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Show DDDGERS SEIZE SOUMRii TITLE 'I Eddie Roush Insists on ' $18,000 a Year. But Reds Say No NEW YORK. April 4. Baseball enthusiasts en-thusiasts of Brooklyn today were con-Mnced con-Mnced their Vatlonnl league te.im had won the Mason and Iion champion ship. The Dodgers were al Uemphls to resume combat with the New York I Americans whom they defeated 12 to 0, at Hittle Hock Monde Rcuther pitched four Innings, telng touched for I only one safety Grhnee, who appear- ed for the first lime this season, held Wk the American leaguers tn four hits. Carl Mays had the doubtful distinction ! of being the first Yankee plti her to I bo batted out of the box. When Carl j saw Hefty O'Dowd comins to the res cue In the fourth Inning, he threw the ball over the grandstand. Babe Ruth went hltless again. 1 The Giants having disposed of Mem phis In five straight tarts, were nt Knoxvllle, Tenn., today for the contln-' contln-' uatlon of their series with the Chica go Whlto Sox. Rorscn comes down CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 4 Eddie Rousch, holdout centerflelder of the Cincinnati Nationals is willing to eliminate elim-inate his dfmand for a three-year eon-i eon-i iract, but will insist on receiving $18.- ( 000 for the season. This, according to dispatches received here, was the re port Ivy Wlngo dell', ered to M.mnger Voran Monday when the team rea-I rea-I lembled at Indianapolis. I Wlngo, who had a long talk with Rouseh at EvTtnsville, said the OUt- f fielder seemed to be set on thiB amount I ttotwlthstandlng the declaration of the li team, through Its board of directors.! jl that no advance over the $16,000 he j1 received last season would be paid. The Reds are booked for fames with Ihe Hoosiers at Indianapolis today and J tomorrow. jj RAIN JINX FOUOWS ( CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 4. The .J rain ilnx continues on the trail of the Cleveland Indi-xns, forcing the cancel- B lation of another game Monday. The H Indians were scheduled to ploy Kansas H City on the American association! jj team's grounds. 'i"he two teams also 1 are schedujed for a game today y Ralph Harwood, a recruit pitchcY. H bas been released to the Coffeyvflle. H Kans , team of the Southwestern league, according to reports received "jcere. J HI8TL.KSS GAME PLAYED I CHICAGO, April 4. While the Chili Chi-li cogo Nationals continued their ride I back to the mJddlewest from California I ihe scene of their spring training nc-i nc-i tlvltles, the Americans wero In Knox-I Knox-I villa, Tenn., ready to resume hostll- itlee with the New York Giants, j! Tho White Sox played a listless ex-I ex-I hlbltlon Monday with Chattanooga and .. J won. 8 to 3 POIATES MEET DENVER, ;i PITTSBURG. April 4 After rain j at Independence. Kan Monday j necessitated the cancellation of a I game with Ihe Southwestern leaguers. pc i Ittsburg Pirates left for Miami, I Ok la. Two games with the Denver Western league icnm, in training there, arc booked for today and to- I morrow. The Pirates advices stated, are anxious to stack up against some i real tllnicing. but expect little com-: com-: petition from now until the openlnpr t ..f tho e;ion at St. I ouls. April 1 I I P XOUNG T.KAVING J DJrTROiT. Mtlch., April 4 Waivers I j h.-i i o ben asked by Manager Cobb of I I the Detroit Americans on "Pep I j Young, veteran second baseman. In i nnounclng his decision to drop "inK, Cobb said he wished to fill the place at second permanently and was doubtful whether tho veteran would regain his old time form Youn' erratic throwing which last ' .n kept him out of tho regular lineup for a time, developed ajirnln In a pramo at Augusts. Saturday. Cobb ealled for waivers Monday nsht. Should he be passed up by the majors. Young says he probahlv will spend a season In the Pacific coast league If it can be arranged, j then retire. Pl.t Itl IT l.osKs 01T. WASHINGTON April 4. The Boston Bos-ton Braves and Washington hook up for 'he ninth panic of their ser,.-s today at Columbia, S. C. Good pltch- Inx by Orschffer and Watson helped the Braves lo ihelr third win In the first game of their homeward Journey Jour-ney at Charleston Monday. A demonstration of loose fielding In riht Held durinp the Braves' series ser-ies b Leon Goslln, tho recruit of whom much was expected tills year I on the haOH of his showing last fall, ; Is causing much doubt in Manager I Milan's mind as to whether he will bo there In the opening game. It appears. In fact, to be better than an even bet that Earl Smith, who h.is 'mafic an excellent showing this spring, will fill that Job. T.ANDIS 1TOMF TANNED. CHICAGO, April 4 Baseball Commissioner Com-missioner Landis was back in Chicago today from what he desrrlbed as "the best vacation I ever had " He Ins been making a tour of tiu? sprinp training camps of the major league DuseDaii teams. The commissioner declared that he had neer enjoyed nimself more than during the last few weeks which he !-nt picking oranges and star baseball base-ball plavers and accumulating a coal of tan. "There more enthusiasm lhan ever. for baseball.'' Commissioner I Hindis declared. William Veek. president of the Chlcnpo Nationals, j i also returned from Catalina Island i Cnl . where his. te.am has been work-in work-in k out tlili .sprint? VRDTNA1 S DEFEATED ST. LOUIS, Mo April 4 The St. Louis Cardinals today were scbed-! scbed-! tiled to play tho Little Rock Southern South-ern association team at lAttle Kur;; after losing 8 lo r. to the Bhreeveport, , I Texas, league nine tit Bhreeveport i Monday The Mississippi college nine I at Vlcksburg Miss , today was to I furnish opposition to the St. lcoiis 1 Browns, who Monday defeated the j Merld'an team of the Cotton Stales j league. 2 to (i, at Meridian Miss. PRACTICE AT SCHOOL. ST. LOPIS. April 4. Harold "Muddy" Rucl. holdout catcher of the Boston Americans. Is practicing with the Washington university team hern. He declares that unless his terms are j met by the Red Sox ho will not Join tho toam. having left it at thu Red ' Sox training camp at Hot Springs. I Ark . after his salary demand was I refused Ruel Is a native of St i Bouls. 00 |