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BOXING ALL THE LATEST DOPE -BASEBALL Cal Delaney Is a Regular Fighter More Power to Him. Does the National League Want a Strong President??? Cal Delaney, the Cleveland feather weight, is a"pleasing variation of the regular order of prizefighters. He is relying on his fists to hring him recognition from boxing fans, and has not yet learned to manipulate a typewriter. In spite of this handicap Delaney is gaining recognition; and those who saw him lickFrankie Con ley in Racine last night, and trim' Matty McCue in the same ring sev eral days ago, will agree that he is a real scrapper. There was no question about either victory. They were absolute for De laney. After he thrashed McGue there was a lingering doubt that he might have been flashing. That doubt was dissipated last night by the decisive way in which he polished off Conley. The Kenosha man was at a disadvantage from the start. Delaney had him backing up and swinging wildly. Only twice did Conley land effectively, both blows coming in the fourth frame. Delaney became peeved and sailed in. From then p "the finish the go was one-sided, and in. the Hhal round Conley was in dire distress and" close to a knockout. How far Delaney will go in the feather class is a problem. He cer tainly is willing to take on the best men, clear up to Champion jQhhny Kilbane, and doesn't care how soon they come. It would be a mistake to match him with the champion now, however. But give him a few more fights with tough boys and he will be ready. c There is some talk of matching De laney with Abe Attell. He might learn some cleverness from the form er champ, but the opposition would not be v.ery stout Gov. John K. Tener of Pennsyl vania has frequently been comment ed on as a bright geitleman, having a full complement of brains, and the ability to set the gray matter con voluting on occasion. With that granted, it is not reason able to believe he will accept the presidency of the National League. Frdm here the report that Tener will be erected president of the Na tional for a term of five years sounds like the 'coldest dope the Winter League has manufactured in several moons, not to mention a few suns and a couple of stars. It is a reflec tion on the Intelligence of the Pennsy executive. Tener at present is a happy man. His life lies along pleasant lines, and he is in a fair way to live to a ripe old age with only the cafes that or dinarily fall to a man who lives in the same state with Boies Penrose and the Carnegie steel mills. If he takes the presidency of the National League there would be nothing but trouble ahead for him. As a matter of fact, it fsvdoubtfU if the National magnates want a strong man like Tener at the head of their organization. They might be prevented from bickering and break ing loose on the slightest pretext, and would have to live up to the let ter of the baseball law. " The best indication of this is the way they have-acted in the past. They nave always elected a president for a single term of one year. That is a handicap to begin with. He cannot divorce himself from league politics. Naturally he wants to retain the job and he is looking ahead to the next election. He builds up his polit ical fences, and is liable to favor the stronger magnates. Mind, we don't say that a national V ;J?.t.jt, ,jufeLaga-...' f rftiVnaiirli