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went m he rolled into Ch'eafa.
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Battle of Magnates Due
at Louisville Meeting of
Western Loop Club Owners
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St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 12. That
" Western league meeting, . which ac
cording to advance reports is to be
held in J ouisvil'e November 11, is
almost certa:n to be one which will
furnish plenty of real excitement and
sensations for all concerned, for as
the prospects now line up it appears
that the rnanates are in for the
busiest and most prolific session of
tjieir young lives.
To begin with, there is bound to
be readjustment of the circuit.
Dickerson has said thatnhe Western
did well during the past season. Pure
eamouPare. Those who know any
thing of base ball know also that out
aide of two cities, every town on the
Western map lost money. According
to the Dtckerson report. Ed Hanlon'i
team made money while in St
Joseph, according to the secretary of
the club, the team did not break
even here, although it did much bet
ter than at Sioux Citv.
Ed Hanlon returned from the wes
this week and was surprised when he
learned of the decision to hold a
meetinw in I ouisville. Hanlon is' in
Sioux Gty now and expresses the be
lief that the meeting should 'have
been held within the Wes'ern l eague
circuit. However, he will not raise
any objection to the place of ho'ding
it provided the meeting brings forth
ome of the results which he most de
sires first of which is adjust things
between himself, the league and Jack
Holland so that all three know just
where thev s'and. The civic organi
sations of this town want Hanlpn,
that has been established beyond per
adventure of a doubt It is not Hugh
Jones nor Ducky Holmes they crave,
It is Ed Hsn'on and they are going
to fight hard to retain htm, but there
is a growing suspicion that league
politics are being played to keep
Hanlon out of this town and to re
turn the franchise if indeed this was
ever ta'-en fnm him to Jack Hol
land, who will in turn dispose of it
to some other magnate, probably
Jones. (
Hanlon and Pourke are in favor of
cutting loose from the league as at
present constituted and of joining
forces with four towns of lie Amen
an association and leaving the West
rn free to remain in such towns as
lutchinson. Joplin and Wichita.
i Despite' the fact that Lincoln tost
money last season, with every plan
luggested the Nebraska capital is
jcluJed as a strong pobability for I
membership in a larger and 'stronger
circuit for next . season. Perhaps
this is due. to. the fact that I t'nco'n,
given a square deal in which the
fortunes of some other newcomer in
the league are not considered first,
is recognized as a live ball town. Den
ver is in the discard in all tbt cal
cd'at'ons. while Omrha, Des Moines
and St. Joseph are inevitably Jinked
together It is the feelinv among a
good many of the base ball men that
a circuit composed of these four towns
and tour from the American associa
t on would make an ideal "river to
river league. Of course Milwaukee
is figured in these calculations and is
a hit over the Mississ:ppi line, but
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smaii inings iikc inai can ot waived.
Then the chance of these four clubs
being 1'nked with Davenport, Peoria,
Kock Island and perhaps bioux City
tor a new Western league.
Strange things are being done. The
presidents office in Kansas City has
been closed, the executive has gone
to Grand Rapids to spend the winter,
the .magnates are scurrying back and
forth, hold:n hurried conferences.
each one disclaims any knowledge of
what is to happen at the league meet
ing and yet one just as decidedly de
clares that base ball history is to be
made at that session.
And there is to be a fine little row
when the opposing forces meet, you
may depend upon that, for the Han-lon-Rourl-e
crowd have lined uo
ajrainst the Holland-Jones crew and
is Ii'ely to fly when the "ma-
nuts" gather about the festal board
in Colonel Watterson's home.
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MOTION PICTURE NOTES
Ima Starr has resigned because the
publicity man of the film company put
ner picture in tne newspapers.
One of our noted scenario artists is
considering a novel plan in which the
nero rescues tne heroine from death. Tesreau. once the Giants' best bet in
uwing to tne hign price of milk and the box, stands fifth among McGraw's
pitchers on the season s records.
ON THE SPOR T TRAIL
WITh FRED S. HUNTER
eggs a number of scientists are rn
deavoring to make inexnensive svn
thetic custard pies for use in comedy
films. ; ' r , (
Wanted Ry an aspiring young
woman, Billie Burke's dimples, Mary
Pickford's curls, Ifcarl White's daring,
B'anche Sweet's smile and Marguerite
Clarke's figure. Address Anygirl.
Yes, Vernoon, your surmise "was en
tirely justifiable, but your inference
that Saint Vitus is the muse of danc
ing is without warrant - i
Geno Delmont, the southern feath
erweight, is anxious to hook up in a
clash with any New England boxer
before a Boston club. , ,
Both the Cincinnati Reds and the
St Louis Cardinals moved up from
their second division berth in 1916 to
the first division this year:
Unofficial batting averages show
that Duffy Lewis of the Red Sox land
ed within the .300 circle at the very
finish of the season.
New York boxing promoters are
angling for a return match between
Jack Dillon and Harry Greb, the
clever Pittsburgh middleweight.
. A number of foot ball coaches are
needed at the various military training
camps. The position carries with it a
salary of $1,800 a year.
Slam Anderson, former Badger and
Yale gridiron star, is assisting
Coaches Richards and Jones with the
University, of Wisconsin foot ball
squad.
Frank Moran says he wants to box
Carl Morris and if Morris persists in
foul fighting Moran will use similar
tactics and rough-house the. Okala
homa giant
Johnny Ertle, the St. Paul claim
ant to the bantamweight tile, will be
a sorely disappointed boxer if Cham
pion Pete Herman refuses to meet
him before the latter joins the. arm v.
. Dartmouth's foot ball squad has
been increased by the nuexpected re
turn of Gene Neely, the one-armed
guard who gained quite a fepuation
as a clever gridder latyear.
Rumor has it that both the Braves
and Red Sox first sackers are likely
to become managers next season.
Konetchy of the Braves is slated as
the Casdinals' pilot and Hoblitzel is
down to lead the Red Sox.
Clarence De Mar. former marathon
title holder, made a remarkable
"come-back" when he won the Brock
ton rriarathon in record time. , In this
event De Mar defeated a trio of star
distance runners, comprising Villir
Lyronen, Arthur Roth.and Bill Ken
nedy." '
The Baltimore Orioles of twenty
years ajo. have more members still in
the major leagues than any other of
the same aje ever had. McGraw,
manager of the Giants; Robinson,
manager of the Dodgers; ; Kelley,
scout of the Yr.nkees. and Coach
GJeasoh of the White Sox are all Ori
ole veterans.
Tvobert Folwell announced thit
Pennsylvania univeroity has decided
tp do away with paid scouting this
season. Whether this means that
the Quakers will be without that ,
e'aVorate system of espionage whirh
various important e'evens have de
ve'oped in the course of modern foot
ball depends on whe. ier or not there
are a'umni sufiiciently versed in the
technique of the ftame who are will
ing to give their services free of
charge. It is reasonable to assume
that such will not Le the case, and
that, as a consequence, Pennsylvania's
intelligence bureau will be rather
loosely ordered.
The system of scouting which has
grown wide, complete and expensive
to and including the season of
1916. had its hitter opponents .and
its staunch adherents. Those who
were against it denounced it as an im
portant phase of the theory of any- ,
thing for. victory, coupling it with
such evils as expensive coaching
staTs, transfer of students from one
co'lce to r-other arid preparatory
school prose' -tinr. Proponents , of
the system hr ' that anv team organ
ized to p'ay foot ball along advanced
lines, and which exoected to meet
well traced rvrls with hope of suc
cess could not forego the advantafe
of some dcrree of familiarity with "
their basic formations, and with the
style, prowess and specialized attri
bu'es of in 'ividuals.
, Scouting in former times was not
such an important "factor in the de
velopment of an eleven as it hzs come
to be. A coach would leave his squad
or send an assistant once or twice in
the course of a season to witness the
coming opponent in action against an
other stronT e'even. Later, however,
the practice of scouting was system
etized and special' staffs of keen ob
servers reeru'ted for this purpose. For
examnle, the coach of a big eleven
would detail one or two ten to at
tend every game played by a rival
co!lrre team, their reports coming in '
veek by week and kept carefully on
file for reference artainst the time
when it was necessary tp prepare tor',
the crucial contest against that out
fit. The fans in Pittsbu; fh are showing
unusual enthusiasm ver bae ball.
They realize that the season is over.
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