Evening journal., 1915-08-20
here ARE SOME OF
The BASEBALL BONES

Following are some of the famous
"bones" pulled in baseball during the
last fifteen years.
When Bill Devery accomplished the
release of George Stallings as man
ager of the Yanks.
When Fred Merkle forgot to touch
second and thereby robbed the Giants
of a pennant
When Frank Chance traded Hal"
Chase for Borton and Rollie zieder.
When Chubby" Charley Ebbets re-
fused to pay Joe Tinker the salary
demanded by the latter to play with
Brooklyn, which resulted in the
making" of the Federal League.
When Cincinnati traded Mathew
\ son for Amos Rusie.
When Chief Bender refused to come
to New York in 1914 to look the Bos-
ton Braves over to discover the bat
tiers weak points Subsequently the
Braves won four straight from the
Athletics for the worlds champion
ship.
When Connie Mack and Organized
Ball permitted Eddie Plank 10 join
the Federal League.
When Anderson stole second with
the bases full.
When Vincent Campbell and Whal-
= ing of the Braves jumped to the Fed
eral League and lost their share OF
the world series money
When the Feds reduced the price
of admission TO one dime.
When Mathewson grooved ball
for Home Run" Baker in the world
series which the latter knocked into
the right field bleachers for a home
run.
When the Athletic management re-
fused to permit the Philadelphia
. newspapers to place the scores on
their bulletin boards.
When Jack Chesbro of the Yankees
pitched a game in the rain and per-
manently disabled his pitching arm.
10 When ICY" Seymour ignored Ma
% thewsons request to play deep for
Joe Tinker and the latter knocked a
!. three bagger over his head and won
the deciding game for the National
League pennant.
When Charley Murphy deposed
Johnny Evers as manager of the
3 Cubs.
p When Rollie zieder permitted his
famous bunion to interfere with his
palying while with the Yankees.
When Ed Sweeney became a walk
ing delegate for the Players Fra
ternity.
When Jim Thorpe played profes-
. sional ball in a minor league under
an assumed name and disqualified
himself as an amateur.
b When Fred Clarke traded Hyatt
2 Wilson. Robinson and Dolan TO 81
Louis for Konetchy, Mowrey ant
d Harmon
y When Walter johnson returne,
Q that $4,000 check to the Chicago
b Federals.
When OMara the Brooklyn short
; stop, refused to run out a safe bunt
although three of his teammate.
tried to drag him down to first base
When the Cleveland management
replaced George Stovall with Harry
Davis as manager Of the Indians.
When Connie Mack refused to sci
Home Run" Baker to the Yankees
When Clarke Griffith refused /,
sign Eddie Collins for the Yankees.
p When Weeghman of Chicago hand
ed out free passes in his lunch rooms
; for admission to the Chifeds grounds
When Appleton of Brooklyn threw
the ball to Miller Huggins, manage
I of st. Louis, who was coaching a
. third base. and allowed two Cardi
nails to score. thus losing his game
When Devore of the Giants permit
= ted Evers of the Cubs to work tn
e concealed ball trick on him, depriv
ing the Giants of a run
When Horace Fogel tried TO max
a first baseman out of Mathewson
4 When McGraw tried to play Benn.
It Kauff in the outfeld. although tn
IS latter was ineligible, according to tn
d rules of Organized Ball.
v. When Hal Chase tried to pla
n shortstop for the Yankees.
e When Howard Camnitz signed
II contract with the Feds. containing
Ie ten days release clause. and then wa
10 released unconditionally.
When the Baltimore fans refuse
TO support the best minor leagu,
team ever put together, turning thei
N allegiance to the Feds, which Pre-
10 duced a tailender, but killed Inter
N national League ball.
!" LUXBURGERS, TAKE NOTICE.