New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
National Commission Must Pass
on Point Of Baseball Law.
EVERS AS FAST AS EVER
Doctor Says Willy Second Base.
man of the Cubs Can Pivot
Faster than Before.


of Professional Baseball Leagues. which
sustained the contention of Waterloo for
membership in the Three League. has
hccn made TO tho National Baseball Com
mission by President Tearney. August
Hermann says that he will confer with
Ban Johnson and Thomas ! Lynch. the
other members Of the commission. before
making any announcement in tho case.
The case is OF general interest ard is at-
tracing wide attention because Of the fact
that a precedent in baseball Ian will o'
established which is likely TO be fa"reach-
Ing IN it's effect.
NJ. H. sexton. president OF tho Nation
ri Association ~ professional Baseball
Leagues. surtans tho decision. and Is
quoted as SAVING IN the subject.
THE verdict oC the National Board Il
Arbitration as expressed hy tho secretary
! II Farrell. in the Waterloo case. is ahso-
lutely sound and in strict accord with base
bal ,aU. as 3 understand IT,
This case has attracted wide attention.
End will probably establish a precedent for
ell future time. the chme.a about baseball
law ana civil law being in conflict viii hH
efectually slenced by these two decisiors.
Foth civil and baseball law are founded on
equity AND fair d'a ..pS. and on an questions
concerning tho Investment ~ moneys. pro-
-cction OF properly rights ny the enforce
Y1sot Of constitutional or written contracts
> decision from either tribunal must agre"
whom honest Judgment and common sense
dictates the verdict.
i take tho broad ground that ~ orca0i-
patton. baseball ar other. can 0ncourac"
city or corporation within a CITY q" invest
large sums Of money and then arbitrarily
uestrov that investment by an unjust tor
rrination OF membership or other Illegal a.
tion
Johnny Fvers will ho as fest. ard pre-
.umahlv A. clo-or. as A. any time I'm his
career ss baseball PLAYER. according 10
Jr Davis. who has watched the cubs work
g. the South. He says:
In making the prediction that tho cubs
~ll show better form this season than last
J do so with the realization t1at JohnnN
Jvers viii round into even better FORM
Than before no unlor'unately trokc ms i"E
g. Cincinnati When ] saw him racing
around Pelican Park at New Orleans and
on the Mobile field felt confident that ms
broken lee Was better than ever. When
saw him ,u lis gymnasium stunts knew
that his ankle was better than ever. ~ lS
iruo thar the surface of the leg surround
j0E tho break VIII he little tendei anp
2 VIC at lllflf~ lDi liI' W ht wv 'N.-N.'
with tNo exercise IT is SotunS SUoh+e'
every Gar.
,.-crs has 70 use his ankle for jhe pivot
work that makes his fielding so Sensational
and 10 VIII ind as ne goes along that the
DOTTED bone will make his foot safer and
surcr shan i ever was. He may favor u
for while rut carly confidence m II VIII
10 restored. and he viii be even smaTtc'
o. his feet than before the accident
As for tie Peerless Leader ANA his had
legs Chance will have 70 ne careful for
&, I him niaN "a fllI
game AZ Mobile and he seemed 10 loSSessS
~ much speed then aS he did IN The world
Tarlv i'm Tie fan ne had ruptured several
q The muscles iu hi- thigh. tut these nave
,nondod. AMI ] look for him to have inc
host year Of his career a hall player
Tho state Racing Commission IN Ken
,uckv ia qsed a recommendation Al 2 ma''-
'ns on Friday which will operate IN Jnc
Interests Of rorse-nen. It is now PROVIDED
-.a- ir meetings II tracks whose iumeGi-
,,o territory contains population Of move
,lau ,o0oon-meaniur Iatonia and Louis
,1'e-uo purse ~ d spring meeting shall nc
for less than S-1o. or al an autumn meeting
-or l,.s fhan $500 I'm cities Of between
c,G. and nno nopulation-reforrinS t'
7cNineton-Iho purse limits are S3'H and Sd
fo- 'ro respective seasons After 1871 Az
e..rautClg stakes win 70 prohibited. This
,.r2r- that ft. associations must add
sfertTcd amount to tlo entranc" and dec
itratjon foos. Heretofore som" guaranteed
stakes rpNc not cost tn" ASSOCIATION q
Icunv. " hilc some cN"n have paid prom
lie rorscmen racing for their own money
Tho Nsplc Leaf 1T. p motor boat which
developed the renarkabl" speed Of nifty
scyen miles IN hour in tho Solcnt on Fri
Iav. was built especially 10 represent Great
1}~.,air this year IN the race in his coun-
a
rcason 10y Frederick Burnham's Dixie III
The craft was launched on March Is ana
g. o. the bvdropIane order with length
o go fect. She ie equipped with two en-
s.iuo9 az go horsepower each. When TN"
1'iNio III won the coveted cup last year
shc developed q speed of 31 miles an hour.
.osr T. Tho Maple Leaf III continues TO
,Ncv tne speed Of trial trip. else the CUP
vii 20 back 20 England.
Al Kaufman. the California heavyweight,
z, said % have refused on offer Of $4,000
So face eam IAucford in a twonty-round
bout IN France. Fo 50 hc Is not afraid
90 the Boston negro, hut that he is oemp-
srP on tho trail ~ lack Johnson and the
heavyweight championship. Sounds good
Those interested in the great outdoors
1ill fnd plenty 70 amuse and entertain ~
Richard y. Torett's lecture on Wild Life
,n Action" Al the Hippodrome this evening
Moving pictures showing the CAPTURE Of
rig game ia the Arctic region will add a
y.sl touch
'Packey" Mcfarland has heen matched
~ meet Paul Koohler At Akron. Ohio. in
ten-round bout on April 4. Tho weight Is
- be l3s pounds at 3 oclock.
"Jgss" Donahue failed ~ "corne back
80 far as the Chicago White Sox are con
lCerned Donahue has been released and
; nav not seek place on some minor league
team.