Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-09
PERSONAL TOUCHES
in SPORTS

According TO the opinion Of many who
closely follow baseball dolngs, Connie
Mack will not manage the New York
Yankees next year. The reports havo
It that Mack will do so, but many are
inclined to think otherwise. All of which
go to make up a very appealing conun-
drum for the hot-stove league members
TO solve.
Here's another puzzler. One New York
writer advances the interesting informa
bring him to New York. This is how
the writer puts 1t:
ut is still the opinion of many shrewd
baseball men that the diclser by which
Eddie Collins became the property of
Charles Comiskey yesterday is merely
ferrinG Eddie to the Yanks; that it is
the beginning OF a three-cornered deal
which will land the famous second base
man in New York as a manager.
1T Ii their belief that n number of the
present Yankee players will figure in
the deal before It Is finally concluded.
and that some OF them will turn UP at
the opening of the 1915 season in Ath-
ietic uniforms, being transferred to Con-
ME Mack via the White SoX."
Thus you see other great baseball
bombs are likely to startle you at any
time when they explode.
The graduates of the University OF
Pennsylvania are in favor of retaining
George Brooke as coach OF the football
team next year At the New York
meeting of the alumni yesterday they
agreed to stand by Brooke. The action
of the players against the coach was
denounced in the strongest terms. The
former students at Penn thought the
players had overstepped their bounds.
DR.. Albert II. Sharpe has been signed
to coach Cornell's athletic teams for hve
years. 1t is the wish of his many friends
that he serve Ave additional ones and
after that. many more.
Here's another poetic effulgencs from the
pen OF Walter Trumbull
THE cULPRIT.
The magnates sisred at him; indeed.
For at meeting Of the league
He'd run a Fumor down.
teresting series OF articles on game questions,
and the sportsmen should not miss them The
EVENING lkpaEA Is tnH Inedlum ana has al
ready printed one instalment Others are 10
follow from time TO time, AS a game expert,
Secretary Kalbfus ranks second 20 mono In
the world. He 10 often consulted by the Gov
ernment authorities and his word 10 law.
Tho hrst story was printed on Monday.
Football players have given tackles prefer
ence as captains OF the 1915 eleyons. one
authority has stated that next year, when the
football teams lineup on the gridirons,
tackles will be leaders Of the elevsns.
report from Chieako contains the Infor-
nation that 80 deaths and DIS injuries werO
caused by baseball during 1914.
OF the players who died from injuries 20
were hit by pitched balls. were struck by
bats were in collisions, oyer-exerted
themselves, ons was hurt sliding 10 base,
and one was killed in night.
Injuries 10 amateur players are elaEsihed
As follows: Broken limbs, 31A; conclusion OF
brain, 49, fractured skulls 1B; paralysis 4;
apFains. ST; spiked, 20; fractures IT: dis
locations. Z; torn ligamsnts. 10,
Players hurt In the minor leagues number
1l6 American League. 00 National League,
o. Federal League, 56j college teams, 8.
Such information 10 certainly not very
pleasant 20 bear IN mind. yet when the
thousands who play the game are taken into
consideration the proportion Is very small
friend OF ours remarked; 'Sry'' Cobb is
blind because he cannot see Federal League
contract He evidently wants 70 end his
days with the Detroit Americans and EbBo-
lutely will not sign Federal contract.