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wants him for the Baltimore team. I'd
like, to satisfy the Kid. II possible.
hsn that the Of fT o.n . a.. a.
range a better deal with, Billy Smith at
Chattanooga, Elberfeld will be allowed
to 60 there. ! may not decide this for
Il want Elberfeld very much." says
Dunn. He would nt In very well With
my team: I don't put whole lot OF
stock in the .rumors that he win nsysr
be able to play ball again. Unless he
ball until his youngest con - RUNNING
around on the same team. He knows
the game thoroughly. can hit eecd
enough srsst hsn.d1 for ny lsasus ana you'd g e
Griffith q good offer ana hope TO have
him accept It. However. ] don't sxpsot
a reply for while. can wait"
Sale Of Boston Club.
The sale Of the Boston Nationals to
Jim Carney. the Tammany politician,
and the appointment Of John M. ward
to be president OF the team. acting for
Gaffney. is the talk of everybody at the
Waldorf. Early Wednesday morning,
after the dinner to the baseball writers.
winslow denied that he had sold the
club. He denied that any option was
held. He denied a lot Of other things.
Then came the yarn that CARNEY had
bought the club for sT.4AA w'nsiow
ing Of the National League was called
did John M. Ward appear to represent
the club with CARNEY. Up to q late
hour last night Winslow still was among
whether or not Ed HanIon. the Baie-
more veteran baseball man, will be
Identified with the Boston club cannot
now be told Gaffney. says Hanlon Is
though much wanted by Johnny Ward.
mo. I'm not yet manager Of the Bos-
ton Nationals" says Hanlon. though
may be found in the position later on.
where, but I'm not there vet. Ban John
son threw me down after had prac-
tically cinched things In Boston. I
had agreed TO- John L Tayior.s terms
went to Chicago to explain matters to
Johnson. and no was told that was
persona non grata in the American
johnson then told Taylor that he
would find purchasers for that half ir-
terest. He got hold Of Jimmy McAlser,
and that's how the deal was swung and
ali ali he has, and I hope ss'h MAKE : lst
OF money on his Investment but I'd
be making that money for myself but
for johnson. However. it's oil In q
Tenney Specializing.
Fred Tenney. the veteran manager Of
the Boston Nationals. is wondering
where he gets or. His contract has an
other year to run as manager Of the
! team. and he 10 an interested lounger
, in the lobby OF the Waldorf Johnny
Ward has told him not to worry at ail
Fred stolidly smokes a briar pipe.
scowls at everything. and that's all
there Is to his job.
Fred Lake. whom rumor had the man-
ager OF the St. Louis Browns, IL dick
ering to obtain the Providence Interna-
tional League club. He says he Is scot
free to do as he likes, denies he has
signed with anybody, and manages to
keep his movements pretty well COW
| cred.
Many rumors of trades were hearu
among the National Leaguers. Horace
Fogel, the comic opera president Of the
Phillies. has offered Charlie Doom and
Earl Moore to three clubs. Boston, Chi
cago. and Pittsburgh. However. moth
ing has happened because he has named
Nap Rucker. Jimmy Archer. and How
ard Mamnitz In his proposals, and II 10
impossible to get any Of these three
stars away from their clubs.