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Show STOVE LEAGUE CHICAGO, Feb. IS. Nine umpires will work In the American league this yer. It was announced today at th office f 1'resldent ln Johnnie. The niitth umpire will be Johnny Wlleon, who offi-t offi-t laied taal season In the W-etrrn league. The purpose of the additional umpire, tt was pointed out, la to have a subFtltute available for any eme nancies anaing In the regular staff during the season. Auburn. N. T.. Feb. IS John H. Far-relt, Far-relt, wf-r-jtarit oX the National Association of Professions! Baseball Leagues, yeater--day announced that the following l-asuea claim lamption from the selection rule: Amertcai a-aoclatlnn. New International. Pacific Coaat, W eat em leasue and the Tbree-I league, leaving seventeen. Vancouver. B. C, Feb. 19 An offer has been made to Charles H-r.os. formerly of Ibe Npw York. Cincinnati and rhienso rluba of the NatlonaT league To" become manager of the Vancouver club of the I'a-cific I'a-cific International league. A reply from Hereof ia awaited, tt was announced lu-day. lu-day. LP fie Rock. Ark.. Feb. 1. Aaron WarJ. third baseman for the New York Americana, haa returned his contract to th nianitgemnt of the club, unaigned, be announced here yeaterday. He aaid he wi.ni.t b a holdout until his salary demand is met, I New Tork. Feb. IS Hugh Jennings. a 1 siatant man-gar of the Ulanta, la to leave I today for Hun Antonio, where the club la I to train. Mnag-r Mctiraw is still In I Havana and will go directly from th-r to the tra.nirg camp net w--lt. The d-part-Inir bKiw-btill flan la al' augment-"! by Mr. and Mra. t;-orge H. Ruth. The Habe goes to Hot springs lo get rid of nine pouuda of superfluous weight. New Yrrk. Feb. 1. Ju!e Keneaaw M. T.anrits wilt take part in -xerrle to b he.tl at Kbbfta field in th early apring when ih- lirook!n tean holata the pennant pen-nant won in HC'0. This announcement w.ts made tolay at Dodgers' headquariera following receipt of a message from Judge landts. Chicago, F-b. 1 The Chicago Tubs are bookd to play twenty -thre gamea with w-t ctaat babnll teams during the spring trailing. according fo an announcement n ade f-day. The training eeason open Marth 7. tloston. F-b I President Andy Law-aim Law-aim ii 1 ! i'usi tnntal MjvIm1 astcj-in announced last night thst th H0-1..11 fin-4-hlae of the league hail been nwurd't to t; ,r-e y my and Lincoln O Tope. They would have a negro team to represent thl .(, he said. '1 be Kauxviii titwnis, psy-u psy-u ... Mt Hroukln. will be a second negro club. t'leve'and O. Fb. 1 Pitchers Ceorge Cykowskl, Cleveland asndlotter; Rubbelt Kllaon. t'nlveralty of "alifornia- have been farmed out by the Cleveland American larur beaebal! rlub to the Joplin Uim of the Western league. St. Iula Feb. I. The lin-tjp of the ft. I.nus A mrt ana fr the coming year was nmnded out yeaterday v. il li the receipt of th a.gned contract of Catcher Hilt intra. Of lhirt -eight' playra the only one remaining re-maining unsigned la Pitcher i'almerornm. the Cuban from the Ws:-rn lague. His terms have been met. It la stated, and he la exnect-d to join the advance guard of the lirowns In the training camp at Hoga-luaa. Hoga-luaa. La., Monday. Sacramento. Cel.. F-b. 1 Earl "Gunner" "Gun-ner" Larkin, former pitcher of the fcacra-mnto fcacra-mnto club of the T'actfte Coast league, who "jumped" to Madera of the Han Joaiiuin Valley league laat year, was - refused re-fused relnatatement today by Lewis More-ing. More-ing. owner of the Senators. Larkin declared de-clared he would- carry his case to Federal Judge Land la. national arbitrator. j |