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ja i 8 Em Ras I A UUKHIb IS ML R. I nr 8 nmvi II litm 1 lUmU TO WEST Kansas City Moaarclis Given Hffldale Pitcher Who "Jumped" Two Years AgoSalary Limit 'Made $3,000. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14 The annual meetings of the Negro National and the Eastern Mutual leagues were held in this city last week, followed by a Joint session of both. A cut and dried program was followed and the same men were elected to the various of ark was admitted to the Eastern League.

In the west Memphis was dropped and will be replaced by Buffalo, Dayton or Columbus. The joint meetings of the two leagues passed a unanimous ruling that all clubs must keep within a $3,000 monthly payroll. Havana, Cuba, was selected as the 1927 meet ing place. Kube Currie, hurling ace of Hill dale, who jumped Kansas City two years ago, was returned to that club by Clan Darbie and immediately sold tn tVie Amfrirnn fiijvnta What Bolden will get in return ia being kept a Jark secret. However, it is definitely known that Currie had positively refused to return to the eastern champs following a disagreement with the Hilldale powers.

A splendid banquet was given the visitors by the eastern commissioners on Thursday night and was well attended by a brilliant body of representative citizens. WILL PLAY WITH GRAYS New Third Baseman Said To Be One Of Hardest Hitters In Baseball. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14. Cleo Smith last year's third baseman for Chappie Johnson' All Stars and formerly Eastern League star was ligned to a 192G contract by Cum Posey, manager of the Homestead Grays.

Cleo. Smith is the boy Posey tried to get last season. Smith is the hardest hitting third baseman in baseball. A100oHEMAN Vigorous and Strong EVERY WOMAN'S IDEAL. EVERY BOY'S IDOL ARE YOU THIS MAN? At.

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th L. Hrm Ysrk City. CLEO SMITH HUBBARD MS SIXTY YMD DASH FROM PATERSON, N. Jan. 14, Representing the easy triumph he scored oyer three Eastern rival last snmmer in New York, DeHart Habbard, former Michigan University athlete, Saturday nighU defeated Chet Bowman of the Ne.ark A.

and four other opponents in a special CO yard dash at an indoor meet in the Paterson Armory. Hubbard, finishing folly two While Baseball Moguls Invaded Philadelphia By "CUM" POSEY Ben Taylor will Terr likely the next Manager of Baltimore Black Sox. Mr. Rossiter and Mr. Sped den have a very high opinion of "Brother Ben's" managerial ability.

"Heavy" Johnson is the pawn offered Harrisburg for Ben's release. Kube Carrie, who is on the Pacific Coast with Philadelphia Royal Giants had made it known in no uncertain terms that he would not return to Hilldale the 192S season. Currie has been solu outright to Fosters American Giants. Fotter again reigns rupremt in the west, the 5 per cent till winds it way into Rub' pocket. The only time Foster's authority was qucttiontd was on his attempt to trade a Detroit baseball player to another club.

Secretary Derrick of Detroit, representing Detroit at the meeting questioned Rube's power to do this and blocked the deal. Mr. Harris, last year's manager of Pennsylvania Red Caps, has the inside track on the managerial job of the new club to be placed at Newark. The representatives of the Colored Press and visitors from outside of Philadelphia were much impressed by the Banquet at the Marilyn Tea Room in honor of National Negro League Members. Ben Taylor claimed the banquet was the best Hilldale banquet he had ever attended.

Th writer was much imprested with the actions of the various owners of the League Some of these owners have as much to say at a league meeting as the Editor of the Negro World has to say concerning the policy of the Atlanta Constitution. George Iiobinson was very much in evidence at the gatherings which took place at the Roadside Hotel after tho baseball sessions. George is very popular with the Western Magnates. Rumor has it that Robinson was offered a chance to buy one club in the Eastern Association and SOUTHERN LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED Old Loop Revived Beck with to Manage Birmingham, Is Rumor. BIRMINGHAM, Jan.

14. When the Negro Southern League met last Monday on the second floor of the Pythian Temple, to re organize their league, then unanimously accepted the basis upon which Joe Rush, had outlined and formed the league to operate. They agreed to placing five per cent of the gate receipts into the league treasury. Each owner readily will play a split season. Barons Under New Management The Black Barons will also be under new management this season, although they will hold most of their old players.

It is almost a certainty, according to the owners of the cl.b, that John Beckwith, the former Baltimore Black Sox manager, will pilot the club this season. Rochester Club Going Strong Douglas Civic and Athletic Club of Rochester, are making wonderful progress in the athletic world. They have remodeled a building and now have a first class gymnasium with accommodations fcr 300 persons. The building is modemly equipped with shower baths, dining rooms and reading rooms. A fast basketball team has been put on the floor tlais season and the management in desirous of booking games with teams as Homestead Community.

Center Avenue and the Sparta Write Junior Veasley, 31S Lloyd street, Rochester, Pa. yards ahead of Erie Dawldns, an unattached runner, breasted the taDO in 6 2 5 seconds, one fifth of a second slower than the world indoor record. Bowman was nosed out for third place by Louis Clark of the Newark A. Willie Plant, American champion, came from scratch in a one mile walk to hike aronnd a liberally han dicapped field of 20. one half interest In another tiub In the Association.

The Philadelphia Tribune carried a front page story with the following page: Posey'a Offer Turned Down as nomestead Grays had never made an offer to either League to be an Associate member and positively turned down proposl tions to Associate as a member of either Learue it is an assured faet that some one was talking through their hat. Renaissance players attended the Roadside Hotel after the Basket Ball game. The players are all in good shape. George Trail and Fats Jenkins renewed acquaintances with the baseball managers. Mr.

Pompez the manager of Eastern Cuban Stars is very popular among the owners and players of the Eastern Circuit. Estrada, the Cuban player, last season with Cuban Stars has signed with Boston Nationals. Nat Strong, the big boss of the east, has one thing which tt would pay Bolden and others to copy. Nat does not beat aronnd the bush when he has anything to say, which might be distasteful to those addressed. James Kcenan the Lincoln Boss, appears to be on the outside of the charmed circle which runs the Eastern Association.

Some day Keenan may get the chance he is waiting for. When this time comes it will not be necessary for two men to wear the well known sign "Kick Me" Dr. Kent of St. Louis, one of the owners of the St. Louis Club is a Howard man of the Ed.

Gray, "Hud dy Oliver, Pop" Lewis, "Terrible" Terry time. Quincjf Gilmore and Mr. Wilkinson of the TVsfm League are two rial members of the League and are much respected by members of both Leagues. Shackelford was traded to Harrisburg for Jeffries the Baltimore infielder. Homestead Connrnuily And Young Ken's Civic Club Vill Meet Friday The Community Club of Homestead, will play the strong Young Men's Civic Club, of the North Side, Friday, January 15, at Russian hall, Fifth avenue.

Homestead. The Civic Club has one of the best teams in greater Pittsburgh and will make the Community boys hustle to win. The Community quintet has been going great guns of late having won three of their last four starts. In Litman they have secured one of the best young basketteers developed in the last two or three years. Along with Fleming, "Grrasy" Betts.

Frankic Johnson, C. Betts and Baxter this group of sterling athletes should develop into one of the best teams in Allegheny county. Manager Bctts would like to hear from all team desiring this attraction. Write C. A.

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Ho. TOGETHER 1 a v. STUYVESANT HIGH QUINTET JUST BEFORE THEIR BATTLE WITH SEWARD HIGH Photo above shows Stuv vesant High School basket ball team of New York, with four race lads, who defeated Steward High, 29 4. in P. S.

A. L. game at Bryant H. S. Gym, Queens, L.

on Saturday. They are (L to r): Billy Knox, Ernest Smith, Sidney Markonrty, Johnny Holt, Louis Zamek and Sinclair Romney. "2 I i' i I 1 TaW I', "Cum" Posey, And League As Sequel To local "Boss," Asked to At tend meeting in Pkda delphia, Proves Too Shrewd For "Big Gays. There will be mach discussion east and west concerning the desired action, or affiliation or association of the Homestead Grays and Negro Organized baseball. The prominence of the Homestead Grays in the colored baseball world makes a statement necessary.

Cum Posey, the manager of Homestead Grays received a letter in November from Mr. Spedden, manager of the Baltimore Black Sox, requesting Mr. Posey to attend trre joint meeting of the colored league and see if it could not be arranged in some manner tnat Homestead Grays might respect the contracts of tins league members and they in turn respect the contract of the players on the roster of the 1025 Homestead Grays. A copy of this letter was sent Mr. Bolden and Mr.

Foster the respective chairman and president of the two leagues. Mr. Bolden was in favor of the proposition. Mr. Foster did not want the proposition unless Homestead Grays would join the National Negro League as an associate member.

This proposition of Mr. Foster's was turned down flat and despite efforts of Foster to frighten Posey into joining the west, the matter was turned down in no uncertain terms by Posey. Mr. Spedden and Mr. Bolden were notified of the Foster letter but they again requested that Homestead Grays be represented at the league meeting and the Grays were represented.

There was no offer made at the league meeting by Posey or either league, there were merely suggestions. The east wanted to play Homestead Grays at Pittsburgh in case they were on the way to play in the west and wanted Homestead Grays to make a swing through the eastern circuit. The first of these proposals was O. K. in case the Grays received one month's notice of the time the eastern clubs would be in Pittsburgh as the Grays eould not afford to hold up their schedule.

The second of these proposals was turned down except the Grays eould make a trip in the latter part of April or early May They Form Championship Quintet tiSvV 1 i 'sr vfft ss si vt Vl Maaager. Of Homestead Grays, Bosses, Agree To Disagree Hard Fought Battle Of Wits lumps Cuban League LC v.Jas i i fyW g'' 4 to rumor. Oscar Charleston and Dick Lundy jumped the Cuban Winter League, last week. It is also rumored that Charleston might not return to Harrisburg next year. but could not consider a trip later.

The question was then brought up concerning the players on the Grays club and how the eastern owners felt concerning these men. The easl ern owners agreed not to bother any players on the Grays 1925 roster, provided Posey did not touch any men on their roster and make some form of concession to Mr. Kcenan for Gerard Williams and relinquish claim to Col. Smith. This was turned dewn by Posey.

When Foster heard of the proposals made the Grays he wanted Vic Harris back and the return of Strecter to Birmingham. It was then all negotiations ended. Apr A 'm II A CAPT. FRANK JUDICE of Stuyvesant High School basketball teaza Negotiations Called Off Vhen Mo gels Say Thzy Will Talk Turkey Only When "Stolen" Players Are Returned. The Homestead Grays management i3 confident the fans of Western Pennsylvania wish to see two or three clubs of the eait play Homestead Grays but they want to see games plaj cd by a fall strength Homestead Grays and not by a weakened aggregation.

Gerard Williams, Cleo Smith, Vic Streeter, were signed to play at a stipulated salary. The owners of the Grays are going to return the confidence these men had in them when they signed the Grays' contract. These players are not going to be returned to any league clubs to be made an example of and be cut from fifty to seventy five dollars a month merely because they wished to leave conditions which were not satisfactory. Any player on the Homestead Grays who desires to change to another club is free at all times to change and any good player who is in any club in either learue will be offered a contract when the Grays' management feels they need this player and when he comes to the Grays, he will not be treated like a prince for one season then made an example of to provide a Roman Holiday for men who do not hesitate to refuse a man his pay on account of an error and suspend a player indefinitely after two weeks on half pay, because he broke his leg while attempting to play good baseball. It is these things which are causing the real stars of the game to respect the word of the Grays owners and it is best for the players that clubs of this kind exist.

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HENDERSON. 20 RIEGER BLOC. KANSAS CITY, MO. jar I TH2 PITTSBURGH COUTJZ SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, l5; BALL OOTEMCE 6 CUT AMD' DRIED TeT'1i 1 AFF Alt in ii' iv it i i a a it i Kn W. ROLLO WILSON GETTING RUBE FOSTER TO TALK BASEBALL is as hsM ing to look at Blister Florenx Ziegf eld's beauty choruses.

Jut When I edged into the picture in a 15th street cafe, which almoin unknown as the eminent Rube, Honorable Foster was seated 4oiiteaJ ing a filet mignon. make it two. Except for a crowd about five deep C1 his awelte persons he was alone. Now, and then his nilent chuckieTts parable only to the disappointed roar of a bull elephant as his lady escapes" tho amorous embrace of his trunk, rattled the Dresden rv of the dining dancers, or dancing diners, aa you wilL "Rube," say sweeping aside Nat Strong, Ducky Holmes. Doe bert.

Colonel Strothers and Cum Posey with one full swoop; hrs why did you leave the Philadelphia Giants and go west?" 1 The Great One fixed his malignant gaze on me, but I stork pencil. Seeing that it would not be necessary to hog tie me in ordei make me listen, Honorable Foster began the harden of his song: Tn 1906 eight member of the Philadelphia Giants agreed aJ themselves that, if they could not getjnoro money far playing beV they would go west and grow up with the country. The hoie le aa making only $100 out of Sunday games and a proportionate amoocti other, games. In spite of the fact that we were the best colored tei 1 baseball, that was all Walter Schlicter, the owner, could or would da us. So, at the close of that season Pete HUL Nate Harris.

Pete Andrew Payne, Andrew Rube Winston. George Wright, Thosi Walter Ball, Mike Moore and Gatewood arrived in Chicago and the season the Chicago Union Giants had their inception. "And here we met up with the same condition which had ohtiiMj the east. I found out that we were to. receive only $150 for i tioaV header on the Fourth of July.

I persuaded Mr. Leland to allow do the booking and I immediately demanded 40 percent for oar club. 4J umc airKanieat we goi it ana oiaue veer svvv 11141 insiraa CI loe fling $150. From then on every team Rube Foster (business of howij, the gaping mob) played on got a fifty fifty split of the gate until thtii mation or the Negro i at tonal ieague. "We changed our name to the Leland Giants and from 1907 to we made Nesrro baseball world famous.

In 1910 we had what I tanr the greatest ball team in the history of the game, BAR NONE: made an eastern trip and won 21 straight games, our victims incise most of the members of the then famous Tri State League. theLinerf Giants and the Brooklyn Royal Giants. We played from ocean to and in Cuba. We won 123 games and lost 6. On tho team were Petway and Strothers, catchers; Booker, lit Home Run Johnson, second: John Henry Lloyd, short: Pryor.

third: Duncan and Payne, outfield; Lindsey, Dougherty, Wickware and Foitr' I 1 If 1 1 1 pucners. jonn itenry was an oaineiaer xiu we nit Jacksonville ana our shortstop was taken ilL Lloyd was brought in to fill the position our shortstop lost his job forever. I The American Giants were organized in 1911 and we had our teams from then through 1915. Added to or replacing the former Stars were such men as Jess Barhoar. Bill Monroe and Bill Francis.

consider Monroe the greatest ball ma a a wouia nave oeen a star in any league, ask jonn Jicuraw he knows. "From 1907 to 1921 the original Lelands were the nucleus of i great teams everywhere. Wherever 1 Lloyd or Hill or any of these were, there you found a smart ball dub. Take the original Cuban Giants. There was another aggreritM of diamond luminaries.

In 1902 we won the championship from the Fkf delphia Giants. We had Nelson. Ray Wilson, Clarence and George Hams. Jordan, Frank Grant. Foster and 'Black Rusie Robinson.

"In 1903 I joined the Philadelphia Giants and we won the flay; from the Cubans. What a sweet pitcher Kid Carter was! And then the 1 a. it were jonnny imi, xui xtionroc, reie iiiii, uowmin, uucuner, t'auend Sol White and Jack Johnson. Yes, THE Jack Johnson. He played base for the Phillies for two years after he came out of Texas.

Thati in 1903 04. Later on 'Georgia Rabbit' Washington joined the team.V I The 1P04 C5 Philadelnhia Giants were the best team in the h'J of the game," broke in Nat Strong, In a stage which almost frJ tared my timpanum. I Paying no attention to Mr. Strong save to order him smother boti or ginger ale, the 31 aster Mmd concluded: "in all the years I pitches lost only SIX games' to colored teams. Try to tie that! TIGER FLOWERS AND HARRY GREB wUl.meet in a midii weight title match in New York on February 26, so far as the State Ai il rr teiic tommunvn tficer ncu, uccuiuiny iu siiaiTman uric? .1 1 Commission meeting a suggestion was made that Flowers face Da Shade, of California, in an elimination contest.

The CommUrion clrtei had accepted lowers challenge and ilr. Farley explained that the been misunderstood and that there some quarters, to "draw the color more time in which to get in condition. The Commission had then iul the Shade suggestion. So far as the go on as arranged. This should be one ef the epie THOSE BASKETBALL FANS I I for his ofT color playing should give heed to the fact that one of the hiri est men in the game was opposing him.

Fats Jenkins can make old ci paigners seasick trying to follow his tortuous course around the floor or the effect of his guarding on the less experienced Panther leader raa vt be imagined. Instead of a rap, hand the boy a bouquet for trying, tryst Jenkins, at guard, is a better man than he was as a forward tx that's saying something, me I An interested spectator at the game was Cum Posey, fresh frost moral victory over the baseball magnates. He and Robert, the Doorlut had their heads together, but for THE MOGULS OF THE EAST nates last week and included aiitoxi the aucsts were various sromtH citizens of I'hilly, some ball players, local and foreign ana cum t'osey. tied Uanquo been as his ghosts at the feast. Mr.

Bclden was tn his vsual fine conmltona speaker and as a toastmastcr and chose his respondents skillfully, fiaXr but one error. i There was plenty of law present in the form of Magistrate Heri and the bar and medicine had plenty of apostles at the festive board. Schaub of Camden Town was there for independent basebill of Vnr politati district. Jay Fairfax stood naa another one oj his Jamous orchestras on the job and vat suiting chemist of the punch bowl. Experience sure has added bo? to his art creations, too.

Ole Fan Kennedy, who terms himself the tri member of the Hilldale team, who has to pay to get into the park. i funny as ever. Nat Strong was about the only actor of the cast mitrs Among the speakers were Judas Henry. John Spark, J. 1.

Gene Rhoaaes and Rube Foster. Kansas City had to tell one of those BILLY WASHINGTON, OP THE WINDY CITY, row resides! 5 Philly, gave Harry Yates the liriing of his life last Thursday nigM the New Broadway here. It's the first time I have seen Washlnftfos'J cction and he convinced me that few more battles like that and he RVDH CURRIE GOES ITEXT 7a nnef pitcher and the city loses a clean, honest athlete. He was a hard kM while here and combined ability with brains. He never shirked and ttas 1 the bull pen when he might better have been resting.

dictory to Clan Darbie and Philadelphia was o2 win over his old tn the world's series. He held the the best vitched aamen I rrrr rnr Certain conditions here did not that he be sold or traded. His wishes were heeded and next season be in an American Giant uniform. And that pretty near means the nam jot ine canny oste. THE FLAG AT FRANKLIN FIELD is half staff for that mighty of Penn, Andy Smith.

One of the Quakers' most noted football ons followed Frank Hinkey into the hereafter. The Red and Blue kn what it means to le one of her notables. "And California, where he alilornix. nere nt wonder teams for six years, vbows Andy Smith, who came from little DuBois, up on the Mow rr was Penn's greatest fullback and was a member of the 1904 team, ceded to have been the best in the school's history. On it were rey, captain and center; Vince Stevenson.

Bill Hollenback. Bob Folj and other gladiators hose prowess is now legendary. Smith, a victim of pneumonia, died in the University Hospital. a short so 11 a re of his historic hattle.ffTonnd. His old captain.

nc i awircy, 1 1 ltu 1 ami iv naas; uis sue Bill, Hollenback, bis dearest friend. player who ever lived and ona rk a a a mm forfeit money. attitude of the boxing authorities la had been no attempt, as rumortd line." Greb, said, had rranei' i officials are concerned the match battles of Fistiana WHO' CRITICISED Jeffs CamoW what purpose I do not know yet. had a banauet'for the westtrn tw? plural Cum and I both could be rants for the "Soaps," or eorrcthivg. Chci And Jr.hn Ouiacu Adams jokes.

he will go far in his chosen calling', will be headlining at the Arena. Caseys to six hits and it wes en avneni tn the Ruhe and he rtWltt 1 in sackcloth and ashes. A 1. if IS a 1111 riuc euui.