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AMATEURS PLAN BUSY DAY
Two League. Will Paste Pill Far
First Time Thii After
noon.
HOT CONTESTS ARE IN SIGHT
. Hy Fit A ft K HVItiVKV.
For om moon to roma amateur bate
bII will reign supreme In and around
these Jungle., Tim curtain rained laet
Kunday and tho big show rolled, across
th board on scheduled tlm and tha
entertainment Will continue until the cal
endar designate unpleasant atirtoapherlo
conditions. ..Apparently everyone directly
connected with tha Omaha Amateur
llaaeball asanclatlon wa well pirated
with tha brand of base ball dished out by
ths local e xponents nf tha game, and th
attendance soared skyward compared
with what thn prediction of tlia wto.
cre tailed for.
Lt (Sunday th barker found them,
gelvc up agulnit a atarnhy proposition
endeavoring to make decision that would
win lh approval of alt coDcernod. They
found out that auoh a thing could not
happon on thla universe. An angel hnra
from heaven on a visit could not utnplra
a game of ban ball without incurring
tha enmity of a few. Iedwlona of Judg
ment aland regardleae of 'how radical
thoy may appar to tha player or apeu
tator, but in case of an error relative w
the Interpretation of the rule, tha gamo
can be played under protest and ad
Justed later by tha league Involved, and
If It falli to uellver Justice another ro
enure I leftthe board of director of
the Omaha Amateur Baaeball aaaoclatlon.
HI league entered th arena last Kun
day and simultaneously alarted to plow
ihelr way to th hall of fame, baaeball
leally speaking. Unexpected victories
were registered, consequently aom of the
boy were a trifle off color laat week,
but th majority of th local pill ahootei
are broad-minded enough to know that
a defeat now and then la rellahed by th
beat of men.
Two Premier Today,
Two leagues, th American and City,
and a pair of team, th Te-Be-Ce' and
Twenty-fourth and Lake Merchant, will
make their dabut thla afternoon. The
American leagu will blow th whistle
with eight club. They will Una up a
follow: S. O. Merchant agalnnat th
Omaha Printing company, Chrla Lyck
agalnat Omaha Bicycle Indiana. . D,
Crew againat Dundee Woolen Mill, Mer.
chants' Hotel against Townaenda. Dur
Ing tholr preliminary argument) all of
these team have showed real clan, o
tha above contest ahould be tough de
bate. Tli City leagu will wait under the
rope with, even aggregations, six of
which will perform today, Tha Murphy
I'id It will take It Sunday off today.
Herewith tha six team that will wrangle
today: Holly against Walter 0. Clark,
Brown Park Merchant against Mlckol
Vlotrola, T Fiesta against Beeellna.
For year thl league has been recog
iilied a the loader in das B circle and
according to tho dope great gob of fan
will he on deck today to witness the
atrength of the varlou congregation.
Ililck foaey, tho leader of the Te-Be-C'',
backed by Tracey Bro., will In ail
probability produca a llnetip that will
make the ('I A fellow sit up and
blink. The Twenty-fourth tid Iike Mer
chant 1 a new tribe and lla atrength
will be demonstrated today.
Rrandels-Cns Company i la ah.
Oil at rtourk park lh Omaha Out
oimpany txin.'h of th tireater Oninh
hagun will try l( lurk agxlntt i Ilrsii
dein tribe, local seml-prn rhannibm of
f'mah. liny will probably twirl for th
tirutidela sn.l Hhafler for the l com
pany, (lame railed st three bell.
Thn nisvnale of the Hnostnr
tiriaiiliiHiusly itc. .h-. that th tu.'l
which bft unfinished by the Na
tions! 'sH lte(ftter and lloston Wrl
V oh on lsit Min, In v should be flol'h. I,
I'h .nr U 1. 1 lo, when th lol in
Wet Wash in iteotili.l to st.M.nt, The
still have piu more Inulng to play.
t 1 hV, iht, losln rk of th NatbMtal
' h lil''ter, l ef th opinion tt.nt
rhilitiei) ton llo up rmmili run li
v r this contest tn ona bu.u,,-
'nit many a n has kfen Pl 'it Ic III
FAIR ST. LOUIS SWIMMERS
TO ENTER CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Gov. Whitman to Be Asked to Probe
Bribe Charge In Willard-Moran Fight
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torn, Left to Right: Jack Curley
NEW YORK., April 22,-overnor Whit
man probably will be asked to probe the
activity of th Slate Boxing commission
a a result of alleged disclosure juxt
made regarding the recent Wlllanl
Moran bout in Kfadlson Hqiiare garden.
Outatandlng In the disclosures I the
fact that Tex Klckard, promoter of the
exhibition, sent a money "gift" to Fred
A. Wenck, chairman of the Boxing: com
mission, before th fight was held.
It In freely admitted the light wa an
evasion of th law. Money wa.i renueatel
and disbursed. It Is also admitted, no thftl
certain influences" could lie "fixed "
e I acts Itronght Out.
FirstTex Kkkard said Jm k (.'urley.
one of Wtllnrd' managers, came to him
for money to "satisfy certain Influence
downtown.'1 (The office nr thn Utate Box
ing commlaaUui l at No. II Broadway.)
Marriage is Far
from Being Lottery,
at Least in St. Louis
There have len null a numtur nf
Ul lxiil llrnwn liiarrled silica thai
team Hai Instituted, so It won t be giv
ing a v th name of the player to r
ptt tho folitmin tni which Jt k
iii'truior tell of nn of th American
hss'ie bunch who got tied I'll nintnii
hloionU.' Aciftllii4 ti tl I'unniir, wetiile.l life
went hI . r tr iiouitlily for a time, atttiiish
the Ilortlt. ti aoinrwi.at reeeiite.l I'.a tU
niaicl it tli fellow Urs list b
nam bl baby i t.,-4 ,te It v aioa on
the fu a c il, a m ti.i It'H after a
t a of .- a r a the It, of ntaittitg . eti
ot n lit pall t i n u- j-i . i
it t oi.i.or . that ,lr t I- .. eii trtsd
In i n t. aim (. lar aiol to fhni
bun til th a'""Ui Int'i al.l.l. b had
Uli.n.
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N"l M.tl II an, I' k mi..i.i4 lit
lrt', ' lt a It-'isff "t4 t !') !
av-.i'ttf li t '
JOHNNY EVERS GETS
PINCHED IN CAPITAL
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fo I vt a aM.,i'H t . . lsit
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MX A!)E AND ANDERSON
SENT BACK BY RED SOX
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and James J. Johnston;
Hecond-Curley, said Hlckard, wanted
00 or 91.0(11) at the first request a irn
medialo action wa deemed neceasary.
Third Klckard admitted tha Bhow cor
poration had nothing whatever to do
with the staging of th fight; that he
and no one else handled all detail and
dlnpensnd all money.
Fourth Th Show corporation wa
granted the Uremic to hold th fight by
th Itoxlng commission. It wa supposed
to bold a three-year lease on Madlon
i'iuare garden at an annual rental -of
j:n,fiO.
Fifth -Wenck reiterated hi former
slalement that Curley cme to him with
a money offer from Rickard. Ha ald
be distrusted'' urley and requested James
J. Johnson to "set him (Wenck) right
wit h Hlckard.
Hxlh - Hlckard say tha money Was
solicited, Wenck say It wa not
Sislcr Gives Tip
on Shorter Way
to tho Hospital
There I one player on th Brown.
Incidentally, mho Is a warm Supporter
of Hi central powei In the present war
,,!.! In the recent nnitl.ern tour h apenl
tutl h of hi llni but lug lip newsiwpar
from lh leailiii cllira and poring evag
Ihem
In lh lt'if t"n b wag alway li
ka found atantilng In front of Kott n
pn.'r oftcri, tahera btilletiiia of ti vtak
ata "l I, When tha na euiiuiiaiieed
t.. roitta 4 rM.oi Verdun tol on dispatch
hil that tha tteriuaiit bad mail a
hi iht. hlM oi ktiiia tttt ltuu.la
ptaler an.) -ioi of lh oittar tli
lot I tn t h Mia tit (teal i.; . o
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TTTF, OMAHA SUNDAY ERE: APRIL 23, 11)16.
WILL NOT NUMBER PLAYERS
Harvard and Yale Do Not Care to
Have Their Foot Ball Flayeri
Wear" Bumerali.
SYSTEM FAILS AT CAMBRIDGE
NEW TORK. April .-Th system of
numbering foot ball player will tie.v.ir
be adapted by Harvard or Vale, It was
learned th other day, and th rule cmn-
mltt will refuse to tak 'ftirlher notice
of tho pln. It appear lht during the
recant meeting nf the rule maker In this
lily th Harvard malinger produced
conclusive proof thai the wearing of
number to Identify the player had been
a partial failure In the t's mliiiilfcii
ktadlitin.
Th Harvard managers, It seem, took
moving picture of sevetal game In
which the opponent of tlto (Ylmenii
eleven were numerals on their hacks
Th film showed thst no) mor than a
quarter of th varlou play were mad
clear by thl mathod and that when th
gridiron waa muddy the nurniier could
not be distinguished at all. The Harvard
manager also showed that they had
ytem at Camhridg which wa mor
satisfactory than the wearing nf num
ber. They Illustrated lite working of u
oor board patented by Arthur A. Irwin,
which ha been In use for iwenly-lwo
years.
Irwin' board, according to 'lie liar
vard men, showed all th plays in tho
stadium laat fall. In conjunction with a
card on which th nme and number
of all tha player were printed the bnifil
provided the necessry Information. Tli
cans wa o well argued by the Harvard
men that the rule maker dechWrnj to tak
no action. Incidentally A, A, Hlugg, fool
ball coach at Chicago university, lis de
cided to adopt th Irwin ytem nextnll,
Yal may follow tttlt.
New Coach Says
Purdue Grid Men
Are Too Ladylike
UAFATICTTE, Ind April JJ.-Too
ladylike," I th criticism of the Purdue
foot ball (quad, undergoing spring train
ing, by Clero O I.Hinnell, th new roach,
who arrived recently from the east. Ilia
method of coaching r' entirely differ
ent from any aaen here and are proving
populr with th player and lh tudnnt
body In general, . ,
Coach 0'Uonnell I paying especial at
tentlon to the manner In which th men
run and tha Purdue nlaver are heeominv
familiar with th low, crouching position.
wnicn. na- oeen aunnea "the duck wad
dle." Tha new coach plana to return to
bl horn in Everett Ma., where he I
under contract to coach bo ball thla
prtng. probably will not return until
fall.
FORMER WESTERN UMP
JOINS THE BENEDICTS
Announcement ha been made of the
marriage of M. R, fuller, former VYirn
leagu umpire, and Ml J-er Miller.
formr Kaiuaa City newspaper woman.
sandm!mes today
CmnATKIt OMAHA r.KA'ICK,
i,U.V,,lln,t l,llr-Ntth. at l.uxiis
para, I ao p. m,
. ''"-'' against Armour. Armour
ti k, I jj p. ni.
Huoky llolioe agalnat , nurgea-Naah,
PuuSy llolines para. I an p. m
NATIONAL. l.KAtH K,
rUmhlei aalnsi Twenty, fourth and
laka Metchaiits. Furl Omaha, I u p m.
I'olUh Maiclianl against I iuk !.
y. llilrt) (list ami l...)i. 1 j if, ,
ITV l.l-Aijl.'h;.
Itnllva asttlnat 'ali. .1 in..!., ft.......
ttinaiiai, 1 p. m
iirnaii l ark kiaei haul itlnat Ml. k..
VliKoiaa, 'Unity out otitl and I'aaay ava
lnm, i .m p .in
I itlceta against lletii,. rant ilia
IliomL IVntiiiiaoa park, J ' p. lo
AMr.ltli'A.N I.I.Anl t.
H.ttitli l no. I, a lr. Iianu aaalnal titnaba
riiiuiita M4Hit,.an. Aiiiotur paia. I li
4. ainw .niiMoa ..tt.tia In
diana, 1. its i.t a paia. 1 m p to
.1 t I'laas a(li.a i ...l..lu Vi ,.,ai,
Mills kilt t et.l II ami Albt.l 1 ji ol
War liallla llolat UII TtiIMrllsiS
Mil... pei. I l. p in
gut 111 r.ttv I r v.! .
Nmirsa lit i..into' eaaiiist ri f.u a
Itti a, l.u.i.l.a paik, I p oi
I l, to lil 1'a.tola i.iii.l Ait. tialit U.e
(etam, lit. at. taw (!, t. n.
( '. . It loot's Atbi.ti a a .'out i'!ill,
goai.ik t .ii,i. Iii.i a i ..niil i,
ids, tt.i.f II II !! I k. y I.I
! itii i in fan i i tui r
! Vamit 'Hi-a -h n. ..i ,
.rat g'tla at itnui.. watt .tiaooowt, .i
la. ei, pi S .. kt in
-lt aliwl M l.H I. .it a, W Hi
kai a. 1 a. s n.
U ....,, i i.i .tl aaait.ai A ti V
aat itiamea l t o. !,. i a I k it
M..a i v i i i.
Tia !.,.. a imh.4 tt,., t. a aal rf
t. i, t t,.i.i,ia I' I r to
I . iit.Vve a a .o.t Vt i la, a i..iuit I
I ! tl, I W . It.
St.u.,at i aK .,.it. saiitt l.tt
ti.. wt (t-aoi ..-!, li ii.aftw.si .a. a
I " f ki
I. a, .H Ma Vt aa .littl k. oik l.i.t. ,
tl,ili a -l tut la, aa
a, I a) f to
i'h 1 1 i i t r i tui f.
kite. oil t it. M.t-ii. if a a ... l
I ki leat-th i..t aai.la, ! t-
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i....a li I., i.i ii iiiiui Miuikj 'W
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.ii. !t liimi Lata; t
I, k I f "t
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If. .'.. al I.iiii.m. a't.
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MV . '.ft', t 'ill;.,, at I i ' I . t-
Rookie Admits He
Was Ashamed, but
for Another Reason
Jo Corbel!, brother ef Jim t'orbett,
who used lo play In the I'gclflc leagu
and who w wlih lb Ht, I,otil t'ar
dlnul during th World's fair of Jl"4,
was quiet, relli'lng sort of fellow, yrl
be bad a fund of dry humor thai was
cquslly a amusing a th professions!
Jokes that Jim uaed lo crack when the
latter waa, on the vaudeville stage,
Joe la hick In th gam again, after
an absence of some yesrs, and on of
his ant'eriote will b recalled with In
terest. It aeem thst when b wag play
ing on lb roast a theatrical show ap
peared at a Knn Francisco theater wtier
the Jokra a era a trifle broad, lo Bay lh
least.
Joe stales that h and lh manager of
the learn bnppened to stroll In, and, In
the entirae of g program lltat would have
done lite rawest of burlesque troupes full
Justice, they happened lo nolle on of
th Junior member nf th team altllrnf
well down to the front with a young girl.
Th young player happened to b from
one of the back wood section up In Ore
gon nr Washington, and th manager
scowled when 1m saw him bringing a
young woman liter who obviously was
a girl of soma dim.
Jo any the manager rounded "P th
recruit when they got back to th hotel
and reproved hint sternly.
"Wrren't you ashamed," h demanded
of I he abashed player, "to sit titer with
that young, Innocent girl, listening to
Joke Ilk that?"
I w," admitted th recruit, "Ton
a, I'm from the country, and gln't up
to dale; I hid to get her to explain every
on of Ihem to me,"
CHICAGO FANS WILL MAKE
INVASION ON CLEVELAND
CHICAGO, April 22,-When th rhlcgo
White Kox Itsltlo Cleveland at Cleveland
April 25, they will have a Urge delega
tion of "fan" from their horn flty wlti
them, A special trln ha bn engaged
and several hundred reservation already
have been made. Th crowd, which will
bo beaded by Owner Cliarle CnmUkey
of th Wlill Hog, 1 going to th Ohio
city for two reason. First to root for
th White Hox, and aecond, to honor lh
new Cleveland owner, most of whom art
Chleagnan.
HAUGHTON WILL BE
HIS OWN SECRETARY
Nothing ha bn don by th tloton
club, 'resident Ilaughton aay. on th
matter of appointing a traveling er
Ury. and It 1 doubtful if on will be
appointed. Secretary Hapgood will tak
one, or poaelhly two, of tha long trip
with the team, and President Hanghton
says that he want lo learn th entire
bimlnes end of th baa hall biilnes
and lht ho also will make one of the
long trip and possibly two of th hnrter
ones In the capacity of bualnes mn
ager. MISSOURI TRACK"TEAM
WOULD BATTLE ILLINOIS
rtOUIMMA, Mo, April a-Alhletlc
IMrector llrewer of tho fniverlty nf
Allesotirl la trying lo arrange for a track
meet between Msourl and Illinois, to be
held In X'rbana, May ,
Member of lb Mteantirl team believe
they have an even rhanun lo win from
Illinois and lby feal there I mor sat.
tat, lotion In defeat by Illinois than In
an v victory over oni weaker chnnl
DISQUALIFIED ELI STAR
TO JOIN GIANTS IN JUNE
t IVy, lb young pitcher, who
waa f. enllv dlsiinlfUil fiont plating
this saaann, alii Join etllivr lite Ulanta or
Itrats ftr bla srad iatlon In June
ka an nf'sr it ssiarsl Ver' tan.ln
fenm Mnii.is.o Vi-iiaw n. now Jliiiiuy
Callahan 1ms a'aai aolne.l lha list a I p
al VaU that lhat llav Is prallt
lartaln M ! In lh N' t.'tk Club
NOTRE DAME STAR SIGNS
WITH PITTSBURGH CLUB
r ''. a I alio. nit, f'.iatat Ni.i 'ai.ie
'..lit aiait, ! 'ti.s. h I'lltai-.nak
k-all .'..va t t fit a lilai In f-tf
t' i. it h kn ii m.lr I tataidid
ni.. ..f ha fit.aal tittg k I p tf
that .la .. la, k .t.t. 4 I
tt. li. I t. si. a t' a ...t.i....i.la
f , of M-tneftf i4 h ef I" 'ii
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GRIF SAYS HIS HURLING
CORPS BEST IN LEAGUE
ti ii I ! lin t' wlih raft eattt
ptlla ll.it la lit Ik Itat ltthlt St. 'I
n Ika hi. iH IV .Ik, Sa tat IVa'tai
JjlhoswH at I. en Uil'ina k ft
ti(..t ili.l ksU In ktsa II.I..V. It
ia ti.r i-.ai as I ! I ictii alikl'.t
tj.ii' raa la tlii. kk..i,f an I Wai
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PIRATES St NO ALTtNtlERfi
TO HE WHEELING TEAM
rs i-t.t-i. '.' '.! ta ' ..i..a k
tit i tint i it Jwaai A.'.it.kafaj ,. t
m -th t .ii. I In it. tt fceatitt raw
t.it ira i i ti, a v. . a . 1 1
I 1. il W.I O i I,.. I
Drawn for The Bee by Tad
Correct Answer to
This Simple Query
is Lead-Pipe Cinch
Along Ihe lln of unconarlou repartee
an needotn ta told on Miller Hoggin
lht seem to be enjoyed particularly by
th married men of (he Mrltlnn dnleua
t Inn, Incidentally, marriage waa not Hie
leading topic under dlacuasbm, but Just
happened to crop out In the rnttveraa
thill, Th renl reason and occasion for Ihe
yarn I that Hoggin felt called upon to
glv ome fatherly advice to one of his
recruit whoa table and at reel manner
needed trifle of Improvement, The
recruit wa a well-meaning hoy, and
Huggln talked lo him In most paternal
atyl.
"Of course." nld Hugglni, "when ou
ay you'd just Ilk a kulfcul nr two of
peas, you mean a apoonul or forkful;
moat people tine those articles, and It
mjght be a good thing If you ate your
pea with something benldes a knife after
ttla."
"Hut what' Ihe use of using on thing
mor than anotherT" demanded the new
member.
"There' nq pelal use," explained
Huggln patiently, "but lt' Juat th ru.
torn nf thn thing; Ilk your walking
round th hotel lobby fully dressed ex
cept for a collar, I dar nay, you're
comfortable; enough without tt, but most
people wear collur nowadays; it' Just
a sustom."
"Custom, eh 7" repeated th recruit,
willing enough to learn, but still a trlfie
perplexed.
"Stir," aald Huggln encouragingly,
"It ain't that It make much dlfferonc,
but people do tho thing;. Juat like
that wedding party w law thl after
noon, IMd you notice how th brid and
all th hrldemald were dressed? That'
Just a rustom: you sea a wedding day Is
supposed lo b on of th brightest and
happiest In a woman' Ufa, and that's
why th girl alway wear whit."
Th recruit brooded a moment.
"By," h Inquired thoughtfully, "why
do th men at a wadding alway wear
blrt?"
st. louis Shortstop
position is in doubt
Miller Huggln. manager of th HI.
r xu Is Nationals, apparently I about
ready to flip up a coin to deold whether
Roger Hornaby or Hoy C'orhan shall
guard tha hortslnp position,
Hornaby worked In lha spring serlea
against Fielder Jones' American and
batted better than .POO. In the first few
gamea of tha season he ha proved to he
an efficient run-getter, Huggln credit
hi somewhat erratic fielding to ovor
tealouane, which h believes will wear
off aa the Reason advances.
"Roy Cnrhan's arm I rounding tn'o
shape rapidly. He probably will lie ready
to take hi place at ahortatop wllhln a
few day. Conelderlng Ilornshy's knacK
of getting on the basra ami putting over
runs HuKuIn r spuria to find a place for
him. If Cothan takea the Infield posi
tion, Husglna conshleia using Hornshy In
the oittfldd, especially when bla (earn It
facing a lufl-handcd pitcher.
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In this se. lion at least, a tli tee Intar
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"BIG BAN" TOJHE RESCUE
American League Frexy Inartgror
ate. Policy of "Help the
Weaker Clnbi," ' ,
WOULp BE BENEFIT, TO ALL
NKW YORK, April 22-Two prominent
has ball deal consummated furnlah
concluslvn proof that ttan Johmon h
liisiltuted a new policy In th American
leagu. The slogan of th organisation
now Is, "help the weaker club." It I
a policy destined to prove of grt
financial benefit to the eight 'club, In
dlvldally nd collectively. It 1 a policy
which hould bv been nforod torn
yer ago, especially in thl clearing
house for base ball currency,
The donls referred lo ar the where
by Frank linker wa rached In a Yan
kee uniform and "Trts" Ppeaaer became
(he property of lh Cleveland Indiana.
When th Yankee were negotiating for
the purchase of Dakar's rales from
th I'hlladelphla 'Athletic tber wr
other club owners In th league who
watched tha progress of the negotiation
with rovetou eye. To even th fur
thest removed outxlder it wa s apparent
that a restraining power held thee
owner In check. Otherwise they would
been in tha bidding, and th prlo of
Tinker' relcas would been sent soaring
beyond all limit? of reason and fairness,
Hy holding them back and leaving th
field to th Yankees, th New York club
wn enabled to procure Maker1 relena
for a price greatly under what might
hav been paid bad "Connie" Mack been
permitted to auction th plarer'g release
to the bUhest bidder,
Cleveland' Cons fUspIalaed,
Thl new policy lo axplaln how
Cleveland wa able to pluok on of baa
hall' moat luscious peaches. The Yan
kee wer keen on th trail of npeaker.
and clamoring noisily In th dust th
New York club raised In II efforts to
land the player wer t least four other
club, the leave of their eneok book
waving temptingly In tha face of Joseph
J. I.annln, prealdent of th Jled Box, Hut
"lllg Han" warned them all back, and,
unhampered, James Dunn, new prealdent
of th Clevelnd club, wa permitted to
carry on negotiations for th acquisition
of Npeaker.
If. wa explained that th fan of Cleve
land had virtually derided to boycott
th club when Jo Jackson wa sold td
tha Whlta Hoi laat season and tt waa Im
perative that th Indiana proctira another
tar to tak the plac lft vacant by
Jac.kaon'a transfer to th olan Oomlirlter.
Thlg new policy 1 ifounfed upon th
baslo prlnclpl that tt la mor ffetlv
financially to bare baa ball atrength
dlHtrlbuted In aa many team In th
league aa pomtbla rather than that on
or two or throe ahould tnd out aa vir
tual Olhraltam among sand dtmea.
If four of flv club ean b fortified
with baaa ball strength It means that alt
th oluba In th leagu will benefit ma
terially aa regard th capturing of th
elusive dollar. Th few remaining weak
cluba-nr comparatively weak cluhav-
naturally share in th patronaga that
Is a wlnnln; club's.
It Is riot ayndlcat hiuas ball; In far!,
II I far rtnnoved from uch nondltltn
that would prov the rulnatlVi , of th
national sport. Club holding Aer play
er are not forced to d!p ofvny of
their holding. Nor In limiting ttoV field
ef- bidder I any one club enables ft
purchase a player's release) for a pth o
below Ihe player' real value, Th policy
simply affords club whoew bank rot1
are not as heavy as some other with ait
opportunity to btibiter up dnplelnd rank
and eoeuiii a peallhin fther than that of
a poor el run,
A a rult th gum benefit for lh
fan In the smaller cltle are thus ena
bled to hav . lul reprrannUing them that
t least Lata a fighting en., nee In th
cl.anitiiiihlp melee.
buy of any YUyxh built,
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