BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS. Volume 49, No. 22. Philadelphia, August 10, 1907. Price, Five Cents. LATEST NEWS REPORTED BREACH BETWEEN PRIZES AS HANDICAPS TO A BRUSH AND M©GRAW. TEAM©S SUCCESS. Possible California Winter Jaunt Giving Ball Players Special Reward Fred* Knowles* Bereavement or Inducement For Individual More Purchases of Minor League Effort Detracts Seriously From Players By Major Clubs* Team Work, Says Hanlon* SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." BY OHAS. H. ZUBER. New York Aug. 6. It is reported here Cincinnati, O., Aug. 6. Editor "Sporting Upon authority of certain players of the Life." In commenting upon the recent New York National club that there is a good work of the Reds Manager Hanlon breach ol friendly relations existing be said today: "If there is a possible way to tween President Brush and Manager Mc prevent it, there will be no prizes offered Graw, of the Giants. McGraw absence for base hits, stolen bases or any such fea from duty of late, it is said, resulted in tures of games next season. I have been Inrush rebuking him, and it is also the making a careful analysis of the games prime reason why Brush is accompanying we have played recently and have found the Giants on the present Western irip. that the contest for the first 100 hits, with The troub©s between Brush and McGraw a prize at the end of it, has cut into our is said to date back to last March, when victories to a considerable degree. On nu the Giants had a rumpus in New Orleans merous occasions on the last Eastern trip while playing the Phialdelphia Athletics a I found the series of games. After the game, which broke up in a row, it is said that McGraw PLAYERS DISCUSSING refused to play again despite Brush©s orders the chances of this man or that man for from. New York over the wire to do so. landing this prizb and these discussions fre Since this incident it is said that the quently extended to the men who were in breach between Brush and his team©s man the running for the prize. I don©t mean ager hp.s been gradually widening. TJnder to say that any player on the team would these conditions it is the general opinion willingly sacrifice the chances of winning in metropolitan baseball circles that the in order to try for a base hit, but the oc New York Nationals will have a new man casion frequently has arisen when it came ager next season. to a question of whether it was best to try to hit the ball out or to bunt it; and on every occasion or nearly so the men CALIFORNIA JAUNT. wiio were interested in THB CONTEST Major Leaguers May Play on the Pacific would go after that hit. Sometimes they Coast Next Winter. succeeded in making it; but on other oc casions they fell down and there©s where Special to "Sporting Life." the damage vi a& done. I©m going to take Los Angeles, Cal., August 6. If the plans this matter up seriously with President cf W. H. Palmer, the wealthy manager of the Herrmann before another season opens up, San Diego Baseball Club and member of the so that next year there will be no induce San Diego City Council, go not awry two ment for a Red player to make an effort great ball teams, composed of the stars of for an individual record rather than one the American and National leagues, will be SAMUEL BROWN, that will be of benefit to his team.© found on the Pacific coast next winter bat Catcher of the Boston National League Club. tling for the world©s championship honors. A PLAYER BALKS. Mr. Palmer says he knows it will cost a Sam Brown, the young catcher of the Boston National League Club, hails from West Newton, Pa., lot of money to bring the star of balldom and is 25 years old. During the off season he is a school teacher. He first attracted attention as a out here and keep them through the winter, ball player iu 1901 with the Grove City, Pa., College team. In 1902 he first played professionally with Jimmy McHale Refuses to Be Sold to the Birmingham Club, of the Southern League with which he played two years. In 1904 he was pur but he says there will be no trouble about chased by the Toledo Club, of the American Association, and played out Uie season wilh that emu. Boston American. that. He has already entered into cor When .1. Ed. Grillo assumed control of the Toledo Club he traded Brown to Columbus for George San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 6. Outfielder respondence with managers of National and Yeager. Brown was unfortunate during his Columbus career. From the beginning of the season until Jimmy McHale, the deserting Portland play American League teams with a view to Way 8 he did more catching than Jack Kyan. On that date he was spiked on the, shin during a game at Indianapolis. He paid but scant attention to the wound, and it was not long before he was disabled. er who is playing with the Stockton club, landing the ©pick of the players. He said of the outlaw California State League, who to-night: was sold to the Boston Americans by Wal "I think I will have little trouble in carrying out ter McCredie, of the Portland club, has re my plan. It will cost a pot of money, but there will be money in it. I believe that the stars of the two fused the offer, and will play out the sea big leagues will draw tremendous crowds in Los son with Stockton. The Boston Club Angeles. Remember, you are not going to have any offered Jimmy $1,000 for the balance of racing here next winter and you will have 100.000 ed as an outlaw organization, and, being a enough to turn McGraw©s head into a field the season, but he has figured it out in his winter guests who want to be amused. Most of them own mind that he prefers to stay where ho love base ball better than horse racing, anyway. contract-jumper, was unable to play else of snowy white, then the mistakes of his There will be no trouble about getting the crowds, where, but has been unable to retain his $4500 beauty, Larry Doyle, the new second is. The San Francisco club, of the Pacific and a long season between these two teams will prove position in that league, and was, therefore, basemau, may help. Coast League, by the way, has purchased as interesting as t would between several teams. without occupation unless permitted to play third baseman Zeider from the Winnipeg Besides, it will aftjrd an opportunity for our own Club, of the Northern Copper Country stars to study the great national game as it is played with some minor organization. by those who are recognized as its stars. Oh, I am TOLEDO©S TROUBLE. League. enthusiastic all right enough, and I expect to wiu. Watch my smoke." GIANTS MUTINOUS. May Lose Two Players By National Com JACKLIN JOYLESS. WILTSE REINSTATED. Manager McGraw Having Trouble With mission Decree. Gives Up the Franklin, Pa., Club After His Players. Special to "Sporting Life." The National Commission Shows the Tall Toledo, O., Aug. 6. Toledo may lose in- Heavy Loses. Special to "Sporting Life." fielder George Perring and pitcher Hiram Franklin, Pa., Aug. 5. L. L. Jacklin Pitcher Mercy. Chicago, 111., Aug. 6. Manager McGraw, West August 15, although there is now no has relinquished the management of the Special to "Sporting Life." of the New York Giants, seems unable to definite evidence to .indicate that the play Franklin Interstate League team on Au Cincinnati, 0., Aug. 6. The application keep control of his men. Bickerings, severe ers will return to the Cleveland American gust 1st after having lost $1,000 of his ef Lew Wiltse for reinstatement as an tongue-lashings and open insubordination League team, where Manager Armour got own money in the venture. There is no eligible ball player in order that he may mark the dealings between the manager and them early in the season. The National money in the treasury and©; the players Pficure employment in some minor league his players. Some of the men holding down Commission has just announced that West have two weeks© pay coming to them. Just club was yesterday granted by the National regular positions seem to have lost interest and Perring are under reserve, for re when it seemed the team would disband the Commission under certain conditions. Like in the pennant race, knowing full well that purchase by Cleveland, up until August 15. local fans induced the men to finish out the players Griffin and Bressler, recently tem they are marked for the minor league sale Harry Ealls is also included. "I don©t week. In the meantime arrangements will porarily reinstated, he must report regularly block this fall. In one notable case a player know what the Cleveland Club will do," be made for the team, to finish the Season. to the Commission, which shall decide told McGraw in no uncertain language that was the assertion of Manager Armour this George F. Rindernecht, one of the owners whether and when his conduct warrants per he will not. stand for insolence, managerial morning. "Cleveland has an option to re of the franchise, arrived here from Brad manent reinstatement. Wiltse "was playing injustice and public "call downs." If in purchase up until August 15.