The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-09

season with the Boston National club. The
Boston club was ready TO purchase his re-
lease when ne was injured. kim has al
ways been a good fielder and frst-class
batter.
The addition OF Kihm will mean that
Babe Meyers will not play first. Manager
Watkins will retain Meyers and will prob
ably use him behind the bat or in the out
field Speaking of the outfeld. ii is very
likely that one or two new men VIII De an
nOunced for that part OF the team before
very long. and they will be good players.
XXX
The expected things that were outlined
for the American League meeting, at De
troit, last week. did not happen. Many be-
lieved that at the Detroit meeting it would
be announced that Cincinnati and New
York would be included in the American
League circuit the coming season, but
there was no reference made to changing
the present circuit of the American But
because IL was not openly discussed is no
proof that IL was not considered before
the meeting was held. 1t is believed that
President Ban Johnson could have made
the ten strike OF his life few days ago
when the opportunity offered to
cure Cincinnati and New York. President
Brush, OF the Cincinnati club, said, yes
terday, that he would not discuss what
might have been" IL is believed that negO-
tiations We're opened couple of weeks ago
whereby Cincinnati and New York were TO
be included in the American circuit, but
that President Johnson, in making his
made them practically prohibitive and
Brush and Freedman could not accept. If
this is true it does not speak well for Pres
ident Johnson. If he had had the oppor-
tunity of securing Cincinnati and New
York he should have taken advantage of
IL at any terms. for by so doing he would
have been the master OF the baseball situa-
ton beyond doubt. but as il is, he still has
a fight on mis- hands. The courts will decide
the National League injunction case next
Tuesday. 1t is believed that the decision
will be against Spalding. If that is the case
the eight clubs will get together in a short
time and will probably agree on compro-
mise president Il they start the ball roll
ing again il viii no doubt be with the in
tention of winning back public favor and
again placing the National League on the
strong footing II possessed before the Amer
lean League began war against the major
organization The National Will have plenty
Of money back of it and if a reorganization
f. effected the club owners viii probably
renew the fight against the American. If
they don't nght hard Johnson will be
stronger in 1908 than the National could
hope 10 be This fact Is realized by National
League club owners. and when they patch
Up their differences il will be with the I'M
Outstanding that they concentrate their
efforts 10 whip the American League. What
the outcome viii be will not he known for
months. probably not until the summer of
1895.
Xxx
Chicago paper. which has published
more wireless messages from the land OF
'dope" than any other newspaper. came
out with No. f01 yesterday and stated that
James a. Hart is on his way TO California
10 confer with a. q. Spalding. and that a
reconciliation of the warning factions Will
be effected within fortnight. That part Of
the story is thought TO be correct. but the
paper further SAYS that il is also under
stood by all the men most interested that
the American League is 10 be given an
opening lu New York and Cincinnati next
year. and that both leagues viii operate
under "a new national agreement I'm 1913.
IT further saws that the reorganiza ton
scheme has the merit of simplicity. To say
The least SpaldIng and Freedman are to
cease their pernicious activity y disinteT-
ested outsider proO8 bly, Eddie TalCott. will
be elected president The surprising part
OF the Chicago papers latest story con-
Germs the American League entering Gin
Cinnati and New York next year with the
consent OF the National League. The
American mtght have entered those two
cities this year because there was a chance.
owing To the National League differences.
but 10 do 80 next year and with the con-
sent OF the National League seems 10 be
about the most remote proposition that has
come 10 light in some time. The question
OF a settlement OF the two factions OF the
National League figures largely in the
whole matter As the trouble now stands
Spalding will never be- elected president
and the Brush-Freedman faction viii have
great deal 10 90 with debating the terms
OF settlement In 81. Louis and Boston
the owners OF the National League clubs
would rather close their parks and not play
ball this year than 10 think Of effectng
g reorganization of the National League
with the ultimate understanding that they
vii Still have opposition. and that opDOSi-
ton 70 be countenanced by the National
League whole. Brush and Freedman
might have considered 4 proposition 20 go
INTO the American League this year and
have the field in their respective cities all
20 themselves. but they will not, IL is be-