New-York tribune., 1911-07-20
In speaking Of the good work

BreSnahan sald.
Il attribute the great winning streak OF
my team to good ball playing, coupled with
splendid spirit Every one is giving his
best efforts toward the success of the cluo
and | am satisfied with the results. our
work is no fash in the pan. as the record
OF the team against the winners will show.
The main reason of our success this
year has been I'm the pitching staff. We
have four pitchers-Goden, Sallee, Harmon
and Steele-going as well as any quartet
on any team I'm tho country. and so long as
they maintain their form just so long VIII
the st. Louis Nationals be factor i'm the
race
Roger + Brcsnahan was born In Ireland
on June Il. 1850. lie learned 10 play ball as
schoolboy IN this country. He made
good progress and IN 1897 secured an en-
gagement with the Washington club. lie
played I'm Washington until 1892, when he
became a member of the Minneapolis club
c( the Western League. In 1900 Bresna han
was with the Chicago Nationals, and the
following year Joined baltimore. McGraw
expected 10 work him as a pitcher. hut in
an emergency sent him behind the bat,
and Bresnahan did we'll he has been on
the Job ever since. Bresnahan Joined the
| New York Giants with McGraw in 1904 and
remained with that team until 1905 when
he went 10 81. Louis az manager Of the
Cardinals
All four Of the first division clubs I'm the
National League won yesterday. but for the
next three days they will be fighting IT out
among themselves Cardinals with the
: Giants and the Cubs with the Phlllies.
William Hepburn Russell. president of the
' Boston club OF the National League, was In
! town Yesterday for the purpose, according
10 reports from Boston, OF selling his fran
! chise and Of making some deal with John
J. McGraw. of the Giants. for players. lie
! said last night that he still owned the club
! and that no players had been bought. sold
/ or exchanged The Boston Journal said
| Yesterday on the subject:
! Ned Hanlon. famous for the great ball
| teams OF Baltimore and Brooklyn which he
/ managed wants 10 buy the Boston National
/ Cub IRON William Hepburn Russell. VINO
| now holds the controlling interest. Negotla-
| tions 10 that effect, which were broken on
some time ago when lianlon learned tha'
| Russell could not then deliver control
| ling interest, will be resumed at New lorh
| to-day. ..
! Russell said before boarding the Yidnign'
/ train FOR New Orh lIldl ne "bulu uoA ''
main Identified with the CLUB except as pres
| ident lie will not be a minority stockhold'
! er i'm IT. so he declared and, TINS being so
| II will he necessary for Hanlon 10 buy tht
! club outright or TO iind partners VINO VII
! help him to carry II along.
| AS Russell sets high price on his stocl
! i'm the club and has already refused oners
! which would have enabled him 20 retire
! With a pro6t Boston fans who would Ike
IN eee their old enemy of the famous Balu
more Boston series put his baseball brain,
and energy into the local club should no,
! allow optimism To drown out reason ano
! Troba rility RuSselrs price may be pro
! hibitivc and the New York Boston attorney
! has other strings TO his bow. Like the heu
| SOY the Boston Nationals are Tor sale-foI
President Russell of the Hopes. mean
| while. may he likened unto meditauVe
rustic surveying three walnut shells on q
] ron table Under which shell is the pea
| STcu ii will sell my club. Shell 2-l vii
! ~ I'm A and or 6 and - as my new
/ associates. Shell 81 VIII borrow more
money, pay off Page and carry the cluh
I myself
I'm sneak.,g of the Boston Red Sox Jonn
! I. Taylor says that Jimmy McAleer has
/ not made an offer for the club It does not
! Follow however that the Washington man
! aper Is not negotiating for the franchlse
| Packey Netherlands matches with Matt
, Wells and Ad Wolzast. considered pracu-
! cally settled. dro ladlng TdlpuIN anu may
! vanish before the week is over. WORD
comes from Chicago that the Wells bout
supposedly signed for has been halted by
| tho demand Of George Mcdonald. manager
Of the Britcn that Charley White act as
referee. Mcdonald also wants change
made in the financial sipulations. Em
Thirty manager FOR Mcfarland. calls Nc
Donalds demand for an Eastern referee ir
| Milwaukee preposterous and will not agree
IA IL and has served notice on the Engllsf
| Uqbtweipht that he must consent Ia fight
! under tho original terms or negotiations
Win him will be dropped permanently.
1isscnsion on the money question Is In
,be vav OF the Wolgast bout.
Young" Nitchie and Frank Loughrey
,wo of the leading lightweights from Phila-
delphia. will appear in the main bout OF
ton rounds at the National Sporting club
! NJ America tonight. Action. and plenty
Of IL. is promised the members, and II tho
men box up to standard rafting bout
! sbould result The bout means much tC
| both men for the winner will he matched
with "Packey" Mcfarland in the neaI
| future.
| Nuchie is "A gruelling fighter Of the VOL
cast tvpe. and one who Is always willing
| ia wade in and take punch In order tC
land one. Loughrey is brother tC
Young" Loughrey. and II rated as good
n man among the lightweghts as his