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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING TINKER NOT TO MANAGE CUBS MAY STAY WITH TEAM By Mark Shields' i So far as anything in baseball pol itics can be certain, it is assured 4hat Joe Tinker -will not be manager of the Chicago Cubs in 1917. , He will be forced aside for some man yet to be signed. President Weeghman, who leaves for the Na tional league meeting ,at New York tomorrow, says he hopes to be able to name a pilot Tuesday while in Gotham. Negotiations are on with a man said to be experienced in all angles of .the game, though his1 name has not even been hinted at. So clouded is the issue that even the dream experts are hesitating. Rumor has Fred Mitchell, George Stagings' lieutenant with the Boston Braves, as the man wanted by Cub stockholders, but there is no certain ty about this. The Chance talk has drooped the past few days. It is doubtful if the P. L. is :to be the manager. As matters stand now, Tinker will be offered a secondary position with the North Siders, either as assistant manager orscout. There is some talk of him training diligently and taking up active work, at shortstop. This feature is being seriously ad vanced in some quarters. But it seems to us that it arises more from a spirit of friendliness to ward Joe than because of any real belief that he would succeed on the assignment. Joe made two or three half-hearted efforts to play last sea son, but gave it up. He was over weight, had slowed considerably and his batting eye had lost its luster. It is pointed out that he was man ager last year and was not serious in his come-back efforts. He might do better if he set to work in earnest Hans Wagner is pointed out as a vet eran who is still a star, and the come back of Jimmy Callahan is cited. It is doubtful if Joe could come back. He has been away for three seasons and is getting to the age when active baseball is arduous, even for a man who has been at it contin ually. And it is also doubtful if Joe would tare to attempt the effort If Tinker, "one of the three or four men who-made the Federal league, is forced from -the management, be sure he will -not try to stay as a working athlete. He may be satis fied with a scout's job, but a player's or assistant manager's job would hold little appeal. Joe is going because he didn't have material last year. From two clubs he couldn't gather men capable of fighting the remaining National league clubs on an even basis. His successor is going to have an easier road to travel, for he will start where Tinker left off, and the team was get ting better as the season closed. "Fen Boston Red Sox, one Tiger, a Mackman and Ty Cobb have been fined by the national commission for taking part in exhibition games. Cobb was assessed $50 and the rest were set back a hundred. A raft of other athletes were fined, but the penalties were remitted. Among the immune were Walter Johnson and Alexander. Ritchie Mitchell defeated Joe Riv ers by a goodly margin in a slashing ten-round mill at Milwaukee, and only over-anxiousness prevented the Cream City boy scoring a knockout In the fourth round he sent the Cal ifornian down for six, but failed to follow his advantage. In the ninth he sent Rivers down for four, and followed with terrific punishment, but the bell came and prevented a finish. Mitchell had the better of seven round, two were even and Riv ers won one. Both boys fought diligently, and Rivers bpred in continually. Mitchell