Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-09
MAGNATES HONOR
CHRIS Won DER ABE
Biggest Men in Baseball are
PalI-Bearers for Old Time
Owner.
BIRDS GET DISPUTED GAME

The funeral of Chris Won Der Abe.
owner of the -Four time winners.
the st. Louis Browns of the old
American Association, took place AZ
st. Louis yesterday. attended by
notable group of his oId-tirne as
sociates. The body OF the former
baseball magnate was inferred beside
the tombstone he purchased in his
prosperous days Of Is years ago.
The pall-bearers were Ban john
son. President Of the American
League; Charles A. Comiskey. C. P.
Sphinx, James Davis, Ted Sullivan.
William Gleason. Jack Gleason and
George McGinnis.
Despite the fact that Baltimore has
dropped ~ games in a row, the
Orioles gained something yesterday.
II was a decision by President Ed
ward G. Barrow of the international
League, on the disputed game OF Nay
81 between Providence and Baltimore.
The Orioles got the verdict.
The dispute arose over conflicting
rulings on a certain play that broke
up the game. The regular umpires
had left the scene of action TO make
train connections. and Payne and
Slime, players. went IN to umpire. In
the twelfth inning a Providencs
runner collided with the Baltimors
third-sacker and caused him to make
wild throw. Umpire Payne called
the runner out for interference.
Slime who was on the bases, reversed
the decision. On one Of the decisions
beat the Grays ga, the other gave
them the game, 6-5. Barrow accepted
Payne's decision and the score stands
"a in the records in favor Of Balti-
more.
Roger Salmon, the local southpasr.
has been given his release by the st.
Paul Club of the American Associa-
ton. The management requested
Salmon to put in the remainder of the
season with the st. Paul Northern
League Club, but Roger viii probably
return to his home here. Salmon was
sent to the Louisville Club by the
Philadelphia Athletics, and from
Louisville went to st. Paul
The st. Paul Club recently acquired
Pitcher Bill Brandt from the Boston
Americans, and Salmon was let out
to make room for the new finger.
who was with Toronto a part of this
season. Jack Flynn, who acted as
utility player, was sold to indiana
apolis by St. Paul at the same time
the other deals were closed
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Sheriff Seaman and his attorney
were up against an odd situation at
Binghamton, n. Y. yesterday.
Owner johnson, Of the Binghamton
team, which is leading the New York
state League. sought to evade the
law against baseball with paid adj
missions and still provide amusement
for his patrons by inviting as many
of the faithful as he could secure the
names of to watch a diamond battle
against Troy as his guests. The
sheriff and his legal adviser were not
invited. Not knowing just what 70
do, they went to the BAH park and
remained outside. while the home
club licked Troy by 6 to score.
Patrick Flaherty former pitcher of
the Chicago American League club.
has signed a contract as umpire with
the new Federal Baseball League.
John T. Powers. president of the
league. is at Toledo, o., investigating
an application from that city for
membership in the league
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Pitcher Earl Mosely. Of the Youngs-
town Interstate League team. shut
out the Wheeling team without q hit
yesterday. He would have had q no.
man-reached first game II Blount had
not misjudged Green's fly and then
dropped it. The score was. Yonngs-
town / Wheeling 0.