The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-25
SCOUT IRWIN AFTER
SOME RESERVE MEN
New York Sleuth Starts Away
on What He Claims to Be
Fishing Trip.
ASK FULTZ TO INTERCEDE
Magnates Wish Erring Players
Disciplined From Within
Their Own Ranks.
ASK FULTZ TO INTERCEDE

Scout Arthur Irwin OF the New York
Americans is due to start out among the
tail sticks In search OF new timber for
Frank Chances scrappy youngsters. Ir-
win announced yesterday that he intended
to leave town for short vacation: fish
ing. he said. That doubtless Is a blind to
throw the other sleuths off the scent. II
has been learned that Frank Chance was
tipped of TO a lively infielder OF the New
England League. and il Is believed that
Twins angling ambitions are prompted
by a desire to land just such a prize in
Farrell's dragnct.
From the start OF the season Frank
Chance has been pretty well satisfied with
the regular array of his club But he
realized early that he was not well forti-
fled against sickness and accident. The
acquisition OF Second Baseman Truesdale
tprovided the young man lives up TO his
International League repu,ation) has
been a great help in the right direction.
II leaves Roy Hartzell available for gen
eral utility purposes. with IIartzell I'm
the outfield just now Chance has only
one spare infielder, Lutte Boone. and his
limited experience has been confined to
play around either side of the middle bag
The Peerless Leader would like to secure
AZ least one more intelder. one preferably
VINO would he able to pinch hit OCCASION
ANY and VINO would not clog iip the bases
The National Commission has rescinded
the former roster limit rule for major
league clubs. Heretofore between MAY Is
ana August 20 no big league manager was
permitted to retain more than TWENTY-FIVE
players. Because of this years invasion
by the Federal League the trumvtrato
decided to let the owners employ as many
hpN "a. GOD
chances of having the discards desert
To the outlaws
1t may he interesting for New York
fandom 90 learn that in the acquisition OF
Second RaSeman Truesdale Chance did
not relnqush all claim to Outfielder
Frank fllhouloy. This fast little follow
whose only apparent weakness is a lacl,
or throwing skill, may be back here be-
fore the end of the present season. lie
was traded for Truesdale only after Pres
!dent Stein OF the Buffalo club agreed 10
give Frank Farrell an option on rhe recall
or the midget next August.
President David l.. Fults ~ the Basc-
ball Players Fraternity is confronted with
new problem, Certain managers of tho
Dig snow have notified him that they will
look 10 his organization to compel refrac-
tory players tn walk the straight and mar
row path. These generals have asked
futz 10 notify fraternity members that
expulsion from the order will be demanded
or those players who wilfuliy disregard
club discipline during the playing season
President FultH acknowledged yester-
day that this situation had been presented
TO him by several major league managers
lie frankly admitted the Justice OF tho
point raised, but would not predict what
action the fraternity would take.
N "a. h.,
said President Fultz. II have not the
authority to make hard and fast rules OF
my own free Will ! should think, how.
ever. that the governing body of the Base.
ball Players Fraternity would act on in
dividual offenders. Personally, | should
favor expulsion from our organization OF
those players who might he termed
habitual offenders. Further 7 will admit
That warnings have been issued 10 "a few
bad behavers."
fharl j, Taft. owner of tho Chicauo
National League team. WAS In New York
yesterday. The president OF the Cubs
stated that there We're no new devotion
ments in the negotiations OF a Chicapo
syndicate which. some time ago tried 10
purchase the Windy city franchise. MIR
Taft is willing Ia sell, hut no would-b,
purchaser has come forward with an
offer in keeping with his Idea OF the value
OF the property.
Mr. Taft would not discuss baseball in
its various phases nor the Federal League
AZ directly applied 10 his Chicago hold
ings, PIE intinlated that he had been too
busy with other interests.
Manager Joe Kelley of tho Toronto In.
ternatonal League club. who arrived las,
night for his first invasion nj Jersey. IL
AT peace with all men aud especially or
ganlzed baseball Joe refutes an interview
from Baltimore credited to him in which
he was alleged Ia have stated that tho