New-York tribune., 1911-03-25
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
National Commission Decides
jN'Lynch Belongs to Yankees.
MGINNlTY BADLY INJURED
Homes to Get Marquard from the
Giants to Help Newark
Hold the Pace.

III. decision promulgated hy the Ma
- baseball Commission Yesterday.
,:o-,,an Lynch was awarded 10 the New
-, Yankees against tho contention Of
.,e oakland club OF the Pacific Coast
4.,s,,e President Johnson. Of tho Amer
a., r,essuef did not consider the case
nth tie commission. as his league was
,rvo,,el. so that August Hermann and
pree,dent Lynch. OF the National League.
yrade tho finding
In handing down the decision the COM
mission saws.
The PLAYER justified his action in sign
.-s with New York on tho ground that he
as not under contract for 1910 with the
vssalia club which he charges disbanded
,,fo-e tie close of the season without set
Ing the salary claims OF himself or any
~ IS other players He also maintains
tina, as Vesalia had no right 20 him under
baseball law. the Oakland club could not
acquire title to him by draft The man
ssey Of the Vesalia club. in a communica-
zion to the Oakland club, admits that
rone % the Nesalia players was under con-
tract FOR 1910. but explains that this was
5,o to the failure of Sccrctarv Farrell 70
f,rrieh blanks Mir Farrell informs the
commission that there is no record In his
of~o NJ q contract between Lynch and the
ycsaNs club AMI supplements his declara-
-ion that three hundred blank contracts
had been forwarded 20 =. W. Young. of
yessHa. cal. president OF tho san Joaquin
hague. for distribution among its clubs.
v~'f these words: "That they repeatedly
-rbH~'v announce i'm official bulletins thai
e. players must sign contracts"
As tho evidence establishes beyond all
question that this PLAYER was not under
contract 70 the vesslia club and was prac-
ticarv "a free agent during uls Connection
W.T. that club. the commission holds that
ie was not subject 20 selection by Oakland
arl further decides that jitle 70 him is
vested In tic Now York club under the
contract submitted 10 President Johnson
for approval These conclusions are based
or ulColtvoverted facts and well under
s,o0H principles of organized baseball"
TIE s. Nicholas rink. al Columbus ave
PIE and sStH street. Will be used as a home
20 new club chartered under the name
~ the S. Nicholas Athletic Club Of New
York from April 20 October T.
Tie rink IS to be remodeled so that -
VII have a seating capacity Of over four
thousand and entertainments Of an de-
sc-irtons. including boxing and wrestling.
viii be held there tetween the dates men
toned The club viii have an advantage
over others during the simmer months. a.
re artificial joe plant which is used dr-
irs the skating season can nc turned on al
any time. bringing the tenpratur down ovr
twmty-f-e degrees Il necessary
D. IS expected that the altera tons viii
fs completed during the first week in April
s1- before the middle Of the month there
Wi be an opening for the members of
Jzt club David Dunno. who was score
fa-y NJ The Madison square Athletic club
for seTera, wears. has been elected to a..
ss secretary Of tho new organization He
IS now trying n arrange for an entertsir-
mer- % be held a. the clubhouse during
tie week of April 1o a which ne aims -o
br-E together some of the best wresters
After October the rink again will %
used xclusively for skating and hockey.
Joe McGnnity. manager and pitcher OF