New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-14
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Rumors Flying Fast Around the
National League Circuit,
MANY DEALS IN PROSPECT
King and Donlin Form Basis Of
Suggested Trades Between
Several Clubs.

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discussion and speculation among the
fans" who follow the fortunes Of III.
parent organization The big mldseason
deal between the Chicago Cubs and Boston
has precipitated no end OF comment. a..
recially now that Johnny King. tire bal,
which Chance threw out 70 Tenney, r..
fuses 10 play with the tail-enders.
King is evidently sincere In HIS deter.
mination rot 10 catch for Boston. As far
as the baseball legality Of the case goes
President Lynch has officially promulgated
the releases OF the eight players in the
trade on the authority OF the presidents
end managers Of the two clubs concerned
| II Killing viii not PLAY. the Boston club Will
have no redress. as Johnny accepted the
trade by Ionning a Boston uniform and
catching for Boston on Saturday. L. c.
Page, vice-president OF the Terriers. has
stated that the directors had no cognzarce
Of the trade, but as the case now stands Il
remains for the civil courts 70 settle the
disse nsions in the Boston club. and the
deal ITSELF will not be affected Mr. PAGE
threatens 10 bring another suit against
President Russell for control OF the Ter
riers.
! The fact remains. however that the
| Cubs have been strengthened By a coming
catcher pitcher Of more than average
ability good hitting outhelder and anoth.
err player OF promise. Without King. Ten.
ney has practically nothing with Weaver
and Griffin. two young and inexperienced
pitchers and an outheder who has ye, 70
show what he Is worth. There 4; little
doubt that the salary offered 70 King By
the Boston club was much less than that
which he has been accustomed 70 get from
the Cubs. and this has some bearing on
his decision not 10 play. ASIDE from this
is the prospect Of losing possible receipts
from a world 5 series or al any rate the
profit of an intercity series between the
White SoX ard Cubs.
Il is reported that Clark Griffith is trying
TO arrange A deal with Tenney with king
as one end Of the trade. King might pos.
silly he persuaded 70 catch fer the Reds
| fol sufficient monetary consideration
trade between these two managers, who
/ have done so much 10 strengthen Other
/ teams OF the league az the expense OF ihsI
| Which one would get the better OF 1t forms
topic OF fruitful discussion.
The reinstatement Of Nike Donlin and
what is 10 be done with him is another
| paramount issue Word from Cincinnati Is
! 10 the effect that his arm is nothing COM
| pared 20 what il used 70 be. and that his
! judgment on flies is had McGraw has
! stuck 70 Becker and Crandall when pinch
| hitters were needed IN the series with the
| Reds although Donlin has been waiting
for a chance TO make good II is doubtful
whether McGraw can make much use Of
Donlin even as a pinch hitter, 70 say moth
! ing Of giving him a regular berth. and L
looks as though he was slated for a trade.
| The report has been circulated that Grif.
| firth would like 70 get rid Of McQuillen for
Ames and Donlin, Of the Giants. On the
other hand Doom is said 10 he correspond
ing with McGraw on a decker whereby
Donln goes 70 the Phillies for a pitcher.
The Philadelphia manager has nine twirl-
| ers on his staff. and would be willing to
part with one or two OF them for a fielder
e. step into Tituss shoes McGraw's
pitching staff is not so strong that another
good twirler would be left out in the cold
with nothing to DO Such a trade migat
be mutually beneficial.
The most eXtravagan rumor that the
mill has ground out is that Donin is 10
succeed McCraw as manager Of the Giants.
/ The little Napoleon has become a bench
| manager on the Western trip. and has ap-
I peared very little on the coaching lines
practice which he began in the series Win
Brooklyn on the hilltop. He and The rest
OF the team. according 10 word from the
West have changed their attitude toward
! umpires, and disputes Of a violent order
| are a rarity. Donin has done a lot o.
| coaching. and this has given rise b The
I n CT fa h.f lie -
! club McGraw signed long term contract
! last fall and il is hardly likely that he
| will retire from the game after spending
| three years in developing a team which
| is at last strong pennant possibility l.
| Donlin fails 10 make good as a pinch hit
| ter he will probably he placed with an
! other club IN short order as soon as a
fair offer for his services IS made.
Ralph Frary. an umpire IN the North
western League is 10 be added 20 the Ma
tonal League staff OF umpires. II was
announced last night ar National League
headquarters that President Lynch had
closed negotiations for Frary's services.
The latter was recommended by a number
/ Of baseball experts who have watched his
| work He will report for duty As soon as
! President Lucas Of the Northwestern can
replace him with another official IL s
likely that Frary Will take tie place %
Jack boyle. who was recently suspendei
Indefinitely from the National League. UNI
pire staff
The Pittsburg baseball club has appealed
to the board Of directors Of the National
League from the finding made by Pres'
dent Lynch in the case of the protested
Pittsburg- Chicago game Of the morning OF
May 30 This announcement was made
LAST night at the National League Offices
on the protest OF Chicago. alleging mis-
I taken decisions by the umpires. President
Lynch threw out the game and ordered
played over
The famous "Merkle incident when
cost the New York club the pennant IN
/ 1898, is 10 be used as a precedent by me
Pittsburg club in the appeal Merkle faH'a
TO touch second. and the National League
directors took away New York'S victory
and declared the game tie The ru1ii's
it is said. was founded on the contention
that Merkle should have known better. ~
the present case Archer. OF the chicago
team. IT will be claimed. should have known
better than 20 leave first base, VIE"
Doyle's decision was clearly wrong.
Harry Thoma,. the English boxer VINO
was defeated by Young Dyson at t''
Olympic club. Of Harlem, Monday n's.s
is confined to a cot in the J. Hood Wrisn,
/ Hospital with a broken ankle. Three y
| the small bones I'm the ankle are ta''u'
and Thomas Will be forced 70 wear
plaster east for three weeks
Frank Klaus. the big middleweight ooNs'
of Pittsburg. who f. one Of the best men -
his class to-day, will meet Dan SULLIVAN a,~
a bout of eight rounds az OAKLAND wax
/ twice. He knocked out willie Lewis IN NIX
/ rounds and nolished OF Montana Ja9N