The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-17
GIANTS-SOX CONTEST
PLEASES PARISIANS

NICE. France. Feb. 16.-Thc fine weather today
brought great CROWD Of baseball enthusiasts. a.
we'll as many who had never witnessed 4 gamo. 10
sec the New York team OF the National league and
the Chicago team OF tho American league give a
fast exhibition OF tho American national pantitne.
The Cbicasos won, 10 TO Z.
Americans aud foreisno1 OF tito sojou,ning in
Nlce and along the Riveria notoro5 10 tho game
aud the largo number OF Handsomely gov ned wo-
men among tho spectators added 10 tho Eslety
The Fronch wsre somowbat puzzled et the In
tHcacos OF tho play, but showed much enthu-
siasm whcr The ball Uss herd hit into the OUT
field. the American consul. william n. Eupter
tossed the flrst ball, In tho fourth inning the
Now Yorks scored siI and the America
four, but The National iessuerS worc unable 10
keep up the pacc
Interesting icatures were rerios Of daring evo-
lutlong the field by tho Aviator LACROSSE and
exhibition OF throwing tue dscuG and putting
the weight by James Thorpe. The Indian athlete.
The teamb will leave tomorrow for Paris where
1T is expected they Will play Washinron's
Word has been received tina, Charles comi,-
soy. president of the Chicago club. has reached
Paris His condition is reported TO be much
improved.
O'Day Takes Cubs South.
CHICAGO, Feb; Manager Hank
3aE; oBaE VI, Nth fourteen ball ball playerS left
one half OF a new infleld for the Cubs.
The desertion of Shortstop Bridwell.
who Jumped TO the Federais. and the
u,
left n hole about the keystone sack, the
filling OF which will be one OF O'Dey's
chief cares. With Safer and thinner
man sure of jobs. and Bill Sweeney not
expected to report. the vacancies must
he filled by two of the five other in
fielders. in whom o'Day expresses much
confidence.
Feds May Meet Tourists.
BOSTON; Feb: ls-information that
o.. 80 tn ~ -<~tI ~
BAH players wss followed today by the
cabling of commission TO James J.
Callahan, ma nager OF the Chicago Amer
leans. TO sign up Tris Speaker for the
Boston Red SoX next season. The tour
lists were due in Paris today. II was
reported that Speaker was one of the
players tho Federal league agent was
given authority TO sign.
Will Play Chinese Team.
Los ANGELES, Cal. Feb. l6-Ar-
the team of the Chinese college OF
Ha wall and the nine OF tho Occidental
college of Los Angeles were completed
here today The game will be played on
May Meet Tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.--From the
fact that President Tener of the Ma
tional league and member Of the ma
uonal committee. President johnson OF
the American league and Garry Herr
% ave aeeeped d ihS to eom stand
the annual dinner on Wednesday night
Of the Philadelphia Sporting Writer'S as
socla ton. II Is believed that a meeting
IL this city Wednesday.
President Shibe Of tho Athletics today
wired Johnson, WHO is In Chicago, ask
Ing. but up TO a late hour no reply had
been received from Johnson,
RrOOkTyn Nav Onnose
NEW YORK, Feb ia pJan bv
which organized baseball hopes to sup
ply strong competition for the invading
Feder5l league team in Brooklyn is be-
night by Edward Barrow, president of
the International league.
~ Is proposed TO transfer the Newark
team OF the International league TO uIay
on Eboctts field. the home of the Brook
lyn National league club. and TO an
pesse I,es,.a the a., Newark public, which sup
tie Jersey City team of the Interna-
tional league would be placed In Newark.
as jersey City was the tail-end club
las last season, 1t Is planned TO pool the
payers OF the two International league
teams IN order 10 equalize their strength
am positive that our league can
give sl Brooklyn az good a ball club as
Nearly every player In our league has
been up in the majors mt pome tine
yet we do not try TO masquerade as a
major league"
To Play in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Feb. ls.-To COM
bat The threatened invasion OF the Fed
eral league, G. w. Somers, owner of
tho Cleveland aud Toledo baseball clubs
announced tonight that the Toledo club
WIZ play its games in Cleveland this
season; This city, therefore will have
Two clubs. Toledo playing while the
Cleveland club Is travelling The Toledo
club is member of tho american asso.
ciatlon. "'''-
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-CIcvclaud rs no
longer being considered as the possible
home OF a Federal league baseball club,
according to James A. Gilmore, presI
dent dent OF the league, who returned from
the league Will be made this year. GiI-
more said.
Buffalo viii he kept at least for the
coming season. he said "and II we de-
eide TO change the circuit I'm 1915. II WIN
be some eastern city, not Cleveland"