New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-23
DULL, DULL DAYS,
EVEN IN OFFICE
OF THE: FEDERALS
Tener Prefers to Talk
Football Rather than
Baseball.

The melancholy days arc come for
the baseball writer's. Not a single
contract was signed yesterday, no.
player jumped. Governor Tener
stopped glowering at Pat Powers long
enough TO talk football, and Captain
Huston invited the boys out to play
golf with him. but never even limited
at where his new park would be
located.
James A. Gilmore left this city for
Chicago, and HI Brewer would assign
no reason for the sudden departure.
II was vaguely limited that Gilmore
was called to attend an important
meeting with Charley Weeehmsn, the
owner of the Chicago Federals. Rumor
has it that Weeghman is far from
satisfied with existing conditions, des-
pite the assurances which have been
given out at the Federal League Offices.
FL Dorado is still several leaps ahead
of the frenzied clutch of the promot-
ers. it would seem.
Guiding the affairs of the National
League does not take up so much Of
Governor Tener's time that he is not
able to follow football closely. He
knows football from the ground Up,
and loves 70 watch il played. He Is
proud of the record which Penn State,
Pittsburgh and Washington and Jeffer-
son have made this season. Those
elevens put the state of Pennsylvania
on the map" said Tener. II would
love to see Pittsburgh play Yale or
Harvard or Cornell. 1t is wonderful
team, well coached by great gen
eral."
Governor Tener refused to make
any statement on the reports circu-
lated by Pat Powers last week, other
than the one he has already issued
When the question was asked, he
simply said: Boys. don't bring that
matter up again" He said it with an
air of fnality and changed the con-
versation abruptly. When Tener wants
TO kill a subject he does it, and every
one knows it's killed.
Harry Goldman, who is identified
with the Baltimore Feds, emitted the
one lone whoop of the day. He in
sisted that the Baltimore team would
be UP in the race next season. He
said that the Monument City fans
were most loyal, and that the manner
in which they supported tail end
team was most unusual. Warming TO
his subject, Goldman rambled on and
related how Baltimore was real,
honest to goodness major city, and
that organized baseball made fatal
blunder in not including it in the
circuits.
Charles A. Moran, trainer Of the
Carlisle Indians, formerly catcher
with the ST. Louis Cardinals, and an
umpire in the Texas League, has
applied for a position as umpire In
the National League. Moran comes
we'll recommended. Players who worked
under him in the Texas League de-
clare that he is one of the best officials
they have ever known. He Is quick
and accurate in his decisions, they
say, and a born handler of men.
Moran broke into fast company as a
pitcher. but lacked control. and was
turned back to the minors for further
seasoning. When he next bobbed up
he was a catcher, and good catcher
too, until he hurt his arm IN one OF
the field day events in Cincinnati.
That ended his catching.
Dave Hickman, who is with the
Baltimore Feds, is touted as TyI
Cobb in the making by the club own
ers. Il is said that he is fast as a
streak and can hit them a mile.
Huh Perdue has arrived at the end
of his major league career. Miller
Higgins has decided that Hub has
about outlived his usefulness in fast
company, and will send him back. San
Francisco. OF the Pacific Coast League,
and Nashville. of the Southern AsSo-l
citation, are after him.
Jimmy Viox, the second baseman OF
tho pirates. has bought an eight acre
chicken farm near Lexington, Ky.