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DEEDDMAN ll ADDDl
l0 DlDSE DDDS DEAL
CHICAGO, ”1., Dec. 20.»»—l’resident
Ban Johnson of the American League,
President (‘oiniskey of the White Sox
and President Chivington of the
American Asmciation returned yes-
terday from the baseball peate meet~
ing at New York and said peace would
be a fact by Christmas.
The information was also obtained
that President Weeghmau of the
Whales has all but closed a deal for
fine (‘ulis the West Side team to phi"
(-ii the North Side. It was practical-
ly confirmed 'that l’hil llall of St.
Louis will get control of the Amer,
ican league team in that city,Iwhlle
new owners may be in charge of the
Cardinals. A
As has been intimated, Edward
.tiiiiiiier .if Pittsburg will h‘ .f
led to buy into tiie Plttsburgl’lmtes
should he so desire, while the Nation
at and American leagues Jointly; will
look after tho Ward interest! in.
Ilrooiilyn by paying a it per oo .-in
ti'rest on an iiiiistnit-nt of $41} ,9.00
'l‘iii test oi illl Ptd'e‘ral League iblinis
v ill go out of t‘hlSll nee or be anialga
mated with minor leagues.
'llic baseball case before
ludsF
ha
‘dlltllS will be \iithdiauIn with tIllIeéI
fiiis tutu
(onsent of the .conrt.
'DEDDMANN PDEDiDlS
END DE BASEDAil WAR
(th‘ l\'.\'ATl, Ohio. Dec. 20. —Garry
ilerrinann, president of the Reds. who
returned to Cincinnati yesterday af-
ter the baseball powwow in New
York. intimated last night that every
thing would be adjusted “amicably"
at Tuesday’s conference. Just upon
what grounds he buses his prediction
he refused to say. At any rate Herr-
inann wore a brood smile. Other
big officials of the American, Nation-
al and Federal leagues are expected
to reach Cincinnati tonight or early
Tuesday morning.
Aside from the settling of the
”war," one of the big things to be dis-
oussed at the meeting, it was said tiiat
night. is the probable sale of - the
Chit-ago Cults. it is known that
Charles 1? _'l‘aft.. \ilio onus the con-
tililllhg stock, is WiUllll-Z to sell, and
if the orgaiii7ation is ”tight by
( harles \Veeghmaii and W. C. \\ aiker
it would measion little surprise in
spot-ting elriles in this city if the
transfer is- madt it is pratticall) (Pl-
lain that Joe Tinker, tilt]? Ivory
iumulhr in the Windy City and who
piloted the \‘l bales pith success, will
he “manager in place oi'Alloger Bresiia
is
Evdp if irupetliitl lemlep at Tues-
(iiu'c‘s meetingtregafiilhg tit'é future of
gAtitltti Drills in
g DDNi DE DAlSPiw
' DlPEADE tilDillS
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-—Cincinnatl
this week will usurp the entire spot-
light of the baseball stage. Repre-
sentatives of the Federal and Inter-
national leagues will meet the Nation
til Commission tomorrow afternoon in
an effort to form a new peace pact
which will eliminate the outlaw cir-
cuit which threatened the health of
the national pastime.
Ran Johnson,“ August llerrinann,
.lohn K. Toner. James A. Gilmore.
Harry F.I Sinclair and.Ed Barrow,
who will do most of the; wrangling,
were hopeful, alter Sn“ rday's con
ference here, that by lh cool of to
moi-row ii emitting a pA 01 would
be signed that would adit‘re a peace-
ful Christmas. '
Others in the widths iA:f organized.
and disorganized baseball' did not in
torpret the stormzsignals the same
way. Sinclair. 'whowill’iiot leave for
(‘lncinnnti until tonight and who will
put up most of the inonewto pull what
few Federal league chestnuts. he can
from the fire, did not appear fully re~
“assured after Saturday“ 5 meeting”
Sinclair, it is said has gone to the
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t NiliDllll lEADDtI llllt llitDS till?
I l Walter Johnson. as a pitcher, i: like!
Baserunning tn the Natinal Lea-ny Cobb as a batter and baserunner.‘
gue reached ltslowest ebb last sea- He JUSi keeps right On going along,
‘son, when Max CareyI of the Pirates, right at the top of the list in effec-
led the League in thefts with only 36 tiveness in the American League. year
stolen bases to his credit. Manager after years. This time. according to
llerzog, of the Reds, was right at his ”19 official figures announced by
heel with 35 pilfered cushions, [but no President ”All Johnson Walter ranks
other player in the. league stole .is SAeCOM in Pffettlienes to Joe Wood,
many as 30 bases. This is a tremen- 0f the Red Sox. DUI in actual worth
dou falling off from previous seasons to his club. the Speed King of the
Carey's mark being much the lowest Senators surpasses all other hurlersA
ever made by a lender in the pilfer. in the younger league. Unfortunately
iiig department. it is unfortunate the American league statisticans do
that the constant' use of the hil-anll,"0t k'99” records or gain“ “'0“ and"
run play and the sacrifice bunt lllli'tfillfifit, so there is no official dope 01‘}
inured a feature of the game which is that interesting Dims“ 01’ the some
one of the most interesting, to the fans Tilt” "'liy line obtainable on the All'lel‘rA
because it shows speed and brilliant-\- 'it‘an league huiiers, therefore is the‘
and dash in the highest stage of de tnunibtr of earned ions of each man
vehipuient, a oppoed to merely the per genie, “hitli is a valuable test
Icllillllt‘lll and lugging methods of get- and perhaps the truest one but the
ting the runs around. Allllg‘i lertainli would like to take a
Stolen base records have been oiil Flam at a tulle of \itiorios and de-
t-ittlly kept in the National League feats eici‘. thoug- h it ouaslunsili may
archives for the past thirty years, and; bi- difficulty to find just wliith pitcher:
in all this tipulIAInAo one had ever won is entitled to wed“ for n vi"tor,\'.
the leadership with as small a numberI '09 WOW allow?“ ti 9‘1"!“ less than
a. at; steals The first will} to beI :i run and a half per mime, but be
“edited with all official xerord in stol ltitthed in only I“ entt file (ODiPStSA
Iron bases was Andrews of the Phil“; and in no means all of these were full
tdohyhia leaiu,I Iin ltltltl. lie wipodfi lgtiines Johnson worked in 47 name.
sat-ham». Th‘.’ Ipext yeux' John Ward Aand tinished most of them by him-i
done iuimedialeli after {“9 ionferenre the (‘incinnu‘tl (tub it practically is that with him Johnson on the WOW! shortstop of ”'6“ Giants and one of the 50" ll“ “Till“ 0‘" record "“"lmues ”’l
3' rwn‘lfiilh Fronts!“ Jinmore “$3.53“qu “til it finished mill WW? pl to main players who deserted or-
tho Federals is opposed to withdraw
ing the suit until er'eiything is signed
A. or. u mu
ed upon to change his mind
. New
JIMMY MDRAD lllENDS
lD'lEllilE iEDDD SIX.
iii lllDE intuition;
Jimmy \loran has announced his re-A ST. LOUIS, Dec 20..‘—Philip llilll,A
.lllt‘ll Jug dissstliniedI
331%: helm bum? qnbmd lie spying
tteani if llerzog is remnewd as
tDDDDDlS- lD lDSt, DlS
' will turn mus.
ulna Si. touts
it is known that so oral or the
with lleizog,
80011.
\Wul‘l, not remain with the
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innit
MD
MAN‘.
Tissue of the Federal League’s
ganized baseball The r of the
younger major in dead. mgainut rel,
kfislli'léififmtfl um pen ills
Attitude is not so belligerent toward
those" players fiche simply disregarded
the rest-rye clause of their contracts.
That technicality Ban is quite willing
to steer away from at the present mo
ment, because it was made the vital
law
suit against the alleged trust.
*KADEE MAl‘DiAi Willi
,iiiost aggresslye and inilliant players be the highest of all the American!
in baseball htliii‘ 39’33 came “mm. onelLeague alalfbers though this year hei
point. of “Wit addition 3 record lie did not equal the work set by unveriI
total/ad m n.3, This has iiSen‘Iblevenna AlexAAander, or the Phiiiieafl
surpassed onlmpnce in the long period who fanned 21mm 203 for the Wash- ,
‘tltlce Hilly Hamilton. the fleet out inston Wizard. Johnson. howem, was
Alielder of the Philadelphia club, and far away ahead of any of his riiitls in'
Inter with the lloslons, established the: his owh circultI the nearest man to
la :iguo retard in 1891, when he stole‘ him being Fuher, of the White Sox
11' u sticksI having the iiieitIous year who whiffod 18. Johnson's fast ball
stolen 102. Besides Ward and Hamil its still doing the same old deadly exe-'.-
,ton, no player in the old league ever’cution. Though he may be slipping
reached the century mark, with the ex- very slightly. he remains the most of-
Acepilou of Bill Lange, the famous Out- fectve pitcher of the Johnson outfit
tfleldor of the old Chicago, White and he looks good enough to hang on
istocking, who stole exactly 100 basesIto his honors for another season or
tin 1896. two, anyway.
‘ Honus Wagner, the Flying Dutch-
l
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tir‘enieiil from the cycle racing game. Ilihief mum of the St. Louis Federals
The \etcrsn who has been one of- the said before leaving here for the. peace
most llill’ll‘lilg performers in any nnm Anicetiiig iii \‘ew York. that in the
tier of si\-:dii races, declares that heA event he enters Organized Baseball, '
has been coniinceil that he is not able Felder Jones will be retained by him
to hold his own in the grinds lining manager "Jones is one of the
showing last Week in the Garden wnaf‘ureatest managers in the country. and
a. creditable one, as was that of his i need him for a winner." A
partner, Bobby \Valtliour. ‘ As it is almost certain that Bill will
Jimmy is a successful business man purchase the Cardinals under the
in Boston and does not depend on the DMCC plan, this means that Miller
bicycle racing game for a living. It Huggins the little second baseman it.
may be that be “ill take another will 'iose his 101) as manager 0f the
flier of promotion end of the business Cards. Hug lifted the Cardinals to
as he did several years ago, when he, third place in 1914 it being the high
tigetiier with Nat Butler" and L. B est: any Cardinal team has reached
Bone-n, revived the sport at the old since .1876, the year the National
\.1ilsbttrg tPark after the game ap League was organized. ‘,
peared to hate been killed. A l . -—--~ ----- .
——-—-—— CHRISTMAS NIGHT GAME.
, The next game on the Armory bas-
kethall program is' scheduled for
‘Christmas night, when the unbeaten
Sixth Company live plays the first
game of the series with Manager
{Kelley’s lively New Canaan quintet.
w I The visitors will have Stevens, Kelley,
BR” “no“? m“ 2° LConfidence Harry Cahill, and a couple of fast
‘ Wllii MDDE DiAiDS
- ‘np-
;iiiunI of Pittsburgh has the honor of
thavilu: led the league in this impor-
tant department oftener than any
other player. Five times he was out
ADADllSliliit
PEADE l1 DECIDED
Allii front in number of thefts, and this
‘record will dollbtless stand for many
A NEW YORK Dec 20' "The” was years, as there is no great runner in
a rumor about the Waldorf- AstorlaA .sight just now who looks capable of
yesterday that Harry N Hempstead loading the league for that. length of
the owner of the Giants. was willing time ~
to sell the New York club to Mr. Sin-I
chili. Mr. «Hemniitniid stated that
while he had received no definite offer;
for the. club, he 'would sell it if the of-:
‘1‘
MEN WHO WILL LEAD ELEVENS
OF 1916 DNTO VARIOUS
11,: \,.1 g,
." it ..
- withdraw the suit filed by the Feder-
fer was alluring. He admitted that hot GRIDIRONS TROUGH‘
was open to proposals. It is stated by: DUI COUNTRL
, Mr. Hempsteiid's friends Ithguie “W'l ......
t mates the New York club’a‘mnchisei Tea]?! . I, . Player
as valued at. $2 000, 000. The surprise
Black
yifi'eI-JW £51. uni-”3......-
of yesterday's peace conference, it 'Harwn d .
ti ............
was rumored among the club ownerstpflIII'I ozii, ...... ’ A. ............. Hogs
last night, “Am be the on" ‘0’ M“ t'l‘rinity ..................... Wooley
Sinclair for the New York frsnohis‘o. Wes leylm .-A..A3A..-. ............ Déetien
Manager John J' Mcdraw of the Amherst Good'fchI
Giants. Who ha“ been ill with grimAIW Williams ...-A.... ..... A DePlunte
was at the Waldorf yesterday and Springfield Y. \i. C. A.A...A. .. Sermon
stated that he knew nothing about {Dartmouth
mung-hi Judge Landis, Will play an important
oernshI. Federal
A . applications ..
that the Easter n Association will be
able ;t,b‘ announce organization by
January 17 as ordered by the inves l
tigation committee appointed thy the
‘Nationnl Association, was expressed
today by President O'Rourke upon his
returml'rom New York where be up
peered before the committee. ‘Five
,ciuha. are already assured,’iA he said,
A‘ “and I feel confident that beforethe
time limit expires to; will be able to
announced a six or eight club clrcut "
OA’Rottrke said that Jack. 7eller wast
named as 's committee to omnge tnei
circuit, and that the Plttsfield man:
tIinyestiIgating the
though O’Rourke
A nits information, it
"A that the titre clubs already?"
1- v
6,, .
New London unit Hartford are .
, .certolntles you The! I
men from New York City. In George
.Stevens, New Canaan has a coming
basketball star. Stevens suffered a
sprained ankle early in the Nor-milk-
New Canaan series of last. spring,
when he was flashing} a. wonderful
game. Stevens did not play in the
later games of that series. but New
Canaan fans look for him to set a
winning Dace on Chrlstmas', when he'
reenters the game.
COMMUATERS CLUB.
The folloydut,’ is a report on tho
zames nlavéd at the Palace Alleys on
North Main street, up to date by the
t: ominuters' Club and sited, the bones
played; pins made, . and average of
are. who. pavements, me or
over J. W8 leads the club it
the to used sale of the club
Mfuagper MéG-uw "figs Vhis eyes upon gigs??? glint; . .I‘A‘AAAEAA illmé’gggl
for baseball business, however, and if Tufts ' We soott
the club owners of the three leagues Pehupyhttlnla l0 3%.: . _ f-Mattbews
come to an agreement tbdsinMcGi-aw Penn State ...... Clark
will make a bid for Benny mum the Pittsburgh ...... A ............. APecg‘
leading hitter and base runner of the 001mm ‘ . IIIIIIIIIIII . Homing
Federal league, Awho now belongs to' Bates. — DeWever‘
the Brooklyn Federal ieustlethclub AColbyA 0‘",le
Kim! was signed by the limits last Bowdoin ......... . .. Shumway
summer when the Boston Blsyes were . Devlin
Playing at the Polo Grounds. He $111,132” '7: I'I'-"I7II‘I .A.‘A. .. Taylor
donned a Giant iuilfgrm, but; the 303- Imam,“ . .... ~1A-‘- .. ..... I IIIII Dulles.
“Eh 2:3“ :ffgzdufiusagfieufifiz Washington and Jefferson Wimberly
w ' . ......... .-...... ‘Rumse
by the Boston club was taken on théigllloenrzlt? Lynn;
suggestion of President John K. Tenet Urslnus ..A. . ‘.:‘A... Clark
'of the Nationbl league 1 .Shanibaugh.
.’“_.......Spdfl,
~iIio-ntiun‘
-’Awft"AA‘ .__,I, Rosecrans
.....Meyons
fEDEiiAl iEADllE SUIT
lD DE DililDiiAWN
CHICAGO, .Dec. 20.—Counsei for ..
the Federal League and organized
baseball, at a conference here today,
are expected to arrange to appear in
the United States DistrictAACourt and
al Dengue against organized ball last.
Winner.“
The suit charged that the American
and National Leagues Were operated
in violation of the Sherman anti
trust law.* Withdrawal of the action
pending before United States District
part in the final settlement of peace
terms at the conference of the Feder- '
al Leaguers bud representatives of
the two major leagues in Cincinnati
tomorrow. .
James A. Gilmore. president of the
organization; Charles H.
Weeghman, president of the Chicago
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loan Hague will be represented by
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“We are going to Cincinnati to put
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