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Show I IMPORTANT SPORT EVENTS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY Problems of Minor Leagues Postpone Meeting of Big Leagues New Harness Race Known as "Battle Royal" to be Introduced Will Not Sanction Welsh-Mitchell Welsh-Mitchell Bout. I Chicago, Jan 9 Problems of the minor leagues will be discusd at a meeting to be held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, it was announced last nuht by A. R. Tierney, president of the Three I League, when he Invited effiei lis of the Three I league.. Western league, the Central Association a:.d 01 his own league to meet there lor a conference. Territorial chinrro are necessary before the start Df the 1017 season if the leagues nre to he made financial successes, ho said. Sales announced last night included that of Elmer Johnston, catcher, by Lincoln of ihe Western League to Hlomington of the Three I League and John Builer. a shortstop by Oakland of the Pacific Coast League to Lincoln. Lin-coln. From Los Angeles cam1 a re port that Ivan Olson, formally announced an-nounced as manager of the Vernon Pacific Coast League club, had re ceived a telegram from Charles H Ebbets of the Brooklyn Nationals isay ing that waivers could not ne obtained on him John M. Gansell, mana-jor of the Kansas City American Associa Ion club, was in Chicago yesterday conferring con-ferring with officials of the Chicago Nationals in an attempt to btaln three players, including George Pierce, a pitcher Announcement was made ,n Ohieagn last night also that the mee;ng f the National and American Leagues schedule committees set to be held in Brunswick, Maine, had been postponed because of the illness of Barney Pr y fus. president of the Pittsburg club and probably would be held in Pitts burg late this week. i Followers of harness racing received today an announcement made !n Hnil-ford. Hnil-ford. Conn., yesterday that a new race to be known as the "battle royal" for 2:07 trotters for a purse of ?3.omi will bo introduced at the Grand Circuit meeting in that city next Septemler There will be two heats only, on: around the mile track and Ihe other around the half-mile tracic. Nine events were announced for 'he meei, the total purse being $21 ,o00. Phil Vlgerts of New Orleans knocked out Abe Attel. one time fea -erweight champion, in .he fouith round of a scheduled ten-round bout in New Orleans last Bight. Atlel was unconscious five minutes. Feature names of tho Army's 1317 football schedule, announced last night, are those with Pennsylvania, Notre Dame and the Navy. Another announcement of interest to foatball enthusiasts was that Edward N Robinson Rob-inson of Boston had renewed his contract con-tract as coach of the Brown football elevens for the next three years Robinson Rob-inson coached Nebraska from 1S9 to 1007. Boxing followers rrrrived today the announcement of the Wiscon -un athletic ath-letic commission that no sanction would be granted for the proposed ten round bout between Freddie Welsh and Richie Mitchell, set for January 16, until Welsh's contract ani forfoU money had been posted with the com. mission. In Los Anceles Edwin (Strangler) Iewis, Kentucky heavyweight wrestler, wres-tler, defeated Gus Kervaras in a rough match. |
