Show TIGER DELL DEAl A f FORMALLY CLOSED ED EDMaier EDI I Maier Turns Over Vernon Vernon Vernon Ver Ver- non Club to Darmody I and Associates Los Lo i Angeles Full Fuli of News Cy fly T Th Ti fp lil tal Smite mice OS ANGELES Jan Jail 20 The last Jast act in inEd inEd inS S Ed Maier Maier's career as president of f I the Vernon Vemon ball baIl club was waS written this afternoon when stockholders ers of the club met to approve a adeal adeal adeal deal where whereby y the club will pass to Tom Darmody Attorneys for Maier and Darmody Darmody Darmody Dar Dar- mody hd held up the formal transfer of the club almost a am m month nth The final meeting of the old board beard or of Vernon directors director was called shortly after 1 I o'clock but at a late hour It had not been concluded Doc White Perry Widener Alfred Koch and Harry Lelande were slated to offer their resignations and Darmody was scheduled to call calla call a new election of directors for next week Mal Maler r plans plane to take a long vacation In the Hawaiian Islands next month to celebrate I his retirement from baseball after seven ven years years' service I The retiring owner will not be out of or orI I baseball entirely however as be he plans I to act as scout for the Dallas club In the I Texa league He has staked Ham Patterson and Doc White both former managers of ot his club to tho Texas club I and intends to help them in every way po possible to make the tean a n. financial sue sue- i cess cels I While tho the Vernon officials were conI conferring conferring con con- I ferring Frank Chance and Johnny Johnn Powers were meeting for tor forthie the first time since the Angel An returned from fran the East Bast Chance and Powers met at the Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington street streel lot and It 19 is expected the themen men will wUl pull off oft a couple of baseball deals Contracts will b be sent out by the Los Loll Angeles club before the close of next week by Boots Weber Weber has hns most of ot the contracts made out Weber also sold said the Cub ground keeper who Is Ison Ison Ison on his wa way to Los Angeles to look over Tournament park at Pa Pasadena dena is Is' Is expected ex ex expected cx- cx to arrive in Los Angeles late today Roger Bresnahan manager of or the Toledo Toledo Toledo To To- ledo club In the American association Is isrea rea ready to let George Gorge Stovall Sto join the Vernon Vernon Vernon Ver Ver- non non- club That W was 8 the word received today from the Toledo baseball head head- I quarters Stovall has had so much trouble trou trou- ble In getting his release from the Toledo club that the report was wa becoming circulated circulated circulated cir cir- cir cir- around Los Angeles that there I was a hitch In the deal Stovall and Chance are expected to meet tomorrow to plans for tor a trade Chance and Powers also are ore slated to confer conter regarding regarding- the sending out of or contracts While Powers' Powers trip East W was not on baseball business he found time to meet Pr President of the Cubs and ana arrange arrange arrange ar ar- ar- ar an unwritten agreement between range the Cubs and the Angels for a flock of ot wl will l ball pla players ers this spring The Cubs bring brine forty men to Pasadena Pa-adena and Chance Chanca will have first choice of or the discarded men or players to be bo farmed out for a ase se season With ft th the men on hand S and this nit aid from tram the tho Cubs the Angels Angela should start the 1 1917 11 season with a n stronger club dub than the one that took the 1916 pennant Powers secured while In Chicago go and was promised Standridge and Meus l lIt If It this pair pall failed to break brcak in In addition Chance expects to at least one infielder and another good pitcher from the Cubs He may tako take another outfielder from Chicago along I with If IC the right man is js available If the tho propos proposed d deal Is 18 carried carried car car- ried vIed through Chance will start tho the 1917 1911 season with Bassler Baler Boles and Easterly behind the plato Ryan Zabel Hoj Hol Hogg Hall Crandall Harrington Standridge and another Cub recruit for tor pitchers Gleichmann Schultz Butler Vaughn r JUt n. n recruit ur I I I I I i r I I I JUt n. n recruit ur Davis and a 1 Cub lUD Davisi delS This would give him a 1 wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- ball club for a minor league col lection clubs are t Powers says sas the major league not worrying over FulU's strike threat nt the high They The consider it a move to keep salaries In and aDd will stand pat against an any strike move alOne One of ot the Uie players Vernon is dickering for is hi Louden of or tho the Cincinnati Reds but buta letter has hns been received from Herrmann Herrmann Herrmann Herr Herr- a 11 could bo bl done mann sain saying that nothing until Manager Mathewson makes make known his decision as 09 to whether he will keep the tho pla player er In question Doe Doc White and Ham Patterson aro are ac actually DC ac- magnates at Lust Lost White received 11 Patterson Patte saying a wire yesterday from the tho deal for the purchase of ot the Dallas club had harl finally been closed The first payment was made to former ronnel owner Gardner yesterday Patterson latterson left last nl night ht for fOl home Powers Is glad clad lad to be back to the land landof of rainwater after the severe savere weather encountered d In Chicago lie He is accompanied accompanied b by R. R A. A Cavanau Cn h. h a a. stockholder stock F holder in the Cut Cubs s. s The f for the tho Cubs who ho is known as the Ed flEd of ot the East will on his arrival see what can cnn be done about building a backed diamond at Tournament park A diamond with a gentle hump sheds the tho water better batter than one which Is flat Oat like hike a pancake Breen a former Western stern league player is il a free agent and wants to come toI to Vernon He Ho Is n. n Infielder and a fair fall hitter Darmody ma may give Ive him a trial Ho hay Mitchell star right hand hurler of or the Tigers may quite baseball for good according to Art Grigge who ho received a letter Jetter from rein the tho Bengal Bengal heaver to today a Th retirement of or Mitchell l would be a severe slow low low to the tho Tiger Ticer pitching staff as ho he 11 la considered ono one of ot the beet best heavers hea ers ems In ln tho the league and was one of the tho mainstaYs s of ot the tho Tiger club l last t. t season BOWlon According to s. Mitchell is doing doln so well on his farm tarm In Bolton Belton Tex rex that Continued on page 2 TIGER DEAL Continued from page pago 1 he does not want to leave lelYo his business I this lImmer to play ball bail Mitchell writes that he Is IR making a much money on on his farm as ho did 1111 In baseball Tho The largest and anti wealthiest party that I h has 8 ever CYer accompanied nied a 1 major Jor league ball bait club on a I training trip will bo b. with be-with with I the Chicago Cubs when hen they arrive arrivo In dna Pa next month According According- to I Cavanaugh Ca there viii 1 be at least 12 persons In the Cub party Among Amon- the party larty will nil will bo lo o cv er c every r stockholder of the I Chicago club including J J. J Ogden Armour m meat vit packer lacker and antI A A. A I D. D Lascar ca 1 advertising ad expert whoso whose yearly earl income I In is estimated at ut Other Otherl l lesser lights all an of whom arc at least millionaire leS will accompany the tue tc team nt William rl Wrigley le multimillionaire chewing chew cho lug ing gum rum manufacturer Is already here her j making arrangements for fOI time the reception of his hiM club dull t Ten newspaper men will wilt accompany tn th the tue team and plans are aro heln being made ti to to I show the th scribes an nn exciting time limo while 1 here Banquets and anti automobile tours arc are being planned for tor them by Wrigley I I I |