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staff of the American Jeague it will
to what is already the best corps of
play directors who have been got
ten together.
Tliat is offe- count on which full
credit must be given Ban Johnson
and the other directors of the Amer
ican (league. The umpiring has al
ways been good, and each year there
is a steady improvement The Amer
ican has never had any of the umpire
troubles which beset the National
league.
Sullivan decided to apply to Ban
Johnson for a place in the umpiring
corps. Charley Somers, president of
the Cleveland club, agreed to indorse
the application, and President Co
miskey of the White Sox can be
counted on to support his ex-catcher
to the limit of his influence.
Sullivan, during his long period of
activity in the American league, gain
ed the friendship of players and fans
alike, and he also knows all the fine
points of the game. He should have
little trouble making good, as he
would start with everything in his
favor,.
There is a precedent for the ap
pointment of Sully. Bill Deneen,
former Boston Red Sox pitcher, was
given a job of umpiring in 1910, and
he proceeded to make good. Sullivan
should be just as successful.
The umpiring staff for 1915 has
been filled by the American league,
butjthere is a chance that Sullivan
will; get an extra place and fill in
when, any regular is incapacitated.
Owners of the Indianapolis Ameri
can Association team have been in
conference with President Thomas
of the Cubs again in an effort to land
some, of the surplus material carried
by the west side team. Red Corri
den and a young pitcher are badly
wanted, by the Hoosiers, and their re
quest will undoubtedly be given con
sideration after Manager Brasnahan
has given his athletes a winnowing
and decided which men he doesn't
care to ertain.
Few changes are probable, how
ever, until the team has put in a fety
weeks of Spring work down in Flor
ida. Vincent Campbell, outfielder of the
Indianapolis Feds and one of the fast
est men who ever played baseball, has
announced his retirement. He is in
the automobile business.
Tonight at Bartlett gymnasium
the conference basketball title will
be decided. Illinois, with a clean rec
ord, meets the Maroons, who have
dropped a single game. Should the
down-staters win they will be cham
pions. Stagg's men can keep in the
race only by downing the state quin
tet. Johny Griffiths bested Younfi Shu
grue in 12 rounds at Akron, 0. The
New York lightweight won three
rounds, but could not keep pace with
the Ohioan. Griffiths outslugged his
opponent and both boys were badly
tired at the final gong.
George Duffy has ben name dto ref
eree the White-Walsh fight in Mil
waukee Thursday night Duffy is a
compromise selection, the Welsh
crowd refusing to agree to Harry
Stout.
Welsh tapered off his local train
ing today and tonight departs for
Milwaukee. He will do some light
work there. White went through a
hard course of conditioning stunt to
day, putting in much time in the gym
nasium. He will do a little boxing
tomorrow, going to Milwaukee the
morning of the fight
The Vanderbilt cup race, slated for
yesterday, over the track at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition, has been
postponed to March 6. The Grand
Prix, a second automobile classic,
wil be run off Feb. 27.
Manager Hereog of the Reds has
signed Tommy Leach, former Cub
outfielder, to a one-year contract!
Pittsburgh has purchased First
Baseman Doc Johnson from the
Cleveland Americans.
Eddie Plank, former Athletic,
pitcher, announces that he was mar-
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