New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT.
Brooklyn Club Has Defence for
Fiasco of Baseball Opening.
"FANS" BREAK DOWN FENCE
Statement to New York Club
Shows Paid Attendance
Was Only 10000.

Charles II. Ebbets, president and chief
owner Of the Brooklyn Superbas, onered
defence yesterday against the general
charge Of mismanagement in handling the
throng that turned out TO see the opening
game at Washington Park on Thursday
when the field was oyerrun and game
played In a space hardly big enough Tor
one-olt-cat.
He asserted that the total paid admis'
sIons and invited guests amounted to only
20,247 persons. but that hundreds gainco
free access by breaking down fence back
of the clubhouse. This statement In
measure relieves him of the charge that
he had badly oversoId the park. He de-
clared that crowd Of 10000 persons hao
been handled on previous occasions WIFI
out the slightest trouble, and that he closed
the gates on Thursday, disappointing hun
dreds, IL not thousands, who clamored for
admission when he realized that the park
had all 1t could hold with any degree or
comfort.
Mr. Ebbets added that he could not be
held responsible for those who poured IN
through hole In the fence, and that ne
begged the police TO keep the crowd back OF
the ropes, so as TO protect those who had
bought box seats, but 10 no avail II was
impossible to use violence he pointed out
as while the crowd was good humored "
would not have taken much to precipitate
a riot. and this had to be avoided at al
hazards.
Mr.. Ebbets made public his report TO
the New York club to substsntiate MS state'
ment as to the number OF paid admissions
Under the rules OF baseball WISHING cluo
gets so per cent OF the receipts not u"
Guiding the extra charge to the granostah"
and boxes The report shows that lS'Et'
90 cent seats were sold and 1888 20 cent
seats. while there were 500 free admissions
This made the total attendance 2O.24I. MOI
counting those who came In through the
fence 1t may be seen from this that t1e
New York club profited only s4749 from
the record breaking crowd at a game N
Brooklyn.
John J. McGraw. manager Of the Giants
weeded out three more OF his recruits yes
terday, and the Buffalo club. OF the Inter
national League. Is the gamer The play
ers released were Arthur Bues, third base
man. Milton Stock. a second baseman' ana
Munsell, pitcher. Bues ls a promising In
fielder. and no doubt he may get another
trial with the Giants next year
Arthur Fletcher. Of the Giants. may Dc
nj his place In short field to-day. He has
about recovered from the injury he suffered
a few days ago In sliding home
Zach Wheat. Of the Superbas, is playing
on his nerve. He limps painfully when run
kat ft,ilV recovered from
straining his ankle in Memphis on the train
ing trip.
Bobby Vaughn. once OF the Yankees. who
has been holding out" from Joining th'
Newark Indians. tell Joe McGnnity by tele-
gram that he will report on Monday ana
sign a contract He has been working in
Cobalt, Canada, and says no is in good con-
dition.
Julian w. Curtiss, treasurer OF the Amer
lean Olympic committee received a check
for $500 yesterday from the New York
Athletic Club which was subscribed by
individual members Of the club. The New
England finance committee also forwarded
a check for 81 900 for the fund.
Articles Of agreement have been signed
between Edward Durham, Of Toronto. cham
pion oarsman or America. and william
Halnes, OF Boston. for a three-mile sculling
race on Toronto Bay on Wednesday, July
10. for the championship Of America and
1900 a side.
J. c. Morse secretary OF the New Eng
land Baseball League. has announced the
~ las Prta'G urnDIrfng stan
for this season by the engagement Of john
KERN. Of East Pepperell, and Nathaniel
White, OF East Boston. The other MEN,
bers previously engaged are II. j. Rorty'
J. f. Stafford and Charles Langan. kerin.
who will take the place OF Thomas Bannon'
of Lynn was formerly an umpire In the
New England League and later in the Amer
lean and Eastern leagues.
Bert Kelley, once a pitcher with the
Washington Senator'S, has been signed as
playing manager OF the Chicago club In the
new United States League.
With entries coming In much faster than
was expected. all indications point to
record breaking list Of riders for the M
tenth annual spring century run or the
New York Division of the Century Roai
Club Association on April 2S. The gold
filled medals which are TO be awarded to
all surviving participants. are strong at
traction.
The Harvard baseball squad, numbering
twenty-five players. left Cambridge yester-
day for a Southern training trip. Six games
will be played at Baltimore, Washington
Annapolis and this city.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RESULTS.
Toledo, 5, Milwaukee, 0.
Columbus. 8; Kansas City. |.
ST. Paul. I: Indianapolis, ..
Louisville s; Minneapolis. ].
AUTOMOBILES.