New-York tribune., 1913-12-23


! Ioe Tinker is hanging back IN signing
/ con,ract 20 play with the Superbas. Per
laps he wants TO arrange II so tndt ne can
narg that $1,000 check on the Christmas
| tree as a surprise 10 himself
! Tb.r. "a nothing backward about Cornell
when II comes 10 rowing. According TO pres
| ,pt plans. a triangular race with fa'e ana
| Pdbcetou and another with Harvard ~ 10 oe
| arranged. besides the regatta on the Hno-
SON. Courtney'. men will have met them all
before the hnlsh.
IN the mean time Willie Hoppe ana
George Sutton are having llttIe un 10
cnliven the holidays. There is soine'h'"s
about il an that savors OF war De'"ee"
boxing managers Just before big oou''
when a palpitating public uemoies 'oi
faar everything will be called on
Tb, English players are determ'neo w
heat tb, Americans at lawn tennis even
r,ey have TO revolutionlze the game '"is
&. one way OF doing II.
lack Coombs has gone TO MS ld''' 81
Maine for the winter and VIII report "
tho Athletics some time next Juht' nc
rrohably figures that Bender ana iI"hN
90, ,ce, tho club somewhere Withih
,,.it,i,c distance Of the top before inc
time comes for the mdseason squirt. Oo"-
rje Mack believes in sio" start cru
iron man will appear just when the me"
deIphia manager throws IN the hlsn oP'''
clutch and fastens down the sHoI' "o' D."
All Of which is of interest IN Nash'ne ~"
and Cleveland. even though the non! 10 ~
n,o u,irdou.e and the outheld brown ana
sere.
uor,c, roxei denies that he ever "rote
letter 10 the effect that he had been com
mi.sioned 70 buy stock In the ''n''"""'
Hcds for Jed Livingstone. Horace - r''
IDENTIFY h.inx pursued b. the same press
ar.,, ac,iyltv that made life 80 Interesting
for Marquard and sbafer last winter
II there Is any friction among the
Brooklyn Supcrbas next season II WI"
not be the fault Of Wiloert hoo''So''.
The new manager. who is an eApeileh'e'
hand at pouring oil on troubled waters
! is making an effort this winter 10 sec
all the members OF the team he posNDI!
can. 50 as 10 get acquainted with thclh'
II Robbie succeeds in introducing the
porsonal element into his leadership and
I getting the men TO fight for him he VIII
! have made a big stride toward success.
How far such feeling goes is apparent IN
the Philadelphia Athletics and their re-
Nlations with Connie Mack.
ZucL,ree a Nojaye Indian. knocked out
! "Younc" Huerta in the second round OF
fight OH the Coast recently. II all the mem
her, of the family were go easily Soppe"
life in Washington would be one sweet song
| Frank Chance considers Joe Tinker
worth $4,000. according to reports. Coh-
ME Mack will now have TO readjust his
valuation Of Eddie Collins. II the pro-
portions are preserved the second base
man ought to jump up In the s2""" zone
which is high enough TO permit man
to polish Andrew Carnegics shoes, at
! least
/ Charlie Ebbcts is beginning TO scent
trouble i'm the publicity being turned on
the value of Tinker and the salary which
he IS TO receive from Brooklyn Charlie
BEGAN 10 realize recently that a number
Of his players have not signed for next
wear. A man like Jake Daubert. with
hating average nesting close TO .3J'
/ ought TO he able TO put up quite con-
yi,cing argument for a raise when his
! nresent contract expires, using Tinker
demand for $500 stipend as a basis TO
,-o-,, On Ioc NAV be q worthy man,