletic Club, and Ryan
and Reynolds Of The Irish-Aulerican Atm