The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-26
NEW TIMBER IN
BROOKLYN CLUB
Manager Dahlen Will Have a
Varied Bunch to Look After
at Hot Springs.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
OFFERED FOR So 100000
Huge Arena for a Score of
Years Center Of Athletic Ex-
hibitiOns May Be Torn Out.

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Manager Bill
Dahlen OF the Brooklyn club left for Hot
Springs last Wednesday, accompanied by
Trainer Daniel Comerford and Pitcher
TEX Erwin, The last instaIlment of
athletes will arrive at the Springs next
Tuesday. The following make 1t up. the
men travelling from their homes by rail:
Bergen, Burch. Burk, Coulson. Dalton.
Daubert. EIummei. Knetzer I.cjeune, Mil
Ter. Myers. Seaman. Harry Smith, Tooley.
Zimmerman, Barger. Davidson. McEl-
yeen. QuilIin. Tony Smith. Stark and
Wheat
There Is lot OF new material and II
will keep Dahlen busy sizing I'D re-
cruits. There are some promising ball
players In the collection, and Bill says
that II they have the malslngs of great
diamond athletes he will get 1t out of
them. Every one will have chance TO
prove his ability. pahlen realizes no
manager could ask for q better recon-
mended lot of raw ones than he has, and
he wants TO take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity that has been presented to de-
velop the boys.
Edward Abbaticchio. the nflelder who
PLAYED with Boston and Pittsburg Nation
al league teams. will not play with Louis
villc this year. as he has decided TO so
will I'LL some space on his business sign.
For Sunday Ball Games
Senator Ferris OF Oneida recently in
troduced bill in the legisla ture permit
ting baseball. football, golf. tennis.
Jumping running and other athletic sports
on Sundays when such sports are IL
censed
The bill provides that in cities IL
censes may be issued by the MAYORS. In
towns by the supervisors. and In villages
by the village presidents. The. church
Organizations Will oppose the bill.
Barney Oldfeld the worlds speed king.
Gus Mexican cities. He is making money;
Jim Jeffries is travelling with him-just
travelling, and only for recreation
Madison Square Garden for Sale.
Madison Square Garden Is in the mar
ket and the price asked is 50, 900. 600. The
great place OF amusement and sports for
twenty-one years for the enjoyment OF
the public. and If the enterprise is to
be continued younger men must take up
great sporting center President Frank
x. Stureis OF the Garden company says:
The land is worth the price we ask
for the property. We are not selling the
garden on an investment basis. but OF
course Il group of public spirited young
men could take over the property and
continue IL as a place of amusement
Very often 4 has been suggested that
the city should buy the garden. Mayor
Mcclellan declared himself opposed To
the destruction Of this historic palace and
said he would be delighted to consider
eny concrete proposition for the preser-
walton of the building"
Tic site Is an entire CITY block, be-
tween Madison and Fourth avenues. from
Twenty-sixth tn Twenty seventh streets
Besides the great arena the building con-
tains a theater and music hall. The
garden was opened in 1890. Since then
tho following founders of the imposing
edfice have died: D. O. Mills. Charles
Crocker. Alfred 3. Darling. Adrian Islln,
Cornelius Fellowcs, Edward D. Adams
William c. Gulliver and George s, Bow
dnin