New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Seaman Traded by SuperbaS TO
PhilIies for Eddie Stack.
BOTH CLUBS MAY PROFIT
Frank ]. Nolan Still Hopeful Tor
Thoroughbred Racing IN
This State.


M william Seaman. OF Rochester better
known as Doc Seaman pitcher Oh .'e
prooLlyn Superbas. will wear '""
a.,,,hi, uniform next year il he consents u
-. ,,it, the Phillics. lie was uaueu
.os,orday for Eddie Stack. one OF the mus
,,ro,,,isine o the younger pitchers ana
,Ia,.or ,,ho Is likely to make name ioi
t,,,,so,f IN baseball. philadelphia has 'he
60, ~ tho trade i'm one respect, as scan
10, &c a ritcher Of skill and experlen0e'
1Io has NOT been satisfied i'm Brooklyn H'"
o,er Tor the better part of two years anu
o,tber v,ould not or could not get resui'S'
uis chief grievance. II Is said has pee"
email salary. and year ago he heIu ou'
Tor several months. saying that ne pre-
ferred 70 follow his profession as phSsr
clan. He relented later and reported lot
dutv. but was not used regularly in the ooN
~. Pru Dablen. as It seemed that, no mat
ter how we'll he pitched. some error OF com
h. nation Of circumstances would crop up u
make his best efforts futile. In this way ne
lost the confidence Of his team mates anu
in a sense his own confidence. His record
for the season was three games won anu
ten lost. He took part in twenty-five
Stack. who is twenty-three years oiu'
was born in Chicago. Frank Chance TOOK
fancy 10 him when he was playing semi
professional ball. and advised CharIe!
c.urphy. owner Of the Chicago CLUB 10
give him a chance in big league company
He was quickly transferred to Philadeiphld'
however. and last year began well by WIN
ming three games in a row for the PhilleS'
in all of which he held his opponents "l'h-
out a run. Among his victims were lhe
Superbas. and Bill Dahlen has had his eye
on him ever since AS the season wore on
Stack was not used, because Earl Moore
Alexander. Chalmers and Burns were DONG
such consistent work for the Phillies. 1t Is
quite possible. however, that he will prove
his value 10 Brooklyn in short order
Frank ]. Nolan. owner OF the BeVer"Eck
Stable. whose home is in Saratoga, has not
lost hope for racing I'm this state. He is
quoted as saying in The Saratogian':
There will be a new and entirely diff
ferent measure than the Gittins bill, which
met with such an overwhelming defeat IN
the Assembly. introduced in the Legislature
this winter that will carry with 1t all that
the racing interests want. viz, relief Of
directors Of racetracks from responsibility
for violation of the law tina might take
place on their property entirely without
their knowledge which nine lawyers out Of
ten admit 10 be unreasonable. At the same
time It will ne entirely satisfactory 10 the
foes Of the sport, inasmuch as it will do
away with the open betting which at one
time existed at the various tracks"
va
kinson. an outfelder. were released yes
terday by Harry Woverton. the new man
ager Of the Yankees TO The Oakland club
Of the Pacific Coast League. Abees was
farmed out to Oakland last season, but
Wolverton, under whom he worked has
decided that he will not be needed here
next year. It is possible that these two
players we're included in the deal that
brought Woverton from the Oakland club
10 manage the Yankees in place of Hal
Chase Wilkinson formerly played with
the San Jose club In California.
Jack Knight who has PLAYED shortstop.
second base and even first base for the
Yankees. NAV be sold or traded before 'h'
season opens. He is in demand. too.
eral offers having been made for hin
the last few days. Clark Griffith. the .,W
manager Of the Washington Senators,
would like TO get Knight to play first base.
but when WolvertOn talked about Nc
Bride. the shortstop, in exchange Griffith
turned deaf ear.
Irwin VI. Howe. OF Chicago has been
appointed official statistician OF the Amer
lean League by President johnson. The
Office Of statistician was created for the
purpose of securing timely and complete
figures regarding all phases of the leagues
affairs. Under President Johnson's new
plan the records will he kept outside the
American League offices and will be
printed each month instead of once a sea-
son. as has been the custom.
The Providence club Of the International
League was formally sold late yesterday
afternoon 10 Frank c. Navin and w. II.
Yswkey. owners OF the Detroit club Of
the American League. 1t was announced
that the price paid was $4,000. Fred Lake
scout for the St Louis club last season
has accepted the position of manager of
the Providence team.
Henri st. Yves, the French long distance
runner who won the Marathon Derby at
the Polo Grounds two years ago. has de
Cided TO return 10 the running track. He
has been matched to meet Al Raines. Of
this city. at ten miles in the Metropolitan
Roller Rink. Broadway and sod street next
= Thursday ST. Yves says that he is in fine
condition. and that Raines will have to run
the distance in fifty-two minutes or better
20 win
II. ". Happeny, the Canadian champion
pole vaulter. has promised to compete at
. the indoor championship games I'm Madison
Square Garden on December 26 and q
p Happeny won the indoor title here last
year, and his promised meeting with II. r
Babcock. Of Columbia. the INTERCOLLEGIATE
champion. is sure TO prove interesting
, Efforts also are being made TO secure tbe
J entry Of George Goulding, the remarka Bile
heel and toe walker of Toronto.
Entry blanks are out for the first annual
handicap siX-mile road run Of the Holly-
wood Inn Athletic Association, OF Yonkers
On New Years Day No less than sixteen
prizes are offered
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