New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
Timely BITS OF SPORT
Giants Facing What Looks Like
an Easy Two Weeks.
YANKEES HOME WEDNESDAY
Statement That Baseball Players
Are Slaves Unsound in Fact
and Theory.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates will wind I'm .h,
first invasion OF the Western clubs AZ ,.-
Polo Grounds on Tuesday. following y-h,oh
the Giants will move over to Boston ,or
five games. They will he back on June %.
however. for another short stay on the,,
own diamond for series with Philads,.
phia, Boston and Brooklyn, In turn. THIS
will carry them along until July 8, when
they will leave for their second trip through
the West. II the team continues TO hold
the pace at which It has been travelling
an easy two weeks is in prospect. Unless
an upset comes, Boston, Philadelphia and
Brooklyn cannot expect to do much in the
way OF checking the National League
champions.
The Yankees will be home on Wednesday.
after disastrous Western trip to enter.
tain the Boston Red Sox in four games on
the Hilltop. They must then take a short
turn about the Eastern end of the circuit
starting In Philadelphia on June a. and
going from there to Boston, and then 10
Washington, where the fans are begin.
ming TO count on pennant
Joe Agler, the first baseman, bought early
In the season by the Chicago Cubs from
the Newark Indians, has dropped back a
peg. He was sold on Friday to the Atlanta
club Of the Southern League.
Word comes from Cincinnati that the
United States League team I'm that city
has changed hands, and that new park
has been secured across the river on the
Kentucky side II is said that the league
will be reorganized, with the following six
cities: Baltimore, Richmond, Va. St. Louis,
Chicago, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
Rixey, the clever left-handed pitcher Of
the University OF Virginia, for whom most
of the scouts in both major leagues have
been angling, has signed with the Phillies.
Clark Griffith, of the Washington Senators.
offered Rixey $3.50 a month, but failed 10
land him. Rigler, the umpire, coached the
Virginia nine last spring and highly recon-
mends the young player.
The official sanction Of the Federation Of
American Motorcyclists has been grated
the Stadium Motordrome for its opening
meeting on June %, when the two-wheeled
pilots will make merry at the new Brtgh-
ton Beach track.
The efforts OF Mayor Gsynor and James
e. Sullivan, secretary of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union, to bring about safe and sane
| celebration on July by interesting the
| boys Of greater New York in a monster
athletic carnival are likely TO meet with more
success than ever. Games will be held at
thirty-five different parks throughout the
boroughs of Manhattan. The Bronx, Brook
| Ign, Queens and Richmond.
There will be ample amusement fol be
small boy. and II will be OF A wholesome
kind. with less danger Of his being sent to
hospital or the morgue. Entries will close
on June q.
Announcement was made late on Friday
that the Lancaster club of the Tri-Stste
League would be transferred 10 Atlantic
City. Poor attendance at the games IN
Lancaster is given as the reason for the
| transfer.
Commenting on the question Of baseball
slavery, THE Baseball Magazine Tor jury
| says:
The statement that baseball players are
slaves is too unsound both in fact ana the,
ory to merit serious attention. The nstonsl
game has worked steadfastly and sincerely
| for the best interest of all concerned, ami
the welfare of the individual, 80 far as CIT.
| cumstances would permit. has been catered
to in every particular. The large salaries
| which successful players have received ~
| too well known 10 need emphasis here. end
| is In itself a sufficient denial OF the charge
| that baseball players are slaves To any
| one who has hepn I'm DOSifiOn to Know,
| the numberless demands for entrance into
| the ranks of big league players show \
striking desire on the part Of many Leading
athletes to become enslsved n the lot OF the
| player is slavery II goes without saying
| that almost with no exceptions the big
| league player is making more money In his
/ TO him, and that, on the whole, major
league players have every cause 10 be salts
fled with their salaries
| The phrase originated BY a distinguished
American TO the effect that you cannot
| transfer the fruits OF industry 10 the lap
OF Incidence" holds good In attempting 20
| engage in baseball as a means OF liveli
hood. In other words. invidious and dis
| gruntled persons who have failed in their
| efforts TO enlist capital in new baseball
| venture cannot hope 10 destroy or tear
| down the property rights and invested IN
| terests OF more successful persons. purely
| as an act of reprisal. as was recently at
tempted by those unable 10 engage sue
cessfully In baseball as a business.
Hughie Jennings. manager of the De-
| troit Tigers, has asked waivers on Mulltn
and Summers. two OF his pitchers In
the case OF the former Il looks ss II II
might be for disciplinary purposes.
The Washington Senators. who are WIN
! ming game after game In their mad dash
| through the West, are now only four
games behind the major league record OF
| consecutive victories. held ~ twenty oy
the Providence team when member OF
the National League in 1884. The Amer
lean League record is held by the Chicago
White Sox. who won nineteen games 10 .
row in 1906.
The Corsicana club of the Texas League
holds the mark in the minors. having won
twenty eight consecutive games from NAY
IS 10 June % in 1902.
| A feature Of the Garden Athletic Cluo y
| popular priced show tomorrow night VIII
be the presence OF some OF the best known
boxers, who will be introduced from ths
ring between bouts. Among these VIII o.
| Albert Palzer and Bombadier Wells WHO
are matched 70 box in the Garden on JUNE
Is: Matt Wells, the English lightweight
| champion who sails for England on Tues
dav: Packy Mcfarland. Willie Richie VINO
recently fought draw with Al "ols','
IN the coast; Mike Gibbons. of IT. paul
and Sid Burns, OF England, who inee's NV"