Nothing New in Baseball
‘ em on Time Giant '
Player.
Dassball still may be in its infancy
as a popular pastime. as Charlie Eb-
“ once put it. but it is certainly
grown up as a game. This is the eon-
sedition of a man who speaks with an
authority which is backed by both
experience and close study—Charley
lsssett. star Giant short-stop of three
decades ago and close student oi
baseball since his retirement from ac-
tive service.
Basset: is back in town for a few
days to revisit his old haunts and to
talk over old times with those of his
former cronies who are still around.
Bassett was at the opening game
Sunday between Brooklyn and Cin-
cinatti. He sat on the high bench in
back of the lower stands. reserved by
the Squire for honored guests. He
was as keenly absorbed in the game as
any one of the 20,000 fans who turned
out to see the Reds get trimmed. To
him it was a drama. unfolding itself
scene by scene. He watched every
move made by the players. and either
shook his head in disapproval or en-
couraged with a "That's the boy."
When the first inning was over and
the game sewed up by the Robins.
Bassett had the following to say
about the game today compared with
thirty years ago.
"So far as 1 can see. there is little
change in any of the tactics or strat-
egy. All the tricks that are being
'used to-day were used by us old
players long before some of these
steal. the squeeze play—all that is old
stuff. Even the so-cailed fadeaway
ball that they have spoken about so
much in recent years is old."
“The pitchers who worked for the
Giants in my time had everything that
the present pitcher poesess. Amos
Rusie. with whom I spent the day
yesterday. had a. hall such as being
described as the fadeaway. It would
go on a straight line to within a few
feet of the plate and then—the batter
would almost break his back going
after what he thought would be an
easy one."
"But I will my this: While our
star performers were as great as those
of to-day there were fewer of them
than are now. But. of course. there
is more general interest in the game
than there was in my time. and as a
consequence. more ’boys are playing
and more stars are being developed."
HOW THEY STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. 25. PC.
New York ........:... 22 a .733
Pittsburgh ............ 10 18 .888
8t.Louis..............17 14 .5“
Chicago .............. 14 15 .ds:
Cincinnati ........... 13 15 .484
Brooklyn ............. 18 10 All
Boston ............... 12 15 .444
Philadelphia .......... 8 19 .196
Games Yesterday
Pittsburgh. 5: Philadelphia. 3.
All other games postponed.
Games My
St. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pitsburgh at Philadelphia
Chicago at Boston.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. P.C.
New York ............ 22 s .133
Philadelphia. 17 11 .007
Cleveland 16 14 .583
Detroit ..... .......... 16 15 .316
Washington .......... 12 ll .4“
BLLouls..............13 17 .414
Chicago .............. 10 17 .370
Boston ..........-u.. 8 16 .333
Games Yesterday
New York. 5: Chicago. 0.
Detroit. 6: Philadelphia. 4.
Washington. 3: fit. oLuis. 2.
Boston-Cleveland (postponed:
weather).
cold
Games Today
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
Washington at St. oLuis.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. P.C.
Rochester .......... 20 6 .7".
Baltimore.............19 10 .056
Toronto .............. 13 11 .341
Buflalo ............... 13 12 .520
Reading 12 16 .ut
Jersey City ........... 12 16 .409
Newark ...... ........ 10 15 .400
Byracuse ....... ...... 7 21 .350
.—
Gsmes Yesterday
All games postponed.
Games Today
Baltimore at Jersey City.
Newark at Reading.
Syracuse at Rochester.
Buffalo at Toronto.
Molla To Try Again ,
For Worlds Tennis Title
Mrs. Malia Biurstedt Mallory.
tional women’s lawn tennis champion.
'wiil compete for the “Worlds" grass
court title at Wimbledon in June. lira
Mallory sailed for England on satur-
,..v jay. unknown to all except her im-
mune- family and friends. she kept
can. desiring to avoid any further
W. _ The obsmpton's decision
tasssk foreign laureis once more
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after her
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COLONEL chon RUPPERT ls '
THE sou: OWNER or YANKEES
Deal Completed Whereby Colonel Huston Disposes of In-
terest for $1,500,000—Great Loss to Baseball.
Col Tillingham L'Hommelisu Hus-
For the second time in six months
announcement has been made of the
sale by Colonel Huston of all his in-
terest in the Yankee baseball club to
Colonel Jacob Rupperft. his partner
in the venture. six months ago an
eleventh hour change of heart can-'
eleventh hour change of heart can
celled the deal. virtually consumated.
and Colonel Huston came back to the
game. This time every detail has
been agreed upon: the papers have
been signed. and the legal end of the
transaction has been attended to.
Colonel Huston is definitely out of
baseball—definitely separated from
the club which he helped build up
from a “neo'r-do-well' to a champion-
ship. V
Although no figures were an-
nounced on the deal. it is understood
the transaction entailed about a mil-
lion snd a half dollars. When the
sale was first contemplated six months
ago Colonel Ruppert insisted on a pro-
vision whereby Colonel Huston agreed
to remain out of baseball in New
York. That agreement this time was
eliminated. The sale was a pure and
simple transaction. without agreement
of any sort or compromising terms of
any character.
At the time the other sale was con-
templated there was much talk of
Colonel Huston buying an interest in
the Brooklyn club. and it was believed
once on the agreement that Huston
remain out of baseball that caused the
deal to be dropped. This time that}
agreement is out—but Colonel Huston
yesterday denied any immediate plan
for his return to the game.
For the present. at least. he will
take a vacation. he said. forgetting all
business worry. in the pleasure of do-
ing nothing and “doing it well."
Both Colonel Ruppert and Colonel
Huston expressed their regret at the
breaking up of a partnership which
has extended over several years. And
both. too. expressed the belief that
never again in the history of baseball
would another association be formed
which would be given such happy sup-
port as was lent to their efforts by
the fans of New York.
“I regret to leave baseball."
Col.
Huston said. ”The game has meant
much to me and it has been more than
a business venture. too-Allis proposi.
tion of putting the Yankees on their
feet and reviving the interest of fan-
dom in their program."
But Col. Ruppert hoped to gain
absolute control of the club. It has
been his aim for years. and since I
am going. there is no one anywbere
that I would rather sell to than Coi-
onel Jake.
The following formal statements
concerning the lie were given out
at the time the announcement was
made.
The negotiations for the sale of T.
L. Huston's half interest in the Yan-
kees to Jacob Buppert as announced
last December and which were broken
off in January. werl later resumed and
finally eventuated into asigned agree-
ment wherein Ruppert buys Huston's
interests. The finale of the transac-
tion takes place prior to June first.
Huston continues as a Director in
the club. A summary of the work ac-
complished during the nine seasons
of the ownership of Ruppert and
Huston of the Yankees seems not out
of place at this time.
A sixth or seventh place team was
taken and made a twice' pennant
winner with every prospect of a third
pennant this year. The team which.
was bought had only one-reelirgodd
player on it. Today it is second to
none. New York then was the worst
l-aseball town in the American League:
today it is the . The Giants were in
undisputed sur macy: but now the
Yankees share with them equally'the
baseball popularity of New York fans.
"The club when acquired was a waif.
It had no playing grounds. but was a
tenant at the mercy of a rival league
and subject to the tender caprice of
an opposition club. It has now a
home of its own in the most magnif-
icent baseball stadium of the world in
the heart of the greatest city in Amer-
ica." .
“In 1905 our attendance was
256.000. During'the last four years.
it has averaged annually over a mil-
lion and it is net at all probable that
the attendance this year will be one
and one-half million.
‘FlGHT ME AND
GET $50,000’
NEW YORK. May :1.—The first
honest-to-goodness. real offer for Ben-
ny Leonard to light comes from Clon-
nie Tait. the Canadian lightweight
champion. Tait is willing to put in
Benny's hand or in the care of any
of his friends the sum of $50,000. if
he will give Clonnie a chance at the
crown. Tait doesn't assert in loud
tones that he will whip our Benneh.
but all he asks is an opportunity to
show what he can do against the wi-
zardry of our champion. There are
no technicalities going along with
the challenge. but a plain statement-
give me the fight and you get the
"0.000.
Tait is one of the best men in the
iii-pound class; in fact. he is as good
as any of the moths that tilt around
the rays of the Leonard arclight. Tait
has been fighting for over six years.
but came to the front only two years
ago. Since that blossoming forth.
Clonnie has been very busy and has
never lost a scrap. That puts the O.
K. on him.
That he is entitled to a 'crack at
the title can be proven by the names
of the good men he has licked. Be
made Rocky Kansas look foolish. easi-
White or Freedman decisively or with-
draw his offer. That sounds fair
enough.
Home Run Hitters
in Games Yesterday
Season's
Total.
3
1
Lee. Phillies .............. 3
Van Glldel‘. me esssseaol
LEAGUE TOT“ To DATE
National League ............... 127
America W. seeseoessseees 68
To“! ssebsessoeaeeeleseeeses 1“
TOTAIJ m. DATILAITM
American eLague .............. 112
Nmonu W. sssseeessosseles .0
players—Club . ‘
Wheat. Brooklyn 37 fl 1! di
Bottomley. 8t. Is. ll 1" It It
Hornsby. St. L. .. 3‘ 89 I? 85
Grimm. Pitts..." 89 106 IS 60
MN. Y. .... 80 13. I! d.
K .
WW
Players—Club G. LEE 3.
Hellman. Detroit 8| 0| I! 48
ly beat Ritchie and Pinkie Mitchell.
walloped the daylights out of Ever!
Hammorand then started an times;
at the Garden and won each light in
jigtime. When you consider that m-
sae took Charleymua into camp re-
neatly. sad is amt asone of Leo-
aard's most dangerous opponents.
you’ve got to pay a lot of attention
to the Cannes. , -
Reichie. Boston" 19 so 10 as
Jamie-on. Cleve" .ss 11! 81 ‘1
Collins. came. as H 13 as
Tom oneseesesseesesooeaoeee'1.a'
YANKEE" TRICK; 1
BEAT Jill: DUTCH
Italian Fighter Uses U. 8.
Ring sms to Win
Over Hollander.
MILAN. Italy. May zz.~—Befors a
crowd of 40,000. the largest ever
assembled to witness a boxing bout on
the Continent. Erminio Spallo of Italy
outpolnted Vandsrvser. the Hollander.
in a. twenty-round bout. winning the
European heavyweight title. Milan
celebrated the Italian's victory far
into the night. cannon booming in
salute o! the new champion.
The decision. however was close.
The Italian was outweighed by thirty-
six pounds and gained the decision
through his ring technique. learned
largely in the United States. Spells
probably landed the heavy punches.
although the Hollander was undaunt-
ed and mixed readily throughout the
match. Both men were in good con-
dition and mixing it up willingly until
the final gang.
1!. Collard. vice-president of the
Belgian Boxing Federation. refereed.
There were two preliminaries. in the
firm of which Giuseppe Spell... brother
of the new champion. gained a de-
cision over Herman Jouwerman. when
the bout was stopped in the first
round by the referee. In the second
bout another Hollander was vanquish-
ed in the person of Karel Bimchop.
Dutch welterweight champion. who
lost a decision to Mario Bososio. Ital-
ian welterwpight title holder.
.mide To Watch Villa
PHILADELPHIA. May age—Jimmy
Wilde. who is to meet Pancho Villa
in New York June is. has made ring-
side reservations for the Philiies' Park
next Thursday night to scout Villa in
his bout here with Bobby Wolgast.
\Vilde. who tried to keep his visit
here a socket. will come out with Tom
O'Rourke and his boxing advisers.
Sport Barrage
Chat and Comment of Special Interest t6 '
Norwalk
By LeRoy D. Downs -
The tot who fell in the bath tub
was the originator of the “pool bawl."
O O 0
Even the amateur airplane stunt
fiyer has everybody looking up to
him.
0 O 0
When licence to considering op-
ponents for Jack Dempsey there is
one fighter who has not been men-
tioned very much. who will have to
be taken into consideration and that
is Jack Renault.
O O O
Renault fights Joe Lehman tonight.
Lehman is tho fighter who recently
gained a verdict over Floyd Johnson
in a bout held in one of the western
cities.
0 O O
The East Ends will meet their
strongest opponents of the season on
next Sunday. when they stack up
against the American Storage Battery
team of Stamford. ‘
. O O 0
We hope that baseball managers
who desire the scores of games played
by their name in the paper. will
come around and get some score
sheets and not wait and then write a
letter into the Sporting Editor com-
plaining because the scores are not in
the paper.
0 O O .
We have only found one baseball
manager in this section who book the
above action. We hope that from
now on this mandger will be able to
spare enough time to get a box score
Fans.-
together after each game and send it
in. If he is unable to compile a box
score. we will be pleased to. instruct
him along these lines if he will come
around to the office some afternoon.
0 0 0
We might go on further to state
for the benefit of this manager that
his lmpertinent letter found a com-
fortable resting place in the waste
basket at the side of our desk and
any further communications will be
treated in a like manner.
0 0
The Lockwoods. who have at last
struck their stride, will try to avenge
the defeat of last season this Sunday.
when they stack up against the Loo
comoblles of Bridgeport. This team
handed the local lads a neat trim.
ming last season.
0 0 0
Nelson. who pitched for Colgate.
will be on the mound Sunday for the
Locos. Cunarrs. one of the best col-
ored baseball players in the game.
and who formerly played shortstop for
the Royal Giants. will play that posi-
tion for the Auto makers.
O O 0
It was a case of too much Cobb in
yesterday's game between the Ath-
letics and the Tigers. and hence tho‘
A's winning streak was shattered.
O 0 0
I wonder what has happened to
Buck Lynch. His name hasn't been
in the Toronto line-up lately. Buck
started ci‘f like a house a-flre at the
start of the season.
mnmsmmsm
NEW HAVEN. May 2:.~—Tom Car-
rigan. pitcher on the New Haven
Eastern League team for the last two
seasons. has been sold to the Water-
bury ciub of the same league.
m -SOX RELEASE Pm
CRICAGO. May 22.——George Con-
nolly. pitcher. obtained from the
Toronto Internationals by the Chica-
go \Vhite Sox. yesterday was released
KING malaria
RACE BRIT *1.
Royal Patronage E ;,
to Boom English Big
Boat Events.
LONDON. May 22.—This yes: .
see a big boom in boat racing on
side. due mainly to King George]
cision to participate in the rpm
more His famous ZZG-ton cutter. -
Britannia. has Just undergone an
tenslve refit in preparation for .,
coming season and last week ‘
launched at Cowles (Isle of WLghi).
The Britannia. has been laid
since August 1921. The cutter is
years old (she was built in Scot
in 1893) and has won many -
during her racing career. It ma.
reasons of economy that he rel
owner did not put her in commit
last year. it having been {and .
she needed a lot of repairing ».
some alterations. This year the ...n
found his finances Were in a - .-
condition. so he had the Britannia
fitted and she will take part in ,
the regattas for Which she is elm
Last week the big yacht spent it: -
Solent. for tuning up trials. Her .
racing of the reason will be on:
Clyde next month. when the a .
the Clyde Fortnight, which opens
Large on June 22. ciosirg at Go
She will also race in Irish sates
haying been entered for the regattas
the Royal Ulster Yachting Club I
Belfast Lough the first week in Jill!
Her subsequent fixtures will keeph
sailing almost continuousty until th
end of August. when the yschtium
son clotcs.
Majo'r Philip Huslc‘rzs has charges
the Britannia and her skipper ii Cap
filn Albert Turner. During Cows
week. the climax of its season. Ill
George and probably several meals!
of the royal family ":11 sail in ii
yacht. but the King has so may”
lie engagements during the scan!
that he will not be able to and
to the Galveston Texas League club.
many of the regattas.
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