Show CARDINALS AFTER JACK HENDRICKS TO MANAGE PlA PLAYERS FOR 1918 BATTLE McGill Will Likely Let Indian Indian In In- dian dian Leader Accept In I War Threatens Baseball United Press Staff Correspondent V. Ky X Nov ov Jack L' L LOUISVILLE Hendrick manager manager of the Indianapolis Indian Indian- club tJ apolis American association In control of been It has haa ever er since next McG McGill probably will be C C. C This Louis Cardinals of the St. St I manager Information came to the United Press tOday to- to unimpeachable soun source H Hen Hen- n- n day dav from has an been offered a salary of ofa HOO 71 00 contract and a a. a I with a n. year two-year a II year vear cent on the clubs club's err earn of 10 per above a certain ta sum In Ings hf deal dealIs The only thing now blocking the Is the reluctance of 0 McGill to tU turn ov r ov-r r Hendricks He has asked ed time to 0 con con- the matter and Is expect to ask aider r me iii v Branch tUrkey Rickey president r of th nals nail for favors for the Indianapolis club It If Hendricks If-Hendricks Is released No iso later than yesterday esterday McGill was sitting tight refusIng refusing refusing refus refus- ing to let Hendricks leave the Indians McGill now is 18 p paying Hendricks a a. s salary lary of a year with a la b per cent bonus for pennant winning clubs McGill and Hendricks s have been associated associated asso asso- elated ev ever r since McGil broke into base base- ball Back In the days when Springfield of the Central league was In control of McGill ill Hendricks was there and when McGill bought the Denver club Western Vestern league Hendricks was made manager Winning Western Vestern league pennants became a a. habit with Hendricks and when McGill McGill McGill Mc Mc- Gill purchased the Indianapolis club Hen- Hen w went nt along n In three years Hendricks Hendricks Hen Hen- j dricks lis l tb been in Indianapolis d oll he has won one pennant this year rear WINS A. A A. A TITLE At the end Of C the season he led his t team am In a 8 postseason series against Toronto pennant winners In the International league league lea lea- gue ue and won It is confidently believed here that Hendricks will get the management management management man man- of the club for it is not considered considered considered consid consid- ered McGill will stand in it the way of his manager stepping into the big league po position po- po even with the prospect of a new third league job waiting And in the matter of a new league to embrace four cities of the American as association association as- as and four tour of the International league It was declared here today that the new organization is a practical l cinch The Western estern league whose territory would be Invaded in the new alignment of clubs has given a tacit cons consent nt to the lie arrangement which would woud place fou tou of ot ofHa Ha Un best hest cubs clubs in a a. new American as aso Q- Q clation elation With the changes that shall shah b necessary it Is 15 altogether r r. r snob snob- ible ble that the Three-I Three league will be made na e over into a stronger organization SOME WILL BE DROPPED Among American association and and Intern InternAtional International Inter Inter- n national clubs the tile subject is practically taboo but it has become known the agreement agreement agree agree- ment has been ratified to a great exten extent ex ex- ex- ex ten tent 1 War Var conditions and other drains on the public have brought a parting of bank account I and owner for man many magnates Eleven Kleven leagues are aie all aU that can survive if It I present plans with regard to the seventeen seven seven- 1 teen that now make up the National onal as- as asI I are carried out i The matter is very near a head today with a prospect that things will come to toa toa a II crisis in a II short time That a fight will be made on the plans Is certain for tor there are several disgruntled ners guns must be spiked Among these are the four tour who are going to be left out the in re reorganization re- re organization of the American association but it Is believed they will be silenced when confronted with the frank facts on their recent announced determination to close dose the league until the end of the war Absolutely certain it is that the knell or of Thomas J. J Hickey as an American as association as- as president has been sounded |