The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17

loose AT me. My fight with willard 10
not going to be any tango COMPETE
ton"
Magnates of the American League
Will meet at the Hotel Waicott this
afternoon TO conclude the business Of
their annual December meeting. inter-
rupted at Chicago last December as "a
result OF the peace overtures Of the
Federals. Also johnson and his COL
leagues will adopt the 1916 schedule.
II is the opinion that johnson and his
confederates will conclude all OF their
business IN one brief session.
More important. perhaps. is the con-
templated meeting of the National Com
mission. This ust body has sew
ernl snarly end of the new peace pact
to %unravel. chief among them some
satisfactory adjustment OF the Baiti-
more situation. c. T. chaplin and W. II.
Draper. acting with Ed Barrow on the
proposed sale OF the jersey city fran
chise to Newark interests, also are ex-
pected for a conference with their chief.
Barrow hopes to effect IL satisfactory
ainalgamation of the interests bidding
for the Shelters before nightfail.
Yankees May DO some Tradtng.
AS "A rule, most Of the on season
trading is accomplished at the spr!ng
meetings OF the major leagues. The
New YORK club is in "A good position TO
"A advantage of the market. The ac-
QUESTION of Frank Baker. lee Magec,
Gedeon and "A host Of young pitching
phenoms puts BIZ Donovan in AN en-
cellent position to talk straight business
Tor a seasoned catcher or a veteran
shortstop OF known hitting ability.
"A johnson had intended tn accom-
pany Capt. r. l.. Huston to the Dover
Hall Club, near brunswick. Ga. Sat.
urday. but the Cleveland situation may
affect this plan. The Captain is willing
TO he kidnapped by any other sportsman
who loves the l!fe of the gay fisherman
OF nimrod.
There will he quite a racket up around
Madison Square Garden tonight when
Sam Langford and sam McNey. the well
known negro hea,yweights, get together
In the ten round final. The Boston Tar
Baby, who knocked out Harry Wills In
the nineteenth round OF "a scrap in New
Orleans recently, arrived from the south
yesterday. sam appeared somewhat
more trim than when he met McVey
several weeks ago. II Langford can dis
pose OF his ancient nemesis as he did
Wills. he will petition the Boxing Com
mission TO rescind the rule against
iHlNft NbutS, Inc WORTH : eight
championship bee is buzzing in Lang
ford's bonnet.
Andre Anderson. a new knockcr out
white hope sensation. will meet the bat
Ting Boer. George RodeI. In the ten
round semi.iinal.
a golf pool foursome Of rare interes,
Is To he played az Doyle's Billiard Acad-
emy this afternoon. Gardiner W. Whit.
and Phil Carter. the masters OF iron
and wood. will try conclusions with
Smoky Joe Wood and Bill Donovan. two
OF the most sensational pitchers ever
produced by the American League.
Two games were played In the golf
pool tournament AZ Doyle's yesterday.
In the hard boiled division Bill Donoyun
defeated Weed bich nso by "A score OF
~ to 30. At times the Yankee manager
was as wild as in the old days when
he was first string pitcher for the Hart
fords and earned the sobriquet Of Wild
Bill. In the cluck class. ". j McBeth
won from Willie Hannigan. "a To- 80.
six holes. This gives Hannigan one
record. and he looms up as a certainty
for the BOBBY prize.