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ing staff in a manner that will be a total surprise to South Side fans. Cy Morgan, the erratic twirler released by the Athletics last season, said today he would be batk in the majors before the A middle of the coming fight. Mor- wathe man who would give him a chance to return from the min ors. In condition, Morgan would be a big help to the Sox. He is wild, butwhen the pill does come over it is never treated very dis respectfully. Cy opened the sea son last year by pitching a one hit game for the Macks against Washington. Later he fell into the same rut as did many of the other members of the ex-world's champions and was handed the blue envelope. Harry O'Hagen, a veteran ball player, died suddenly yesterday in Newark, N. J. While with New Haven O'Hagen made one of the. few unassisted triple plays re corded hi baseball history. He . was a first baseman, and later played with Chicago, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Rochester and Den ver. The New York promoters are up to their old tricks again, and boxing is facing another investi gation. The state athletic com mission is to probe the charge that more tickets were sold for """ the Rivers-Cross fight than there were seats. A near riot resulted, and nearly a thousand fans who held tickets were prevented from seeing the bout. Thos who ar rived late found others in their places. The McMahoh brothers, managers of the Empire A. C, will have to return about $2,000 to disappointed ticket holders. It is the old story of prizefight pro moters refusing to let well enough alone, and trying to clean up on one fight. A similar epi sode closed Kenosha, Wis., to boxing when prospects for week ly fights there were promising. Chris Von Der Ahe, owner of the St. Louis Browns when they were a ball club, is critically ill in St. Louis. His deathi is immi nent. Charley Comiskey began his baseball career under Von Der Ahe, who was one of the most picturesque figures in base ball. The chief of police of Omaha has put the lid on boxing, pre venting the bout between Packey McFarland and Charles Whit ney, scheduled for Friday night. Joseph Cohen, known on the stage as Joseph Cane, was grant ed a divorce from his wife, Blos som Seeley, the actress. Rube Marquard, pitcher of the New York Giants, refused to "waive" on Blossom. He was named as corespondent. Marquard and Seeiey are acting together in a vaudeville sketch, and while here the Rube said he would marry his partner Jan. 17. Cane and a private detective said they went to a hotel in Atlantic City the night of Dec. 7. They tried to make Marquard open the door to a hotel room. It was 2 a. m. Rube was shy and refused to let the men in. Cane and his assistant broke down the-door. Rube was wearing a suit of pink pajamas