Show STOVE lEAGUE f I I I i 3 I L I EY GRAHAM sad his family are CHARLEY in Salt I Lake ake lie Ill is returning from the minor league meeting in Kansas City The Tho Seal beal boss says he has some Iome satisfying deals deal lined ell up for San Francisco club next neat season a Detroit Mich l Nov IS Bert Bert Ellison Ti Tiger TIger Tiger TI- TI ger infielder has been traded to the tho San Francl Francises Francieco club of the Pacific Coast league for tor Pitcher litcher Cole Navin o of the Detroit Americans announced New York 1011 Nov NO 1 18 When When the major leagues hold their annual meetings In leb they will consider a proposition to lengthen their schedules from to games garres It Jt was learned toda today Proponents of or the plan argued that since many of 1 the teams 1 are aro allowed I to playon play on n Sunday n y on n their home 10 g grounds d the e teason tea tea- I II son would not be unduly lengthened by bythe the time proposed change I Detroit Nov 18 Dantel Daniel P P. Cassidy attorney at attorney attorney at- at torney for Eddie laddie Cicotte today denied published pub PUb- fished reports that the former White Sox pitcher had agreed to turn states state's evidence when the men men indicted by the Cook county grand Jury In the recent baseball Investigation investigation I gation gatlon are tried Seattle Wash ash Nov 18 Selection Selection of a j 1921 manager for tor the Seattle club of the I I Pacific Coast league probably will be announce announced announced an an- next week W WI II H. Klepper Kiepper president I I I dent of ot the club telegraphed today from Los Angles Klepper Kiepper said he lie hoped to I come conic to terms term with Cylde Wares who as i manager last season led the club from the ce cellar place in the league u ur r race I James ii Burke Durkel former manager haen of f a St. St Louis club Walter Valter McCredie l Portland Ore I manager Eddie Herr John Cancel Ganzel and others ethers wil wll be considered for the post pOEt Kiepper Klepper Klep Kiep- i per pel said if f Wares Vares does not return I Louisville Ky I Nov 18 Louts IV V. Knap SO ill 9 umpire of the American association died dla after an attack of hemorrhage at his home here Mr Air Knapp umpired In the Central Western Ve Bluegrass Three-Eye Three and Central Kansas leagues lie He was a graduate of the amateur l lots lS of f Louisville Chicago Nov 18 Instead Instead of holding two winter meetings the affairs of the AmerIcan American Amer Amer- American ican association will LLO Io transacted in one President announced last night The combined d business and aad schedule meetings will be held here February 16 IB I I I Los Angeles Cal Nov 18 Hal Hal Chase former major league first baseman will not respond voluntarily to the tho indictment issued against him lilac by tile tue Chicago grand jury in connection its inquiry Into alleged baseball baseball base base- ball bait he said here yesterday He lie also said the tIle New York National Baseball Base Base- ball bail club hall hail offered him a contract which lie he had refused S Pressure of oL business Interests in California will prevent him hini from going to Chicago In answer answer to the Indictment unless he is i. extradited ex- ex Chase saidi saW said I I am planning to go Into business said Chase l e. e is in Los o Angeles Angelea f for a snort n S visit t 1 i in connection o with with I it are 1 already coming in m. S be If glad It wi were to eg go not O to for Chicago private t to reasons et testify I if it would they wanted me The They haven't on me I I I 1 read a few ago i 1 hall had sent a S telegram to 10 Ban Johnson I have not sent S telegram I John McGraw 1 sent me rae a contract calling ailing tor for a season I sent him word I S would not play for that money 1 have reI re received re- re I no answer from him but I still havethe have havethe the contract I Chase said the contract was sent him him I j shortly before belore the opening of ot the 1920 1020 sea sea- son I Los Angeles Angelea Nov 18 More More witnesses pos possibly sibly as many as seven according to a statement statement state state- ment made yesterday by Frank W. W f Starford Star Staf POS POS-j tafford ford deputy district attorney will be called before the Los Angeles county grand jury next Monday when whet the Investigation of alleged alleged alleged al- al I crookedness In Pacific Coast league I f baseball gam games in 1910 1119 will be resumed I i I The extension of the inquiry after it had I II j been reported that the grand had I jury comI com com- I its Questioning of witnesses was un- un j i k to be partly the result of at the second un-I un I appearance before that body of W. W Baker Baiter Babe Borton Dorton former Vernon player whose charges precipitated the Investigation and andI I I partly the result of work done by the grand grandI jury outside Its chambers I It was reported today ollay that among the witnesses likely to 10 be called Monday was ivas wasat at least one official of the league Mr Mi Stafford would not discuss discus this matter He lIe stated h hl he i could not predict when the Inquiry in inquiry inquiry In- In would woul be concluded nor when the grand jury would make a report |