Show THREE SYNDICATES TRYING TO BUY THE CUBS i CHICAGO Feb Peb 24 At At At least leut three tee syndicates of Chicago men me are ae endeavoring oring to purchase the te controlling inter est eat in the National Baseball Beba club from club from diaries Charles P. P Tat TaR Taft Existence of at the tho te third syndicate became known koW today tar John JohnP P P. Harding Hardin a hotel owner ower hew heads the te third group whose whoso representative V. V J. J Myer Mayer expects to see seo Mr M. M Taft ta today Y Representatives of tho the syndicate headed by Louis J. J Behan Beha T who ho yesterday yester yester- day made mado Mr M. M Taft aft an offer ofer for tor Iris his hil interest in terest in the Cubs Cbs will wl leave leave for Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cm- tonight to press their bid bla William Wilam Hale lre Thomas Thoma James Jame A Pugh and Charles A. A A McCulloch also alo A have asked asked the new owner of the Cubs to submit a a price prica for or his holdings Henry Henr 0 Day dho the veteran umpire whom Charles Carle W W. W Murphy named as a of tho the manager Chicago National league leage baseball club to succeed Johnn Johnny Evers before the club was ws sold to Charles P. P Taft of Cincinnati probably will wi bo be retained retainer in his bi now new position during tho the The coming season follow ing ins telegram from tho the clubs club's secretary has been received by 0 ODay Day who is Ia i in charge chargo of tho the Cbs Cubs Cubs' b- b training camp at Tampa according to information re hero here today Mr r. r Taft instructs instruct me to say ay that you are arc to continue as if nothing had hadba ba happened Many lany rumors concerning the tho management manage manage- mont ment melt df tiC tho the Cubs had bad been bean heard herd since tim tho sale of tho the club last ast Saturday One of the rumors was to t tlc ic effect that tat a anew anew anew new man manager cr To wold ld be he appointed to succeed o ODay Ds although the tho latter would bo be paid the te salary stipulated in inthe tho the contract contract I he signed with wih rhy M Murphy |