The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-03
American League Leaders Con-
vene at Chicago and Plan An
Active Campaign Previous to
Opening of the Playing Season
MANY NATIONAL LEAGUE
STARS HAVE BEEN SIGNED
President Ban Johnson Does Not
Care TO Give Out An Official
List But Managers n" Moi
Hesitate to Tell Who TheyHave
Signed--NeW Team at ST. Louis

Signed New Team at ST. Louis
! Chicago, Dec 2. 80 American League
magnates spent this afternoon and eve
ming in the transaction of business, al
most wholly routine, and then adjourned
until tomorrow morning, leaving to a
committee of three the arrangement of
terms with Matt Kililea for the transfer
of the Milwaukee franchise to St. Louis
This arrangement was made because Kill
lea did not arrive until tonight The
committee consists of Comiskey of Chi
cago, Postal Of Washington and Shibe of
Philadelphia. They will report tomorrow.
President Johnson stated definitely that
the controlling interest at St Louis, or
the interest not retained by kililea, will
be held by the league until such time as it
was given over to suitable hackers. APP
pl1caupns for stock in the club have been
made by St. Louis parties and ultimately
! 1t will be placed in that manner. but no
action will be taken at this meeting, and
the matter will probably be left in the
hands of President Johnson.
Before the meeting of the league proper
the board of directors met. and unanf-
mously awarded the pennant of 1901 to
Chicago. Afterward the league went into
session with the following representation:
Chicago, Charles A. Comiskey; Detroit,
S,'I'l ~ ~ t'-ild4 d vii " duheS' FIeu =.
Close: Boston Charles w. Somers; Phila-
1eiphla, Benjamin Shibe and Connie
MACK Baitlmore, Harry Goldman and
} John J. McGraw; Washington, Fred
Postal and Thomas ]. Lotus; Cleveland,
I j. f. Kifoyle.
/ Mr.. Mcnamara made a speech reciting
the conditions in Detroit and giving the
change in ownership from President Stall
lings to stock company. Similarly the
change in Washington from Postal and
Postal W.
mally announced.
! Upon motion, committee of three on
playing rules was appointed, to report at
the schedule meeting being composed of
Mack, eX-tmpire Frank Dwyer now
manager OF Detroit, and kilfOyle.
Ban Johnson was reelected president
and Charles w. Somers vice president
To the. board of directors was elected
philadelphia Boston, Detroit and CIeve-
land.
Z 1t was decided that the playing season
should consist Of 40 games. as hereto
fore. The season will open April % and
end Oct. ., week later than last season,
which opened April "a and ended Sept. 2S.
Ihere was discussion of holiday dates,
nut no action was taken as the schedule
does not come up until the spring meet
Ing
Inc reported signing of Pitcher Dineen
by the Boston Club of the American
League brought up the question of the
blacklist. but the magnates asserted it
mad not been reached as YET. SOmers as
serts that he has not signed Dneen. The
impression prevails that the limit of Is
men to team will be continued.
Much interest was shown in the make
up OF the teams Of the next season. Pres
ldent Johnson did not care to make public
the list Of National League players signed
Tor next year, SO the following compila
/ uons are from different sources:
chicago White Stockngs-(O Official from
Comiskey): Catchers. Sullivan and Eddie
hoy