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Show jCARDIMEIT LOSESHIS "PEP" Does Not Expect to See Ball in 1919; Would Sell; Caret Little. T. 1:-H,- Nov-?7 Stockholder of the St. 1,11)11)1 club of the Na- , tionat league lost ttetween $-.".- J 000 and $.10,000 hM eeanon. according ac-cording to J.'imejs i' Jonea, president and chief stickholder of the club. I 'resident Jonen made this statement In denying rumor t ht the ctub would be transferred to Kansas t'ity. He also asserted that he wuuld ronshler an offer at this time to purchase his in-tereat in-tereat in the Cardinals. He aaid he did not believe there' would be professional ha ae ha II next seiison, altliough several oTTTer -V 4 -tional league club owners are making plans for resumption of the game. "1 shall very likely attend the National Na-tional league meeting In New York next month, and unity of action In regard re-gard to plana for 1919 will he agreed upon at that time," he continued "Whatever seems to be the majority opinion will receive my support. "The Idea of community, ownership of the Cardinals has not been abandoned. aban-doned. However, It appears that several sev-eral of the largest stm aholders wtll have to carry the club along. I for one am preparing to do this." Concerning the National league presidency, Jones said he had nut pledged to vote for any candidate. "My ballot will go to the man best qualified to direct the affairs of the league," he said. |