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Show JONES AND COMSKEY FAIL TO AGREE Portland. March .25. "Comlskey, there is nothing you have to order that will get mo back into the baseball business." "Not even If you write your own contract?" 'No. I am out of baseball for good. That's final." This dialogue between President Charles A. Ccmiskey of the Chicago American League baseball and Fielder 1 A. Jones, today, makes it certain that j the former manager of the White Sox 1 will not go back to Chicago, I All that was said during the inter- ! view w'as not related'.' but It Is known j that Jones took the wind out of Comls- I key's sails by. making a blank refusal before Comlskey had an opportunity to make an offer. The men appeared to meet In perfect per-fect friendship and while Comlskey j was wringing his former manager's hands in farewell, he seemed greatly 1 affected. Portland, March 25 Fielder Jones and Charles A. Comlskey. owner ot the Chicago White Sox, had a conference con-ference this afternoon regarding Jones's return to tho team, but could not come to an agreement, and the negotiations were declared at an end. The men met In private. It Is under- stood that Jones asked a chance to buy a half Interest In the team lor $250,000. Comlskey and his party left Portland this afternoon lor Van-1 couver, B. C, en route East. Fielder Jones, the once great leader of the White Sox, will probably not , be seen In uniform by the admiring Chicago fans this year. There seems to be more of a misunderstanding be- ; tween Jones and "Old Roman" Comis- ; key than the public has generally supposed, sup-posed, although it was freely commented com-mented upon that Jones comes We6t through Chicago without calling upon ( tho White Sox magnate. For three days Jones has been talking or plans to entertain Comiskey while hero, yet t up to noon today, the pair had not met. and Comlskey leaves at 2 o'clock for home, via the Canadian Pacific. 1 The two men speak kindly and interestedly in-terestedly of one another, yet each find hlni there. He revised to make any public statement beyond that it will be decided today once for all. has the glitter of war in his eye, and it would not be surprising if they did not see one another at all. Comlskey reached Portland this morning, ana announced that he was to have a conference con-ference with Jones at 10:30. Jones did not show up at that time and at 10:45 Comiskey and party left lor a drive through the scenic parts or the country, leaving word they would be bcack at the hotel at 12 o'clock. Jones sauntered Into the hotel at 11 o'clock. When given Conilskeys message he wrote his oflico address on a card and lert It ror Comlskey. at the same time saying If the Chicago j magnate wanted to see him, ho would |