New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Yankees Obtain Clear Title to
Paddy Green, of Holyoke.
YOUNG PITCHER A STAR
Hamburger Reports to Governor
Dix That Willard Kearns Bout
Was Not a Prizefight.

Clear title to the services Of Patrick
Green, the young pitcher OF the Holyoke
club Of the Connecticut League, has been
obtained by the Yankees. The Giants
had lines out for the twrler. but the Ma
tional Commission decided that Farrell
had a prior claim. The Yankees turned
over 10 HoIyoke last spring several
youngsters, with the understanding that
they should have the pick OF the club al
the end of the season. Green will be kept
on the payroll until Frank Chance has
seen him in action" says the official an
nouncement, made yesterday.
Green is a young giant. He Is eighteen
years old. stands feet inches tall and
weighs 900 pounds. He played semi
professional ball in New England in 1911
near his home, at Huntington. Mass. Last
season with Holyoke Green, who is a
right-handed pitcher, took part In twenty
three complete games, winning nine and
losing fourteen. He worked In nineteen
others, and showed enough skill in the
rough TO attract the attention of all the
major league scouts.
Green is described as willing. ambi-
tious young man. who has wonderful
speed, quick breaking curves and fair
control. Pat Donovan. the Red Sox scout,
said last fall that Green would turn out
TO be another Amos Rusie. Billy Hamil-
ton, Jesse Burkett, Jim O'Rourke, Tom
Tucker and other oldtime players who
saw Green pitch last summer praised his
work.
Smiling Micky" welch. once pitcher
OF the Giants, who lives in Holyoke. re-
Gently wrote letter TO Arthur lr"in'
business manager of the Yankees IN
which he said:
You've landed a prize in Paddy Green.
He is a natural pitcher, game, we'll bal
anced and anxious to fight his way TO the
front rank. He has the strength or TWO
men. and I never saw greater speed.
Nurse him along with care, and you u
have the best pitcher in the country IN
side of another year
Although the Willard-Kearns bout on
Friday night ended I'm a Knockout, JULIUS
Hamburger, the Sheriff, who was admon-
ished by Governor Dix 10 do his duty. has
decided that the contest was no prize
fight. He made the following report TO
the Governor yesterday:
Under your instructions. ] attended
the Willard X earns boxing exhibition held
al the Garden Athletic Club on the even
ing OF Friday. December q.
Il found that the law was not violated
in this instance / also noticed that
there is steady improvement in the
Frawley boxing law, which guarantees TO
the public sound, just boxing exhibitions.
Word comes from Toledo that Fred
Merkle, the first baseman Of the Giants,
has been sued for s.. COO damages by Peter
Il. Garrett. a bartender Garrett alleges
that i'm a saloon row Merkle knocked out
several of his teeth and pummelled him
severely.
"SandoU" Mcrtes. who played in the
outfield for the Giants when they beat
the Philadelphia Athletics for the world
championship in 1905. has turned up as
an applicant for place on the umpire
staff of the Northwestern League. Mertes
started ont as an umpire in the Pacific
Coast League last season, but he did not
survive the season.
John Powell, of the st. Louis Browns.
who succeeds ~ Young as the dean or
major league pitchers, has started practice
for next season. Powell is working out
daily I'm st. Louis and hopes to he in fine
condition by the time the Browns start
South. According to reports, Powell Is
doomed for the minors, but he ls work
ing hard in the hopes OF staying IN the
major league few years longer
No hold-outs have as yet been reported
I'm the ranks of the Washington Sena-
tors. Thus far siXten players have been
rendered contracts for next season. and
they have all signed. Contracts for the
rest Of the squad will be sent out after
the frs of the month.
There f. no truth in the report that
Malcolm Douglass, shortstop OF Virginia
University. will so South with the Giants
next spring. Douglass has written TO
Jack Dunn. manager OF the Baltimore
Orioles. telling him that he VIII not play
professional ball next season. He has
given Dunn his promise that he Will sign
with Baltimore should he engage In pro-
fcsslonal baseball. Douglass's parents de-
sire that he graduate from college be-
fore embarking on a baseball career.
A new way of picking manager has
suggested itself to the owners of the
Danville club OF the Three I league.
There are eight possibilities for the job
at present, and the president of the club,
being at a loss as to which ono TO chose.
has placed the matter to the vote OF the
fans"
In the event OF his failure to land
Roger Bresnahan, Fred Clarke, manager
of the Pirates. will make an attempt TO
bring Johnny King. the deposed manager
OF the Boston Braves, to Pittsburgh.
Clarke met King in Kansas City few
days ago. Johnny denied the report that
he has retired from the game. lie ad-
mits that he declared that he Will not
play with any more tail-end possibilities.
but no is willing to sign with Pittsburgh,
New York or Cincinnati.