Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1906 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Believes In Collins. President Bari Johnson of the American league his long' looked for visit to Boston recently and was in conference most of the afternoon both with General Charles H. Taylor, the 1 owner of the Boston club, and with Manager Collins. He said that every effort would be made to get the Boston club out of its present dilemma. "I have in Collins,” he said, “and l! think that no manager is

better able to get the work out of his men than he, but he has been more severely handicapped than comes to the lot of most managers, and I sympathize with him most decidedly. I think that things will come around all right by and by. "There is no friction at all between Collins and the owner of the club. Collins left the team because he was discouraged. With some of the cripples back in the game Boston can be depended upon to make as good a battle as any of the other teams.” Ebbetta’ Declaration. Cdmmenting on the offer of $15,000 for Lumley and 'Jordan made by Manager McCloskey of the St. Louis Cardinals, President Ebbetts of the Brooklyn Nationals says: “McCloskey has no chance to get Lumley and Jordan at any price, and he knows it. He has made a bad break in letting Taylor and Shannon go, is doubtless being roasted good and plenty by St. Louis fans and is making a bluff with this offer, which I refused to stand for. “He might as well have offered to buy the‘whole Brooklyn team for all his blqff is worth. McCloskey has made a mistake in his deal with Chicago and New York and Is employing a cheap method to cover up the blunder. "Ho is simply trying to square himself with the St. Louis public by a grand stand play. As soon as I can communicate with Manager Donovan I will get back at McCloskey by making an offer to the St. Louts club for two of its best men. if two gd6d men can be found In that aggregation. It has been badly weakened by the blunders of McCloskey, and I refuse to have him cover up his own shortcomings by trying to cause dissatisfaction among our players.” Sella Louisville Stock. It developed recently that George Tebeau, owner of the baseball franchises of Louisville and Kansas City in the American association, and Denver in the Western league, has disposed of a block of stock of the Louisville club to ten business men of the city. These men are all ardent supporters of the team, and the effect will be to popularize the Colonels. Just how* much stock was sold is not known, but it is certain that the control of the club s(ill rests with George Tebeau. The Louisville club has always been a money maker, and this has been a banner year and the stock was disposed of at par value. . —A A Motorins; Hint. ■''•Robbing Peter to pay Paul" always has been conceded to be poor policy, but there are times on the road when a motorist has his choice between doing something of the sort or walking. It is possible to remove a bolt or nut from some place where it serves a not very important purpose and to use it to replace one in some vital part. This sort of makeshift is one that requires judgment, however. Sir Thomas LiptonIn response to an invitation to visit Milwaukee during the summer, - Sir Thomas Lipton has cabled that he will be unable to come over. This would indicate that Sir Thomas will not start the Shamrock in the king's cup race of the New York Yacht club at Newport, R. I. Get* Clnb Franchise. The Lowell (Mass.) franchise in the New England league has been purchased by Second Baseman Alexander Winn. The new owner reports that Wltherup of the Boston Nationals has been signed, also an American league pitcher, and Burns, an Inflelder of Indianapolis. Hnwhey Jenalava After New Men. Manager Jennings of Baltimore has two deals under way which are expected to strengthen the Orioles. He is negotiating for Pitcher McCarthy of Toronto in exchange for one of the present Oriole staff, and he is also looking for a new shortstop. . , J. Releasee Homer Smoot. The St. Louis National club has traded Outfielder Homer Smoot to Clnclnnatl for First Baseman Jack Barry. It has also purchased Pitcher Rhodes from the Parsons (Kan.) club.

JIMMY COLLINS.