New-York tribune., 1912-12-28

Frank Gregory. a pitcher who mad a
trial with the Cincinnati Reds last fall.
has been returned to the Ottumwa club. of
The Central Association.
Otey Crandall. the well known rescue
njtcher Of the Giants is the proud father
of baby boy. James Mark entered the
Crandall household on December :.
Tho hold-out mania has infested the
Youngsters who are just breaking into the
biz leagues Bill McTigue. recruited by
the Boston Braves from the International
League last summer spurns the contract
offered him by the Boston management
and declares that he will not play ball in
The major leagues at minor league sal
ary
Joseph Stack. president Of the Albany
club Of the New York State League. has
approached Eddie Phelps, the veteran
catcher or the Brooklyn Superbas, with
an offer 10 manage his club. 1t is doubt
fl whether Phelps can be persuaded TO
give up major league berth to manage
a minor league club. but Stacks offer
holds good should Phelps decide TO accept.
Larry Doyle is quoted a. saying that
the acquisition Of Bresnahan and ko-
netchy will win the pennant for the
Pittsburgh Pirates. but Hughey jennings
goes him ono better by saying the addi-
ton Of Brcsnahan alone will cinch the
pennant for Pittsburgh
Will Locke. secretary OF the Pirates
with Pittsburgh capital behind him, eX-
poets 10 close 4 deal for the purchase OF
the Phnlies to-day.
Roger Bresndhan says that he has not
committed himself TO the cause of Chi
cago and that he will go to the club that
makes the best offer. It is understood
that he has practically signed with the
Pirates.
The entry list for the national junior
indoor championships which are scheduled
for the 22d Regiment Armory next Satur-
day evening. closed yesterday. Every
event has filed well and the competition
should be very close. Irving T. Howe
the star colored sprinter of the North
Dorchester 4. A. who when running f1r
the Boston English High School al She
Olympic try-outs at the Harvard stadium
last June forced d. B. Young. OF Am
herst. 60 do 40 l-l5 seconds for the 4cC
metres. is entered in both the 10 and 22C
yard dashes He will oe opposed III these
Two events by Walter Conway. tie junior
METROPOLITAN 1co-yard champion: Rem
ner Of the Bronx Church House; Ste
phenson. of the Trinity club; 4. HatNitt
OF Columbia University, and James
Chant. unattached, and several other star
sprnters Johnny Mack. trainer a Yale
Is sending down W. f. Potter for the 20
yard hurdle championship. and he feels
confident nc will annex the title. Phila'
delphia will lie represented by Harry
stegnan and Gilbert Nahm in the sprints
Joseph Johnson i'm the 6O0-yard run anc
P. HAYWOOD McGee i'm the two-mile Some
of the other entries for the two-miie are
Silva and Mahoney. of the Boston A. A
Roth and joyce. of the Mohawk. A. I.
Jordan and Wright. of the Xavier A. A.
Kruger the old Cornell distancer; Dan
niger. the champion Of the United States
army. and Wenz, the schoolboy cham
plon OF Rosell High Schooi.
A serios Of bouts between 'novices'
and star ten-rounder will be the holiday
attraction at the 44th Street sporting
Club on New Years afternoon. Ther'
will b, more than hundred ROUNDS OF
boxing, a sort of continuous performance
that will start AZ 2:s0 p. m. and VIII con-
unue until all the bouts have Deer
fought. The star attraction OF ten rounds
between Packey Hommey OF the East
Side. and Jim Flynn, of Long Island, VIII
be put on at o'clock. and after this me
'novIces" will continue until the list Is
completed
The bouts will be of four. six and ter
rounds, and all the youngsters that have
been competing i'm the preliminaries aho
sem-hnals at the various clubs Will nc
seen in action The club will charge
popular prices and the contests Will orins
together boys from this city and New
Jersey
Thomas j. Lynch. president Of the Ma
N''"dt League, 4dSl nlbht
following contracts and releases;
Contracts: With Boston. Walter j.
haranville and Charles f. Brown: VIII
Brooklyn. Frank l.. Allen. Clifton G. Cur
lis George w Cutshaw. William E
Dahen. Jacob H. Daubert 0slS, 1914, 1870
Sohn +. Hummel. Herbert Moran, Pat
rick Ragan. G. n. Rucker. Zack ID
Wheat and Earl II. Yingling; with Ch''
esso, A. H. Bridwell assigned BY Bostonl
ana NJ. f. Mitchell (assigned by Cincln'
hatD; with Cincinnati Joe B. Tinker.
Releases: BY Boston TO Buffalo. ]. Ia
Arthur f. schwind. by Cincinnati to Mon
ueal, j. L., Howard McGraner; by Cin'
nhau 10 Ottumwa, {. A. Frank II
o'egory; by Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia
y L., Michael ]. Donlin claimed under
.""er rulel; by Pittsburgh 10 Louisville
a, sherrod Smith and Ovid Nichoi'
,On' by St Louis TO Springfield c. L..
sVnh p. Kelleher: by ST. Louis 10 In