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iTianrs vvnn are ripmnntx m rne rceriirn rn norm ot rnp ,namn nns
One Basis of Comparison Between
the Old and the New.
COMMERCIAL
Plehtrra of Tatar Are After Coin
S'ranlclr Avoid Any Dancer
of Real Teat of Thetr
Ability.
By W. TT. NAUOHTON,
flAN FRANCISCO. May 2t.-Th writer
hoa argued quite frequently that discus
sions m to the rnerlU of puglllsta of the
pest and the present are vain for the
reason that there la no way of bringing
tho matter to a teat But I have corns to
the conclusion that there la one direction
In which comparison can be Instituted,
and that to the detriment of the latter
day ring stars.
The quality of "fighting blood" ema
to hare deteriorated.
A dozen yeara ago a champion was
known by hla aquare Jaw. Nowaday one
ia quicker recognized by hla high fore,
head. Tears ago the phrase was coined,
"I'd fight him If be weighed a ton." Now
adays the favorite declaration la, "I'll
fight htm If I set a fortune,"
I would not go so far as to say that
pltxok has become a lost quality, but it
certainly has become tempered by com
meroiallsm 'until it may be described aa
one-third courage and the balance cau
tion. In the old days a rising; young fighter
left to himself was fired with one ambi
tion to'make clear that he was the best
of hla heft In tho wide, wide world. He
might be the same nowadays If left to
himself, but unfortunately he ceases to
be a free agent Just as soon as he has
accomplished enough to command a
xaudevipe,-'engagement.
Here Gome tho Parasite,
Then the pugilistic parasite known as
the manager steps in and shown him
how to capitalize hla talents. He is
taught to disregard puWIo opinion and
to avoid dangerous opponents. lie is re
minded of what Bornum sold and ot what
one of the Vanderbllt said, and right
then the pursuit of pugtllstlo fame lags
and tho quest for the almighty dollar be
comes all-absorbing.
It begins to look, however, as It the
publlo resentment Is becoming a power
ful antidote to the nonmtlltflnt methods
of tho stars of the ring. Luther McCarty.
the white heavyweight champion, who
gained disrespect ot the New York fight
fans through refusing to cox Bombardier
"Wells, -was In action in the city named
recently with Frank Moron. Tho bout
did. not draw enouirh money to pay the
15,000 guaranteed them by the promoters.
Now when a champion of the world can
not draw a fa, 000 house there la some
thing radically wrong. It Is the best evi
dence that he is regarded as a poor apoclA
men of a -champion and it In to be hoped
that Iwther will heed the lesion.
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Three members of Now York Giants who have been strong factors in the recent return to form of the National league champions Left to right: Bubo
Marquard, the great left-hander, who is now in tho shape that made him the pitching sensation of 1912; Harry McCormick, probably the greatest pinch
Hitter in tho history of tho game, whose trusty bat has figured in almost all of tho recent victories of McGraw's campaigners, and Arthur Shafer, the
sensational young infielder, who is ono of tho fastest men on tho team.
BASE BALL PLAYERS' UNION
Fraternity Hopes to Accomplish
Much for the Game.
SOME BIO LEAGUE "HISTORY"
Instances in Which Discrimination
Has Been Shown In Favor of tho
Slngnatea n Airalnst the
Mayers.
fly W. J. M'lIICTII.
NEW YORK. May 21. A now power
arises in organised base ball, clamoring foi
certain long neglected rights. This Is the
Bftso Ball I'layers' fraternity, organised
less than a year ago under the wise di
rection of David Fults, a prominent
lawyer of. New York and in his day one
of the greatest outfielders In the big
league. Tho fraternity already embraces
SCO members! practically all of the
players of tho two major leagues oer
talnly all that amount to anything.
It Is but a matter of a very Bhort time
until the Base Ball Players' fraternity
branohes out to Include the minor leagues
as well. And as power lies In force ot
numbers, it becomes evident that this
fraternity will very shortly bo In a posi
tion to force tho recognition it rightfully
deserves. There is absolutely no Idea of
unionism In tho fraternfty. Rather the
association stands for a strict interpreta
tion ot the laws governing organised base
ball. But tho organisation proposed to
see that laws and regulation should be
fairly applied; that the magnates ahall
not bo favored one whit over tho rank
and file ot players who have built up
and mado the great game the popular
sport which it Is.
McCarty's Name a Joke
Ills record waa all right up to the time
he defeated Al Falser, but soon after
that he began to show the effects of the
-v . adulation bestowed upon him along the
footllght bolt. lie poon-poonea on oum
of matches and he ran very much to
photographs. And of all the picture sent
out by his publicity agent about TO per
cent were in evening dress and the bal
ance In cowboy togs. The old fighting
-rig" that really brought him fame re
Vnelned at the "bottom ot his trunk.
Just at presont Luther is busying hlm
efclt with a series of bouts of the pot
boiler variety. Several promoters who
would like to gain his ear In connection
with Important matches complain that
their telegrams remain unanswered.
Jue.t what is passing In McCarty's mind
la hard to tell, but If he .persists In hjs
present course much longer, he will not
draw WO next Umo he gloves in New
York. Billy McCarey said at the outset
of Luther's career that the name of Mc
carty would one day be "a household
word." Just now It bids fair to become
a Joke.
Willie mtchle, Dtto.
Willie Ritchie is another so-called
world's champion who has been ill ad
vised. By the time he appears In the
ring again It will be up to some ring
elder to. ask-as the Irish owner asked
his Jockey after the race-"phwat kep
yaf"
Bat "Wllllo has promised reformation.
Ha aara ha will bo ready Id box on July
Sourth and the writer 'feels like making
the encouraging remark better late than
never.
Ritchie, on account ot bis dilatory
methods Is reaping a whirlwind ot ad
verse criticism. Many sporting writers
who aa a rule are conservative about
their utterances da not believe even, now
that Ritchie has any Intention of bat
tllng on independence, day. They say
he will evade the issue by naming
price for his services that no promoter
will feel warranted In giving, we shall
see,
For SteGoorty, Too.
When will there be a genuine middle'
Weight champion contest? A year ago
the country was ringing with the praise
ot one Eddto McOoorthy. but he seems
to have oualtfled for (censure like the
rest of them. It must dawn on him
presently that each bout he figures In
with welterweights like Mike Gibbon
and Jimmy Clauby are merely backward
steps. He, too, ! listed with those who
steadfastly refuse to accept long dis
tance engagements out In the west where
champions are ioade and ucmad.
Want Place on Commission.
Ultimately, no doubt, playera will have
some sort of representation on the Na-
Uonal commission, tho supreme court ot
the laws governing the game. This Is
no more than fair. At present the
Triumvirate la made up ot a National
League club owner and the two presi
dents of tho major leagues. In their
favor It must bo said that on the whole
the work of this National commission ha
been above reproach. There have been
instances ot discrimination- when dis
crimination was to tho best interest ot
magnates in general. '
Base ball la presumably the only honest
professional sport. If such a brood name
may oe applied to suoh a glgantlo amuse
ment enterprise. Its honesty reflects the
character of the professional Player
ratner than or the professional promoter,
It is a matter "of record that in Its thou-
sands and thousands of cases Involving
thousands and thousands of dollars, no
player has ever Hod or testified falsely
before the National commission. Who can
say as much for some of our highly re
spected ciuo owners, whose first creed
seems to be subterfuge, if not deceltT
Ilctvreen Ilnyer and Mssnal.
While the National commission prides
Itself upon an iron hand in administering
justice to ball players, high and low. It
rellgtouily evades shouldering equal re
sponsibility In a case of the magnate.
For the benefit of a trusting publlo it
may bluster and bluff a whole lot, but
tht Is aa far as it goes. There are too
many Illustrious examples ot the last few
years to bear ot contradiction. It Is truo
that the National league expelled from
its ranks last winter Horace Fogel, presi
dent ot the Philadelphia Nationals, be
r.isa he had given utterances uncompli
mentary to the honesty of the sport and
Its administration. But the National
league fawned upon Charles W. Murphy,
president ot the Chicago Cubs, who was
directly responsible for Horace Fogel'a
outburst They had the "goods" on Mur
phy. Were they afraid, of the backing
of this tittle trouble-makerthe millions
of Charles P. TaftT
It Ban Johnson's word amounts to any
thing, It waa not the first time that Mur
phy stood upon the brink, ready for the
kindly shove that In the best interests nt
the game should have tieen applied. John
son declares thut Murphy should have
been driven out ot base ball for specu
lating in the world's aerlca ticket In
1908, when his Cubs drubbed the Tigers.
Ban was also very vehement In his out
cry Against cartaia New York officials
during the series between the Giants and
Athletics in 1911. IIo was also determined,
ho said, to expose the shady manipula
tions of the celebrated attempt to brlbo
the umpires at the post-season play-off
of the well-known Cub-Qlont pennant tlo
at the Polo grounds In 196S. Johnson may
havo been sincere In both Instances. If1
so, then the powers of organised base
ball, as embodied In tho magnates, stayed
his hand. The magnates were afraid of
publlo exposure.
Hnl Chase's Case,
We have had In the past too many ex
amples of lopsided Justice. Whero In
consequential players have drawn maxi
mum penalty for Infraction of the laws,
stars have been exonerated and, con
doned. Hal Chose furnishes a very
striking example. Ho quit Now York
and Griffith cold In 1908, when be was
tho only player left of the saddest tall
end aggregation one could Imagine. He
committed the unpardonable sin of or
ganised base ball. He not only "Jumped"
his contract with organized bjue ball,
but wont to an "outlaw" league. This
penalty at the timo should have drawn
life-long "black-list." But. organized
base ball could not afford to loso such
a drawing card ad Chase. The very next
spring he was pardoned after a "mock"
trial. They sought Chase. If he had
been an average player all the Influence
In the world could never havo tempted
the National commission to let down the
bora.
Instnnce ot Ty Cobb,
Ty Cobb Is another bright example.
His Indefinite suspension by Johnson
last year, because Ty assaulted a spec
tator nt the Hilltop, waa the direct cause
ot a strike by the Detroit Tigers. Thta
action waa a very grave offense, but
wholesale punishment would have been
equivalent to annulment ot Detroit's
valuable chattels In players. Because
of the strength ot numbers. Ban John
son was compelled to leniency. After
ward ho singled out Delehanty, a passing
veteran, on whom to venf his disciplinary
spleen. In compliance with the Detroit
ultimatum Cobb was Immediately rein
stated. This spring Ty Cobb held out
for a record salary. Organised base
ball was obdurate until the newspaper
publicity threatened a congressional
probe into organized base ball to deter
mine whether or not It was a trust.
Then organised base ball fairly broke
Its, neck welcomtng tho Tiger hold-out
Though Ty Cobb had violated base ball
laws by playing with a base ball team
In the .south when he should have been ,
with Jennings, h'o was reinstated by
Ban Johnson bet ore his application could
bo brought before the National commis
sion. Had It been some obscure '"busher"
Instead of Cobb, he would' now undoubt
edly be on the suspended list. The
National commission might never dis
cover his application for reinstatement
What the Fraternity May Do.
The Base Ball Playera' fraternity ta a
most admirable organisation and' la very
likely to result in great good to the
game. Playing managers are excluded
from membership. Its chief aim Is
mutual protection. It Intends to work
along harmonious lints with organised
base ball government It held aloof from
the controversy between Cobb and the
Detroit club, maintaining that Its chief
purpose waa the observation and not
negotiating of contracts. It has no ob
jection to the so-colled "yoke" of the
reserve clause, but It hopes to establish
some sense of equitable Justice In
observation ot contract and some limit
at least to the reserve clause. Now the
magnate has the power to hold a playet
for life or to release him- on ten daya'
notice. The player has no redresa and
must accept the terms ottered. The
fraternity hopes to be able In time to
adjust salaries on a far more sensible
basis. IjAst year a player'on the Pitta
burgh team was signed up for 1300. He
had no say in the matter. Wagner in
the same club waa drawing $10,00)
Wagner may have been twelve tlmea the
more valuable asset Yet a player who
Is worth no more than 3800 should not be
In the big league. He, can get more In
the "sticks" with a chance of develop
ment at the same time.
THREE ROURKES BAT .300
Kane, Thomason and Johnson Hit'
Well. Over Coveted Mark.
JOHNSON LEADS IN FIELDING
'Hickory". bends Ilourkes in Field
ing) with Kane Close Second
Omaha Second in Field
ing and Dattlns.
Thrco of tho Omaha batters are hitting
the ball well over the .300 mark and the
fourth, Norman Coyle, la going at a clip
ot .239 and will go above the .8)0 mark
if he continues clouting the sphere the
way he has been doing the last few
Peters, Omaha 7 0
JohnBton, St. Joseph 15 1
Lafferty, Dcs Moines.,.. 15 2
Smith, Lincoln 23 5
Faber, Den Moines IS 1
Huston, Wichita 33 6
Reynolds, Topeka 17 2
Ellis, Wichita 9 0
Applegato, Omaha 10 1
Stratton, Lincoln 14 0
Fullerton, Topeka 16 1
Young, Cy, Sioux City.... 15 0
Fielding? Averages,
.143
.133
.133
.130
.125
.121
.118
.111
.100
.071
.063
.000
PO.
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51
33
2
20
Shaw, Des Moines
Caasldy, Denver...
McLarry, Denver.
Reynolds, Topeka.
Stratton. Lincoln.
Johnston, St Joseph 3
Q, Watson. St. Joseph.... 21
Hagerman, Denver.. 2
Rogue. Des Moines 3
Lafterty, Des Moines 2
Stang, Sioux City 17
Gear, Topeka... 19
lucnardson, Topeka 1
games. Thomason leads the Omaha bat
tera with .376. Kane Is next with .343 ! ft?i1i!e''f;r,rP!nifer ?
nnH t,. it,. .i,u Closman, Omaha 4
and Johnson follows with .330,
Johnson la also well on top in fielding,
having taken a total ot 146 chances with
but one error for an average of .903. Kano
has taken 287 chances with five errors
and his fielding averago Is .933. Apple
gato and Robinson havo won three and
lost two games. The RoUrkes are second
In batting and fielding. The figures:
Ilnttlnir Averages,
AB. It H. Pet.
etunr. Sioux Cltv 9
IDnssau, Lincoln 13
iiiock. Denver Oi
IChellette, .St. Joseph .... 14
vrist, TopeKa 21
Zwllllng, St Joseph, SC
G. Watson. St Joseph .. 57
Gllmore, Denver 107
Clarke, Sioux Hlty ....... U5
Kelley. St Joseph 123
Thomason, Omaha 101
White. Sioux City 16
Rogge. Des Moines.. 16
urns, wicnita if
Klunan, Lincoln 17
Koerner, Wichita .103
McLarry. Topeka 95
Kano. Omaha 102
Hahn, Dcs Moines ......... CO
Aiiauieton, wicnita w
Barbour, Lincoln 98
Brown. Sioux City 18
French, Denver 87
Johnson, Omaha 94
Ketter, St Joseph 67
McCormick, Lincoln 101
Cochran, Topeka 81
Forsythe; Topeka 97
Castle, Wichita 41
Gear, Topeka 41
Rapp. Stoux City 76
Rapp. Wichita 76
Persistent Advertising la the Road to
Big Returns.
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Cole. Lincoln 87- 15'
Mullen. Lincoln ivb
Lee, Topeka 66
Rapps, Topeka 90
Coyle. Omaha 107
"Tpx" Jones, Des Moines 88
Qulllln. Denver 92
Lindsay, Sioux City F9
Davidson. Sioux City !
McAllcster. Topeka 8S
Congalton. Omaha Ill
uoonoy, stoux. v-uy
Grubb, Omaha 92
Rellly, Tom, Dca Moines 96
Hreen, Bloux (Jity
Westertll. St. Joseph.... 101
Cassldy, Denver 97
it. waison, bi. joepii.,..iii
Lloyd. Lincoln 110
Shaw. Dos Moines 4S
Fox, Dcs Molnni 101
Smith. Sioux City hi
Fisher. Denver 99
SchlDke. Omnlia 97
iPetllgrow. Wichita 90
Durham, wicnita a
Mathews, uenver '
Lakatf, Des Moines 8
Tuckey, Lincoln
Jurtice, Omaha 113
Channell, Denver 98
Hunter, Des Moines ...... 93
uurKe, wicnita u
Harris. Denver ,31
Butcher Dunver 17
Robinson. Omnha 17
Allen, sioux. City "
Ochs. St. Joseph 90
Cobb. Lincoln W5
Carney, unewn "
Snahr, Denver KJ
Andreas, Dea Moines
French. Topeka ?3
Perry, Wichita
Sweet. Des Moines
Hughes, Wichita W
Melnke, St. Joseph 85
Sleight Des Molnea 38
Hsgerman, Denver ...... J?
Callahan, Stoux City ..,. m
DOwllng. Lincoln u...
Md'onneausney. .
Craig. Des Moines Jf
Wolfgang, Donver 1
Tannehill. St Joseph .
Doehler. St. Joseph 10
Closman, Omaha.
Fugate. Omaha 10
Waeob. Wichita 15
Smith, Tppka 03
Hicks. Omaha IS
Thomas. Wichita .U
Cochreham, Topeka ,.17
Griffith, et. Joseph as
James. Sioux City 65
Sohrelber, Denver 13
RlcharAson, Topeka
Rustenhaven, Topeka ...13
Leonard, Des Molnea 50
Knapp, Lincoln IS
Raker JJncoln . ..46
Crutch e. St Joseph...... tl
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.343
.347
.313
.340
.337
.337
.333
.333
.330
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.316
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.306
.802
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.293
.293
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.281
.278
.277
.276
.274
.273
.270
.267
.264
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.258
.267
.350
.250
.350
.250
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.243
.239
.23
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.229
229
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wnite, sioux (Jlty s
Rustenhaven, Topeka 0
McConneaughey, St Joe 1
Uoehler, St. Joseph. 1
King, Denver 1
Fugate. Omaha 2
Bills, Wichita 2
Jones, Des Molnea 260
Johnson, Omaha 115
Baker, Lincoln 89
Mlddleton, Wichita 68
Smith, Topeka 41
Lindsay, Sioux City 2C2
Sleight, Des Moines 63
Mullen, Lincoln. 252
Andreas, Des Moines 59
Kane, Omaha .....262
Ketter. St Joseph 92
Zwllllng. St. Joseph 152
Rapps, Topeka 267
Rellly, Des MolnoS. 40
Clarke, Stoux City 48
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Crist, Topeka 31 18 1 .960
Thomason, Omaha. 49 '3 1 .V&i
Griffith, St. Joseph 34 10 1 .98
Huston, Wichita 23 12 1 .97?
Coyle Omaha 39 3 1 .977
McAllester, Topeka 62 a 2 .976
Koerner, Wichita 292 11 8. .971
Rnpp, Sioux City 112 31 4 .973
Fisher, Denvor 247 17 9 . 971
Gllmore, Denver.. 62 6- 2 .971
Cole, Lincoln 60 7 2 .971
McCormick, Lincoln.. 63 4 2 .971
Allen. Sioux City 3 2S 1 .909
Channel!, Denvor. 55 6 2 .968
Spahr, Denver h.-w-.- 69 22 S .963
Wacob, Wichita IS 11 1 .967
Hunter, Des llolnos...... 47 5 2 .963
It Watson, St Joseph.... 36 6 2 .963
Ochs, St. Joseph 69 77 6 .961
Knapp, Lincoln J 1 22 2 .900
Perry, Wichita 0 21 1 .9J0
Faber, Des Moines 2 21 1 .953
Lloyd, Lincoln 79 77 7 ,957
French, Denver............. GO 68 6 .955
Durham. Wichita. 4. 1 19 1 .963
I Chellette, St Joseph 1 20 1 .933
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DUllipac, umuijifc.. .... ait 1 e EU4
Brown, Sioux City..- 5 20 1 .952
Fox, Des Moines 61 6 3 .949
Qulllln, Denver 41 49 5 .917
Smith, Lincoln ., 4 15 1 .917
Westerzil, St Joseph 27 61 . 5 .943
Forsythe. Topeka 64 6 4 ' .945
Ehman, Lincoln 2 15 1 -9U
Callahan, Sioux City 24 67 5 .942
Leonard. Dcs Moines 20 27 3 .940
Justice. Omaha....,.., 60 79 9 .910
Davidson, Sioux City 43 6 3 .939
Smith, Sioux City 61 71 8 .933
Crulcher, St Joseph 0 13 1 .937
Ellis, Wlahita..... 0 13 8 .937
Cooney. Sioux City. 54 74 9 .931
Applegato. Omaha 0 14 1 .933
Rapp. Wichita j...... S9 71 8 .932
Dessau, Lincoln 1 26 2 .931
Melnke. St. Joseph 69 81 11 .931
Kelley, St Joseph 63 3 S .930
Block. Donver 65 28 T .930
Pettigrew, Wichita 48 4 4 .929
Cochran, Topeka 33 4 4 6 .928
Leo, Topeka. 26 1 1 .928
Young. Sioux City 2 23 2 .93
Brcon, Sioux City 33 4 3 .925
Congalton, Omaha,- S3 2 3 .921
Cobb, LincolnT. 33
Grubb, Omaha 24
Peters, Omaha 0
Hughes, Wichita 5S
Carney, Lincoln..... 33
Schedtak, Omaha 4
Hicks, Omaha 1
Sweet. Dcs Moines 1
Mathews, Denver." 65
I'ui.erton, Toptka, 2
Fronch, Topeka 65
Harris, Denver , 0
Thomas, Wichita 0
Dowllng. Lincoln 31
James, Sioux City ,. 12
liutcner. Denvor ,
Lakaff. Des Molnea 6
Cochreham, Topeka... 1
Burke, Wichita 25
Woltangv Denver 0
" l'urbour, Lincoln 22
Clatg, Dea MolnoJ. ........ 11
Tannehill, St. Joseph 0
Sc.iestak, Omsbn. 9
Pitchers' Records.
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tmlth, Lincoln u
' ,'Onnston,' St. Joseph 4
, 'U oKgang, Denver 4
I Harris, Denver.... 3
1 Doehler, St. Joseph 3
Cochreham, Topeka 5
Hogge, Des Moines,,.. 5
nuKormun. uenver o
Ehman, Lincoln 5
Crutchcr, St. Joseph 4
Durham, wicnita
Hchrelber. Denver 3
Applegato, Omaha 3
itoDinson. umana.
Young. Sioux City 2
White. Sioux City 2
LKleln, Sioux City 2
sweet, ues mumes..-
Lafferty, Des Molnea 2
McConneaughey, St. Joseph... 2
Fullerton, Topeka 2
Brown. Sioux City 3
(Dessau, Lincoln
Chellette. St Joseph 2
Closman, Omaha 2
Reynolds. TopeKa
Faber, Des Moines. .1 2
Hicks, Omaha 1
Rlclmrdaon, TopeKa ,.1
L. Pet.
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Omaha 937 142 271
Denver 876 144 251
Sioux City 809 110 226
Topeka ,.. 848 103 227
Wichita 883 104 233
Lincoln 889 105 232
Des Moines 318 111 206
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PO. A.
Des Moines 677 268
Omaha , , 699 351
St. Joseph 721 S62
Topeka 687 342
Denver 720 246
Sioux City 655 340
Lincoln 733 U
Wlohlta 714 373
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Pitcher Elmer Knetser of the Brook
lyns is only major league player holding
out for an Increase In salary, Knetzer
is at Carrlck, Pa., where he says. ho will
remain until President Ebbets accedes to
his demands. Ebbots says he has offered
the recalcitrant pitcher the same salary
ho received In 1912,. and points to the fact
that he pitched only four complete gomes
that season. The Cubs tried to buy Knet
set's release last September, which prob
ably Is a reason. wily the boxman wants
more money.
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