The sun., 1912-08-05
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
TO PITCHER JACK QUINN
Through for All Time as Far as
New York American Club
Is Concerned.
CHANCE NOT WITH CHICAGO
Injury to Spine Discovered, but
Doctors Say It Will Yield
to Treatment.
CHANCE NOT WITH CHICAGO

The Iiighlandcrs have not tied . string
20 Pitcher Jack Quinn. now wearing q
Rochester uniform: Quinn has been sold
outright and will not be repurchased.
hut the Hilltop club has FIRST call on all
the Rochester clubs players. II IL gen
orally understood that negotiations soon
will close by which Shortstop Tommy Me.
MILAN and Outfelder Le,ivclt will he.
come the property Of the lIighlanders
when the International League race ends.
Manager Camel Of the Rochester club
| refuses 70 discuss the matter, but the
Hilltop management IL known to have
some kind Of an understanding. Third
Baseman Paddock will be kept on the
payroll and his release from the Decatur
club has been purchased.
Manager Chance Of the Cubs has been
examined by a nerve specialist In this
city and. will undergo a new course OF
affecting the spinc has been discovered
and that Chance will be cured in due
time. The noted manager has COM
planned OF severe headaches. extreme ner-
vousness and stomach trouble since the
opening OF the season. The pains In the
head. said TO be due to injuries from
pitched balls. caused Chances retirement
from active play last year. Chance. IL
il said. will practically turn over tho
management OF the cubs to Joe Tinker
FOR the rest Of the season. although he
will try to travel with the team and
help the players with his ndvice and
moral support. When President G. w.
Murphy left here FOR Chicago last week
he declared that the cause OF Chances
Illness had been discovered and that
a specialist had guaranteed a cure.
A ball player. name not necessary.
walled out Of the Polo Grounds recently
and bought an afternoon paper in which
was printed q score Of the game just
finished. His eyes came across the line ::
"Empires. Messrs. Hlsler and Fin
neran.''
His forehead became ruffled in deep
thought for moment. Then. turning
TO n fan, he remarked:
II seen RiSler and Flnneran on the
job. all right But this guy. Messrs.
where did he come In a. an umpire
Baseball fans In Cincinnati and Pitts.
bur. are in mourning FOR several rea-
sons. As the Reds continue tumbling
down the ladder. in s',lte Of all that Hank
Vpay can do To save them. PorkviIlc
Iooters are trying TO find out ~. identity
Of the person who first suggested 70
Garry Hermann the release OF CLARK
Griffith. With Grlr making nrh, for
tho American League pennant Nth the
Wgshinstons. Hermann too Is looking
about him for the tinx. at tile same
time GeclaiiH: that nobody can persuade
him TO turn o'Day ioosD
Smokcv.lle bugs are erieving over th.
alleged trade by b. Drcyfuss by which
the Pirates Jet Tommy Leach and Lefty
le.aeld 80 to the Cubs for Ar:ie Ho!-
man and King Cole. Leach and Leiield
are big factor. IN the winning streah ot
the Cubs. while Cole and Hoffman IRE
useless No doubt that t. w Nurrhy
will smile sweetly when next he meets
the usually shreNd Mr.. Dreyfuss.
The Brooklyns have uncarthed another
Rucler in younc Allen. the s.. 900 south
paw. Allen has shown enough already
TO make this assertion safe. With the
experience 10 be gained this year he'll
Be "A world beater next season. At least
that IS the prediction Of Tinker. Eyers
Il Co
Garry Hermann, chairman o. the Ma
tionai Commission. confirms THE SUNS
exclusive story that II :he Giants and
Red Sox meet IN the worlds series they
will leave here On October IS for a tour
half way around the world. Hermann
admits that John McGraw, who originated
tho plan, has asked for the sanction of
M" commission 10 20 ahead. McGraw
too has been told that everything will
he o. X. II. OF course. the Giants and
Red Sox win the major league pcnnants
this year.
~ don't aEree with Clark Griff!ths
statement In THE SvN that the Washing
tons will win tho American League pom
nAi'." said President Farrell 81 tho
IIikhlanders YESTERDAY 'persOnally I
think the Boston Red Soy will lead the
other teams all the way TO the wire"