New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
Owner of the Superbas to Start
on a Long Vacation.
HOPES FOR WINNING TEAM
Fielder Jones Denies That He
Will Manage the St. Louis
Browns.

Charles H Ebbets chief owner ami presi-
dent Of the Brooklyn Club OF the National
League, has decided he needs a rest. With
most of his players signed up for next
year and the annual meeting of the league
over Mr. Ebf,cts a-ili sail for the sunny
Southland for q we'll earned vacation His
plan is to start right after the holidays
and visit New Orleans Porto Rico and Pan
ANA before coming back for the schedule
meeting Of the league in February
Mr. Ebbets said last night that he had
high hopes for the Superhas next year He
is carrying no less than fifty-seven players
ct the present time and has spared neither
time nor money TO build up the team. OF
the 1hirty-twc men on the Brooklyn re-
serve list twenty-five have signed contracts
for next season and the other ten are not
likely TO hold out although Hurnmel is
nursing a grievances concerning the cap
taincy.
The men who have rot signed include
Billy Bergen. the catcher; Doc Scanlon,
Schardt and Ryan. pitchers: zimmerman,
the clever third baseman of the Newark
team last year: Humnel, McQuillan. who
has been a star in the West: McElveen and
Mcmillan, infielders.
Schardt is a six-footer Of whom great
49,
well for Milwaukee last year and IS almost
sure 20 make his mark Ryan. another new
pitcher from ST, Paul, also promises well.
If anything ne was more effective than
Scharit in the same league during the past
! season.
/ Fielder A Jones, long with the Chicago
/ White Sex denies that there is any chance
of his acting as manager of the st. Louis
club Of the American League He is quoted
! as saying:
Nothing to it: there is no such posi-
| biity. Every time there is a change of
| management or change in ownership of the
ST. Louis team this same story bobs up.
When I made the statement a few months
ago that I was in the market for inter
est in a big league club I did not refer to
! the St. Louis club al all
Princeton's hockey team will open its
season at the St Nicholas Rink tonight in
q game with the representatives of the
University of Pennsylvania. The latter
team is an unknown quantity, so far as its
playing ability is concerned, but the Tigers,
remembering the experience they had last
season, when they met and Were defeated
! by the sturdy youngsters from St. Paul s
| School, viii put out their best players in
an effort to score the opening victory of
| the year. The game tonight viii be called
promptly at O'Clock.
An unusually large number of entries
has been received for the scboolboy races
| at the rink this morning.
! The Morninsside Athletic Club will hold
| its weekly Invitation 'cToss-country run to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. starting
| from the clubhouse. No. 400 West 126th
street. These runs will be held every Sun
| day until the handicap run. on March u.
| The course is one of the best IN the metro
politan district. All athletes cordially
invited 10 start.
Ten starters will toe the mark in the
monthly 'cross-country run of the Superior
Athletic Clue tomorrow, IN Washington
Square Park. ..
| One thousand schooboy athletes, repre-
| senting fifty-six elementary schools Of this
| city. VIII fight for the honors at the annual
championships Of the Public School Ath-
! Ietic League AT the 47th Regiment Arnory,
| Brooklyn. this afternoon. Just how so
many youngsters can be handled Is prob
lem that only the games can solve. The
fun and noise viii begin st 2 O'Clock.
Word comes from Louisville that the
Coroner will probe the facts surrounding
the death of Dan McGann, time cap
tain OF the New York Giants. McGann was
said TO have committed suicide three days
ago by shooting himself.