Show I i r I n ST. ST LOUIS LOIS B. B B B. B BACKER BIDS GAME IE IEST FARE l i ST LOUIS Jan 5 Otto Otto F F. Stifel one of thele ding sportsmen of ot St st. Louis hasT has sold his stock In the St. St Louis Ameri American an an league leagie baseball club to Walter E E. E Fritsch Fritch of St St. Louis The sale sate it is il said leaves Stifel without out any connection connection tion with sports I Stifel was as affiliated with sporting afI affairs affairs af af- af- af I fairs in this city for many years jears having made his debut when horse racing flourIshed flourished flourI flour flour- h here He was president n and one I of rh the e principal CI stockholders k rd of t n 1 the StLouis St St. Louis club l in the Federal e league in 1912 i t Later f Phil Ball became interested dl In nI the t venture and when the Federal league I out of existence in 1915 Stifel and Ball Bali were the principal stockholders of the local club With other Federal league owners owner Stifel and Ind Ball purchased the Browns from fron R. R L L. Hedges for a price said to be close to 5 3 |