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Show I STILUS MAY I MANAGE CUBS j I Weeghman Anxious to Sign tlm Manager of Boston Braves j Mitchell Also Con- Isiderea. New York, Dec. 13. George Stallings, Stall-ings, manager of the Boston Nationals for the past four years, tonight was regarded here as the leading candidate candi-date for the vacant position of manager man-ager of the Chicago Nationals. "I am anxious to sign either Stall-inga Stall-inga or Mitchell," said President Charles Weeghman of the Chicago Nationals. Na-tionals. Weeghman and President Haugh-ton Haugh-ton of the Braves were said to have had a conference at the Harvard club here following the afternoon session of the National league. Weeghman says he does not know what chance there is to get Stallings, but asserts he Is willing to make a bargain. bar-gain. In the event that Stallings goes to Chicago, Fred Mitchell, coach of the Boston and Harvard teams, will be elevated to the management of the club. Haughton recommended Mitchell Mitch-ell to succeed himself as Harvard coach and says he considers him one Ioi me siiiiiriesi. uttocuttu mcu iu niv 5 "I have a five-year contract with Boston, of which I have served only one year," said Stallings tonight. "Neither Weeghman nor anyone connected con-nected with the Chicago club has made me an offer." May Trade Cravath. Patrick Moran, manager of the Philadelphia Phil-adelphia club, announced that if he can make a trade for another right fielder, Cravath, the famous extra base Iuiuer 01 uie jrimaueipuiu mam, win ue permitted to go to the Pacific Coast league, where he has an offer to man-ago man-ago a team. Moran is now trying to make a trade with Pittsburg for Outfielder Out-fielder Frank Schulte. Albert Bender, former pitcher of the Philadelphia Americans and last year with the Philadelphia Nationals, has been, appointed manager of the Toronto Toron-to International league team for next season, succeeding Russell Blackburn. While the National league club owners own-ers spent almost eight hours discussing discuss-ing league business at their session here today, Secretary Heydler said tonight to-night that a great deal remained to be done and it Is probable that the annual an-nual meeting may not be finished until un-til Friday. Baker Suggests Amendment. A great part of today's session of the league was taken up in discussing a proposition made by President Baker of the Philadelphia club to amend the constitution so that no player could be released after August 1 of each year, unless all the clubs in the league were asked for waivers. This was to prevent trades of players which might strengthen leading clubs in the pennant pen-nant race, but it was pointed out that it might also work against clubs in the I second division which might desire to make trades. The question was referred re-ferred to a committee which is to report re-port back at the schedule meeting next February. The New York club was desirous of making it imperative that no more than two championship games could be played on the same day by any club. As there is no rule governing the number of games that might be played in an emergency, this matter alBo was left to the same committee for a report next February. There was quite a lively discussion over the question whether players under contract, Lut not actually taking part In championship games should be Iiuuiuueu m a. uiud s limit oi zz players. It was finally settled that every player under contract Is to be counted in the 22 allowed to each club, as voted on at yesterday's session. To Care for John B. Day. By unanimous vote the league will take adequate care of John B. Day, former owner and one of the founders of the New York club, during the re-mainder re-mainder of his life. This veteran recently re-cently suffered from a paralytic Btroke and as it was understood that he lost almost his entire fortune during the brotherhood fight, the club owners decided de-cided that Mr. Day's strenuous efforts for the welfare of the game should be recognized and appreciated by the National Na-tional league. Presidents Droyfuss and Ebbetts and Secretary Heydler were appointed a committee to draft suitable resolutions resolu-tions on the recent death of former President-Secretary N. E. Young Several trades and deals,were talked of during the day by the managers and Players who crowded the corridors of the hotel, but not one of them was closed. While lacking official con-iF? con-iF? i?n lt was SQneraHy understood that Charley Dooin will be manager of the Rochester International league club next season. |