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Show KLING DID NOT PLAY MONDAY Chicago, June 13. John Kling, central cen-tral flguie of the big deal between the Chicago and Boston clubs, was at the game yesterday, but not in uniform. Instead, he sat beside President Russell Rus-sell of the Boston National league club during the game and the two talked over their Differences! At the conclusion of the confer-once, confer-once, KHng was stlll;incllnod to think his baseball days were over and "that he would go to Kansas City today or tomorrow. Neither tho Boston officials nor the catcher would discuss their differences differ-ences for publications, but from Kline's friends with whom he has talked, it was learned that the drop from a team that has a chance for tho world's championship to one that Is In tho second division had as much to do with hl3 determination to quit as any financial consideration. That ho would reconsider, if the Boston club would make partial amends for Kling's loss of a chance to participate in a post-season series, either world's or city, 19 believed by his former associates. Manager Griffith of tho Cincinnati team made an effort to get In touch with Manager Tcnney of the Boston team, by telephone last night and there is a chance there may be a deal between them In ,the wav of a trnde if Kling declines all of Boston's overtures. |