The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
ON SYNDICATE BALL
FOR BIG MAGNATES
Would Kill National Sport Sure
to Have Trust Dictate
Plays.
KANSAS CITY TO BUILD
STADIUM FOR GAMES
Great Interest in Aquatic
Sports, Especially in the
Far West.
BY MANHATTAN.
'osed WIG 10 The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE old baseball
war which has laid dormant since the
1903 treaty OF peace has been boiling UP
again Every one Is now looking TO
Tuesday when the National league meet
ing is held here. with the American
league meeting starting on the following
day. The big fight started with the oP-
position to John Heydler as next presi-
dent of the National association. Chariey
Murphy put forward John Nj. Ward as
q candidate which started things: Then
came the sale OF the Philadelphla Ma
tional team with Murphy accredited with
being the purchaser. Despite MuiPi.i;, an II
denldls, the pot OF trouble boiled syn syn
higher, Then came Ban JomnSpIIT Ilns,II Gsbt
To the bitter death against the Nat'onat
league II Murphy started TO carry r ouC
his plans, for syndicate oaseoai''
We Will have the merrIest ltte war
all reports TO the contrary notwlthsItS2nu any!
ing. yon ever SAW T9w nS,.n"v GItrE rSreYf,iss @
OF Pittsburg have been strong Tor hey :
dler. Heydler seemed 70 give l satislacTr (;r
tion after he stepped into the spoGS no 60. "
Harry Pulliam. say Garry ana Dalhe9'
so why change? ,u
a conference held by Murphy. Sharics
Tat, John r. Brush and e. II, EooettS
at the Knickerbocltcr hotel in TINS city,
What did thai have 10 do with IT? AZ
the time we skipped over II as a business
meeting Even then Barney and Garry
were not fully alive TO the sub rosa
doings. Since then, however theE nave
. been perking up. ,,au
albeit there have been rumors around tue
Circuit sor these many days as 10 ms
holdings in other clubs than the Pirates;
Would iSiIl the sentiment for rivalry.
Imagine Murphy summoniug q coupe
OF his diamond stars and imparlihS @ @IIl.s
advice: Don't play 100 nara i ,oeSgaiSSi}; egiSi};
any Big Stadium.
"Iurry Up' Yost will coach the Ann Ann!
Arbor squad next year. hulFy *.
n, was proposed, some time ago. 10
build a big football stadium IN Nansas
CITY for general athletic meets ana 10 DC
football teams OF Missouri and KANSAS
universities. Word has come east 10 i Iilg
effect that three prominent Kansas Clty
business men have made a pronosl'lon
10 tbc athletic boards OF each college TO
lease ground aud build stadium WINCH
viii seat 30. .0U0. They declare tncy VIII
build tho stadium and Keep IL IN oruSV
for 10 per cent of the receipts Of the an-
nuaI grldiron struggle. The proposition
was taken up by the colleges.
II the movement started by the stu
dcnlS OF the Iu'' S'SIt! % iiI "P;f,
really consummatcd. the so-ca!led biS
Eight" VIII be changed TO the Big rive
and several of the colleges now included
would be dropped and new ones admit
ted. The plan purports TO have new
league formed, consisting OF Chicago
Michigan. Minnesota. Wisconsin and tli-
nois. Purdue. Northwestern aud Iowa
arc the colleges To be dropped in the
event OF the formation OF "a new atnletlc
league While no definite step has actu-
ally been taken In the matter, IL is said
that students Will see 10 II that the sub
ipct IL pressed. 1t is said they VIII peti-