Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
'GR|FF GETS MINORS
TO AID BALL FUND
All Clubs Agree to Set Day for
Professionalism Un-
likely to Come Here.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Gen. Clark Calvin Griffith, commander
chief of the Ball and Bat Fund Army.
has scored q sanguinary victory for his
forces by inducing the National Asso-
! citation Of Professional Base Ball Clubs.
in session at Louisville. to designate a
day in every circuit in the organization
next June on which rs per cent of the
gate receipts will be turned over to the
fund and collections be taken from the
fans The sum that will be raised by
siderins the fact that there are several
hundred clubs in the association the
total should be large. The majors this
season did their bit, and Griffith has re-
ceived assurances that they will line up
for the cause again, and vote at their
annual meetings to observe additional
ball and bat fund days next year. The
resolution, which was introduced by A.
r. Tearney. president of the Three
League. at the behest of Manager Grit
18th. was adopted unanimously
The most important question to come
before the association, that regarding
redistricting of the minor leagues, was
disposed of at lively session yester-
day by an adverse vote. which put a
quietuS on the scheme of a new league
of four clubs each from the Interna :
tional and American Association, and
the only business of moment renainin 8
for action today is the selection of the
place for holding next years CONVEX
ton. Manager Griffith had endearorcd
to influence the delegates to consider
this city. but the fact that Washington
F.. is located so far from the geographical
center of the minor league held has
mitigated against it to such an extent
| that it is believed to have practically
no chance of selection. Salt Lake City,
Utah; Chicago, Newark \. J., and
Peoria, HI. are the other cities seeking
the convention. and of these the latter
| is said to be most favored.
Boxing under the Frawley law which
had been in operation in New York
state for little more than six years
came to an end at midnight. but the
game in that commonwealth will not
suffer extinction as was at first feared
as Gov. Whitman has announced he can
see no objection to bouts being held
under the club plan. About the only
effect of the change in status is that
where heretofore the state has collected
| revenue from the game that amount
ed to approximately 100000 year it
now will receive nothing.
matches were abolished in California
New York has We'd with Wisconsin as
/ the center of fstic sport, but in the
whole history Of the Frawley law only
! three titles have changed hands. Benny
Leonard figuring in one of these de-
cisive bouts when he won the light
weight title from Fredie Welsh. and
Al Mccoy being a conspicuous figure
in the other two. McCoy's first projec-
ton into prominence was when he re-
lieved George Chip of the middieweight
crown. and the second time he appeared
in the full glare Of the spotlight was
last night when Michael O'Dowd
stripped him of his honors
The only heavyweight championship
scrap held in the six-year period was
that between Willard and Moran, in
which Jess outpointed the blond Pitts
burgher. This bout drew the largest
gate-S15f.2 54. of which the state got
sl1.344 and Promoter Tex Richard
$4,000. it having cost sos 600 to stage
the battle. Efforts now are on foot to
have boxing again legalized under
new law designed to do away with. .h e
evils that led to the repeal of the Fraw-
lay statute. but what success will attend
this movement is problematical
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