New-York tribune., 1913-05-08
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Metropolitan Athletes Honor
Justice Barlow S. Weeks.
GIVE HIM AN IVORY GAVEl
Record of Runless Innings
Now Held by White, of
Chicago White Sox.

Barlow S. Weeks, recently appointed a
Justice of the Supreme Court by Governor
Sulzer, received a gold mounted ivory
gavel in the law library Of the Supreme
| Court, at No. 81 Chambers street, yester-
day morning, the gift OF the metropolitan
Association OF the Amateur Athletic
| Union. IL was given as a token of appre-
citation for the work done by Justice
Weeks in the field of amateur athletics.
The presentation speech was made ny
James T. Sullivan. president OF the Met
| ropoltan Association, who said:
I'VE feel that our good Governor made
no mistake when he appointed you to the
high position you occupy and in this ap-
pontment we feel that we have been hon
ored. You have for years worked for the
good of mankind. In the field OF amateur
! athletics yours has been the guiding hand
! from a legal standpoint that has pointed
toward the path of honesty and right
and it is no wonder that we come here to-
day TO say these kinds words TO you. we
trust that you will accept this slight token
of appreciation for what you have done
for the LCys and girls Of this country. and
mons on alf occasions"
In accepting the gift Justice Weeks
said words could not express the high APP
probation I'm which he held the gift, COM
ing as II did from those with whom he
had been associated so intimately and so
long He said that whatever he may have
accomplished for sport its pureness and
fairness was due to the cordial and I'm
wavering support which the members of
the association had given him. He added:
The education one receives in amateur
athletics makes for honest living, fair
dealing and a sincere endeavor to accom-
plish right | know Of no higher standard,
and | shall have i'm view in my new posi-
ton the principles that are behind your
efforts in athletics and shall endeavor to
apply them in the administration of the
law
The gavel is of ivory with gold band
about IL on which is inscribed:
Token Of appreciation presented to Hon.
Barlow $. Weeks by the Metropolitan AS
ISOLATION of the Amateur Athletic Union
OF the United States, May 7. l9l3.'
Among those who attended the presen-
tation were DR.. +. w. Stitt. John Doyle.
A. McAleenan, j. W. Stumpf, F. G. Law
renee. VI. z. Halpin. Captain c. J. Dieges,
william J. Lee. q. p. Mathews. a. +.
Tully, T. j. sullivan, Cyril II. Jones. f.
". Ruben and j. p. Cook.
An invitation by cable was extended
yesterday TO the athletes OF the world 10
take part I'm the track and field events TO
be held in connection with the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco in
1915.
The invitation was sent by James T..
sullivan. director of athletics. through
Professor William NJ. Sloane. who is one
of the American representatives on the
international Olympic committee and at
present attending a special congress at
Lausanne, Switzerland
Thirteen owners have subscribed for the
Astoria Dinner Stakes, TO be run at Bel
mont Park next month, as follows:
August Belmont. G. Is. G.. Billings, A. :.
Cochran, +. r. Hitchcock. Frederick
johnson, j. f.. Madden, Andrew Miller,
Oneck Stable, Raj Parr Ramapo Farm.
John Sanford, II. u. Whitney and r. r.
Wilson.
The record for consecutive runless in
nings for which Walter Johnson, the SEN
sational pitcher OF the Washington Sena-
tors. is now striving is held by Doc"
White, the veteran southpaw of the Chi
cago White Sox. In 1894 White kept op
posing teams from scoring for a stretch OF
hfty-six innings. Johnson thus far has
held the enemy runless for forty-two and
two thirds consecutive innings.
Charles H. Ebbets issued a proclama-
tion yesterday calling on the fans" to
respect the rights OF those who purchase
reserved seats and TO avoid encroaching
on forbidden ground. II says in part
The 75-cent patrons have not been de-
prived of any convenience they had at
the old grounds. As a matter of fact
their accommodations in every detail
have been greatly improved and in
creased. not the least of which is that
fifteen hundred more 75-cent seats have
been installed In a safe. modern plant
than were In the old park. For all these
reasons we respectfully request and in
sist that the 15-cent patrons remain in
their section without unfairly interfer-
ing with those who are justly entitled TO
the reserved section"
IL seems that on Tuesday the fans
who paid 10 cents encrOached on the
seats which cost 81 or more. A wire
screen might be more effective than a
request
Bob Williams. a catcher. has been re-
leased by Frank Chance. Of the Yankees.
to the Rochester Club of the Interna-
tional League.
"RLbe" Waddell. the veteran pitcher.
who recently announced that he had quit
professional baseball forever. is suffering
from blood poisoning in his right Lex.
Waddell received slight bruise on his
knee while playing with the Minneapolis
team of the Northern League last Friday.
but paid little attention to IT, on Mon
day his knee began TO become stiff and
yesterday he was compelled to so TO bed.
A physician said Waddel is in a serious
condition. but that the leg will not neces-
sarily be amputated
"Chlck" Gandil, the hard hitting first
baseman OF the Washington Senators.
Will be out of the game FOR a week owing
to Inflammation of his recently Injured
toe. With Foster also out the team will
be handicapped on its first Western trip.
which began in Chicago yesterday.
PROVIDENCE, 8; MONTREAL, 9.
At Montreal RH T.