New-York tribune., 1912-03-02
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
New Outlaw Leagues May Seek
Protection in Baseball.
YANKEES READY FOR WORK
Players Will Leave This After
noon for the Training Camp
at Atlanta.

ball League and possibly the United States
League also. will join the ranks Of organ
lied baseball are under consideration. ac-
cording 10 a story published yesterday In
'"rhe Cincinnati Times Star" August
Hermann. chairman of the National Com
mission, has been approached. it Is said.
and has promised to put The question be-
fore the supreme court OF baseball. The
story says. In part:
"A new deal in baseball whereby the men
who have been trying to break into the base
ball limelight will come in as auxiliaries
and warm friends OF the old owners is
under way ana under fair discussion. Some
OF the suggestions proposed follow
utilization of the ball parks in the one
club cities Of the major leagues for the
Younger league games during the absence
Of the senior teams.
Acceptance OF n club on tho north side
Of Chicago. balanced by the withdrawal or
the junior league from St Louis.
THE new league TO have a chance at the
extra players who are now turned back
by the ma jors
THE new league TO be run and managed
wholly by its own promoters"
The Yankees will start for their South
crn training camp at Atlanta to-day. where
Harry Wolverton. the new manager. who
left or Thursday. will have everything
ready for their reception. Hal Chase will
he detained in this city a day or two longer
to look after some business interests. but
otherwise practically all the players VIII
be on hand next Monday to begin getting
into condition TO win the American League
pennant. II such a happy result Is possible
All the players have signed. except Ed
Sweeney, Vaughn, the pitcher and Gardner.
the second baseman. The two last named
have written that they would sign as soon
as they arrived in Atlanta. while Tom Davis
says nobody Is worrying about Sweeney
which indicates that he. TOO. will be in line
before many days are over.
Word comes from Los Angeles that
George Stovall. who proved himself snch
an able manager with the Cleveland team
Of the American League last year. does not
relish being traded 10 the ST. Louis Browns
The report says that ne has started East
to buy his rclease, II such thing Is pos
sible.
Johnny King the new manager or the
Boston Braves, is still trying to strengthen
his team. He said before leaving Kansas
CITY Yesterday that he would stop OF at 1t.
Louis and Chicago IN the hope Of making
two or three trades. lie has signed Joe
Crisp. n catcher. who played with the To-
peka club OF the Western League last
year. TO help him out behind the bat
Kahanamoku. the Hawaiian swimmer
was the favorite among lovers OF aquaucs
last nisht for his special match race at the
Citv Athletic Club this evening with Ricn-
ard Frizeil. Of the home club. and kenne'h
Huzzagh. of the Chicago Athletic Assocl-
alton. Some good sport is promised. as IN
addition to the special race at 100 yards.
the national relay championship will he
decided.
Nordecai Brown. the three-nngered
pttching marvel OF the Chicago Cubs, mas
signed three-year contract so ends
what looked like real "hold-out. and
the Chicago fans" can draw sign OF
relief.
The usual number OF boxing clubs VIII
hold entertainments tonight. KID Her
man will meet his rival Of long standihs'
the formidable Kid Black, at the tair-
mont Club, OF The Bronx. in what appears
TO be the best bout Of the evening AL
the Olympic club. OF Harlem knockout
Smith will find rugged and willing OPP
ponent in Eddie Kelley. The other bouts
are as follows: kid" Barnes and Knock
ont" Egers. at the Sharke.' Club; "Pinkey
Rurns and Young Sieger, at Browns =
Gymnasium: Bant Dorsey and Curley
O'Connell. at the Gowanus Club. Of Brook
Ivn: Terry McGraw and Al Mccoy. at the
National Club. Brooklyn; Young" Boston
and Young" Farrel. at the Liberal Club'
sta,en Island. and frankie Callahan and
Eddie Powers. at the Royale Athie"'
Club, Brooklyn.