New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-27
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
BARROW Scouts Strike Talk in
the International League.
DIG POOL FOR RACQUETS
name Rumor Says $40, 900 Has
peen Raised to Back Soutar
Against Williams.

,,rql League. emphaucalN denied yes
10 that there is a strike among the
.,.,.ers OF his organization against the
'.,.rv limit He declared that the ma
o. ~ The clubs in The league had con-
..c,s with practically all the players
''~,ed. the only exception being the Jer-
~ city club. which, owing 20 the delay
= olosing the deal with Thomas A Fo-
.,tr sent ont its contracts only few
DAYS ago
There was no opposition on the part of
my Of our club owners TO the adoption
=, the present salary limit said Mr..
narrow. They all realized that the sal
.rr lists Of several clubs were entirely
"a, high Not only were the players get
.,r all the money. but several OF the
cams had become so much stronger than
,bs others that il was necessary TO make
some move TO equaliZe the playing
,,-ength Of the league. That the adoption
n a uniform salary limit will help to
hiring this about in a short time haven't
the least doubt II may not come this
ysar but by next season the good effects
are sure 20 be seen and felt
The quality Of baseball in the Interna-
,ional League in 1919 will De Just as high.
or higher. than that Of previous years.
Otto Miller. the catcher. ard William
Wagner. q pitcher, from New Orleans.
a, whom good reports have been heard
and of whom much is expected, sent in
their signed contracts 10 the Brooklyn
superbas Yesterday
". II. r. Iiuhn the polo player and all
around sportsman. OF Philadelphia. will
sail FOR England next Wednesday with
Jack Soutar. tho professional racquet
PLAYER. bearing il is said a pool Of $1,000
10 wager on the latter in the first half of
his match with Charles Williams for the
worlds title.
The men will meet at the Queens club.
London. on April !. The second half OF
the match will be played IN this country.
IS Mr. HUM has been suggested as one
Of the umpires. the story Of the big pool
which he is supposed TO wager. is not ac-
cspted seriously. II is not reasonable 10
believe that he would court criticism by
being custodian Of the fund and also act
ing as an official.
The National Baseball Commission
handed down a decision yesterday uphold
Ing the national board of minor league
clubs and Diminishing the claim OF Pat
Donahue against the Atlanta Club OF the
Southern League for salary Tor ten days
durinc which he had been incapacitated
By an injury received IN game.
The club president testified that he had
asked waivers on Donahue prior TO the
accident and only Withheld his outright
release until officially notified that no
other club would claim his services.
The Palmetto Derby at Charleston, 5.
C.. is attracting the attention of horse
vcn. Francis J. Pons Will send Judge
Wright TO the post TINS colt showed d
zeal Of class as two-year-oid. but fell
sick and he was out Of commission Tor
4 good part of the season. JACK Nc
Cormack now has him back TO condition,
and from what he has been showing IN
his morning exercises he VIII give an
excellent account OF himself.
Amos Trrnev has announced that ne
will start Clayburn. This colt showeu
that he was Of the right sort at the La
tonia fall meeting. and al his preparation
for the Derby would indicate that he VIII
take some beating " b. T. DAVIS VIII
depend on Nash Cash and already has
designs on the Kentucky Derby with the
same colt.
Miller Iuggins. manager Of the 81
Louis Cardinals. has purchased Alieiu"
Calebrs. a Cuban shortstop. from inc
INDIANAPOLIS club. OF the American AS
ISOLATION.
,b,Ar PEN, a uitching graduate Of the
,ndependep, ranks of Dodson. Mass has
been signed by the Cleveland Maps
plans are under way in Chicago for an
.,bibi,iou game between the cubs anu
Whit Sou 20 take place shortly Defor"
the opening Of the season, fof the oe!'.I,
Of the widow % Jimmy Doyle ,he nm
bssenan OF ne Cubs. who died ias' WI"
Ter II game between these TWO c'"'9
cannot he arranged. contest pet"ee"
the regulars and youngsters OF 'ne
will be PLAYED for the wido" oe''"''
Hank O'Dav. erstwhile manager % '''0
Cincinnati PODS. will be the umpire
Jack Miller. the "no!d-out Hrs, oa9
man az the Pittsburgh Pirates mas "'
las, 500, tho errors OF his ways, and mas
surrendered his signed contract 10 n"i"o.
Dreyfuss The only surviving members
Of the "hold-out crew Of the frates arc
Byrne Hendrix and Carey.
INV roMcCpc WITH ERRF