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Show JIMMY CALLAHAN ! WILL BE PROMOTED j j CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Reports were pub- llshed hpre todav from an "authentic i source" that Eddie Collin., whom Charles ; A. Comiskey, president uf tiie Chicago American league club, purchased from the Philadelphia Americans yesterday, would ' succeed James J. Callahan as manager of the club. Callahan, according to reports, is to h . made vice president of the Hub. President Presi-dent Cofniskey, it Is understood, has been eager for some time to be relieved of the responsibilities of conducting the business : end of the club. He is known to have a warm personal regard for Callahan and a. i high opinion of his executive and business ability. Although not in active service all the time. Callahan has been engaged in professional pro-fessional baseball for twenty-one yevin?. ..V He has ben manager of the Chicago Huh since 190-. |