New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-01
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Date Set for Investigating Base
ball Ticket ScaIpinu.
GRIFFITH NOW AN OWNER
"Old Fox Says He Is Biggest
Individual Stakeholder in
Washington Club.

Individual Stakeholder IN
Washington Club.
meet IN Cincinnati on November II to BE-.
gin an investigation into the alleged ticket
scalping in correction with the recent
worlds baseball series. This announce
ment was made by E. 3. John, on. presi-
dent Of the American League and mem.
Der Of the National Commission in Chicago
last night.
President Johnson also announced that
tomorrow he would answer the letter writ
ten him recently by John T. Brush. presi-
dent Of the New York club. urging Johnson
to make Use of information he said he
possessed about the irregular sale Of tick
cts.
! Mr.. Johnson said. however. that President
| Brush was the person who should make
the investigation, and in his letter to-mor-
row will ask him to investigate separately
| from the commission. and give what in
formation he might acquire to that b,dy.
Clark Griffith. manager OF the Cincin-
natl Reds last season and onetme manager
Of the Yankees. has purchased block Of
stock In the Washington club, which, as
was announced in Yesterdays Tribune. he
will manage next year. II was intimated
at that time that the odd Fox" as he is
called in baseball. would purchase an in
terest In the club. but the real facts
leaked out only Yesterday, when Griffith
said on his way to Cincinnati:
Yes, have purchased a large block Of
the stock in the Washington club. in fact
] am the largest stakeholder. This does
not mean that | have the controlling in
terest in the club. but that / own more
stock than any other individual have
signed three-year contract, and this will
go. regardless of whatever action the III
| rectors of the Cincinnati club may take. "
Word came from Cincinnati last evening
that August Hermann, chief owner Of the
Reds. was surprised when he heard the
news. and did not know who would sue
coed Griffith as manager This In spite Of
the fact that he said IN thS city few
days ago that a famous shortstop would
manage the Reds. and 50 set the fans
guessing
Baseball statistics just compiled show
that during the last nine years American
League teams have won 1853 games in inter
league contests. TO 10 for National League
teams.
Grover Cleveland Alexander the brilliant
pitcher Of the Phillies. has changed his
mind about holding out" and says he IS
now ready to sign a contract for next sea-
son. He left Philadelphia in a huff just
after the season closed saying he would
never play again at the terms offered by
Horace Fogel
In a decision promulgated Yesterday the
National Baseball Commission directs the
Montgomery club, Of the Southern League
to pay to the Detroit club of the Ameri
can League, $3.50. the purchase price for tho
release OF Lelivelt. The commission gives
Montgomery five days I'm which to dis
charge the debt, threatening to declare for
feted it's rights under the national agree
ment II the money IS not turned over tC
Detroit within the time stipulated.
Entry blanks are out for the annual in
door track and field championships in Madi-
son Square Garden on December % and 81
Thirty-one events will be contested. Tween
" of these will be for the senior athletes
and eleven for juniors. The entries will
close with James F. Sullivan. chairman OF
the national championship committee. =. o
Box Gil. New York city. on December 1G
and are open 10 all registered amateur
athletes.
Eight members of the Philadelphia Ma
tonal League Baseball Club left yesterday
for cuba. where they will play twelve
games With Cuban teams. The lineup Fl
Cuba will be: Kilifer ard Cotter. catchers
Chalmers, Shultz and Stack. pitchers; La
derus first base; Knabe. second base
Walsh shortstop: Lobert. third base: Ma
gee. left field; Mitchell. Of the Cincinnati
club. centre field. and one Of the pitcher.
or catchers in right field. Kilifer. Luderuy
lend Mitchell will join the team in Jackson.
Vile Fla. RiGler. an umpire or the Ma
tional League staff. is a member Of tn,
Iarty. and will umpire the games
James Barrett. manager of the Milwaukee
team. In the American Association. has
resigned. He is considering scouting
position for a major league club, and IT is
said that Detroit is the club. Barrett for
merly played centre field for the Tigers,
and when I'm his prime was ranked among
the leading batsmen in the league He has
been with Milwaukee for the last three
years, as a utility player up 10 last season,
when he was made manager
Adj Wolgast champion lightweight boxer
Of the world. is on his way 10 Los Angeles.
whore he expects TO meet Freddy WEIGH.
the English boy. on Thanksgiving Day.
The Princeton Tigers will be easy for
| Harvard. according to the coach and cap
tain of the Holy Cross eleven. which played
both. Larkin. the coach, is quoted as say
ing:
The Tigers have a good team. and I'm
Pendleton and Hart they have two stars
but they lack the team work which was
evident at Harvard.
our lire raised havoc with them until
the last period. Then on the offence they
were weak. They could not rush the Holv
Cross line effectively. Princeton has am
onside lick that is due to help il a lot
unless Harvard can break IL IN, and thi
same play helped the team whole lot
ward Is sure 10 com" out a victor. / am
sure a good. fast game Of football will be
the result.
Captain Tobin is even more emphatic.
/ He says
II will be all Harvard Pendleton. who
has been such whirlwind on his wonder
ful runs. is due to meet his Waterloo i'm