mm DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title Begistared in U. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1909, by Th» Sporting Lif« Publishing Company. Vol. 53 No. 4 Philadelphia, April 3, 1909 Price 5 Gents STARS SHINE NO MORE! The Two Chicago Able Manager- Clubs Suffer Very Captain, Fielder Heavy Loss in Jones, and the the Retirement of "Cubs©"Peerless the "White Sox" Catcher, J. Kling. SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." a kick coming and it isn©t a question of OBTLAND, Ore., March 29. A salary. If I played ball I would be per short half hour©s conference fectly willing to return to Chicago at the here, on Thursday last, with same money I received last season. Bat Fielder Jones convinced C. A. Comiskey, president of the I©ve got a proposition here that will make Chicago White Sox, that his for me $150,000 in ten years. I have been mer manager©s determination to figuring for a long time and have come to retire from active participation in base the conclusion I must remain here this §um- ball was irrevocable, and that the only mer. possible method of retaining his services would be as a partner in the owner BUSINESS NEEDS CLOSE ATTENTION. ship of the White Sox, a proposition which "You see, I©ve got an investment of the Chicago magnate declined to consider. $75,000 here, and that©s a lot of money The conditions under which Jones could tied up. Every winter I come back and have been induced to remain in charge of work up a good billiard business. In the the team were not new to Comiskey, nor summer I leave and the business drifts. were they sprung on him here without I come back and have to begin all over warning. They were contained in Jones© again. I believe I can remain here this letter to the club owner which failed to summer and keep my trade. Then, too, I reach him in Chicago, but did reach him will play ball in the city league, which will in San Francisco. be organized this week. I befieTO I can ONLY AS PARTNER. put a team in -here that will be a money maker, and I will be right here to keep President Comiskey has known for weeks, an eye on my billiard business. I have therefore, that the only way he could Ijejet) found that any manager cannot handle the Jones in the business was as a co-magnate game. That©s the secret." Kling admits and that proposition he would not entertain that a year out of the game may be enough seriously. Jones offered to return at the for him. In that case, he says, he will same salary as last year $10,000, and an again don a Cub uniform and give Murphy option for six months on a half interest in and Chance the best he has. "Bat I©ve the Chicago American League Club, and its got to try this thine for a year," he said, franchise at a reasonable figure. To friends "and you can tip it off straight to Murphy here he admitted he might shade these in and Chance that John Kling won©t to on ducements by accepting the privilege of the job with the Cubs this season." buying less than half the stock* of the club, so as to allow Comiskey to retain the controlling interest, but maintained he would Jones* Loss Re&retted. not consider any chance to buy anything Los Angeles, March 29. Th« Chicago but a large block of the shares. This he White Sox, under temporary manager Billy figured he would be in a position to pay Sullivan, broke camp here to-day and started cash for by next fall. for home. The meeting of "Wellington" JONES© VIEWS EARL MOORE, Comiskey and "Blucher" Jones at Port Comiskey would not definitely announce Pitcher of the Philadelphia National League Club. land did not seem to signify much. None of the players seemed disposed to make any who was to succeed Fielder Jones, but Earl L. Moore, one of the pitchers of the Philadelphia Club, of the National league, was would not deny that catcher Billy Sullivan born near Columbus, O., on July 29, 1879. He made his debut with the Dayton Club, of the specialized comment upon something they was the man. "I appreciate the Chicago Interstate I/eague, in 1899, and remained the following season. He made wonderful progress already knew. These fellows all like Jones offer and also the friendship of the Chicago and was the leader of the Interstate pitchers in 1900. His American League record for 1901, ac and would like to play under him to the cording to unofficial figures, was 16 victories and 13 defeats, with an inferior team behind him. limit of their ability. They all hoped with fans: but, Commy, old boy, don©t urge me," He refused an offer from Cincinnati that fall and signed for 1902 with Cleveland at a salary of Comiskey to get him back, and even if the was Jones© final word. "You know I can- $3,500. During the seasons of 1903-04-05 he did splendid work for Cleveland, but in 1906 ha impression got abroad that the return of iiot p?ay base ball always, and out here broke a bone in his foot and this handicapped him so severely that after carrying him until 1908 I have the opportunity of a lifetime and I the Cleveland Club released him. He signed with the Jersey City Club, of the Eastern League, Jones meant as much as can be expressed am going after it. Why, I can make you and after his foot healed he did such fine work that the Philadelphia Club purchased his release in base ball figures, we don©t think anybody more money right here in Portland this and gave him a trial last fall in which he proved himself to be as good as ever. He has been would have been envious. We talked to Summer than I could b/ playing base ball re-engaged for 1909, and Manager Murray counts upon excellent work from pitcher Moore. them all to-day and there was none of them for you. No, I©ll not play base ball any that did not feel the same as the Old Roman more. It is final. I have quit, and Port feels about it. land will be my home from now on." SULLIVAN NOT ELATED. Sullivan is more depressed than elated Catcher Kling Also Out a Season. tional game. The hero of two world©s cham question, but this time he apparently means at the possibility of succeeding Jones. He Kansas City, Mo., March 28. "I have pionships will continue to play base ball it. He says he is perfectly satisfied with sets little store on his ability along the man quit the Cubs for a year for no other rea here, where he took his first base ball hurdle. the contract offered him by the Chicago agerial line and boasts not at all about his son than that my business her->. is worth Kling is going to organize a semi-profession management, but is firm in his intention to judgment of ball players. He subscribes to more to me than I can make in base ball," al team and boom the City League, organized remain in Kansas City and look after his the expert notion that the catcher who is was what John Kling, the Chicago Cub to play games on Saturdays and Sundays. property. He says he would rather play catching is not in the best posiion from Catcher, said today regarding his decision. "Kid" Nichols, another former National in Chicago than anywhere and asserts that which to direct a ball team in the field. Is- He hasij leased a large building here and League star, says he will have a team in he has nothing to be "sore" about and bell positively was downhearted when he uses two floors for his billiard rooms. His the city league. A good semi-professional that his determination to quit for a year read in the papers that Copiskey©s stop-off lease has nine years to run, and he has sub league of six clubs will have a chance. cannot be altered by a raise In salary. at Portland was unproductive. He wanted let the rest of the building at good profit. "Chance is a good fellow, and Murphy is Jones back and he banked upon his powers The investment represents about $75,000. HAS NO GRIEVANCE. a good fellow," said Kling to-night! "But of persuasion. Hahn, Dougherty, TannehiH However, Johnny©s decision doesn©t neces Johnny Kling has threatened to quit be business is business, and I©ve simply got to and Ats -yfere of the same mind, although sarily mean he intends to pass up the na- fore when there was a mixrup over the salary pass up the game for one year. I haven©t they expressed it differently. SRORTIING APRIL* 3, 1909. can League, announced to-day that he would that at the end of the season Birminghani hare to quit for a part of the season. Bir should have first choice of the men. Jackson mingham was operated upon for varicose wired the league was gone and Birminghani LATEST NEWS veins last winter, but while he was in the BROOKLYN PARK might select its man. Birminghani took hospital his mother died and .Birmingham Veasey. The Monroe dub, of the Cotton was forced to go to Elmira to attend the States League, was formally admitted to the funeral.