New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Baseball Players Must Submit
to Exposing of Pictures.
GIANTS LOSE IN COURTS
Silk" O'Laughlin Says Pitch
ers Are to Blame for Drag
cling Out Games.

/
/ featuring Company and the Commercial
/ Motion Pictures Company charged with
violating Section 30 OF the civil rights law
| The compliments in the case were the
/ National Baseball Commission and Israel
Ludlow. counsel for the New York Giants
The defendants were in court on sum-
monses. and the action grew out of the
taking of individual pictures Of the
/ Giants and Red Sox last fall during the
worlds championship series at the Polo
/ Grounds. The case has been pending
I since December 10 last when the sum-
| monses were served.
/ Magistrate Butts in his decision said
/ that the civil rights law does not apply
TO a baseball player while taking part in
a game. He contended that the wide
/ spread public interest makes the player
public person. and that the photograph
ers had right 10 take individual pict-
ures without their consent.
/ Silk" O'Laughlin. the veteran Ameri-
can League umpire, thinks he has discov-
cred the method OF shortening baseball
games. II is a simple remedy. and, &C
| cording to OLaughlin. rests largely with
| the managers Il have been asked why
/ il is that the games are long drawn out
despite the many rules TO shorten the
contests" said OLaughlin. THAT is
easy. Watch the pitchers in games and
| YOU will see the root Of the evil. IL the
/ pitching is poor the game will drag.
/ Then the pitchers movements prior to de-
| ivering the ball are important Why the
| other day ! watched a fellow take GER
tain prescribed walks prior TO delivering
/ the ball. and probably he had been told
1 10 do IT,
This pitcher would walk over 10 his
right. then amble to his left. then come
forward. make few preliminary move
ments and then deliver the ball The
game dragged along for more than two
/ hours The pitcher was at fault stop
This nonsense and the game will be short
| ened."
Maurice Kent. a young right handed
| pitcher Of the Superhas. who has been
coaching a college nine in Minnesota this
spring will Join the Brooklyn team at
+ Cincinnati on June 2.
I Captain Jake Daubert. Of the superoas
who was suspended for three days yes
terday because Of his controversy with
/ the umpire on Wednesday. will be lost TO
his team In two Of the four important
games with the flashing Phillies. II is
bad tine TO have a substitute on FIRST
base.
Doom and his men will be AZ Ebbets
/ FIELD tomorrow. ana. Judging by the ad-
vance sale OF seats. standing room Will
/ be az a premium.
The score was 20 o IN favor Of the
/ Cardinals when rain drove the Giants 20
cover At the Polo Grounds yesterday.
That shower saved the Giants another
licking" was the joyful remark Of one
enthusiastic Fan" az the crowd fled out
and IL almost cost him thrashing
The Yankees viii travel hOreward to-
dav 10 meet the Red Sox az the Polo
Grounds tomorrow. They won seven
games and lost eight on the Western trip.
Rube Marquard IS breathing easier
| His record Of winning nineteen games
in row, which. by the way, he shares
/ with Tim Keefe. is In no immediate dan
ger Of being broken The Maps beat
Walter Johnson yesterday after the great
pitcher had won ten straight.
Alferda Cabrera, the Cuban inhelder,
has been released by the St Louis Car
dinals to the Springfield club Of the East
/ ern Association.
The Detroit Tigers have sent Frank
Gibson. a Young catcher. 10 the Nash
/ Vile club Of the Southern League under
an optional agreement.
First base for the st. Louis Browns
has been well guarded in the absence ~
| George Stoval Bunny" Brief. young
ster. accepted his chance 70 shine, field
ing cleverly and batting at a rate Of 80
IL is possible that Stovall may let Brief
continue at first while he is travelling at
such a pace.
The Cleveland Maps have sold Luke
. Glavenich. a young pitcher, 10 the Omaha
club. of the Western League
Two members OF the ST. Louis Card
malls who joined the club this spring
were rivals during the worlds series or
1901. Jimmy Sheckard. left fielder OF the
I Cardinals. played In the outheld for the
/ Chicago Cubs against the Detroit Tigers
who were captained by Charles Obeary
now utility inielder with the Huggins
clan.
MARY" Calhoun has fought losing
hght against Hap" Myers for the job at
first base for the Boston Braves. He has
been released TO the Wilkes Barre club, OF
the New York State League.
OF the six candidates Cor the position at
/ first base whom Stallings had last win
ter Myers alone remains. Those who
found the competition too keen were
Hauser. Gowdy. Metz and Calhoun.
Arthur Devlin, once with the Giants, also
considered a possibility for the job. Us
playing third base and playing IT well.
Walter Blair. once catcher with the
Yankees. but recently with the Rochester
/ club. OF the International League, has
heen sold 20 the Jersey city Skeeters.
G.. II. cDocO White, OF the Chicago
White Sox. was injured in Chicago yes
terday. when he was hit on the right
forearm by a ball thrown By {. Smith,
another pitcher His arm Is not broken.
hut he will not be able TO play for sew
/ eral days.
| WESLEYAN STOPS AMHERST