Evening journal., 1914-03-21
Written for the United Press,

The last game in the Phillies' spring
training quarters here will be played
at Wilmington, n c., today with the
Baltimore Orioles and Dooin's squad
will endeavor TO break the line of
three straight defeats before pulling
up stakes tomorrow. On the whole.
the quarters here, though opening
with bitter weather and poor field,
have been fairly satisfactory, though
the hostility of the fans has con-
trasted with the general hospitality
of the rest of the citizens.
. The Athletics took an automobile
spin at st. Augustine. Fla, this
morning and will meet the local team
in the afternoon. The Yanigans in
the meantime will play the st. Louis
Yanigans at the regular quarters. To
morrow the teams start north, the
first stop being at Savannah, where
they play Monday afternoon.
The greatest interest has been
aroused in the fight between Georges
Carpenter, French light heavyweight
champion, and Joe jeanette I'm Paris
tonight. At least 5000 persons are
expected to witness the battle and a
$4,000 house is looked for The win
ner will receive 25 per cent. of the
receipts and the loser 20 per cent.
Carpenter will probably weigh in at
16S pounds. The articles signed for
the match provide that jeanette must
not weigh over 1877 and it is believed
the negro will be well inside the
limit.
The National League, despite the
recent elimination of c. Webb Muir
ply as head Of the Chicago Cubs, is
not through its "house-cleaning" if
persistent reports here today are we'll
founded
Men in National League baseball
circles here who have up to Wednes-
day insisted that Charles p. Taft's
selection of Charles Herbert Thomas
as president of the Cubs. was wholly
favorable to every National and
American League magnates, today
completely reversed themselves. They
declared that a serious clash between
Taft and the other National League
magnates. backed by all the power Of
organized baseball, is threatened and
that Thomas selection will not be
ratified.
One report circulated today was
that Charles p. Taft had already been
fatty informed that Thomas would
not do" This feeling against Thomas
is said to be general among anti
Murphy baseball men who openly
prophesy that Thomas merely would
be a figurehead through whom Muir
ply would retain great influence in
running the Chicago Cubs.
The old charge of Frank Chance
that Murphy never owned more than
share of stock but was paid $685.
600 annually as president of the Cubs,
cropped up again today with the ad-
ditional recollection that Murphy and
Thomas have been closely associated
personally and in a business way
New York Nationals.
Baseball men declined to charge
that Murphy with Taft's assistance,
had put one over" by naming
Thomas, after Ban Johnson made his
declaration that Murphy must 60
or the American National peace
agreement would be cancelled.
c.. P. Taft, principal owner of th'
Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati O., TO-DAY
declined to discuss the report tha
President Tener, of the Nationa
League. had offered him 100000 fol
an option on his holdings with view
to eliminating Charles H. Thomas al
president Of the club.
"I have read the newspaper despatch
from Harrisburg stating that Cover.
nor Tener has made such a PROPOSE.
ton, but do not care either 70 affirm
! OF deny It." said Taft