The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-15

asership of the Los Angeles club. bile business. The Giants were will to release the infielder in case he consented to take the position.
 Well, anyhow. that petition filed by the Feds proves that you can say things about people in court peti ton that would cost you bust in the nose if you said To them to their faces
 It is true that without the major leagues the majority of minor leagues could not exist but this is mere ly because many small club de bends upon the development and sale of ball players rather than upon the gate receipts to pay expenses. Aside from that, each league runs itself and each club runs itself under what is known as the national agree ment. As far as the national com
 
 supposedly judicial and not execu- tive.
 An unusual situation will obtain at Pennsylvania next fall. George Brooke will serve out his contract but will be sandwiched between al advisory board of catchers. headed by Ernest Cozens on the top and Byron Dickson, who will act as fiend coach, on the bottom. The arrange ment is designed and intended to supplement Brookes merits and remedy his deficiencies.
 Myron J. Townsend. formerly fam ed as baseball writer and later con nected with big Detroit concern as publicity promoter. has resigned to take position with a New York advertising agency at salary said to be 5000 a year That's figure calculated to make any baseball scribe jealous, but Townsend is pop
 
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 Fred Toney, pitcher, who said that Brooklyn was too cheap for him" meets just retrbution. Next sea son he will play in Louisville. Presi dent Ebbets, has decided not to exercise his rights to the player.
 A real estate company said to be representing the Federal League (Wards) has secured an option on plot of ground ill Newark suitable for ball park, which leads to the rumor that the New Jersey city may be chosen as the successor of Kansas City in the independent cir cult.
 Elmer Jasper brother of Pitcher Jasper of the Chicago White SoX, has been signed by the Des Moines Western league club for trial. El- mer Jasper halls from the St. Louis 
 If the Yankees do not pull off some great stunts during the coming spring training season, it will not be the fault of Manager Bill Donovan. In the first place, Donovan is not a be- liever in the spring exhibition game as it is commonly worked out, He is opposed to long exhibition game schedules, therefore minor league towns in the south that have grown skeptical of such games need have no hesitancy in doing business with the Yankees. They will not get the rockies. as in many previous in stances, when they expect to see regulars. Last spring the Yankees burdened themselves with large consignment of almost useless play CTS just for the purpose of filling out an exhibition game schedule that had been arranged for first and second team. This year nearly all exhibition games will be played within easy distance of the training camp. as Donovan is opposed to long jumps.
 And still they come. Johnny Dun- dee, the little Scotch wop" is anX ious to horn into the lightweight trust. The mere fact that he is only heavy featherweight or light lightweight should not initiate against Johnny. according to man. ager "Scotty" Monteith. What Dun dee lacks in weight is more than Over-balanced in skill. The stars whom Johnny would like to meet are Freddy Welsh, Charley White, Willie Ritchie, and Young Shugrue, with particular leaning toward Ritchie.
 Jim Jeffres will it is assumed bring with him to Jess Willard's training camp, an atmosphere of rosy optimism that will make the c0whOv inyincihle One thing is cer.