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Show DOLAN AND M'HALE SOUGHT BY MAGEE; Chicago. Jan. 11 Lee Magee. who J recently left the St, Louis club of the National league to assume the management of the Brooklyn Fed-j erals, v.ns In Chicago today attempt ing to sign "Cozy" Dolan, an outfield er with the St Ixnils club, and Marly Mcllale. a pitcher, with the New "V ork Americans Manager Miller Huggins of the SL I ouis Nationals attempted to get Do-lan's Do-lan's signature to a contract yesterday, yester-day, but the player deferred until he could arrange another conference With Magee. his former teammate. Huggins left the city, however, apparently ap-parently satisfied that Dolan would remain with the St. Louis club. McHale, who said he had not come to terms with the New York club, said he was open to consider any otters ot-ters from the Federal leaguers. WILL NOT DISBAND. New Haven. Conn , Jan. 11 The Eastern Baseball association at its annual meeting today voted down a proposition presented by Director Clarkin of the Harvard club, to disband dis-band for a year. It is possible, how ever, that Waterbury and New Britain Brit-ain may be dropped from the circuit No confirmation was given reports that the Federal league was considering consid-ering the territory, particularly Hartford Hart-ford and New Haven. DOOIN WILL ACT AS VOLUNTARY WITNESS Philadelphia, Jan. 11. Charle6 S. Dooin, former manager of the Philadelphia Phila-delphia Nationals, announced here tonight to-night that he will leave for Chicago tomorrow to act as a voluntary witness wit-ness against organized baseball in the suit of the Federnl league before Judge Landis in that city. "I am going go-ing to Chicago of my own free will," said Dooin. "nnd when I get there 1 will plaee myself at tho disposal of I the so-called outlaws and will tell of my personal experiences m the last few monthp." Dooin today definitely refused an offer from Manager Herzog of the Cinelnnat' Nationals. He declared that he is entitled to an unconditional uncondi-tional release from the Philadelphia club after a service of thirteen caiv-Although caiv-Although the Cincinnati contract was reported to call for a salary of $6000 a year, Dooin termed it a "tin can" offer. SAN FRANCISCAN IS CHECKER CHAMPION Chicago, Jan. 11. J. B. Hanson San Francisco, came unheralded to the biennial battle for tho American checker championship today, won his preliminary skirmish with Hugh Henderson Hen-derson of Pittsburg, the preseni campion, cam-pion, and defeated Morton Splelmsn, a local champion. lfred Jordan of London, the world's title holder, won both sides of the Switcher in his tilt with Walter Cooper of Detroit John Howe Jr.. a 16-year-old Chicago boy, earned a draw in the opener with i Jordan, but lost the second match. Tom Harrigan, Pennsylvania champion, cham-pion, won both : ides of the Dyke from F. R Carlson of Chicago. California Cali-fornia scored again when John Brad- ( ford, Pacific eoast champion, twice downed Tom Patterson of St. Louis. H&rrafa B. Reynolds of Syracuse played two draws with Louis Gins burg, star of the New York City checker players. RITCHIE AND 'WELSH TO MIX TEN ROUNDS San Francisco, Tan 11. Willie Ritchie, former lightweight champion, accepted an offer here today to meet I Title Holder Freddie Welsh in a ten-round, no-decision bout at Madison Square Harden on or about February 9. Ritchie said he would enter the i ring at catch weights He refused to make weight for a bout of less than twenty rounds in which the title was not at stake, except by the chance of a knockout. |