New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-08
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
German imperial Stud Buys Bal.
lot for Fancy Price.
MANUSH LOST TO GIANTS
Important Baseball Ruling to
Govern Death of a Pur-
chased Player.

Algcrnon Daingerfield was authority for
the statement at sheepshead Bay yester-'
day that James r. Keene's Ballot. son
of Voter, and one OF the leading horses IN
training here Two and three years ago.
had been sold 10 the German Imperial Stud.
The price was not announced. but IL was
said 70 be something over 5000.
Horsemen were delighted at the news. as.
in way IL was a distinct compliment 10
the American turf az Ballot was bred and
developed in this country The German
imperial Stud IS sparing no money or pains
to improve blood lines abroad for the sake
Of cavalry remounts. Not long ago Ard
Patrick was purchased IN England for
$4,000. while Bignou, a French horse.
which foreign critics have ranked with ths
English Bayardo also was bought for
s97. CO.
Frank Manush. who trained With tbs
Giants last spring has been lost 70 No
Graw According 10 a ruling by the Ma
tional Commission. promulgated IN this city
yesterday, the sale Of Manush 10 Cleveland
by New Orleans was confirmed IN long
hve-psge typewriter statement, which tn
wolves much baseball law
Manush. II will he remembered was trsfc-
ed by the New York club a year ago ana
returned last spring under an optional
agreement 70 repurchsse FOR 5000. after
New Orleans had protested against the re-
lease OF the player m the Jersey City Dun.
Of the Eastern League. The National Com
mission explains that through an error
Manush was nor directed 70 report 70 New
Orleans when the Giants released him I'M
der the provisions Of Rule q, and the SON
tract was approved. For this reason 10
accepts some blame FOR the lose OF Manush
10 New York, through a Misunderstanding.
by saying:
The commission realizes that possibly
the New York club was 70 some extent
misled through the error ~ the commits
sion IN approving the optional agreement
because had this agreement been rejected.
as II should have been. y would have
given the New York club an opportunity
% retain the services OF the PLAYER rather
than 10 release him 10 the New Orleans
club AZ the draft price. II view OF the
fact however. that the New York club II
fully reimbursed FOR IT'S outlay For this
player, we do not deem r. advisable 20 take
any further action IN so far as this featurs
Of the case is concerned.
In this case the commission also de-
sires to serve notice that II major league
club tenders drafted Class player back
TO the club from which drafted az the draft
price. and the club from which the PLAYER
was drafted refuses to take the player ar
the draft price within the time prescribed
by the commission rules, the major league
club having title 10 the player cen dispose
Of his services as 1T may deem ft"
The National Commission also made IN
important ruling YESTERDAY FOR rho pro-
lection Of a club which has purchased the
release Of a player who fails 90 report
because OF death or disability. The uni
form agreement hereafter issued hy the
commission win contain Tho following
clause.
II is further agreed chat Boo tEo event
Of the death Of permanent incopacfy ~
the player. named herein, prior tO NI@ rr-
porting TO the party of thc ~ocnd part
and giving 10 actual service iu Tho train
ing or championship season. fiIs agree
ment shall be null and void ana flc parry
OF the first part binds itself 20 forthwith
return 70 the party OF the second nari gu
or any of the consideration received fnr
him. whether IL be- IN money oT inc rn-
lease of one or more players. and fD abe
solve esaid party Of the second part FROM
all obligation for payments ilai nAfe pot
matured
The necessity for this clause was en-
phasized recently by the sudden death of
Lessard. a pitcher OF the Columbus team
who was purchased last August by GIN
cinnati. Lessard died from an attack or
quincy and complications before ne re-
ported 10 the Reds and tie question arose
whether. Columbus or Cincinnati shoNlh
stand the loss. This question is now SET
tied Some scouts expressed the opinion
that Lessard was quite a. sood lt not
better pitcher than O'Toole. froW whom
Pittsburg paid $4,000.
Word comes from Chicago that "Packey"
Mcfarland is slowly taking on weight. In
order 10 reach the lightweight limit ~ isS
rounds before September r. when he viii
meet Adj Wolgast AZ Milwaukee. McFar-
land declares he win make the weight
easily by o'clock on the day ~ the bout
and that he will step into the ring M night
weighing less than l37 pounds.
Wolgast is taking things easily AZ NIL
waukee. and reports from his training camp
say that no now weighs l1 pounds, which
will probably he his weight on the day ~
the fight
These arc strenuous DAYS AZ the raining
camp OF carl Morris. az Ailenhurst. y !.
His bout with Jim Flynn AZ Madison square
Garden will take place one week from to-
day. and from now until the time he enters
the ring he will devote every hour 20 ger
ting himself bob condition. Joe Jeanette
who suffered no iH effects from his match
with Sam Iaueford. was az Auenhurst yes
terday. with Morris Hc VIII remain there
in charge of The white nope and will box
&c oil
for work was proved vest, rday when. after
going siA rounds with Jeanette. ne went
six rounds with Al Benedict and six more
with big Syrian from Boston whom Jean
nette recently discovered.
lin FLYNN is not idle he IS ar Johnsons
road house. working Ike a Trojan The 20
norris that come from Morris's camp 10
not bother him in the least I'm bis opinion
he will do TO Morris what BIC did 70 Al
kaufman. which means thar no expects 20
win by a knockout
Young" Ahearne. the Dancing Master
and Tommy Maloney. of the lower West
Side. Will meet in the main bout or ten
rounds an the Twentieth Century Athletic
club tonight Ahearnc recently gave
"Packey Mcfarland a peck of trouble. and
ia favorite over AIaloney Tho latter -
ripping. sashing fighter and the meeting
should result in "A spirited bout.
..Tv' cobb. tire Baltimore bantam. viii
cross gloves with Eddie Powers. az Brook
lvn. In "a tentound bout at the Brighton
Beach Athletic Club. n Couey Island, this
evening.
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