Show KUNf I I IS DETERMINED Great Cubs' Cubs Catcher Will Wi Not Play Baseball This Year HAS A PRIVATE BU BUSINESS INESS i Kling Says Giants Have Good Chance to Land the Pennant Pennant BY C C. E. E E McBRIDE McBRIDE If I John Kling considered by man manto many to be the tho grandest catcher baseball lia has ever er e pro produced adheres faithfully to his firmly avowed determination tc pass pas up the game ame he ho will bo one orre of or tin very vcr low few national of or great tl merit meri and famo fame who havo have quit the r sport while at the zenith of or th their lr playIng play play- Ing power Each winter the papers contain numerous numero l stories of ot star stor players play play- ers who have havo o ha performed their last season sea sea- son the tIre diamond on Many and va arlous va- va rious reasons are aro assigned but a 0 lit tie tle salvo salve lt- lt te managerial pacifies tho time re retiring re- re tiring tring player and when spring time roll rol around the Is Js back on tho tire Job and eager cager for the fra fray But John Kling says that Its It's none nono I of or tho the farewell tour tour bounce in his Iris It isn't ISIt a a. matter of or salary with wih John If I ho should play pia ball bal this year vear ho hn I would be perfectly willing to to play ii at tho tire same saml mone money he received last a t sea sea- ea son Its It's Is I's simply a little thing thInK of or budness business business busi bud ness with wih John a a little matter mater of or heap heap- big ing up the tho golden coin a bit faster taster than he lie lc could see the pile pie grow v ro while whilo wearing a mask malt and a wind pad Man Ian Many are arc tho the tales of or ball bal Pad players rs who have business interests that Te- Te quire their attention sufficiently to keep them out of ot baseball but these tales usually flourish In the winter and fade away as ns' ns the tho spring ap ap- ap- ap John Kling is the lion tion According to Ching's own urea ures ho hc Is worth In tho the neighborhood Jg- Jg of or and he lie has had mado it all himself John estimates that in I the tho al last six he Ire years had averaged a saying say sav earnings ing of ot a year er from his ins baseball sn I A Sm Sn Ing flail Dan Theres There's in savings s from six years ears of or national pas Kling has tied up In iii two billiard halls In Kansas City and ho lie says bilard that In iii tho the last three years ears he has ha made about in the billiard business Five years ears ago Kling KinS bought a fifty fifty- tey acre tract of or ground round Just outside o the tire el city limits lb Ho paid for the tract Today the tho city is planning to extend the tho limits beyond Khing's property and amid and John values his farm at Ho He hR has other real estate Irene hero which would bring him Irini Kling KUnJ has been serIous seriously considering the th passing up of or professional ba base bairn- e- e ball bul ever over since his Iris return from the tho last ast worlds world's worl's series S Several verol months ngo ago Kling leased tho the second third fourth and fifth fUth floors In the heart of tho the retail retal district He lie sunk a a. lot Jot of ot money to put ut in nn an elegant billiard hail Ho He now noW ha has tho the figures to provo prove that tho the lent from tram tho ho other othor three floors will HI give him hint his bis billiard room rent free treo anti and GO a n month to boot It I wo va wa about last Christmas that J wrote to Johnny Evors and Harry and ond told tola them that probably ho he had handed thorn them his Iris last pill pil La Lust Last t Sunda Sunday Johnny reached his iris final decision Ho lie is ono with wih professional pro pro- baseball for tor at least ono one year If It I the proposed ed City league cn ue is organized Kling KinS' KinS will wi captain for tor Missouri Athletic club chub nine Sunday ball will wi be played But Dut what If the tho Cubs should Rhoud lilt hit hi the tire toboggan and theIr pennant chances begin slipping away n n. friend asked etl Kling Khing What If It you ou could pull your our old club cub out of a holeby holeby hole holeby by again donning the mask on and glove wouldn't you go back No sir said Kling KinS Its IB IBa a m mator matter mat mat- t- t ter or of ot business with me rae Why hy J Ive I've ve already bet two suits Euls of ot clothes and seven S 5 si hats that I Ivl will vl not net play ball with wih Chicago this season 0 Of course cours I might go o back biCk next year year year-I nr-I nr I don dont don't t know about that but that but Im I'm Im going goIng- to stick right here Irene this summer This proposition looks mighty good gool to me and Im I'm Im going to give it a a. C try But suppose the tho Chicago manage manago- manaro mont ment should make you OU a big offer suppose they should give Ivo our your salary a a. good boost oot to induce you OU to play piny ball bal persisted tho tim Inquisitor you go back bacic to tho the game camo tim then e n 7 I HI 1 have havo no kick coming about m my salary replied Kling and arid I like Murphy and Chance Both Doth are aro good follows fellows Oh Oh of course Jf If they should goot offer oer mo me money monc Id I'd Il consider It Id I'd be bo craz crazy if IC I But th they W wont won't Id offer me mo niece moro money and what's more I dont don't want the l to do so Do you believe o the Cubs can con win In another National league pennant and another worlds world's championship without you OU 1 Kling was asked Sure they can ho lie lc said They can cn get Jet along well wol enough h without me mc Moran is a n grand catcher But I have contended all ni the tho that the Giants will wil have ha a Q great chance for or the next pennant That St. St St Louis deal strengthened strengthened strengthened strength strength- ened the New W York club a lot Jot and with I b be In the game or out of or it I tho the Cubs will vI have LO io go some somo to beat McGraw McGraws a I crowd I |