New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Two of NeWark'S Fastest Play
ers Fail to Sign Contracts.
JOIN THE "HOLD OUT" CLASS
Borough officials in Brooklyn
Helping Push Work on New
Home of Superbas.

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Home of Superbas.
Iron Man" Joe McGinnity, manager OF
tho Newark team of the lnternauohal
League. has two 'holdouts" on his hands.
The men are Bob Fisher, second baseman'
and Jack Kelly two Of the best men on the
team. Fisher wants a raise in salary and
has refused 10 join the team in training at
Petersburg, Va until he gets IT. Kelly ana
McGinnitv have been on the outs since the
middle Of last season, when they came 10
blows i'm the clubhouse after d game. and
Kelly objects to a cut of SO a month in
his salary. He is at present running Il
cafe in Newark.
Fisher wants a raise because the Chicago
Cubs offered McGinnity 5000 for his re-
lease last winter. McGinnity refused It,
and Fisher thinks that if he is worth that
amount TO the Cubs his salary should
be raised Fisher was one Of the finds
in the old Eastern League last season
McGinnity bought him from Richmond In
rnidseason, and he made good from the
start First he played short stop, and re-
manned in that position for sixty games
getting a fielding average Of .S4 Then he
was shifted 10 second base and fielded
there for the last eleven games OF the sea-
son for .959 For his seventy-one games
with Newark he hit at the rate of .Sl1.
Kelly played left field and was one Of
the home run" kings Of the league. He
made ten home runs during the season,
playing in l52 games Only four men in the
league surpassed him, and two of these
only beat him by one circuit drive. They
were Hanford and Gandil. OF Montreal, who
made eleven each. Shaw, of Toronto. had
sixteen, and Tim Jordan, who also played
with Toronto, led with twenty. Kelly is
a brilliant fielder and a fast man on the
bases He batted 80 for the season and
fielded 1864. The loss Of these men will leave
two positions vacant that McGinnity may
have trouble in filling
The story comes from Philadelphia that
J. Franklin Baker. better known as Home
Run" Baker may retire from baseball at
the end of the coming season. 1t is just as
well 10 emphasize the word may" No
doubt Baker will continue to be a terror TO
all American League pitchers and few
National League twirlers for several years
10 come.
Superintendent Thatcher Of the Bureau
Of Buildings, in his desire to assist in
Fastening the construction Of Ebbets Field,
the new home Of the SuperbaS has ap-
proved the plans submitted by {. r. Van
Buskirk, the architect, for the structural
steel work. Sets of these plans with speci-
fcations, have been submitted to various
contractors. with a request to bid on the
same. All bids for this portion Of the con
yuuction will be In by April l.
TbafThar al
scented 70 hasten the examination Of the
remaining plans and specifications covering
the foundations, reinforced concrete, car
Tcnter work, plumbing, roofing. etc.
President Steers OF the Borough Of
Brooklyn is giving his personal attention
70 the construction of sewer in Sullivan
street. which is vitality important.
Mr. Ebbets said yesterday that the in
tcrest shown 10y the public officials in
brooklyn TO hasten as far as possible the
construction of the field was gratifying to
him, as no doubt it would be to the fans"
lie added that the work would be pushed
along as fast as the weather permits.
Tom Davis, secretary Of the New York
Yankees said last night that word had
been received from Cincinnati saying that
the Ohio River had flooded and that II
would be Impossible for the Reds and the
Yankees 20 play the first of thcies three
game series on Saturday. That game has
been declared off, and the outlook is dark
for the games on Sunday and Monday.
Tom Longboat and Billy Queal, who will
be the favOrites in the Cne-hour race at
the 18th Regiment Arnory on Saturday.
have covered eleven miles and a half in
one hour training for the race. Both expect
10 do twelve miles or better in the real
struggle. Special prizes will be offered to
the leaders at each mile. so that the pace
will not lag. Eight runners are likely TO
face the starter, including Billy Queal, Ted
Crooks and Al Raines, Of the United
States. Tom Longboat OF Canada: A. l..
Wood, Of England Henri ST. Yves, of
France: John Svanbers, of Sweden, and
Karl Niemenian. OF Finland.
Entries for the relay games of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will close next
Monday Indications point 20 the appear
ance OF nine Canadian athletes from Nc
Gill University. Brown has entered men
in some Of the special events but will not
send relay team.
Whether or not the Junior golfers will be
provided fer or left 10 shift for themselves
will be decided definitely at an executive
committee meeting of the Metropolitan Golf
Association shortly. A year ago il had
been arranged 20 have a Junior tournament
ever the links CT the Plainheld Country
Club, but at tbs eleventh hour the AFFAIR
was called off, when IT was found that the
date confiicted with closing school exercises.
AZ the time word was sent out 10 the effect
VIa 4aYaf no n
until the spring OF 1912. Thus far no pro-
vision has been made for junioC meeting.
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