New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-25
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Seats at EbbetS Field Are Sell
ing Like Hot Cakes.
HANK O'DAY AIMING HIGH
Wants About All of Manhattan
to Umpire Once More in
National League.

races have not proved particularly atirac-
tive in tho past. but there will bc an eN-
ception on April >. when tie Yankees
take the field against the Superbas al the
nev. homo Of tho BROOKLYN club. Charles
H. Thbcts. ir.. said yesterday that the
advance sale of seats for the game with
tho Yankees and for the s3cCia' opening
Of tine National League season with TN"
rhillcs on April was runninc even. ana
that close to ten thousaId persons had
alrcddv made reservations Cor the two
| games This means that standing room IS
! likely to he AZ a premium for both me
informal and formal dedication of Ebbcts
Field.
There IS 2 reason 10Y this. Brookl>r
lam who have proved loyal through
rauy lean years are deeply interested ~
TIC new park For two Sundays thou
sands have visited tho .ncl""ir' +" IN
spcct the stands and the grounds. which
! indicates a lively appreciation ~ Whai
Nr E5bots has done To provide Brooklyn
win a new and up-to-datc park
Auart from tho opening. which voGld
prove an attraction in itself, the "fans
OF this city arc anxious 10 see Frank
Chance. tho new manager Of ;hc Yankees
I'm action for tho first time in New YORK
uniform In spite of the bitter ri"airN
/ that has existed between the Giants ana
the Cubs. the former leader Of the en-
caco team has been popular here. ana
everything points TO his getting a wei
come that ull satisfy him tina. he made
no mistake In signing the contract offered
10 him by Frank j. Farrell. Sig times
arc in store for the baseball fans and
the days are not far distant.
Hank Orav will umpire IN the NaJorel
League this year or no; az all. THONGS
I !. Lynch. president OF tie older organi1"-
ton. admitted YESTERDAY that ucFou7-
tons arc stil pending with tie former
umpire who uied his hard a. manaGirS
tic Cincinnati Rods last wear. TO his
mental anguish. be II said. II seems
howeycr that O'Duy wants most Of Man
haitian Tor picking up once more tho
mask. rad and indicator and MIR Lynch
thinks he ought 10 be satisfied with just
a bit loss.
Like everything else the higher cost 81
living has affected umplrirg M Lynch
explained yesterday that he was paid
S2,Soo in 800 when umprlng in the Ma
tonal League. and without committing
himself indicated that now the salaries
would range from 5000 TO $3.50 and pos
sibly more. He did not say what 81 Day
wanted, but apparently the eN-manager
/ OF the Reds values his services far more
highly than Nh Lynch thinks they are
worth.
Ban johnson. no doubt. would be glad
TO give o Day job on his staff. but I'M
der an agreement between the two
leagues negotiations could be oncned only
II the National League did not care to
use him IS matter Of fact Mr. Lynch
will be GLAD TO have DAY back. and no
doubt VIII eventually get him. although
there is still a difference between them
on the question OF salary
Iiark to Jim Nasium" IN The Phila-
delphia Inquirer as he tells Of tho Phil
lies and their chances to win the Ma
tional League pennant.
Line EN- up on paper, and from the
players bench clear out to me naspQi'
/ there isn't an aggregation OF talent IA Inc
/ National Icagu. that has II on them Tor
a collection OF individual merit and that
goes as il lays There IS no disputnS IN"
J fact that IN dDlIltN 10 Wbdf nv Il'i ANU
CAPTURE the elusive swat there Is no bet
I Ter outficld in the league than MaG"c,
, Paskert and Cravath. ana with DOC
1 Miller and COY" DOlan ii will this sea
son be better backed up By able substi-
tutcs than any in the league While Dotn
/ the Giant and cub inields have II on ours
/ with tine old bludscon. they viii both
! boot away more runs IN a season, anu
3 eliminating Wagncr the Pirates iran us
in both branches OF the game. 50 that IN
| all-around value during season We nave
a shade here over all opponents except
the Giants the hittlng OF poyie. Merhle
deners the call Jimmy Archer is the best
I catcher in the National League, or any
other league. for that matter but with
Doom and killifcr the Phils strike an
/ average behind the plate that VIII COM
| parc with any in either league. while IN
! Alexander Chalmers. RiXoy, Brennan.
Moore ana Scaton the Pills have as able
/ and strongly fortified Il staff Of elusive
I slant artists as can nc louho on thc ''i-
cult.
Sounds reasonable. too. If the Phlihes
can keep out Of the hospital
Ernie Johnson. "A younSstcr. tried at
shortstop by the Chicago White SoX last
fall has been released TO the Los Angeles
club II the Pacific Coast League.
Tommy Leach. the veteran outhelder.
| declares there is no truth IN inc report
that ne will Jump the Chicago Cubs FOR
the management of the 81. Louis club OF
the outlaw Federal League
Joe Tinker, maragcr OF the Cincinnati
Rcd. and Charles Nichols. once king
OF pitchers." have opened vaudeville
theatre in Kansas City. II is called The
Diamond. and baseball acts are featured.
Harry Lauder, the Scotch comedian. has
made a wager with I'D Konetchy. Of the
st. Louis Cardinals. that he can drive a
golf bail with a brassie further than the
(irst baseman can baseball with bat
The issue will he decided in St Louis on
Saturday
Only sixteen days more. the fans
sighed when March = passed into the
discard.
ACTION AT OLYMPIC CLUB
Fighting" Kenney Easily Out
points Battling Ryan.