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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Checking Prery Frick

A S we understand it, Ford Prick,
L N the new president Of the Ma
tional League, used to be the ghost
writer for Babe Ruth, meaning that
Prick wrote the articles that carried
the by Babe Ruth" line. Well now
We wonder if Babe Ruth is not act
ing as ghost" writer for Ford Prick.
The old Babe always was weak on
remembering names and facts. His
business was parking the ball out Of
the lot.
Keeping on the subject, we read
the Saturday Evening Post last
week. In it was an article signed
by Ford Frick. 1t was a yarn on
umpires. 1t didn't read" like Prick,
but it was signed by Prick, and
therefore Prick will have to take the
fall"
One of his paragraphs discussed
what umpires do" during the off
season. Naturally he mentioned
Harry Geisel. Indianapolis American
League umpire. during the course of
his comment.
Geisel was published "Giesel. "
Moreover, the Prick story stated
that umpire Geisel spent his winters
refereeing boxing and wrestling
matches. Prick went down on three
straight strikes there.
Mr. Geisel has served as an
nouncer at boxing shows and he was
the guest announcer at the Times
Legion Golden Gloves amateur show
here last Friday, but he does not re-
fierce boxing or wrestling shows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
The Leading Questions

THE QUESTIONABLE contains many
Il inquiries and it will be inter
esting to see how the fans respond.
Each club is handling its own
scheme and the qUeStiOnnaires are
being mailed out from the ball parks
throughout the circuit. Here are
some Of the important questions:
Do you like night baseball?
Would you prefer more or less
night ball?
What time do YOU suggest night
games start, 800, 8:15 or $50?
Does the radio help to maintain
your interest in baseball?
In your opinion what can the In
dianapolis club do to increase the
popularity Of baseball in Indian
apolis?
Do you favor an all-star game in
the American Association?
Would you prefer such a game in
midseason or at the end of the
regular season?
Are you in favor of a 154-game
schedule, the winner at the end of
the regular season to be declared
champion, or a split season, or a
post season series such as held in
19342
ANY other suggestions that you
think would assist the Indianapolis
club and that would be appreciated
by the average fan?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Nike VIII Be Ready

ID ARNEY MIKE KELLY has gone
ID back to school. He's a smart
Irishman. His baseball career has
been spent as player. manager and
coach, but this winter, after los
ing out as a coach with the Chicago
Cubs, Mike landed a position as
business manager of the Syracuse
InternatiOnals.
Serving as a ball club executive
is new to Indianapolis Mike Kelly.
Hence schooldays again. The jOvial
Barney is taking a course in a local
business college and when he be-
gins his new duties at Syracuse he
won't have to be led around. In
other words Mike will know what
time it is even if he is a stranger
in the counting house.
And did Kelly sit back and moan
when the Chicago club released
him? Not so you could notice it.
He looked around his home city, saw
there was a chance of something
doing in real estate and went out
and hustled. Now he is doing very
well by himself making property
"turnOVerS."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Twenty Grand Not
in Top Condition
Expected to Be Withdrawn
From 100000 Event.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-With-
drawal of Twenty Grand, Kentucky
Derby record holder, as a starter
in the 100000 Santa Anita Handi-
cap, Feb. %, appeared a virtual GER
tainty today.
The 7-year-old campaigner's
trainer, Bill Brennan, said his with
drawal was conditional on consent
of his owner, Mrs. Payne Whitney.
Brennan recommended such action.
Brennan said he believed Twenty
Grand had passed his peak. Last Fri
day he ran third in a four horse
field in special race at Santa Anita
Park and pulled up lame. A leg
ligament, strained year ago, still
was troubling him.
Cavalcade, whose 8-to-5 odds in
the Aqua Caliente future book make
him a virtually prohibitive favor
ite, turned in a near brilliant work.
out yesterday when he raced the
mile in 1877 3-5. The 1884 cham
pion, despite his fast time, was I'M
der wraps.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Double Order, Please

T Asst week Claude E. Penrod of
Il the RKO Distributing corp, or
ganized a Golden Gloves party and
purchased twelve ringside seats for
opening night at The TimeS-Eegion
amateur boxing show at the Armory.
The young f1stic lads put pep into
their bouts and in a big way sup
piled a class of entertainment hard
to tie. At any rate, Mr.. Penrod
increased his order to "a seats for
the second nights Golden Gloves
show this Friday.
Owing to the size of the starting
field, it will be necessary to enlarge
the program and indications point
to 80 bouts being held. Last week
many fans entered the hall figuring
TO stay for about three-fourths of
the program, but the big crowd was
still there at the windup cheering
the youthful gladiators. Nobody
cared to risk a chance of missing
good bout by leaving early.
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Two other bouts are on the pro-
gram, the first to get under way at
$50. It is an all-heavyweight card
SarpoliS, who scales 222, held the
Big Ten Conference heavyweight
mat title few years ago. He will
be getting his second chance within
a month to topple Marshall. The
nationally known grapplerS staged
hot scrap early in the year with
Everett coming out on top after
heated argument. Karl won the
first fall.
Marshall Is rated next to Jim
Londos by many mat fans. He
weighs 218 and is one of fastest art
lists in the game. Sol Slagel was
his victim here last Tuesday. Sar-
polls is former University Of Chi
cago athlete. He is an exponent of
the flying hook scissors hold.
Billy Edwards. oil, of Dallas. Tex,
will match his strength against Dick
RaineS. 235, the cowboy grappler. in
the semi windup. Lou Plummer.
238 rough Baltimore performer,
meets Jack Hogue, 800, Arizona, in
the prelim.
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A. A. CLUBS WANT FA
MEXICAN Association clubs circulating question

MEXICAN Association clubs circulating question
naire among the fans throughout the circuit a means
of sounding the wishes of the customers counting
gesons and general way requesting the cooperation Of
the persons who pay the freight the gate
questOnnares will be distributed in each of the eight cities
The A. A. club and managers facing the new
with confidence but at the time they willing
to lend the fans and endeavor please the public
100 per cent.
The main idea OF course to increase the popularity Of league base
obtained City,
1894 the belief that the Will a
problem, though keep coming
t1e question:
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Bell Is Favored
for S. NJ. u. Post
Officials Report HanIey Is
After Grid Job.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 29-Selec-
ton of a head football coach to sue
coed Ray Morrison was one of the
main problems confronting trustees
of Southern Methodist University at
their annual mid-winter meeting to-
day.
Matty Bell, Morrison's first assist
ant last season, and formerly head
coach Of Texas A. and M. College,
was considered to have an edge over
other candidates.
Dick Hanley, who resigned re-
Gently as head coach at Northwest
ern University, was announced as
seeking the position.
Other candidates included Harry
Faulkner, former S. M. U. freshman
coach; Henry Frnka coach of
the Greenville CTeX.) high school
team; Clyde Littlef1eld, former coach
at Texas University. and Doe
Collins, coach of the East Texas
Teachers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Ohio State Takes
Big Ten Net Tilt
Bucks in Tie for Fourth
After Edging Chicago.

By Unitod Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 90. - Ohio State
moved into a tie today for fourth
place in the Big Ten basketball race
as a result of 1874 victory last
night over Chicago. 1t was the
fourth straight conference victory
for the Bucks, who lost their two
opening games. They now have won
four, lost two and are tied with Wis
consin.
Although Chicago suffered its
fifth straight conference defeat and
it's 10th consecutive defeat against
all competition, the MaroonS played
their best game of the season. Five
times during the game Chicago held
the lead but could not stop Ohio
States closing rush.
The conference standing follows:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Young COrbett in
Unpopular Victory
Former WeIter King Given
Decision Over Invader.

By United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 90
Young Corbett III, California south
paw who once held the worlds well
terweight title, won an unpopular
decision last night from Bep Van
Klaveren, Dutch niddleWeight, in a
10-round bout.
The crowd of 1900, partisan to
Corbett during the battling, shouted
its disapproval when Referee Jess
KenWorthy raised the Californian'S
hand as symbol of victory.
Once during the fight Corbett
was on the verge of being knocked
out. In the first round, Van
Klaveren caught the former cham
pion flush on the jaw with a right.
Corbett flew back against the ropes
so hard they burned his back. His
knees buckled. Van Klaveren got
in two more punches, one of which
dropped Corbett for no-count. ut
CorbetC weathered the attack and
came back fresh for the second
round. After J..at he fought more
cautiously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
IseLin's Ace Takes
Second SLOOp Race

By United Press
HAVANA. Jan. 29.-It was Adrian
Iselin's Ace against the star class
sloop fleet today.
The Ace scored a second consecu-
tive victory yesterday in the Bacardi
cup races and sought to make it
two in a row today in the Cuba cup
race. Each race is for three heats,
with winners determined on a point
basis.
Twelve Cuban and American
sloops participated in the Bacardi
cup second heat yesterday. 1selin
sailed the Ace home in front
handily IN 1:19:15. A. Garcia
Tunon's Halcon and Angel Nayas
Aitorito, both of the Cuban fleet,
we're second and third, respectively,
and Ed B. Jahncke'S Jupiter of New
Orleans came in fourth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Real Silk Feminine
Net Team TriunlphS

The strong Real Silk Girls Club
METERS snapped the winning streak
of the La Fendrich Girls of Evans
vile with a 20 TO. Is triumph over
the visitors at the Dearborn Gym.
Miss Nigh of the Real Silks sank
two accurate shots from the field to
open the game. Miss Englehart
bolstered the local attack with four
field goals. The Real Silks. leading
81 at the half. allowed their op-
ponents to narrow the gap when
Miss GroSSman sank five baskets
and two free throws in the last
quarter.
Playing on the Real Silk squad
were Misses Nigh. Wagner, Bivin,
Elgelhart and Hubert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Pro Fires Prepare
for Packed House

officials Of the Kautsky a. C.s and
Hilgemeier Packers have arranged
10 open the gates at l D. m. next
Sunday when the local professional
basketball teams stage their rivalry
contest at the National Guard Ar
mory. I'll n. PennSylvania-st. The
feature battle will be preceded by a
tilt between the KautSky Reserves
and the Citizens Gas five. The Gas
METERS occupy first place in the
Manufacturers League.
The seasons records give the
Packers a slight edge on dope. but
the Kautskys expect Joe Rieff to
chalk up plenty of points. He was
Big Ten scoring ace when a men,
Der Of the Northwestern University
team. Both teams are reported in
top shape and the Armory is ex-
pected to be packed when the start
ing whistle blows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
SHOEMAKER ANNEXES
POCKET BILLIARD TITLE

By United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a
j. Howard Shoemaker, New York,
today held his Goth national anna
teur pocket billiard championship
following his 125-to-111 victory over
Herbert Courtney, Brooklyn, in the
final game of the tournament last
night.
Shoemaker was presented a silver
loving cup by George L. Damn, rep
reSenting the National Association
Of Amateur Billiards Players.
Other finiShers: Courtney, sec
ond: Omer JoaniSse, Detroit, third;
Larry Wolf. st. Louis, fourth; Al
Broder. Philadelphia, fifth; Louis
Matthews. Chicago. sixth. and Walter
Flynn, New Haven, seventh.
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comply with the rule or risk fines
and the loss Of players.
The II players affected by the
commissioner ruling were trans
ferred to Toronto end Fl. Worth
from minor league teams at Will
mington, N. c., Beckley, w. ",
Bartlesville, Okla, Jeanette, Pa,
and Mt. Airy, N. C. Ten went to
Toronto and seven to TT. Worth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29


Twenty-Five contenders advanced
at the opening session last Friday
night. In addition to those who
fell by the wayside in first n
counters, some have been eliminated
by physical or weight requirements.
Tournament officials predict that
at least 80 bouts will be offered at
the next session of the annual tour
nament. Attendance last Friday
night exceeded that for the opening
session at last years tourney. Finals
are set for Feb. IS.
112-Pound Ruler on Card
Among the contenders yet to see
initial action are four city Open
class champions Ray (Shorty)
Waggoner, Washington A. c., fly
weight; Bud Cottey, F. & K. Health
Club, bantamweight; Henry Harrell,
indianapolis Y. M. c. A, welter-
weight, and Charles WildS, South
Side Turner's, light heavyweight.
Waggoner, 112-pound SpeedSter,
has as opposition in the feather
weight Open class, Billy Sparks, F.
g. K. Health Club, and Rural Tyler,
Colored Y. M. G. A. Opponents are
decided by draw.
Opponents for Bud Cottey in the
bantamweight Open class are Julian
Davies, Anderson Y. M. c. A. bat
tier who won a Citizens Military
Training Camp championship at Fit.
Knox (Ky0 last year, and George
Henderson, local unattached con-
tender. Davies claims record of
four knockout victories in five
fights.
HarrelI Faces Action
Harrell, city welterweight title
holder, is listed in the lightweight
Open division of the Times-Legion
Golden Gloves tourney and Friday
night will attempt to win his way
into the second round with Squeak
Bruggeman, city lightweight cham
pion, and Floyd Hardesty, who al
ready have advanced.
One other city Open kingbee,
John CheSanus, FIT. Harrison, mid
dleweight, has advanced to the Sec
ond round.
Top-notch action also is prom
ised in the heavyweight Open divi-
sion, in which Jack Coffelt, Fit.
Harrison, and two Miller A. C. en-
trants, Russell Bennett and Harold
Kaiser, will battle it out for the
title.
Light Heavyweight Finalists
The city light heavyweight cham
pion, Wilds, has only one opponent
listed-Eugene Crank, touted leather
thrower from the Miller A. c., Cam
bridge City, Ind.
The eight Open class title winners
will be sent to Chicago to compete
in the Midwest Tournament Of
Golden Gloves Champions late next
month. Novice class winners have
the privilege Of transferring to the
Open competition.
A revised list Of first-night WIN
ners shows Robert Hadley, unat-
tached, and Russell Schulz, WASH
ington A. c., advanced with victo-
ries over Lloyd Hargis and Shppy
Meth respectively. Hargis and
Meth were announced as winners
at the ringside. James Nielsen also
was the winner over William Love,
who had been listed as losing to
Norval Benninger, South Side Turn
ers. Benninger defeated Ed Brown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Judge Lands Cracks Down on Chain Store Baseball

rectly from the smaller clubs to
Toronto and Fl. Worth, Cincinnati
first should have signed them with
the Reds and then reaSsigned
them.
Signing them to major league
contracts before sending them
away is the transfer rule Of organ
lied baseball, Lands said. He
ordered Cincinnati officials TO
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
CdrIin Takes Main
Bout in Hall Meet

John Kilonis was disqualified by
the referee in the third fall of the
feature wrestling match at Tomlin-
son Hall last night, and the bout
was awarded to his opponent,
Johnny (Swede) Carlin.
Kilonis, displaying rough tactics,
pinned Carlin in the first fall. Car
lin returned to spill his veteran
Greek rival in the second encounter.
Johnnie Stote was victorious in
two straight falls over Charlie
Leigh, and Dusty Mcdonald scored
a one-fal triumph over Bill Honey
cult in the opener.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
N. D. TRACK TEAM
FACES EARLY ACTION

By Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 29.-The
Notre Dame University track team
will open its indoor season Friday
night by entertaining Chicago's
Maroon thinlieS.
Coach John P. Nicholson expects
to have strong Irish squad despite
the fact three of his stars have
been on the hospital list. Joe Suli-
van. shot putter. is recovering from
pneumonia; John Francis, sopho-
more miller, recently has had two
operations and Leo McFarlane,
junior two-miler, is having diff
Guilty with weak arches.
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The conference standing follows:
Ramsey Is Victor
in Cue Encounter
Winner Runs Off d Points
in 30 Innings.

Walt Ramsey, former state three
cushion billiard champion, won his
first victory in two starts in the In
diana state tri-rail tournament at
Harry Coolers parlor last night. He
defeated Joe Murphy, runner-up in
last years titular affair, so to Is,
in So innings. Ramsey posted a
high run of five over his opponent
four.
Ramsey scored Al points in 40
innings in setting record for this
years tourney.
Harry Cooler and Sonny Pilz,
young Jewish cue ace who defeated
Ramsey in his first start, will play
tonight at Coolers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
0lENHART SENDS IRISH
THROUGH LONG DRILL

Coach Joe Dienhart directed the
Cathedral net squad through a
lengthy workout yesterday after
noon to begin drills for games with
GreencaStle and Brownsburg this
weekend.
The Irish will travel to Green
castle Friday night and return home
Saturday TO meet Brownsburg.
Coach Dienhart polished over mis-
takes made in the Shortridge game
in yesterdays drills.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
BLUE DEVILS LAUNCH
DRILLS FOR TWO .TILTS

The Shortridge Blue Devils have
started preparations at the North
Side gym for their two encounters
this weekend with Charlottesville
here and Rushville there.
Coach Kenneth Peternan sent his
Blue cagers through lightworkout
in their opening drill yesterday aft
ernoon. The team worked on basket
shooting from the field and foul line
and concluded with a short rehear-
sal on floor plays and formations.
No scrimmage was held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29

The ruling involves the trans
fer of II players from five minor
league clubs to Toronto in the
International League and Fl.
Worth of the Texas League, in
deals Lands said were made on
or suggested by Cincinnati Off
Gals.
The commissioner rule that
instead Of shifting the players di-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
BY Nat Holman

A HELD-BALL is called, fol-
N lowed by jump, in the
above basketball play. XII taps
to X-2 directly in front, and he
re-taps to ks. X-4 crosses be-
hind KS and O-5, cutting in to-
ward the tap.
ks makes a cross-court pass to
X-4, who is cutting for the basket.
X-4 and ks, in planning their
cross-cut, must time it carefully
and avoid possibility of an illegal
block.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
SOUTHPORT GIRDS FOR
TWO CAGE TUSSLES

The Southport High School bas-
ketbau team IS drilling for engage
ments with two foes this weekend.
The Cards will meet the Center
Grove meters at Center Grove Fri
day night and return home for tilt
with the Broad Ripple Rockets,
SATURDAY. night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Huffman of Indiana
in Hospital Here

Vernon Huffman, Indiana Uni
versity football star, was resting
comfortably at Methodist Hospital
today following an operation in
which an ankle broken during the
football season was set permanently.
Huffman will be confined to the
hospital for a week or ten days and
his ankle will be kept in cast for
three months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
HENRY HOOK IS VICTOR
u Times Special

bH IWtS NptCIuF
HARLINGEN, Tex, Jan. 90. -
Henry Hook, 122-pound Indianapolis
fighter. won a ten-round decision
over Kid Bruno Salazar, 124, San
Antonio. in the feature bout of a
boxing show here last night. Hook
finished strong to win.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Sdndbdch on Way
to MiLLrOSe Games

By Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. %. -
Kenneth Sandbach, co-captain of
the Purdue University track team,
will make his first start of the in
door season in the 60-yard high
hurdles at the Millrose games in
New York, Saturday night.
Sandbach left here yesterday for
the East He set a new worlds
record of :O7.4 for the indoor 60
yard high hurdles at the Butler Re-
lays last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
PLADNER KEEPS TITLE

BIZ LnIfcd PTeSS
PARIS, Jan. 29.-Spider Pladnel
of France retained his French ban
tamweight championship last night
by scoring a knockout in sever
rounds over Eugene Huat, also OF
France and former world fyweight
champion, in a scheduled 15-round
bout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
College Net Scores

Ohio State. 81: Chicago. "a.
MURRAY Teachers. Al: Eastern Ken
lucky Teachers. 25.
Drake. As: Iowa, Is.
North Dakota State. 81: South Da-
North Carolina. 2e: v. P. l.. IS.
Berea. 81: Louisville. So.
Western Kentucky. 81; Mississippi COL
River Falls Teachers. ~: jamestown. 40.
Omaha. "a. Kearney Teachers. 25.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
PERRY IN NEW ZEALAND
NET TITLE TRIUMPHS
By United Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand,
Jan. 29.-Fred Perry, Great Britain,
defeated the Australian, A. Kay, in
the final of the New Zealand ten
mis- championships today, GO, 6-3,
60.
Perry was on the winning dou-
bles ana mixed doubles teams also.
Paired with D. France, New zea-
land, he won the mems doubles and
with Miss S. Whitaker, Australia,
he won the mixed doubles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
EDNA LINCOLN is SOLD

Sale of Edna Lincoln, promising
3-year-old trotting mare, by o. A.
Jose of this city to italian buyers
has been announced. The fiIly, sired
by Axworth, won the final race on
the State Playground program last
summer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
REDSKINS BEGIN DRILLS

The Manual basketball team went
through q heavy workout yesterday
afternoon in preparation for the
intracity clash with Washington at
the Manual gym Friday night. Coach
Oral Bridgeford supervised the
drills.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
Lott and StOefen Trip
Veterans in Doubles Tilt
Upset Tiden and Vines in ThreeSet Battle; Big Bill and
Vines Take Single Trays in Net Show Here.
BY DICK MILLER

Frequently displaying the great placement shots that have him
Lester Roo Stoefen of California smashed their
Ellsworth worlds professional singles
T. University
of approximately 1900 looked
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bN Z Nttt u fftSo
CHICAGO, Jan. 29-Baseball
~ Commissioner Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands struck a blow at the
chain store system of handling
minor league players when he
ruled against a working agree
ment" between the Cincinnati
Reds and two lower class league
teams.