The sun., 1912-07-28
'EBBETS REFUSES TO BUY
ANY MORE BALLP PLAYERS
Brooklyn Magnate Declares
That Desired Results Are
Not Attained.
TO PULL A FEW STRINGS
Chance Continues to Belittlc
tho Work of McGraws
Giants.

| p-,,,,,, a,,ob.,, t,,uh Yesterday. "i nut
Di'o"''" .sa a., ..,.' -.
| uP i'o'e VIA" '"0''o' 'o'
1911. yet my team hasnt ci'nbea into 'he
| first division as yet. In fact | don't be-
Iieve there will bc any marked improve
,,... a,r,rv tho r.., NJ the season. We,
.a,, ,,,,, ,,,
money last fall--Moran, Daily Cutshaw'
Allen, EOrthcn. Smith and others.
"put rye come to the conclusion that
4. .u.. a., ,,,a ,,or h,v p,onev
ooesh' ps! " "a"u e 60.
Tor inexperienced MINOR ieaRuefs. ""s'
some Of the major league clubs this year
have picked IN valuable players for abso-
lutely nothing. Look at Sterrett. Martin
ana DAVIS o' ''e i"s.
| hixey OF tne in'a"''p''" ~"
| slider Warner OF the I'iratcs ana Otner
college PLAYERS. who are making good !!
Good scouts land good players. I know,
| hut us a mistake to buy up Tom. Dick
! and Harry iust because somebody tells
| vou they are all wonders"
"Hayep't you tied strings TO a num-
ber Of players turned back to minor
iearuesy: Ebbets was asked.
| "a few" was the smiling response.
| "Im going to puii back several. too
| "uaye Won the pick Of the Newark
| c,.,.orso,
"Wavbe, y"
! while Ebbets would not go into details
II is generally understood that ne VIII
~" Nswarlt c,ub nj the end Of the season.
| I,u, m. fact that he will not cut loose
/ .,.,,h the bankroli will be a surprise TO
thr bascball world.
Work IN Ebbets Field is progressing
randy. BY the way. it was learned
| '"l''N's' ho
'.,,. ,iar, is six feet nearer the home
nia,. ,bnn the right field fence at Wash.
| -. i,,rr Ehbets will build "A wall
,,r.,n,r fset high. but he admits that
80, r,,, drives into Bedford avenue may
~. ,r.a,,.nt
"
| .r,, Giants are leading the race be-
caus. they began the season 1T and caught
aus go, $40 ,he Other teams In poor
~ H,o'I arat,ion" {" says Cant Chance Of
~. ',nh. "if our pitchers had been
I'll, u.hen We opened up and We had had
,na,h and SAFER playing regular positions
Tor, m, start we would ha1c caught the
"n, n,nn,s ~. ,ong oro McCraw has two good
,',,.n.,s Marouard and Matty, but that
| 49,, ou, resreau viii require another
.aa. ,n deyc,on real class. The Giants
80 m . good catcher. But they are all
sho,. whcn they tackle the second
,W,;s,or teams. The Cubs right now out
no.s ,ns ,;,an,s in all depar rtments OF the
S.sss . '"e
e"
Hank O'pay is Justly indignant over
,hn r.nor,s involving changes In the
m.Lcup Of the Reds. He says that stories
of trade, are published without the
slightest foundation.
when ball PLAYERS hear that their
heads are in danger you cant expect them
no Rods manager
Yesterday. They'll believe what they
road in the newspapers rather than take
stock In their managers and employers
, These warns about trading several or
| the Reds have put the whole team IN the
air. vet ! haven't said word to any
body about contemplated deals, In rae,
l don't know OF single deal cou'o
make
The Cincinnati club. according TO FRANK
! enjoyed the most Successful year. from
| a money standpoint, In Its history ODay
management Is not responsible Tor the
teams slump. Accidents and illness nave
| been to blame. Baseball men say that
O'Day Is entitled to fair play and that
| ne will get IL from Owner Hermann. no
| matter what Redland folks think about II.
! Albert Palzer Is worried these days.
| The big Iowa farmer, banking on JACK
Johnson for LABOR Day Dout, DebiHS
! TO realize that he will be left out In the
| cold There Is positively no chance Tor q
Johnson Palzer bout In this city. and there
| isn't time to arrange a fight for some
I other part Of the country. Palser has
| been badly advised. II he had gone
! through with the Luther McCarty match
successfully he would now be in a po-
s,tion to force a fight with johnson. But
| the fact that the Garden A. G. has re-
fused TO match Palzer with the champion
ia n hard blow. 1t was said yesterday
that II McCarty defeats Jim Stew
art a week from Monday night, Palxer will
on the hard hitting Nissour!an. There's
a story going the rounds that after Pal
ger stoppcd Bombardier Wells he re-
fused TO hand over some of the spoiis to
persons who induced him to lenve his
former manager. O'Rourke.
to.morrow night looks like "A good one
The ten round bouts are Kid Williams,
the crack Baitimore bantam, vs.. Young
Solsberg OF Brooklyn; Jack Dennins Of
mi, city. va. Tommy Bergin. the Lewis
ton Rearcat: Arthur Pelky of Chicopee
Fails. Mass. va. Jesse willard. the Texas
Ranger. II Williams whips Solzbcrg. he
Will be- mat tched with Johnny Coulon In