Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-10
BAN B. JOHNSON
ANNOUNCES LIST
OF CONT RACTS
President of American League
Also Names Players Re-
leased COnnery Wants
Presidency Of Cubs,


Chicago, March president john
son IN the first American league bull
letin of the year, announced tonight
the following releases ana contracts.
Released by Oakland, TO ST. Louis,
Fred craft: by ST. Louis, TO Chatto-
nooga, Fred Graft. hy Detroit, TOT
Providence, William l.oudcn toption
.al, w b. House. by Memphis, to De-
troit. selection one player. by Clevo-
land, TO Toledo, h. Krueger, RAY
Bates (optionaD; hy Cleveland toI
Philadelphia ca. ID William q.
Kopf. by Cleveland, to New Orleans
d. E Edmonson toptionan 10y To-
ledo to Cleveland, j knight, J. r.
Lelivelt. By Portland. 20 Cleveland, a.
n Hagerman. by Toledo, to Clevelan 4
John Bassler, by Washington, TO Los
Angeles. G. Barton, j. Calvo, w Love-
ihy Washington, to Newport News,
William r. McCabe; by Jersey city 20
New York, James aschen, BY Calves
ton, To New York, owen QUINN by
Denver. TO New York, l.. Channolb by
New York. TO New London, =. T.. Mar
tin: by New York. to lowell n. d.
Kelly (oplonal) by New York to
Los Angeles, Harry Wolter. 10y New
York, to Lincoln, }. i. cooney. by
New York, 10 Baltimore. w, r. Creai
10y Boston, To ST. Paul, NJ j. McNally
J (cpuonaD by Boston 30 Toronto, w.
+ IT, Smell; by Boston, to Beaumont, "a.
iC. Brant. by Boston, TO Syracuse,
George Walsha BY Manistee to Boston
Jehn W. Ra1oloff: by Hamilton, to
( Boston, William Carlow
i Conuacts-W With Washington--Wl-
liam r. McCabe; with Philadelphia
4 u. d. SturRis, William J.. Kopf
+ Nandevcer, joe Graves, ]. w. wy
koff, W. H. schang, Robert Shawkey
Amos A. Strunk, II. j. Pennock, r. ~
/ Olaring. william orr John Mclnnis,
/ Edward Murphy John W. Lapp, 3 s.
Houck, n r. Daley Edward II Col-
Inns. c. w. Brown, John J. Barry, Les
HE Bush, Charles A. Bender, Roy
! Bresslef, Patrick Bohen, }. Franklin
i Baker. John w. Coomhs, Charles l..
Boardman probationary, Dennis ~.
4 Willie probationary, j. a. Thomp-
son probationary Oscar II. Baker
/ probationary, Charles = Carmhers
/ probationary, James McAvoy (pro-
lhauonary).
Another C0tcric After Cubs.
& Another syndicate OF Chicago men
today announced It's intention to try
To purchase the Chicago National
] league club. A telegram sent in the
name of Mode J. spiegel, a Chicago
/ business man, Go Charles T.. Taft, told
Ithat n syndicate Of Chicagoans had
+ been formed for the purpose OF buy
+ ing the BAH club and that check for
/ $4,000 WIS waiting TO ciinch negotia-
tions.
The new syndicate through It's local
representatives announced It's inten-
/ ton in the event of obtaining owner
ship OF the club. would be TO retain
81 per cent OF the stock and dispose
of the remaining shares singly TO
forty mine other Chicago men.
The difference between the bid
made for the controlling Interest in the
Chicago club by John =. Connery and
his friends and the price asked boy
Charles r. Taft for it is SO slight thpt
lCCnnery expects TO acquire the stock
Iin a few days This was announced
by Connery To-Day, on his arrival here
with Charles Comiskey and the re-
turning world tourists from New York
II was learned that Connery had made
am offer three weeks ago to President
Tener. whose brother, George Tener
wns once a business partner of tn.
Chicago man. Connery said today h'
would soon form a stock company tt
share with him the control Of the wesI
side club, but that he would be TIL,
club presi lent
Comlskey Nearly Recovered.
/ President Comiskoy reported him
self as nearly recovered from the ill
mess which attacked him while the
tourists were In Italy lie attributed
the attacks to the hardships of thu
"trip and expects TO recover fully aftel
la sojourn al Excelsior Springs, Mo.
whittier he plans 90 go Wednesday