Evening journal., 1912-12-09
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip.

Bin Kay who led the New York
State League in batting. is a great
Piayer-ia tAat league He has tried
It higher up several times. but couldn't
make q go
Aurora had player-and he was a
roarer, too--who performed In 1O3
games as an outhelder and didn't
aniass ar error.
Guy znn who didn't report to
Rochester last year. wasn't suffering
from a sweued head. but a swelled
sppendix or something OF that sort
is the rumcr now Anyhow. he has
applied TO Camel for reinstatement
and lob.
Barry Mccormick is a card. After he
slumped from Milwaukee to Peoria
he looked over the reserve list OF the
little Illinois club, said he liked the
first haseman, and to release every
body else. he is now doing some tall
scouting
Louisville is roofing to get Jack
;otansbury back from the Cardinals.
As he is better than 300 batter in
the American Association there isn't
Il lot Of chance
Baseball maxims. "The Ant-Saloon
League sure sends up a lot Of ball
players who stick"
Another one. "A lot Of ball players
got diamonds who amt got anything
else"
II looks as though the papers would
get tired II talking about "a second
Ty Cobb. There amt no such a
pusson.
And while all New York is popping
Historically over the prospect of get
ting Frank Chance as manager Of the
lIighlanders the Peerless Leader goes
right on picking oranges
Rube MarQuard, in discussing his
lossom Seeley troubles. denied all the
allegations Of his accusers except the
one that he is a great left-hander
Akron has raised $4,000 and will
buy itself a ball club.
Cy Young has been offered the jot
Of managing the Portland team, Of the
Northwestern League
Harry Gaspar, sent by Cincinnati
10 Toronto. says he will give up base
bail IN favor Of photography. They
say he is a right good photographer
When the Pittsburgh club seai q
Blue Grass League player a contract
calling for S75 month, the player
sent back word he could make more
money stopping runaways back home
p. S.-He is still stopping runaways
With the international League Meet
ing at the Hotel Victoria, in New York
today. the annual conclave Of the Ma.
tional League and the annual meet.
ing Of the American League in Chi.
cagO on Wednesday, this will be a busy
week in Administrative baseball af
fairs.
The invasion Of New York by mag
mates began yesterday, August Herr
mann. chairman of the National Com
mission and president OF the Cincin
natl club. being one Of the first to ar
rive. Representatives OF baseball in
torres ih town last night were for tn,
most part .aembers OF the Interna,
tioBai League, whose annual nieetinS
Will take place tomorrow at the Vic
toria Hotel
National League activities will begin
this afternoon with a meeting OF tho
board OF directors, which viii try {,
straighten out the dispute between
Roger Bresnahan and the ST. Louil
club over the former managers con
tract. The directors Of the leagu,
who will pass upon the matter are
Mcssrs. Hermann, of Cincinnati
Dreyfuss, of Pittsburgh, Murphy o
chicago, and Ebbetts. OF Brooklyn
John T. Bush. who died recently, wal
80 a member Of the board.
he annual meeting of the Nationa
cague will be held Tuesday. The biz
business before the league is the elec
tion Of president At this time il
general baseball opinion. as molde,
by the recent special meeting whicl
sustained the leagues president n
the Fogel case. the recollection o
Thomas J. Lynch seems assured. Rob
ert w Browns friends were doing al
his campaigning. Mr.. Brown, how
eyer. has said he does not want hi
name put before the meeting unless h.
is sure OF election.
The International Teay,te will bol,
It's annual meeting today The leagu
has no election of officers pending, a
President Barrow was elected for liv