New-York tribune., 1910-02-02
SPORTS OF THE DAY
KEEN TO BE Il GIANT.
Tickers Wants McGrasC to
Buy His Release.

''Ruhe" Nickers. vino WAS sold To the
Baltimore club OF the Eastern League
few days ago by the Philadelphia Athletics,
wants 30 play with the Giants this year.
claiming that his pitching arm is as good
as ever snd that he do not get square
deal in Philadelphia. He says:
Il have always been anxious 10 play
under McC5raw. as consider him the best
manager = ball player can work with, be-
cause he is the best friend of all his play
ers He backs them up in all they do and
sees hat they are paid all they are worth.
Il have never forgotten the way McGraw
treated me out on the coast when ! pitched
eight exhibition games for him. l was
sorry then that l was under contract TO the
Athletics. That spring when McGraw had
the fuss with the Athletics in New Orleans
] pitched against his team and beat hem,
and along about the eighth inning he came
10 me and said: I am glad 10 see you win,
'-Rube'' Il viii do you lot OF good That
ie the sort of fellow NcTraw is, and hope
he can land me in New York next season.
Xirkers has been turned hack 10 the
minor leagues five times. and claims TO
have helped win five championships He
has pIaved with the ST Louis Browns. Chi
caso Cubs Brooklyn Superbas and Phlla-
delnhia Athletics in the ma ior leagues. He
IS only iwelve-six years old. and says he
viii pitch the best game of his career next
season.
Jack Knight and Charley Hemphin are
fun nedged Yankees once more. Thelf
signed contracts for the coming season
reached Tom Davis yesterday. Both wrote
they were in good condition and ready and
anxious TO report for spring training
II - 80 fNln
rlsce a. shortstop. hut he is confident, and
that wil count in his favor He was
brilliant but somewhat erratic PLAYER last
season.
Connie Mack. the builder of baseball
teams. * quoted as saving that ne is
Quite satisfied with his Philadelphia Ath-
lefics. ard that. believing the team IS
cornnosed OF championship material, 1t
viii begin the race for the 1910 pennaht
with practically the same men as last
wear. If Connie Mack go through the
season without springing some surprises
iu the way OF a star picked up nobody
knows where the fans" will wonderA The
Athletics. who forced the Detroit Tigers
a,lt last wear look pretty strong, how
ever. ard Mack would he hard ia please
If he old not feel reasonably satisfied with
the outlook The local critics who saw
fhe Athletics play at American League
Park early last season were not impressed.
and most Of them are still looking around
for an explanation of how il happened
that a rni<5t aggregation of youngsters
and veterans. who were badly beaten by
the Quakers in d spring series and got off
10 such \ bad start in the league race.
could climb and climb 10 fight out at the
end a head-and-head finish with the three
baseball OT
rather. such is Connie Mack.
A contract has been closed by Charles F.
Murphy, owner Of The Chicago Cubs, for
the construction Of an electrical scoreboaTd
st the West Side Park The contrivance
will he placed back Of right field. and when
completed viii measure eco feet in length
and 2e feet in height
The board viii designate which man is
et bat: VINO. if any. are on bases; how
many outs number Of balls and strikes and
other things that the spectators might wish
to know during the course of the game.
The ffteen-miIe professional race which
viii be held i'm Madison Square Garden on
February Il VIII be preceded by A five-mie
handicap in which all OF the best profess
sionals a. this distance will be invited TO
take part Entries for this race may he
sent 10 Room 5aS. Flatiron Building. and
must he received not later than Wednesday,
February 2
Tho ffteen-nile race is to he followed
pv = series. of fifteen and twenty mile races
snd Narathons that promise 10 furnish
some sensational struggles, according to
Harry Pollok. Within a few weeks all
of the 'thig guns in the Marathon line.
now cut west. VIII be in this vicinity and
viii he brought together at the Garden,
and later in outdoor contests.
The big scrap will not he on the level if
81 comes off" said John L. Sullivan in Bos-
ton on Monday evening.
The bout is sure to he as square a con-
fest IS ever held said James J. Corbett at
about the same time and place.
Somebody might ask the question: Who
shall decide when ''scrappers'' disagree?
Frank tsotch the worlds champion
heavyweight wrestler. is quoted as saying:
''Jeffres IS not going down in history as
another John /. Sullivan. He is not going
80 collapse Of his own efforts when he meets
the clever johnson. lie viii win, and win
eecisively.''
Chicago. Feb. 1.-George Little. Jack
Johnson's manager. who arrived here from
Kew York yesterday, believes the Jefries-
johnson fight viii be held in California
There IS not chance in the world of
holding the, fight in Utah. said Little. 4
eul certain that the battle viii take place
IN California, at Jack GleaSon's Ocean View
Pavilion
The latest thing is masquerade on roller
Ekates. ~ the Metropolitan Roller Rink.
Broadway and SD street, tomorrow even