New-York tribune., 1911-01-17
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
r1urtIe Back" Diamond to Go,
Saws August Hermann.
AGAINST PITCHERS MOUND
,.Lle Now a Farmer, Signs
ui, Contract to Play with the
Giants This Year.

MeTkle, No"
uis Contract to Play with the
Giants This Year.
-.,,~ 10 August Hermann, chairman
-at,oral commission, the turtle
+" ,,.non4 soon will he a thing Of the
h'N IT. saws tina; II he has his way the
PCS. nay hereafter viii be on level with
T'", ~ the diamond. This expression
i1' ., is the moro pertinent inasmUch
O -. rJer-rsnn. Charles webb Murphy
. y, s,ariev Robson make up the rules
.,,,.ss or tho National League. having
:, amounted last week by President
r.. The owner Of the Cincinnati Reds
=. ,ro,ed as SAYING:
d. r,y piirpose % put the question ot
-i.,bsr.s mound squsrey 20 the owners
.ss National League at the February
..,i,e and 10 secure If possible the con-
-. :, employ on official surveyor, whose
s-.r e will h' 10 see that all diamonds are
,..tso,.v reroI As It is, the pitcher has
y. much Of an advantage in delivering the
s.r nom mound some eighteen inches
s,o-e the plate.
parting the pitcher on q level with the
,.,,s~ would Improve tho hitting. and no
s.,,, sra the hue and cry FOR some
.,,~css ir tho rules 20 bring about this
...rrt The diamonds can be drained prop
,-v without building a little hin for the
rrche-
y- Hermann has previously declared
,rssrf against any changes in the rules,
- as raisinr tho number or strikes or
r,sr,.re the number of called balls TO /
Improve the batting.
r-.t Nerk's dropped into tho hesdquar
,s-s OF tho New York Giants. fin the 81 .
LINES Building, Yesterday, and left be-
y,-5 hin, a signed contract for next sea
,,r Merkle recently purchased an orchard
~ Hamilton Mont. and has been spending .
,se winter looking after his property. lie .
y.r remain 10 New York for the next four
q Eve davs and then 20 to his home In F.
r,,a5o re viii take the boat route to |
Marlin SPRINGS. leaving New York with |
=. res. Of the veterans late next month.
Another insslder was signed mp by the I.
New York Yankees yesterday. He is John f.
,s-,iu. who has been playing with the I.
Nsr Brunswick. y. j.. team and several T.
cher OF The smaller mines around the .
vse
thomas j. Lynch. president ~ the Ma /
,.rsr league. confirmed Yesterday the an
r5-r,emsrt in The Tribune ON Saturday
tfs, Steve Kane. one of his umpres. had /
iesn released Mr. Lynch was in hurry .
=, catch c train, and consequently gave no .
reasons for dismissing Name Neither
would no soy who would he named as his
successor
Nike Dor'.~. oncs captain OF the Giants,
finds himself r0 need Of more publicity. The
story goes that Fred Tenney, the new man
aEsr Of the Boston club, or the National
lsasle wants his old team mate TO play
-gh, field for the Terriers as the Doves
are rov called by some fans" Il is whis-
rs-ed about that Tennoy's chief object in
.-rig- 20 Eew York TO see John J. Nc
G-av tao or three weeks aCo wa 20 talk
Irar.u Tho ousume hard u'-f'r home run
maker i- stUI on. the reserve list 0f ihe /
Giants
u s=cussine the cost OK maintaining
-le- league baseball organization, Tim
Q-raue .1o well known Boston critic, (
H-s
Ten years aEo u cost the American
league perhaps E-un1o to run the organi-
UlcG including uWp.reS expenses and All .
tens that were paid for ONT Of the 'n per .
no expense OF running tho American .
league next year win reach $500. or about /
$50 for each club. $4,000 of this money .
-i. b. used % furni Eiu- The umprcs for /
Thrss-aaa-terz Of a million dollars must
be- taken .u before Or" I'D U0r cent fund I.
VII cover '.r expense nt running 'nlS |.
great or-.aig.. ton. As this fund comes ont
o. Tho F.. y-r cent division ~ a." gate .
money alone End what i- i"'t over after /
paving Al expenses OF running tho league .
IS dr.-aa equally awUUE the eight clubs.
g. zil no arrrecfafo1 that an clubs DO not
1sr fna same amount for the support or
The .Ia. ra.r- Zig business can nrt-
''r afford '. pay g. an fN" Cluh co.nE
ro- business. and this lirtlc brother ac-
tss proved rg uiul for baseball and
should boo a#urr.C fn al Of tho minor
tarrra. GE wr. na 'uo major leagues, and
''0 ~ t.e leading. minor .eacucS. 49,
Tho ef.n-r~ surplus I- often held IN
re 'r-asr.- .n form a fund for protec-
TN against either baseball organizations
sTa AZ times support weak city 1nul the
gr5 can -sr on lr- feet once more.
s great hasoHrN plant without 5000
IAN team .- Hsa o rre theatre without
.Gr class actors People viii soon tire ~
'-a H- .rra. structures Gulr.. tie BOYS ON .
or 'Ho diamond deliver tho goods. The
fans 0r.r enjoy bal. games uIa1 el on !.
room. r.0. end r.o saIdcst -ign' In tho
Nn-. rs small -TarI IN "a lE pavilion
Witnessing .n. struggles of second class
team.
Tho .rr.r-rs.. annual i~door carnival o. +.
'1a Pas.'.. t.|s'.. Club VIII hc held $50
Nsisrn Square Garden 0~ March a. Tho
-'a--.'r -.... ra~s thar was rho feature
n Pic indoor season last yea~ win no re-
rs.'e5 There also will DO a feu-mN" iu-
u'srrn --7'~r ru0. in Vai~L Gilbert.
0eer~-rf- ~rror0s and other star dis
.'--s mon wifi 'art
Tho committee rr- dr-r6rd 20 add q sre-
rf three standing broad IG1-n event
'-''-7 'o- Dar Healv. Ray EWrT. P.att
A7au- and OTHER noted jumpers Entry
Banks VH rs ISSUED shortly ami may be
''s.--i from James T. Sullivan 30 q
warren street. o~ from rho PaSnmc club,
80. 'r0s- and hrcnIo s.
.ar d. Farrell president OF fhc New /,
i''f STATE Baseball League issued a call
,'F'rda~ fo~ tho annual meeting. It will
p .'.o ~ rrs Ten Eyck Hote, IN Albany
January g.
SCHOOL FIGHT NOT OVER
aore Trouble Brewing Over a