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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1914
Page
11
A veteran columnist warns of a looming conflict in baseball as the Federal league plans a bold move that could spark a salary and player war. He recalls spring camps, aging stars, and changes in the New York Giants, noting Arthur Devlin and other legends facing fading careers while the sport braces for upheaval.
New York March 1 mystery lingers over the deal that ended Charles Webb Murphy's involvement with the Cubs and the National League. Conflicting reports say Murphy claimed ownership of stock, while Frank Chance and Mordecai Brown dispute major stakes and salaries. The issue centers on Evers and a $20,000 bonus, to be settled at the league meeting in New York Friday.
Sixty nine runs in 14 innings highlighted two Winter league games at the Twelfth Regiment Armory. The Knickerbocker Club led the scoring in both games, 12 runs in the first and Calumet Club 10, while the Twelfth Regiment officers edged Racquet and Tennis Club 24 to 23 in the later matchup.
Nashville has acquired pitcher Tom Cantwell from Terre Haute in the Central league and he will join Nashville for two exhibition games with the Cleveland American League team on April 8 and 9. Cantwell pitched last season for Terre Haute, and the move signals Nashville’s preparation for the new season with atested big league opponent.
The Federal league announced a 164 game season starting April 13, running nearly six months with a planned early October finish. President Gilmore predicted a world championship contenders by mid October and noted 200 players already signed for the new circuit.
Snowy Baker the Australian fight promoter says boxing in his country is staged much like vaudeville and mirrors the approach seen in winter campaigns of the National League.
With wires down in the Middle Atlantic and Central States no reports reached from the Braves en route to Macon or the Red Sox at Hot Springs. The Braves left Washington last night and expect Macon arrival late today, weather permitting first practice tomorrow. The Red Sox main squad arrival is due next week with no camp changes expected before then.
Christy Mathewson said he has no plan to play elsewhere in baseball and rejected a Federal league offer. He noted a telegram from President Gilmore about managing Brooklyn but offered no terms. Hempstead and Mathewson are set to meet to discuss salary and contract details.
Five members of the Cleveland Americans including Shortstop Chapman and pitchers Dave Gregg Harley Billinger catcher Billings and trainer Hitte left tonight for Athens Ga for the club's regular training camp.
Twenty eight members of the New York American league baseball team arrived in Houston to begin spring training. Manager Frank Chance, trainer Charles Barrett, and scout Arthur Irwin lead the group from the East, with Mrs. Chance accompanying. Calveras pitchers at Hot Springs will join soon.
Washington March 1 Michigan Agricultural College leads Class A for the national intercollegiate rifle title with Massachusetts Agricultural College one point back in second. Class B leader Washington State College and Class C leader University of Wisconsin are noted. Results include multiple match scores and opponent pairings across A B and C classes with several defaults and dropped matches.
Harvard's hockey captaincy will be decided within two weeks between W. H. Claflin and Morgan Phillips. Both are the only regulars on the team eligible for the position and the sole Crimson veterans who have played regularly this season.
Harvard announces negotiations closed with Arthur Warwick captain of the Toronto team to coach the Crimson this spring. He will report April 5 with Paul Gustafson providing interim coaching until then. The revised schedule lists games against Boston Lacrosse Club Carlisle Indians Johns Hopkins Mt. Washington Club U of P Hobart Stevens Cornell and others.
Five Hawaiian students at Harvard, all top athletes, face dismissal for low academic standing. One, J Atherton Gilman of the varsity football team and crew, has already been expelled, while the other four hang in the balance awaiting improved grades to avert similar action.
Hawaiian students at Harvard face probation as Rex Hitchcock and three peers strive to restore good standing to resume athletics. Gilman’s withdrawal shocks Crimson sports. leaders Traughton and Paul Withington urge scholastic focus to protect varsity baseball and football futures.
New York Athletic Club will host a home and home team shoot with Boston Athletic Association. The first half takes place at Travers Island next Saturday afternoon, the second at Boston on March 21. Each club enters 20 men per shoot. Spotts leads for New York, while Boston lacks those top gunners but fields a stronger balanced squad.
Amateur and professional bouts sweep Monday to Saturday with events at Cambridge Riverside Boat Club Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Manchester and more. Noted fights include Abe Attell vs K O Mars at Cincinnati and George Rodel vs Jack Curphy at New York while Boston hosts River side Boat Club action and a Cambridge Hall tournament headlined by a McRae Noonan clash.
The schoolboy indoor track season ends with many teams and athletes finishing their efforts. Attention shifts to the upcoming annual regimental meet on March 21 which is billed as one of the best ever held, generating growing interest.
In Vanderbilt and Grand Prize races the winning cars used Braender tires from New Jersey. Dayton Tire Company of Copley Square distributes them locally. Ralph DePalma won the Vanderbilt without a tire change. Robert B. Kayser returns to Boston after two years in Los Angeles. Bay State Automobile Association directors meet at the Hotel Lenox at 1 pm today.
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