The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-19
A WHOLE SKELETON.
Catalogue RAisonnk Of the Famous
"Boaes" In Basebal.

10y.
rs rss Eprro. or Tns sus-sb: Follow
Ing are some Of the famous bones
pulled In baseball during the last nf;een
years:
when "Bmr' Dsvery accomplished the
release Of George stailings as manager Of
the l@nkS
When Fred Merki. forge, 10 touch sec
end and thereby robbed the Giants Of .
pennant.
when Frank Chance traded IA"
Chase for Borton and Rol!ie zieder.
when Chubby Charley Ebbets refused
10 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 M~athew>on FER
Amos Rusis.
when Chie. Bender refused 20 come TO
New York tn 1874 to look the Boston
Braves over 20 discover the oAtters weak
points. subsequently, the Braves won
four straight from the Athletics for the
worlds championship.
When Connie Mack and Organized Ball
permitted Eddie Plank to Join the Fed
.ral League.
when Anderson stole second WIN the
bases full
when vineen, Campbell and whaling
OF the Braves Jumped TO the Federal
League and lost their share OF III. world
series money.
when the Feds reduced the price Of
admission TO one dime.
when MAthewson Eroeved = bail for
Home Run" Baker IN the world SERIES,
which the latter knocked into the right
Geld bleachers for a home run.
when the Athletic management refused
TO permi; the Ph!!ade. phia newspapers to
plaoe -hs scores on their bulletin 'boards
when Jack Chesbro OF the Yankee
pitched a ssm. In the rain and permA-
r.ntly disabled bis pl:ch!ng arm.
When "Cy' Seymour ignored Mathew
sons reques; 10 play deep for Joe
Tinker and the latter knocked a three
Dagger over his head and won N. de-
Gliding game for the National League
pennsnt.
when Charley Murphy depOs.d Johnny
Evers as manager OF the Cubs.
when Rollie z!eder permitted his ia
nous bunion 70 interfere with his play
Ing while with the Yankees
When Ed Sweeney became Q walking
delegate for the Players Fraternity.
when Jim Thorpe played professional
bail In a minor league under an as
sumed name and disqualified himself as
an amateur.
when Fred Clarke traded Hyatt. vii
son. Robinson and Do!an 10 ST. Louis
for Konetchy, Mowr.y and Harmon.
when walter johnson returned tina,
$4,000 check 20 the Chicago Federais
When o'Mara, tn. Brooklyn shortstop,
refused 10 run out a SAT. bunt, although
three OF his team mates tried TO drag
him down TO FIRST base.
when the Cleveland m~anasem.nt re-
placed Geors. stoyall with Harry Davis
a. manager OF the Indiana
When Connie Mack refused 70 soil
Home Run Baker 10 the Yankees
when Clarke Grirlth refused 70 s!gn
Eddie Collins for the Yankees
when wserhman OF Chicago handed
out free passes In his lunch rooms for ad-
mission to the Chifeds grounds.
when Appleton OF Brooklyn threw the
hall TO Miller Higgins, manager OF 81.
Louis, who was coaching at third base. and
allowed two Cardinals to score, thus losing
his game.
when Devore OF the Giants permitted
Ey.rs Of the cubs 20 work the concealed
ball trick on him. deprivlng the Giants Of
a run.
when Horace Fogel tried 10 make q nrst
basemsn out of MatheWson.
when McGraw tried TO play Benny
Ksur In the outn.ld. although the latter
was ineligible according 10 the rules o..
Organized Pall.
when Hal" Chase tried 90 play short
stop for the Yankee
when Howard Camnitz signed a con-
tract with tn. Feds, containing a ten days
release clause. and then was released un-
cond!tionally.
When tn. Baltimore fans refused TO sup
port the best minor league team ever put
together, turning their allegiance 10 tn.
Feds, which produced q ts,ender. but
killed international League ball. FAN.
NEW Yohu. August 10.