New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

knows baseball from the ground mp and
rlayed brilliant same IN Louisville last
year
In commenting on the resolution intro
duced in Congress To Investigate the base
ball trust" so-caled The Sporting News,
Of St Louis, makes the following pertinent
remarks
Though Mr.. Gallagher seems 70 think that
the hig men Of baseball were poklnS luIl
at him and belittlinE his resolution When
thev smilingly greeted il with declarations
that they welcomed investigation, ne may
be Informed that they have meant II IN an
seriousness Perhaps an inNeStlgauon, IN
stead Of proving so damaging as the con
gresSman imagines, might be OF great behe-
ft in the way of opening the eyes OF sol,9 SOME
henighted ones as to the good the rusl
has really done for the nations greatest
snort and forever still the walls that the
henighted send up i'm misdirected sy1npathy
for the oppressed slaves OF the system.
An investigation might bring TO light
some of the many safeguards that have
been thrown around the game TO keep II
clean of gambling. specula ton cIXploitlhhs'
end crooked dealing generally. 1t might
show how il has made possible the opening
Of a field for the employment at high sal-
aries of some ten Thousand yo,Il.e,, younE mleIi;
giving them opportunities for adNdncelne,lC
not only in the profession of playing itSeH'
but In many walks OF life. that they never
would have had otherwise. 1t might snow
how the game has been fostered not only
i'm the great centres Of population, hut IN
towns and hamlets everywhere. TO tulnSh
recreation clean and wholesome 10 thou-
sands who might otherwise be denied the
Joys that come to every true ran -,
Sir Gallagher might find, if he would
pursue his Investigation into these smaller
places and they make UP the hulk OF or
ganized baseball. that the game. instead or
being a grinding trust with a mercenary
purpose, is kept in existence solely through
the benevolence of public spirited citizens:
Who love sport for sports sake. ana
through a civic pride and patriotism that
he perhaps, in his own political game, has
never felt
Entry blanks are out for the hunter and
pony races Of the Rockaway Hunting Club
st Cedarh Long Island. on April %.
Five races will make UP the programme, in
Guiding the Cedarhurst Cup the Rockaway
Cup and the Hewlett Cup. Entries will
close on April 10. The race committee is
made up Of Woodward Rsbcock. Franklin
r vo,s. Thomas F. White and Phillips B.
Thompson. chairman.
Ad wolgast. the lightweight champion Of
the world. stands behind his manager in
tire little furry over his proposed bout with
Joe Rivers. wolsast says:
TT Tom McCarey wants 70 do business
With Ad wolgast he will have to do 1t
and ! have been partners for three years.
We are more than manager and fighter
we are fast friends. I know what fight
is worth and know that McCarey's offer Of
s12,5oo is not a fair one. and Tom told the
truth when he wired McCarey that his offer
caused a big laugh here"
Joseph Hamilton. who failed To report to
m. Yankees last year because Of asbroken
leg. was restored to good standing yester-
day by the National Baseball Commission.
The third contract toward the equipment
Of Ebbets Field. the new home of the
Superbss. was awarded Yesterday 10 the
Haywood Bros. e. Wakefield Company for
almost twenty thousand folding opera and
box seat chairs for the grandstand.
The chairs for the main body of the stand
will have only one arm at each end OF a
row. all intermediate chairs being armless.
The seats will be % by II inches. the stand
ards Of steel with curved backs Of wood.
These chairs have been specially designed
by Charles II. Ebbets, and are expected TO
be far more roomy and comfortable than
the old steel chair, the elimination of the
arms practically meaning an increased
space for patrons of two inches a chair. A
row of these chairs will be installed IN the
grandstand at Washington Park prior TO
the opening day on April II.
The entry of Tom Longboat. the Indian
runner, has been received for the one hour
race which will be the feature of the pro-
fessional athletic meet next Saturday even
ing at the 18th Regiment armory. Long
boat has just returned from Europe.
Sandford Jaques of Elizabeth. N. j., has
been elected captain of the Columbia var
sity basketball team. He is n member of
the junior class. and has been on the var
sity squad for two seasons. Although he
played as regular in the early games both
last year and this, illness prevented him
from holding down a place all through the
season. He is a dependable guard and an
accurate shot.