Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-15
PITCHER BO|CE
To APPEAL To
n. Commission
Claims Portland Club Owes Film
for Salary and Transportation
and Will Not Sign Contract
That Has Been rendered Him
Within Legal Time.

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~ DoRGD BorCE, the Irvfnstca
IY pitcher. VIII wzs developed on
the Junior o. u. A NJ. team. u
that place, which also developed Club
by Manser, the Eastern League star
now with Rochester, will appeal 70 tbs
National Commission against the Port
land. Ore. Club, OF the Pacific Coast
League, for back pay and other ciaiiaas
before he will sign the contract sent
him before the first of this month.
Boice, 1t viii be remembered. war
with the Oakland team Of the Pactfzc
Coast League IN 1909 and was drafted
by Cleveland. He raj taken On the
training trip with the Maps last spring
and turned over to the Toledo Club, Oh
the American Association. About mid
season Boice was sold TO the Portland
Club by Toledo with the understand
ing that he wss to arrange his owE
terms with the Portland management.
Boice talked the matter over with
Manager McCreede. OF the Portland
team, and finally agreed 10 pla yfor 8
certain salary with the Portland Clup
provided the club would pay his ex
penses home at the close of the seasotl-
Boice declares that he never signed g
contract with the Portland Club
Last fall Boice was not going good.
and about a month before the season
was 70 wind up. the schedule ending
November 6, he received word that ..
member of the family wss seriously III
He was asked TO come home at once
TO I~rvington II possible. He was IN
Portland at the time, the team being on
the round winding up the season.
He talked the matter over with the
business manager, who asked him 20
sign a contract. which he refused to
do unless he got his transportation
The Portland Club did not i've UP 10
the agreement to pay his carfare hcrns,
| and besides owed him 500 In salary.
HIS contract arrived on time this
year, but there were no Instructions Is
to reporting. Boice did not sign the
document, and declares that he will
not play with, the Portland Club a
| more. He will write TO the national
| commission In regard TO his claims scs
salary and expenses against the club,
and that is how the matter stands
He denied that he had ever asked
Joe McGinnity for a position with the
Tigers, as he is not a free agent, and
Joe would get into trouble for tamper-
ing II he tried to do any business with
the Irvington boy. Boice IL at q loss
to know where the fake stories about
his being a free agent ready to sigr
with the Newark Club originated. OF
course, he would like to play with New
ark, and doubtless Joe McGinnity would
like to have him, but both deny that
there has beer a word between them
in regard to Boice wearing the livery
OF the Bengais.
For the purpose of considering ae-
/ c~ommodations for the out-of-town and
local fans to wiedenmayer's Park this
year Charles K. Armstrong. passenger
agent Of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, paid a visit to Secretary Frank
J. McTague, of the Newark Club, yes
terday. Special accommodations Tor
baseball lovers OF Elizabeth and Union
county viii be made. On Saturdays.
Sundays and holidays there viii be 9
train leaving Roselle at 2;l5 O'Clock
and another al 1855 o'clock. The hrst-
named train will reach the HAMBURG
place crossing of the Central az ssos
o'clock and the second at 3:zs O'CLOCK
Both trains will make connections as
Roselle for fans who live In other
towns along the Central railroad. On
the return trip the first train will stop
al Hamburg place at 4:46 and the sec
n at 5:34 o'clock. The same schedule
will be in vogue on opening day.
While the matter has often been dis
cussed unofficially before. yesterday
was the first time that an official of
the Central railroad spoke about plac-
ng a siding at ths back of the ball
park and running a special train TO the
Broad street station right after the
game is over. The trip can be made
with stops at East Ferry and Ferry
street stations in about four minutes
which Is q big time saver over the troll
ley arrangements for fans who are in g
hurry to reach home. Nothing definite
has been arranged in this matter. but
1t is more than probable that the
scheme may be realized.
There Ia a report that Frank Bruggy,
who was signed by Hank Ramsey on
Secretary McTague's recommendation
for the Altoona club. a also signed
with the Waterbury club. Bruggy sp-
parently has some queer Items Of base
ball law. or perhaps has acquired tn
art OF omnipresence.