New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Fouel Fails to Rob Giants OF
Well Earned Victory.
LYNCH DISMISSES PROTEST
New York and Pittsburgh
Teams to Close in Double
Header This Afternoon.

! dclphia club IN the NauoNdi LEAGUE "'4
failed IN his fell purpose to rob the
! Giants Of a well earned victory by friV-
olous protest on the ground that the UNI
MIRO misconstrued the rules III max
ing a decision in the first came or a
dorble header IN Philadelphia on Sep
TENDER ;. which New York won By score
OF 10 /.
| IL a ruling handed down yesterday
Thomas ]. Lynch. president OF the Ma
donai League. dismissed the protest "S
/ follows:
This game was won by New York hy
a score Of 10 T. which result was pro-
tested by the Philadelphia club on the
! grounds that Rislcr, the umpire. miscon-
strued the rules. IN the sixth inning
Maecc was caught between home and
| third base and was declared out FOR IN
| tentionally interfering with wilson tue
! New York catcher, in completing the
play. The umpire's ruling on this play
was one based solely on his accuracy ol
| Judgment, and as his ruling was not IN
violation Of any OF tho playing rules the
decision cannot be reversed. The protest
OF the Philadelphia club Is dismissed ana
/ tnt BunS StdlluS a. I4oS'"'
! After Jen Tesreau had polished or INC
/ Pirates last Saturday the necessary
dampness contingent upon the proceeding
! hung around the Polo Grounds, so that
the diamond was in no condition for
! battle yesterday. NcGraw cent out his
corps of civil engineers TO gauge the
moisture carly ~ the afternoon. with
I,u fsaf
encd 80 cXudc hard shower any mo-
mont. the game was postponed, ana
doublc-headcr viii De played THIS aiter-
noon.
Wednesday originally was an open oa'e'
/ but q POSTPONED affair with Boston nav
been moved un 50 that the TWO remain
Inc Comes with the Pirates must "
worked of to-day New York mas won
H.. s,aeon'g series with Tit;shurGh. ana
except for the fact that MeGraw Is anA-
lous 10 cliuch the renrant as soon as
sielc there IS little incentive Tor hl"''
breaking struggles. II is likely tha' leS'
re.v win apncar against Hendrix IN one
n IN. garnos this afternoon. Willie
Mathavson. or perhaps Marquard' VII
face Marty O'ToOlo. whom Dreyiuss
counts as his greatest extravaganza.
Tho Yankee. after a disastrous iTi1
through tn. Wet spent Yesterday uaN-
clllng and viii open a series with ~" K'd
eox to-day. Joe Wood may 20 into inc
box 20 show that he is sull wizard ana
10 allav tho fears OF the Boston 'f"n,
that he IS going 10 suffer the iat' 81
Marduard. Ruseoil Ford SIS about Que TO
show his wares against tho champions.
II VIII -, The last time that the Rcd
SIS viii have the opportunity 10 face o.
first class splttali twiricr until They i!Ne
4 ND aealrs, rearclu for the biz show.
Harry Clam. t'fird baysman of th" Nil
vaukcc t,a~ o. the American AHsoc:a-
ton. naf been appointed manager Of To-
clrb Il succeed Hugh Duny
Tic following l'r' Of minor League Play
crs drafted b. major league clubs Che
drafts for whom have boon cancelled IN
der the rulee. vae announced yesterday
by the National Commission. tn" !is'
also includes the play'ra wh" hav" been
awarded TO clubs under secondary draft
.
reasons. The let follow:
National Lcague-By Cincinnati from
! kewanee Robertson tcancel"D; Mime
apolis Kansa9. Reynolds (set asidci, re-
lease OF player by Minneapolis dtanra)
TO Topeka held 70 be valid.
BY Chicago from South Bend. Kais"S-
ling (cancelled); Danvllle Gll), Graham
/ cancelled: Milwaukee, Blackburn can
ccuen; Birmingham, Yantz awarded on
q secondary drafO.
~ Boston from St Paul. McKotchnle
81 90 Of draft money forwarded 10 wash
ington club to settle claim OF that club
against ST. Paul club.
BY Philadelphia from Tacoma. JAlong
draft money 10 be held for claims against
club.
BY Brooklyn from Toronto. Fischer
Subject to Investigation as 20 tito OF
Toronto club. Draft afte-ward allowed;
title held TO be VALID.
American Lcague-By Now York. from
Indianapolis. Mckee assigned 20 De-
troiO: Newark, Dent assigned 20 Wash
lngton): Nashville. Wclchonce assigned
! 20 Washington
! BY Philadelphia, from San Francisco.
I Gideon tasslgned 10 Washington.
( BY Washington. from Jersey city. Ron
dcau (assigned TO Detroit; Dayton. Do
/ bard (cancclled).
! BY Detroit. from Baltimore. Derrick
(assigned to New York;: Roanoke. Gar
den Ccancelled): Waco. Jost cancelled.
! By Chicago, from Oshkosh. Watson (set
n side: title 10 player vested In Milwaukee
club: Madison, Johnson (cance'lcd): Nh
waukce Blackburn (sccondary draft al
! lowed: afterward cancclled).
! By 81. Louis. from Cleveland (~rnnD,
Thrasher cancelled: Atlantic City. stan
! ley (cancellcd); Reading, Scott (can-
cclled); Auburn. Reed cancelled: Seattle.
Meklc (cancelled); Harrisburg. Mnisel
(subject To Investigation as 10 tito of Bal
timorc club Lowell. LaviRno (cancelled:
! Birmingham. Yautz (cancellcd): Clarks-
vile. Basham cancelled; JacsPonvilc.
Cuesto Ccancelled): Anderson, ClcIchman
(canccilcd).
The original and secondary 6~atM for
Blackburn having been cancelled. NE
commission has under consiG ration the
J award OF another Milwaukee payer.
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MATCHES FOR CAPABIANCA.
! 4. T. Capablanca's representative. L. -.
. TtoscLgpIf arI CHARLIE Iarfe iopaI