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Show fwfif?T roQfP -TTLTmII Ol yill yU-JUiF OF INTEREST j NLYV YORK, Dec. 19. In discussing the reported changes adopted at the annual meeting of the American league in Chicago, President John A. Heydler of the National league expressed pleasure at the results obtained, slating that in general gen-eral they coincided with the ideas and plans of the National league. He said: "The coming 'season will give us an excellent opportunity to try' eut a number of suggested innovation, and if it is decided to start the major league season about May 1, additional time will be available for reeonstruction work. A shorter schedule than in recent years' fits in well w'ith plans under consideration "The proposal to retain the present three -ma u national commission, however, is not, certain to meet with the same heartv cooperation timong our club owners. own-ers. The National league, like the American, Amer-ican, holds Mr. Herrmarui in the highest esteem, but at the same time will favor a one-man commission. "We have no candidate in mind, but such a man must be conversant with baseball procedure from every angle and hi no way connected with baseball business busi-ness or financial interests. The National league in. taking this stand is in no way hostile to Mr. 'Herrmann, but is opposed to a continuation of the present system.' DFWFR, Dec. 19. Stephen MeC.innity. athlete and baseball manager, is dead of influenza. McGinn ity was- born in Chicago, Chi-cago, and when . years old lost his hearing hear-ing from the effects of scarlet fever. But the hand icap did not proven t him from taking an aWive part in athleties. At one time lie was 105-pound amtaeur boxing -hampion of Chicago. Lator he was interested in-terested in baseball, becoming a noted amateur am-ateur player, despite his loss of hearing. When a young man lie fame to -Denver, where he joined the old Denver Wheel club and was one of its leading ballplayers ballplay-ers and bicycle riders. In bicycle riding oai racing was his specialty, and the ear he led the Memorial day race through l:trishion was made memorable by tlie 'm per ing tha t ca used the town to think ome world's champion was passing. fter he retired from playing he-man- aged baseball teams, and there was notj a year in the last twenty he did not manage man-age a nine. McGinnity was a pressman. I PORTLAND. Dec. 19. Kenneth Williams, Wil-liams, former Portland baseball star, has just received his honorable discharge at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis, where he has been quartered ince enlisting in tiie I army last May. Williams is in PottlanJ I on a short visit. Williams's baseball status at present is o little peculiar. He is really the property i uf the Portland club, although on an op-' op-' tton to St. Louis last spring. The Browns were to have had until May l-r to pay for I him, but as he entered tlie army before that time, 'they will be given the same chance-next spring. Ken says he will be willing to sign again for any fair salary, but won'J be in any hurry when offered a contract. If the salary offered him isn't up to what he expects, he will ask to-be traded or sent back to Purtland, Brick Eldred covered himself with all kinds cf glory the other day at San Francisco, Fran-cisco, when he poled out a long home run with the bases full. Eldred was playing on the Crockett team, which succeeded in beating the Haulons. by a score of o to 0. The game was the second of a three-same series to decide tlie championship of northern California. j SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. Sam C.I Haller is all mapped' out for an Oriental j tour with a half-dozen or so of American j heavyweight wrestlers. As president and manager of the proposed tour, Sam is j signing wrestlers, and hopes to take his ' departure for Japan on January Already Charlie Cut ler lias signed to go, and Haller wants, in addition, such ! men as Stranglcr Lewis. Dr. Roller. ,Je.s i Westergaard. Joe Rogers, Jack Taylor, A I Williams and others. I Haller explains these men are not to j appear in competitive wrestling, but will give exhibitions in tlie countries in which j they appear. The plan is to tour conn- i tries of the Orient for four or five months, j Charlie White staged the most sur- ' prising comeback a few nights ago at j Fort Sheridan that has ever been recorded record-ed in rinc annals. He beat two opponents! j in the same ring in a continuous perform- ; ance that, was simply lightning lor execution execu-tion and speed. Fd MeGlone was first up and- went down in fotty seconds from a left ho-ik to the jaw and then came Joe Testa, who lasted five seconds longer, when he took White's wicked southpaw on his chin. From reports, White was in great eon-dition eon-dition and had everything, and the critics predict that when he s,ets back on the circuit cir-cuit he will make an awful dent in the lightweight division. ;I: : .There is a certain Ical lisht who finds it hard to master the fundamental principals prin-cipals of golf, try as he may. Jn a courtroom court-room he dominates the s'-e:ie easily enough, but when he got on the links it's a different rj nest ion. His daughter was taking a lesson from a friend of his, and she inquired: "Do you think 1 shall ever be able to play golf?" "Mv dear." was the answer, "you must say 'goff.' There is no '1 in golf." The young woman looked thoughtfully at the green for a tromenr. "Oh. isn't I there':"' she at lengt h replied. " ou I haven't heard father play." |
