Show TAFT SAYS HE WilLBE WilL BE NEXT ClUB PRESIDENT Announces Also That He Will Retain Ownership of Chicago Club CHICAGO March 18 Charles Charles P P. Taft of Cincinnati who recently acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac the controlling interest in the Chicago National league baseball club announced today that ho he may succeed Charles W W. Murphy 1 as president of or tho the Cubs He also d declared ho he had not attempted attempted at at- tempted to dispose of ot his stock to the Chicago syndicate T r think the Cubs a D. good paying proposition and I can seo see no reason for far selling Mr Ir T Taft ft- ft w was s reported l as as say say- lag ing ng I I have never nover offered tho the stoe stock for or sale All AU talk of such transactions havo javo come from the other side Bide of the tho fence ence I sincerely think that I will run tho the Cubs myself There must be a lot of pleasure in bossin bossing athletes Upon his big arrival hero bero last night Mr Taft aft announced he be had come como to Chicago to o reconstruct tho the club He spent today looking over the tho dub clubs club's 18 ball baU park and in iu arranging for improvements Taft accompanied by Charles W. W Mur- Mur phy hy retiring president resident of the tho club and Charles Charlos A A. Thomas secretary made a thorough examination of tho the Cubs Cub's plant today oday It was Mr Tufts Toft's intention to find ind out exactly what improvements will win wille be e needed in tho the near He Ire declined do de dined to give e out his plans relative to the tho ho reorganizations of tho the club |