Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-24

MafQuard the star SoulHpaW ell tHt
Giants. was twenty-four years old, On
Tuesday, a.
Hug'ie Jennings, manager of qle
Detroit Tigers. is quoted as saving
We don't need Ty Cobb and he Is
just losing q days pay for every dar
he remains "A hold-out."
This from a reader of The Tribune:
The Superbas play good game of
bali, and would have an excellent
chance for the pennant if il were not
necessary to hit the ball"
1t was reserved for the Red Sox to
snag the Griffith outfit and the Sena-
tors dropped into second place the fiist
time they We're beaten. That does
not mean they are bound to stay there,
though, there is a lot of fight in them
Connie Mack has a big bunch II
star pitchers. according To all ae-
counts, but for stars they need a le'
Of juggling. Fortunately for tn" Ath-
letics and unfortunately for their OPP
ponents Connie knows how to iuggle
them in and out SO as to get the re-
suits he desires. But can he keep ii
up, or will he have to?
Manager Stallings is securing the
country for players to strengthen his
team. Several times in the past two
weeks it looked as if he had secured
a man he was after. but one thing
after another has bobbe9 UP To pre-
vent the contamination of the deal.
There may be something DOING in
a day or two.
,b.,e Al hos ~ hu 4
his name in the papers fer several
days, SO some one around Chicago
started the rumor that the president
of the Cubs will sell out at the close
of this season, unless the team fin
ishes well up in the race, and retire
a millionaire. Murphy could quit the
game all right and no doubt live the
life of a millionaire with the money
Frank Chance earned for him, but tie
Cubs under Evers are not likely to
finish near the bottom of the heap,
and Murphy is not likely To leave base
ball fiat
Before leaving for Philadelphia to-
tackle the Athletics Frank Chance,
who had seen his men lose four
straight games to the Washington
team had the following to say of the
Senators on the request of Tom Kirby
of THE Washington Post: 1T would
be foolish to attempt 10 disparage
Griff's club. l can tell you of hun
dreds of cases where teams PLAYED
ahead of their stride for weeks and
months, only to settle back when class
told When l came into the league
thought that perhaps Washington had
this sort of club and that its showing,
last summer was more luck than any
thing else. But ] have changed my
opinion. Mind you, ! am not conced-
ing the pennant to the Nationals. Ath-
Ietics, Red SoX or any other team, but
l do think that Washington has a
great outfit, and one that never will be
out of the running. Luck may cut in
and offset all sorts Of good work, bu;
Griff has the men, and the club will
be heard from before quits are called
next fall" This is high praise from
1.-THE Peerless Leader"
The Baseball Players Fraternity will
take no action in the controversy be-
tween Ty Cobb and the Detroit club
unless requested to do SO, and then on
iiy as mediator. David L. Fultiz. presi-
! dent of the fraternity, said, Tuesday
! that he regarded the question as pure
lily IA business transaction between Cobb
, and President Navin, and that it was
not only unfair but silly to attack the
fraternity for not settling IT. we
have pledged the organization TO have
every reasonable obligation in the con-
tracts of players lived up to by both
contracting parties, added Mr. Fultz,
and we shall do all within our power
TO see that the contract with the play
er IS not violated. But enforcing a
contract after it is made is a different
matter from attempting to dictate to
i9thers What the terms of their contract
shall be This whole affair is a private
matter between Cobb and Mr.. NaVin,
there are no legal obligations resting
on either party. Cobb has right to
value his services at $4,000 or $3.50,
600 as he chooses, and Mr.. Navin has
Il right To pay il or not, just as he sees
fit Should Mr.. NaVin and Cobb de-
sire the offices of the fraternity in the
settlement of this difference we should
be very glad to do what we could, but
any attempt to bring pressure to bear
upon either party would not only be a
violation of our bylaws, but would be
contrary to the fundamental purpose
of the orga nization."