BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS. Volume 49, No. 13. Philadelphia, June 8, 1907. Price, Five Cents. LATEST NEWS. M©GRAW©S END, TO RETIRE FROM BASE BALL AFTER THIS SEASON, The Sad Fate of Two Noted Base Thinks He Has Enough After Four Ball Men A New League for teen Strenuous Years Is Tired the National Association A of Traveling, and Has Other Southern League Decision, Etc* Interests for His Attention, SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LITE." SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LOTS." St. Louis, Mo., June 5. President M. New York, Jnne 5. John J. McGraw, Stanley Robison and his brother, Frank manager of the New York National League De H. Robison, owner of the St. Louis Na Club, will give up base ball at the end of tional League club, an this season. This means nounce their intention of that he will neither play making extensive improve ball nor manage a ball club ments at the St. Louis Na after the last game of 1907 tional League park now that is ended. The manager of the street question is set the Giants, one of the great tled. Said Stanley Robison est generals that the nation today. "Base ball promises al game has ever seen, is to be the national sport for not giving out this news years to come and th" broadcast, yet he makes no National League, as h" denial of its truth and he been the case for more than admits that there are some a quarter of a century, features of professional base must lead the way in con ducting the professional ball life that he does not S. Robison like. Statements similar to J. J. McGraw branch of the game. It is this are made periodically ftnly a question of time until both of the by many ball players and managers of note major leagues adopt the plan of having at times when they are dickering for bigger . both teams dress at the park and all of salaries. Some make it a point to hold the clubs will provide comfortable quarters out for a short time each spring with, more for the visiting clubs as the Cincinnati and or less success as to Pittsburg teams have done, and the St. Louis Club is gokig to do speedily if the THE SALARY PROPOSITION. weather does not keep the contractor back Mr. McGraw, however, has no ax of thi« in his work. The Pittsburg Club has in kind to grind, since his salary is mutually creased its seating capacity since I last agreeable to him and President John T. visited Exposition Park. The plans of our Brush, of the New York Club, and Manager club also call for many additional seats, McGraw has come, to his determination with and all of the National League teams will the season of 1907 well under way. The have to make provision for increased de- fact is, McGraw and Brush have a high man." admiration for each other and a money affair is not likely to separate them. John J. McGraw does not have to play base ball SELEE IS DONE. any longer. He has been in the game fourteen years; has made good money dur He Resigns the Active Management of SAMUEL STRANG, ing most of this ©time and now he has com mercial and property interests which make the Pueblo Team. Outfielder of the New York National League Club.- him independent of s.alary. Special to "Sporting Life." Samuel Strang, who played all Infield positions as the New York National League Club©s substi TIRED OF TRAVELING. Pueblo, Col., June 3. Manager Frank tute in 1905 and 1906. and is now regular right fielder of the club, is a son of ex-President Nicklin, He asserts that what he most hates in Selee on Saturday resigned the team man of the Southern League, and a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., where he was born twenty-seven years the base ball life is traveling. To a close agement of the Pueblo Club owing to ill ago. His full name is Samuel Strang Nlcklln. he dropping the family name at his father©s request. friend he said recently: "I detest, more health. This is a hard blow to the local He was with Louisville in 1896 and was farmed out to the Lynchburg Club, of the Virginia League. He remained out of the game in 1897 and 1898 on account of an injury to one of his knees. In 1899 than I can express in words, this moving fans. Selee has been in poor health for he played shortstop on the Cedar Rapids Club, of the Western Association, until its disbandment from place to place throughout the playing several years, and it has prevented him and finished that season as an outfielder of the Wheeling Club, of the Interstate League. He showed season. I have been traveling from one giving his best efforts to the Pueblo Club. splendid form as a third baseman with the St. Joe Club in 1900. In 1901 he played for a season part of this country to another so much, to There is one consolation in the resignation, with the Chicago National League Club and in 1902 was turned over to the New York National League Club, which subsequently released him to Brooklyn. He played for Brookljft throughout 1904, say nothing of my trips to foreign coun and that is that Prank is going to remain was released in the fall and re-signed by New York, and proved a most useful substitute for the tries, that the \ very sight of a railroad train in Pueblo and advise with the directors as former champion team of the National League and of the world. appalls me. I want to stay at home, right to the best methods to make the team a here in New York. In spite of my sport winner. Frank has taken a hand in the con ing proclivities my tastes are domestic and troversy over Scout George Huff©s alleged I want to quench forever the feeling that I "finds©" for the Chicago National Club. league claim that ihe league season began one eye entirely, and expert oculists say he April 9, the day on which the first game am a slave to the Pullman sleeper and the Selee says that the only ball player George can have the use of the other but a few tender mercies of the hotel in the next Huff ever selected for the Chicago Club war was played, and accordingly claim pay for months at the best. This will mean Rourke© s city.©© Hofman. The others were players that the extra day. The other clubs of the retirement from base ball, and next year league did not wish to incur this extra ex THE MATTER SETTLED. Selee picked out and sent Mr. Huff out to will doubtless see the Omaha Club under an When asked if his decision to give trp sign. pense, and it was said that Birmingham would have to pay all of the players for entirely new management base ball was irrevocable, he said: "Prac the extra day. However, Judge Kavanaugh tically it is. Of course, I might be in KAVANAUGH©S DECISION has ruled that unles the various clubs see vited to sign a contract for a short period fit to pay the players for April 9 there 22022 01: of time say two seasons or something like Anent a Claim of Southern League Play will be nothing doing in the way of com The Empire Sta© .21222 22je to Receive that for such an advantageous sum that pensation. He also declared that the affair I would be false to my own interests and ers for a Day©s Salary. was not a case to be settled by the National National A ". .©.©2222?^ Protection. to the interests of my family if I threw Special to "Sporting Life." Commission, and© the case is considered end Special to "Sport,© ~^ _ down the proposition. Now, understand me, ed, f I am not fishing for such a contract. I Little Rock, Ark., June 4. According to Cortland, N .?, June 5 Michael T. Roche, do not want it. I still love the national » ruling made by President W. M. Kava- of this city, president of the Empire State game as such, but I am tired of the travel naugh, of the Southern League, the Bir MAGNATE©S FATE. League, feels confident that his petition for ing game and, as soon as I can, I am going mingham Club will not have to pay players membership in the National Association will to stop moving around except to go wb>era Oculists Tell W. A. Rourke That He Will meet with the approval of President P. T. I shall go from personal choice." of the league for the extra day caused by Powers, and that his league will soon be moving opening day ahead of the schedule. Become Blind. in a position where it will receive protec In order that the champions might have Special to "Sporting Life." tion. For two years Mr. Roche has en Proud Gets a New Berth. their opening of the season on the home Omaha, Neb., June 4. Physicians who deavored to secure this much-needed pro Trenton, May 30. Umpire George Prou«J, of ground, although the schedule billed them to have been treating W. A. Rourke, president tection and has made frequent appeals to Philadelphia, who has been officiating in the open at Nashville, President Kavanaugh of the Omaha Western League base ball the National Association without avail.