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Show WHAUNO AH ACTOR. LOg ANGELES, Jaa. I. Bart whaling, catcher and captain of tka aVaattla club of tha Nonkwcat-ara Nonkwcat-ara league, la to baeonia a aacond Caruso daring tha winter of 1913. Whaling will foraaka winter ball to accept a long season orar tha Conaidlno wanderlUe circuit, starting start-ing from Seattle. Ho kaa also signed another aooUtara California boy lo Edwards, formsrly of tha Harris and' Frank baa ball team, aa a relief catcher for tka Nortk-western Nortk-western club for nan aaaaon, see Boetoa, Jan. t Charles (Duke) Far-rell, Far-rell, the veteran catcher, waa signed by the Poatoo. American league baaball olub today. Farreli will coach the recruit re-cruit pitchers. The world's champions al pissent bav fifteen pitchers on their roll. see Lo Angeles. Jsn. I. "nap" Kocan announced last night tltst he would send out the remainder of Ills Isil contralto Immediately. The contracts for out of town niembere were mailed eom tlm ago and till batch will wind up th Hat. ifogan and Berry witl dlvid the honor of playing with the Chlcaao White Kos while they are Iter unlese "Hap" decide de-cide upon a dlstsnt training camp. In which case he win return lo time for play during tha laet week of training. Ht. Tymla, lis, Jsn. I. Roger Breana-han Breana-han departed for hla home In Toledo. O.. last night as happy and cheerful ae a two-year-old babe, all because Roger has signed with the Chicago rube. "I would rather play with the Cut than any team In trie National league. eald Breenahan. "becauss 1 think ther will win the 113 pennant Th Plain won the pennant eaally laat season, and actually ac-tually I look for the Cube to lis lit It to the end and win out. I am not going to Chlcaao with anv intention of becoming becom-ing manager. I will give Johnny Bvers the best 1 have, and you know what that Is. John Is a grand little fellow, knowa every angle of baseball, and 1 will hustle to the limit for blm." If the 1'nlon aaeoctetlnn Is golna to exist aa formerly or under a partially rearranged circuit. It'e time aomehody wae up and dolus, and It la understood that by the middle of the month ther will be a meeting held et which the murb dlacuesed Boise end of the deal will be taken up. That In the present crisis McCloekey stand out aa on of th beet men. too, for auch a time at least as the league or a league le on a firm footing, take charge of matters, goea without eaylng. If MoCToakey la not the man. for goodnees' sake get some old head who doee understand the handling of such a dslirata situation as Is now presented, to steo Into Lucas hoes. It Is gsnsrally admitted that Mo-rtosksv Mo-rtosksv la after the "alt 1-ake franehi.e. But even If he la. he mlclit be encouraged encour-aged to come thronah with hla original proposition lo Blankenshln and Vina nis wide experience lo the eid of the Lnlon league.' Let's hsvs done with bickerings or elee quit. Butte Miner. Cincinnati. O.. Jan. . The nations! baseball commission will hold lis ninth annual meeting In Chicago January is. according to an announcement rnaoe veeterdav bv President Thomae J. Lvnch. member of the National league. Th 1al Is subject to chanse. however. Ill accordance with the length of Pre -dent Ban B. Johnson's llln At Ibis meeting the officers will be elected the annual report read nd It I piobable that a decision will be announced two matters Important to all minor league club. At a meeting veelerdsv of the conimleaion. at which Chairman August Ilerrmsnn held ths proxy ol President Johnson, sll the evidence In 11,7 riiucta of the Nation.; A.iallor. V Minor lsauss for a uniform nlayera Smt acT w take... Likewise th. din", on th. ldivMual eassvy Mailt ol minor league wa beaid nd the mt-t".M.ken mt-t".M.ken und.r consideration. Chairman Vtlrr-neiin ss Ihel the evidence will BIiXnTttedtJ. rrwmlent "T',, ir h were well enonsh lo read II ttierl waa alinnat a certainty that om. mlaslnn ivlld decide both questions at Its Chicago meeting. |