New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-27
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Yankees Pay Fancy Price to
Rochester for a Pitcher.
MCCONNELL TO JOIN TEAM
Owner of Boston Terriers Not IN
Favor with Clubs in the
National League.

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! Pirates is not the only baseball owner 10
buy costly PLAYERS I'm the present scramble
to strengthen teams. Frank J. Farrell own
er of the Yankees, did little buying on Ills
own account yesterday. when he paid $9'"'
! to John CAMEL, Of the Rochester cluo oi
| the Eastern League, for George Mcconnell
| the elongated pitcher who played with the
! Yankees in 1909 This would have been con-
sidered a big price two weeks ago. out
seems small in comparison with the S-Z0p
! paid for Marty OToole by Barney Drey-
fuss
| Mcconnell stands over six feet in height
and Is considered one of the best pitchers
I'm the Eastern League. lie has won a pis
majority Of his games this year ana l.
largely responsible for keeping Rochester
out i'm front in the pcnnant race. As 1t
happens, he was beaten by Newark yesler-
day. Mcconnell was turned over to Can
zcl by the Yankees early last season ana
aided materially i'm capturing the Eastern
League pennant by winning nineteen games
out Of thirty-one for percentage OF .old'
Mcconnell will report to Hal Chase next
spring unless his services are Dadly neeueu
bv the Yankees at the close OF the Eastern
League season this year
Camel was at American League PARK
Yesterday to see the Yankees in action.
He admitted that another deal was on with
Washington, which wants Spencer. first
rasemsn; Moeller an outhelder, and Eos
ter an inhelder. The price for the three Is
said to be $1,000.
The rather startling news comes from
Boston that the National League may ask
lHs., HI,
William Hepburn Russell, who controls tue
Boston Terriers, 10 dispose Of his holdings
and step out OF baseball. Edward }.
O'Brien says in THE Boston Post that
there is authority for the statement, ana
while he SCOTS at the suggestion OF the
league forcing Mr.. Russell to sell MS mold
ings he expresses the opinion That the
club has been grossly mismanased and that
the team has become laughing STOCK not
only I'm Boston, but everywhere. lie ar
raignment follows:
Four presidents Of National League CLUBS
have privately stated that they were dls-
gustcd at the situation in Boston, together
with the gross mismanag cement Of the cluD,
and not only is Boston suffering, put also
these men themselves, VINO nave TO aho"
their teams to play in TINS city.
The remedy offered Is change OF OWL
ership and some capital The latter "nlch
IL essentially lacking IN the Boston cruz,
is the one thing necessary TO run a pan
1neSe
Russell to sell out his holdings IN the
Boston club, neither can they eXpel tle
Boston club from the league, Tor thousn
the owners of the local club nave acted IN
such a manner as TO meet with the dlsdp-
proval OF other members Of the league
they have done none OF the Things winch
the bylaws of the National League lay
down as necessary ground Tor expulsion.
Such a movement has never Derote peen
heard of in big league baseball, put II y
no myth. Boston, with the worst ball cup
it has had in the National League IN forty
Years has not done right 10y the other
clubs in the LEAGUE in the matter Of gate
receiptS. The attendance at the local Ma
tional League Park has fallen off consld-
a drop in the amount Of money paid to the
visiting teams who of late have been re
ceiving hardly enough to pay for their
hotel and railroad expenses, let alone the
Attendance, figures given out 10 the press
al the South End grounds have, IN the
past, been relied on as correct, but OF late
the custom has been to increase the actual
figures by - per cent.
The doings OF the Boston club during the
present year have been herdlded far and
wide throughout the country and the team
is a laughing stock not only I'm Boston, but
everywhere else It's president has been
responsible for a number Of the changes
which have occurred. Magnates from all
points between Boston and Frisco nave
made offers for the club, but the sale OF
a few more players will put a stop TO bids,
for there viii be rothing left to offer money
for.
issued from time 10 time by President Rus
sell. explaining his acts. His constant cry
IS that he is building up a club for next
year and subsequent seasons. But, while
he has brought some players with repu-
tation here. ball clubs are not built up that
way. To build up ball club 1t is neces-
sary to dix deep, ana spend money for
young players and not oldtlmers
Precaution against rain will he taken by
the promoters Of the otch-Hackenschmidt
championship wrestling match, which IS
scheduled to take place i'm the open air at
American League Park in Chicago on Labor
Day II is planned to construct a wooden
covering which will extend over the padded
ring. This will be attached 70 the roof of
the grandstand at a sufficient height as
not 10 Interfere with tho view Of spectators
II will cost $4,000 10 open the gates. ac-
Ccrdlng to the promoters. and the prices OF
admission have been fixed at from 81 TO $40.
Cyclone Johnny" Thompson and Willie
Lewis will meet I'm the main bout of ten
rounds at the National Sporting Club Of
America tonight. Lewis is IN splendid
condition for the contest and s expected
to put up pretty battle. Thompson. how
ever. is the general favorite, SO "a fast and
furious encounter can be looked for.
Dummy Ford and Joe Phillips will ap-
pear in the Semi-hnal round.
Plans for the white hope tournament
AZ the Twentieth Century Athlete club on
August { aud . are maturing apacc. En-
tries have been received from all over the
country. and the entertainment promises
10 be interesting. Jack Skelly's Workers
Giant" Jimmy Dimes Miner Boy Tom
my Lees Jersey Thunderbolt," Sailor"
White. Jack Tenbrook, Jack Mulloy and
Jim Reagan will all take part
y. Cassidy. Denver's right fielder, has
established a record for continuous games
i'm class \ baseball. Cassidy is rounding
out his NTH year with the Denver club
without missing "A single game through i'll
ness, injury OF other cause. He has played
I'm more than seven hundred successive
games Cassidy was with the Washington
Senators at one time, and also was tried
in Pittsburg
zone Round" Hogan, OF san Francisco,
may box Knockout" Brown before the
Madison A. c. here on Labor Day.
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