The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
Has Reen Made a Fine Offer That He
Can Hardly Turn Down, From
the st. Louis
Cardinals.
NEW LEAGUE A CINCH
War Conditions Have Made Some
Magnates Poor, and They VIII
Have to Make New Plans
for the Future.
ilBy II. C. Hamilton. United Press
Staff Correspondent

ilBy H C. Hamilton, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 12.-Jack
Hendricks, manager of the Indian
apolis American association club,
ever since it has been in control OF
James C. McGill, probably will be
next manager of the st. Louis Car
dfnals. This information came to the
United Press today from an unim-
peachable source. Hendricks has
been offered a salary of $500 year
with a two year contract and bonus
of ten percent of the clubs earnings
above a certain sum. The only thing
now blocking the deal is the reluct-
ance of McGill to take over Hen
bricks. He has asked time to con-
slider the matter, and Is expected to
ask Branch Hickey, president OF the
Cardinals, for favors for the Indian
apolis club If Hendricks is released.
No later than yesterday McGil was
sitting tight refusing to let Hen
bricks leave the Indians. McGill
now Is paying Hendricks salary OF
SO, 500 a year with fifteen percent
bonus for pennant winning clubs.
McGill and Hendricks have been
associated ever since McGtll broke
into baseball. Back in the days
when Springfield, OF the Central
league, was in control Of McGill,
Hendricks was there, and when Nc
Gill bought the Denver club, West
| ern league, Hendricks was made
manager. Winning Western league
remnants became a habit with Hen
bricks, and when McGill purchased
the indianapolis club, Hendricks
went along. In three years Hen
bricks has been In Indianapolis he
has won one pennant, this year.
| At the end of the season he led
his team in post season series
against Toronto, pennant winners in
the International league, and won.
It is confidently believed here that
Hendricks will get the management
of the club for it is not considered
McGill will stand in the way Of his
manager stepping into the big legaue
position, even with the prospect Of
new third league job waiting.
And In the matter of new league,
TO embrace four cities of the Ameri-
can association and four of the In
ternat1onal league, 1t was declared
here today the new organization is
practical cinch. The Western
league, whose territory would be In
vaded in the new alignment Of clubs,
has given a tacit consent to the ar
rangement which would place four Of
fits clubs in a new American associa-
ton. With the changes that shall
then become necessary 1t is alto
gether probable that the Three-Eye
league will be made over into a
stronger organization.
Among American association and
International clubs the subject is
practically taboo, but 1t has become
known the agreement has been rau-
fed to a great extent.
War conditions and other drains
on purse strings have brought a part
ing Of bank accounts and owners
for many magnates. Eleven leagues
are all that can survive If present
plans with regard to the seventeen
that now make up the national asso-
citation are carried out.
The matter is very near a head
today with a prospect that things
will come to crisis in short time
That fight will be made on the
plans is certain for there are several
disgruntled club owners whose guns
must be spiked.
Among these are the four club
owners who are going to be left out
in the reorganization Of the Ameri-
can association, but 1t is believed
they will be silenced when confront
ed with the frank facts on their re-
cent announced determination to
close the league until the end Of the
war. Absolutely certain It Is that
the knell Of Thos. J. Hickey as an
American league president has been
sounded.