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fake articles signed by ballplayers' names. Ban's objective is the "writing' Manager McGraw of the Giants is supposed to be doing from the Pacific ocean. McGraw is said to have writ ten the national commission from Vancouver that he was through with literature, and that any articles bear ing his name in the future would be fakes, pure and simple, and not so very pure. In spite of this, McCraw's name continues to appear at the head of articles sent out by an eastern news syndicate, and they are supposed to be sent by wireless. Now Ban is peeved, aiid if the practice is con tinued he says the articles will be officially branded as fakes. This crusade is old stuff. It has been "officially" stopped for two months. But the Idea that inspires it is a whole lot older. Some clever old kings evolved it way back fn the tlark ages. When ever the boys at home were- m dan ger of getting into mischief, the king up and declared war against some soft rival. The boys at home imme diately forgot their differences, and went out and licked the tar out of the cussed enemy, for the glory of their land. Along that line, just notice that there was nothing in the papers to day about the" deal which canned, or is canning, McAleer, McRoy and Stahl from the ownership of the Bos ton Red Sox. By starting a big up roar over the signed articles Ban has shut off discussion of that mysterious Boston affair. Which is the most important, to know who writes a story, or to know who owns tie stock in the American League ball clubs? Mordecai Brown conferred with officials of the local Federal League club yesterday,, but did not arrive at an agreement to take charge of the team. Brownie is laboring under the delusion that managing a team in Cincinnati would be a better job. There would be less responsibility. Joe Tinker is back from Kansas City, where he conferred with Fed eral League officials. It is understood that Joe was offered a. .pilot's license with the new organization. At the same time he received a letter from Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh, tendering him a job if he can get away from Cincinnati. Tinker has made no plans. He is tied up with the Reds and will not be free to deal with any club in or ganized baseball until he secures his release. He is not prevented, how ever, from dickering with the Feds, who are beyond the pale. There is a fine chance that the reserve clause in baseball players' contracts will be tested in the courts if Owner Hedges has his way. Hedges is losing some players tb the Fed erals, and he proposes a test in the case of Pitcher Baumgardner. Baum gardner is under reserve to the Browns, but has jumped to the Feds. The test will be made as to whether the 25 per cent of a player's salary paid him on the understanding his services are reserved is a legal con tract. Charles H. Ebbets, Jr., son of the president of the Brooklyn Nationals, has been elected of the Newark hi' ternational League champions. Packey McFarland leaves tonight for St. Louis, where he will box Harry Trendall tomorrow night. The match will be at catch weights, and should provide a practice gallop for Packey in preparing for his go with Jack Britton in Milwaukee. Coach Zupke of Illinois is agitating a resumption of the annual game be tween the Illini and Wisconsin. The teams have not met since 1908. Manager Evers of the Cubs has gone to Troy, N. Y., where he will probably remain until after the holi days. The Trojan said he did not ex pect to attend the National League meeting. Silk Kavanaugh, outfielder of the local Feds, who thought he was to- Ufc rfSggafr ta"