Show Q A D' D f THE FIRST GAME TAMPA Pin Fla Feb 27 A A home run rail In the first inning and a 3 double dou don ble hlo in tie the eighth by Oy fly Williams won this the game yesterday for the Chicago Nationals from the tho St. St Louis Americans This was wan the tho first game of a a. series of ot six the tho second of wl which ch will b bo be played today in St. St Petersburg Score 1 B. B H. H E. E Chicago 3 3 7 6 Q St St. Louis 2 2 7 71 1 Batteries and Hargrove K R. Mitchell Stevens and Enzenroth Agnew S SSan San Francisco Fob 27 James James W W. I Coffroth world renowned light fight promoter promote and all aU around sportsman left leU for tor Chicago Chica hica- go yest yesterday r ny to Join the army of or bidders who are aro after aCtor Charles Tafts Taft's stock in the Chicago National 1 league club Coffroth was very reticent regarding hIs hla mission but those who are In a position to know say that the fight tight m magnate nto will come near landing the deal The fight tight promoter smiled when tho the question was put to him Ho would neither affirm nor dony deny the tho ru ru- ru mor I I am always ready rendy to talk business busi busI- ness on any deal deal that looks good to mo me said Eald Coffroth I I 1 cant can't say what I intend to do I might buy tho the Cubs Cub at that and then thel again 1 I might not I shall be in Chicago for sonic Bomo time Ume and r F. may have somo some news before I depart dopart from that city It is understood that Coffroth has plenty of pC money behind him In fact they soy say that several ai local millionaires have pledged themselves to back Coffroth for tor any reasonable amount if he can put this the biggest Gut baseball deal daal known In many years S S Now New York Fob Feb 27 Members of or the tho New York American len league o club started for theM their training quarters In Houston Tex TeL yesterday Tho The players who left Idt leftare aro are Eschen Eachen Quinn Ruddy and Trainer Charles Barrett Barrott and Business Manager Arthur IrwIn accompanied the tho squad Manager Manoler Prank Frank L L. Chance Chanco will go direct to Houston from his borne bom in Clendora Cal S S S Chicago F Feb h. b 27 The 7 Th Federal league announced that Earl Moore a pitcher with tho the Chicago National lc league club last Jast year has baB been s signed od and will play with I the St. St Louts Federals this season Beacon S S Cincinnati Feb 27 ocal I baseball men muon were wondering I today over the offer of Louis J. J Behan an attorney representing a syndicate of or Chicago to purchase the stock of ot tho the Chicago O National league club owned by Charles P P. Taft It was learned today that Behan made two demands In his offer to bu buy both of or which were re refused refused re- re fused b by Mr Taft Tuft The demands were Either the decision of a court of ot last resort on tho the validity of oC tb the so ISO called caned reserve clause clauso or the tho admission of ot the Federal league of or baseball clubs Into membership of oC the National commission Just wh why Mr Behan made tho the last lo- lo lomand mand I Is not clear to Mr Taft ncr to any of ot the baseball men amen In this city Mr l Taft Tart would woul make mako no statement today other than to eay say that negotiations between Mr Bohan and himself had been closed |