New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
SPORTS OF THE DAY
EBBETS Up IN 4RMS,
Hoots at Syndicate Baseball an
Brooklyn Club.

charles II. Ebbets. president of the
BROOKLYN Baseball Club. is wrought up
over the intimation in Cincinnati paper
Of February Is that Charles p Taft and
Charles Webb Murphy. president of the
Chicago club of the National League.
owned stock ir, his club. He says he is
willing 20 show every certificate OF stock
issued by the Brooklyn club to satisfy the
fans" once and for all that such thing
rs syndicate baseball cannot be charged up
10 the Superbas. In q letter addressed 10
the sporting editor of The Tribune and re-
ceived Yesterday Mr.. Ehbets says:
"A simple denial by the gentlemen men
toned, or by myself. as president Of the
BROOKLYN club. would not appease the SEN
sationalists: therefore / propose to show
you in person. If you desire to come TO
Brooklyn. every certificate of stock issued
by the Brooklyn ball club and by whom
held, Tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, at =
O'Clock at Washington Park and thus once
and for all silence the slanderers who
would injure the Brooklyn club and the
National League
Sc far as known. Mr.. Ebbets is the first
president of major league Glib who has
expressed q Willingness to show his hand
for the good OF baseball the old cry of
Nap" Rucker. the star pitcher of the
Superbas and Tim Jordan, the hard hit
ting first baseman, are in the fold once
more. Their signed contracts were re-
ceived yesterday by the Brooklyn club, and
the fans" have no further cause for worry
the ground that they We're holding
out Rucker writes that he is in fine con-
dition anG ready TO do his best TO help Bill
Dahlen put a winning team in Brooklyn.
Jordan will report tomorrow. when the
first squad of the Superbas starts for Hot
Springs. while Rucker will Join the caval-
cade al Memphis on March 4.
The first professional Marathon race of
the season will he decided tonight at the
esth Regiment aTmory, Lexington avenue
and 18th street, when Jim Crowley, Hans
Homer and Johanson Ljrstrom will fight
out what promises 10 be a stirring and
hard fought struggle Strange to say,
Crowley is e strong favorite at even money,
with the Swede. who is looked
dark horse at to ), and Holnler at to
l. On all form Holmer should walk home
unless Ljrstrom, who is credited with some
fast trials in private, turns out to be a long
distance star.
fIolmer's poor showing in the fifteen-nile
race at Madison Square Garden recently,
when Fred Meadows rornped to victory,
must not be accepted seriously. He was not
himself that night and in addition TO big
bisters on his feet, claims that he was
'doped.'' It must not be forgotten that
Holnler has victory to his credit over St
Yves, the great little French runner who
won the Marathon Derby at the Polo
Grounds last year, and that he is a natural
t,ee- i'm
proved since he joined the professional
ranks and is in me condition, but he lacks
the speed of Holmer and is not gifted with
greater stamina on what has been seen.
The race promises to be good one.
The roll Of the Yankees is now practical
~ full. The signed contract of r. w. Ford,
VINO pitched for the Jersey City club of the
Eastern League last year, was received
yesterday. Ford was with the Yankees in
the early part of last season, but was
farmed out TO get a little more experience.
TUenty-four players have now signed
with the Pittsburg cluo of the National
League the latest contract to be received
being that of Edward j. Abbaticchio, the
utility infielder-
Vincent Powers the jockey, will ride in
France this year. according TO a statement
made by Phil T. Chinn. The latter will
sell his horses at auction on March . at
Jacksonville and cast in his lot with a
number Of other American trainers abroad.
Powers headed the list of winning jock
eys in this country last year in spite of
the fact that he was under suspension for
three or four months after mourning the
Ctispleasure of the stewards of the Sara
toga Racing Association. Powers rode 173
winners out of 74 mounts in 1909 for
percentage Of . and a total OF s13l,4s5.
The second Of series Of special races,
this time al twenty miles. will be run at
Madison Square Garden on March a. It
VIII he an invitation affair. and only the
stars will face the starter. There is
some talk of a sprint race as a curtain
raiser between Lawson Robertson and
Cartmen. or Robertson and Harry Hill
man, the Dartmouth coach
Leach Cross and Jack Goodman have
been matched TO box ten rounds at the Ma
tiona Sporting Club on Friday night. Cross
il anxious TO meet Ad Woigast, and is
training carefully to the end that he may
make q good showing.
a powerful pltchlnS rnachlne mas oeen
installed at the United States Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis TO give the men practice
in batting 1t can pitch a curve eight feet
wide" according to the story. If the mid
shpmen can solve such curves the rest
VIII be easy.
Billy Lush. who viii coach the Yale base
bali team this year, arrived at New Haven
yesterday. and lost no time in getting the
candidates at work
H4RV4RD LOSES Star.