New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09

Neggs Hill. Trance, the speed marvel
Wedding Bells. Lady Amelia and several
other good ones.
In more prosperous years of the turf
such a horse would not be In the market
but If so, undoubtedly he would nave
brought AT least four times the price Mr.
Camden paid for him. His established
reputation in the stud makes him val
liable addition To the Camden preceding
farm. Since the Castleton stations have
been available Ben Brush has been stand
ing at a fee of 500.
In commenting on Horace Fogels an
uouncement that he would lay bare the
Inside" secrets OF baseball and lay facts
before Congress disclosing the trust
operations of the game, THE Sporting
News" SAYS edtorially in its current
issue:
Perhaps he may. but he cannot disclose
ANYTHING hidden there. Nor can ne dlS-
close ANYTHING Illegal AS voluntary aSsoI
Citations the ORGANIZATIONS OF bastpdlI
have as much right TO determine mn
own membership as has socidl C'up.
Tho free rope given the United states
! earn. a wear ago proves that no Efforts
are made To interfere Win any or" N"o
may desire embarking IN bdstpali d. -
business Under the new FORM OF con
tract even IN. reserve clause blhulHS INC
nlavar is declared by high legal authority
Ia H.. I'M no volatile OF any civil law.
Granting that some inquiring Congress
man-another Gallagher-couId unu
flaw. We take II there would DE htuo Y"
ti.uro with any effort To emharrass the
op.ratinrs Of the structure which IS rec
oguiz.d as necessary 10 conduct OF the
game. With tariffs. trusts and real So
ci1i wrongs needing rghting, tohbita7
will not find the nation approving cru
,.,de made i'm behalf OF the downtrodden
bas.lYU slave. who might be too busy OH
on "A tour I'm hi. automobile To attend Il
hearing callvd for his benefit
Baseball has nothing Ia fear from any
ono ON tho outside: happily 1t has shown
itself able 10 handle dlsturDefS iroi'
within.
Rings true. and whatever noise Fog"l
mikes IS likely to bee lost IN the wild
acclaim, al the opening Of a new playing
season.
Joe Tinker has denied the report that
Frank Davis. third baseman Of George
town University, has signed contract
with the Reds Davis will not be grad
uated until June. and wants to PLAY with
his team until the season closes. lie can
not enter into professional contract
without impairing his amateur STANDING
but has promised Tinker that he VIII sign
u Juno. Tho manager of the Reds also
has announced that Mcister, a scmi-pro-
r..sional pitcher of Marietta, ohio, has
si-ned.
SCHUYLER Britton. the new president OF
the st. Louis Cardinals. is busy man
these days His latest move was to take
out life insurance policies on twenty
members Of his club for total of 100000.
or 5000 each. The premium for each
rlaycr was ST.. and the policies run dur
ing the seven months OF active playin6.
George Stovall. manager OF the 81. LOUIS
4 Browns, has announced "A rule that MS
PLAYERS appear at the hotel where the
club is staying. In waco. with clean white
collars and shirts at all times. Stovall
de, lares that the way some of the young
s,ers just breaking into the Dig leagues
dress is not hitting.
Harry Devorc. the young infelder tried
out by the Giants last spring, and broth-
ar OF our own Josh, tho speedy outheider'
will play with the Erie club, OF the Cen
tral League, this year.
Daniel j. McDevltt, the young twlrl'r
/ from Easton College, has been released
by the Superbas to the Oshkosh club oil
| the Wisconsn-llllnois League.
Emmenet Perryman, the tall preacher
pitcher purchased by the Giants last fall
from the Richmond club. of the Virginia
| I,naguc has written to McGraw, asking
| for permisslon TO he allowed to stay AT
college until he is graduated, in June
should McC;raw refuse to grant this re-
quest. Perryman declares that he VIII not
report AS he considers his diploma more
important than baseball
| Leo Groom VINO Will manage the Brook
| lyn team in the resurrected 'hiteu
states League this season. yesterday
signed a lease to play at Marquette oval
| 10th street and Second avenue.
Ray Collins. the .anky southpaw. has
signed with the Boston Red Sox. Collins
has been suffering from bad attack of
"holdoutitis' all winter, but came 10
terms on Friday.
| The Reading and Chester clubs OF the
Tri-State League have Withdrawn. leav-
Ing only six clubs in that organization.
The story comes from Atlanta that Ty
, Cobb is organizing "A team Ia play indie
pcndent baseball this year. Maybe; also.
| maybe not.