Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-02
CINCINNATI TODAY IS MECCA
70 MAGNATES OF BASE BALL
National Commission Holds Annual Meeting
to Elect Officers, and Minor Leaguers
Are on Hand to Urge Reforms.

Carpenter. the French heavyweight
champion. had been injured and would
require nearly four months to get into
condition for the ring, even should he
be given permission to leave the army
and come to America for bout. Darcy
signed contract for several weeks on
the stage for n consideration running
into four figures, according to report
from New York. There are any num-
Der of opponents available for Darcy.
including Billy Miske. Battling Levine
sky and jeff Smith. but the antipodean
seemingly prefers the easier footlight
route of gathering in the shekels. For
this he has been credited with having
Yankee shrewdness." but he probably
is acting upon the advice of Tex Rick
ard. the boxing promoter, under whose
direction he will f1ght-when he does.
Complete reorganization of the sys-
tenn under which the game now is con-
Quoted will be necessary if the Balti-
more Federal League club wins the suit
it has instituted against organized base
ball. The case will be tried at Philadel-
phia in the United States court for the
, eastern district of Pennsylvania some
time the latter part of this month or
early in February.
The defendants named in the COM
plant are the three members of the ma
tional commission, the owners of the
F. Sinclair. James A. Gilmore and
Charles H. Weeghman. who took a
prominent part in the establishment Of
the Federal League and in the peace
negotiations which followed.
1t is charged that organized base ball
violated the Sherman antitrust law
prior to the peace agreement. and that
three Federal League men later Joined
with the two major leagues in a con-
spiracy in restraint of trade. Damages
to the extent of 100000 are asked by
the plaintiffs. They claim their losses
totaled 100000 and are seeking three
times that amount. as is provided for
by the law. A legal battle rivaling
that enacted before Judge Lands in
Chicago. which was ended without any
decision being rendered, is promised, as
both sides have lined up formidable
array of counsel. The powers of or
ganfzed base ball profess to be not wor-
ried over the outcome, but judging by
the prominence of the lawyers engaged
by the defense it is apparent they do
not view the suit lightly.
Hopes that the new state admins
tration would sanction revival of
boxing in Michigan have been dashed
by a statement issued by Gov. Sleeper
legalize boxing
IF 1 have been quoted as being in
favor of boxing bouts 1 am afraid those
who have quoted me have been given a
ment," the governor said. II shall veto
any bill which would legalize prize
fighting in Michigan"
On top of this comes the information
from Minneapolis that legalized boxing
in Minnesota undoubtedly will be a
thing of the past soon. The state legis-
lature. at a session which convenes to-
day, will repeal the act of two years
ago making ten-round bouts under
state supervision legal. This is con-
sidered certain. as poll of the legis-
lators taken by candidate for the
speakership of the house indicates
strong sentiment against boxing.