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BOXING SPORTS OF ALL SORTS The advantage major league man- Cleveland team of the American agers this season will have oyer the ass'n. If Roger can buy the club and men who handled big league teams move it to Toledo he will automat- in 1915 is well illustrated in the way ically dispose of his own case, get- is disposing of the surplus ting his unconditional release. material of the combined Cubs and Even should Bresnahan become a Whales. magnate it is pruuauie ue ww ue Already he has cut loose seven riven a eoodly nortion of the coin '1? men and the way Is open for the ros- his contract calls for during the next ter to be further reduced, making two seasons. The paper is a tight way for men of more ability. Bob affair and cannot be broken by one Fisher, Polly McLarry and Ernie party. Schorr were yesterday sent to the Should Roger fail to land in Tole- Los Angeles club of the Pacific do he may be retained as a private Coast league. on the North Side, in which event he Their contracts with the Cubs had will be the highest-salarie- d work- expired and they were held only by man on the club, getting almost as the reserve clause, which allowed much money at Tinker. However, them to be dealt with. after the excellent record" he made But last season a was with a combination of misfits last under a severe handicap. He had to season, Bresnahan would hardly like carry a team, practically every mem- to go back to the ranks here in Chi- ber of which was protected by an cago. Iron-cla-d contract, and there was no An answer given to the Indianap- opportunity to reduce the roster and olis club of the American ass'n yes- make way for new material. Bres- terday by Pres. Comlskey of the nahan several times tried to let out White Sox makes it apparent that Borne of his veterans who had be- Comlskey and Rowland have about come valueless, but was blocked be- abandoned hope of annexing a new cause of the war-tim- e salaries which man to protect third base. . the athletes were receiving. The Hoosier people wanted Ceo. No minor league team wouIoT as- Moriarity to manage the Denver club sume the contracts and the men be- of the Western league, owned by the hind Bresnahan couldn't see it as same capital that controls Indian- good business to pay the difference apolis. They were turned down, between what the minora would pay with the information that George and what the contract called for. would be a member of the White Sox Tinker is able to dispose of his throughout the coming season. He people through straight sales and is will undoubtedly be given the job at beginning with the men who failed third base. to do their share of the work last Doc White, released by the Vernon year. He has been advised by peo- club of the coast league, now is be- - 4 ple who watched the Cubs through tag sought to handle the Denver club. " the season of 1915 and knows just Harry Sinclair is gradually dispos- about where he stands. He will un- ing of the stars left over from the doubtedly make some reductions by . His latest deal is the letting some former Feds go, but so sale of Benny Kauff, Bill Rariden and far has found it difficult to dispose of Fred Anderson to the Giants. Rari- them. den is a good and Anderson The case of Roger Bresnahan still is the the Cubs were after. Jiangs in the air, pending a settle-jnie- nc The sale price is said to have been in. of a proposed deal for the the neighborhood of $75,000,

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