Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-23
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
American Leagues Quick
Meeting in Chicago.
ONE DAYS SESSION
POSTAL AND LOTUS AT ODDS
OVER LATTER's TRANSFER
New Orleans Races-Plan to Promote
Cycle Races-G eorgetown's Indoor
Meet - Sporting Notes.
ONE DAYS SESSION

The owners Of the American League made
rapid progress at their meeting In Chicago
yesterday. The annual meeting OF the
league was passed on last night and It Will
be combined with the scheduled meeting.
The date will be fixed by President Ban B.
Johnson.
The Baltimore franchise was awarded to
New York and was assumed by the New
York American League Base Ball Amuse-
ment Company.
Ban Johnson was given full power to
conduct the peace negotiations at Gin
cinnad, and named as his assistants Henry
Kflilea, owner of the Boston club; G. w.
Somers, owner Of the Cleveland club. and
Charles Comislkey, president Of the Chicago
club.
Yesterdays meeting. instead Of being the
annual meeting of the league, developed
into a special one to consider questions that
are expected to come up at the Cincinnati
peace conference, and the naming OF the
committee to look after the American
Leagues interests at that session consti-
tuted the principal business transacted.
Before this committee was named the
league gave President johnson permission
either to treat with the National Leaguers
himself or to appoint committee to act
with him. What propositions looking to an
adjustment of the war are to be rendered
by the American Leaguers could not be
a bearing on the playing schedule and the
contract jumpers.
No Transfer Talk.
Contrary to all predictions. the matter Of
transferring the Detroit franchise to Pitts
burg failed to materiaIize, and the squabble
caused by the announcement of Tom Loft
tus' assignment to the head Of the New
York club was also passed along. The
dlu dod 70 LOT
matters wait until the Cincinnati meeting
clears the horizon. Then there will be q
general showing of hands.
Charles j. Pedder and A.. j. Eagle, who
came to present the claims Of Pittsburg
did not even nave an audience with the
league owners. They had evidently re-
ceived the tip that their case would be
looked after at the New York meeting and
during the meeting.
The session of the magnates was very
brief. In the morning they were in session
for an hour, and two hours in the afternoon
cleared the files.
This was only special meeting to con-
slider propositions to be made to the Ma
tional Leaguers." said President Johnson
after the adjournment.
THE propositions have been made and
have bearing on the schedule and contract
jumpers principally. The Pittsburg propol
sition was not discussed, though 1t prob
ably will be at the meeting at New York.
not In any way be considered at the peace
meeting"
While business was being transacted by
the leaguers by far the greater interest was
centered in the statement of Tom LOTUS
that he was to be made president OF the
New York club and the denial by President
Postal of the Washington club that such
would be the case.
Postal Sticks to Lotus.
LOTUS will be with me next year in
Washington" said President Postal Tho
magnates told me that though he was con-
sidered as one Of the best men In the league
for the new club In New York they would
not insist on his going there If I objected
And do object, SO feel confident he will
be with me-"
Just at this moment LOTUS came up, and,
hearing President Postals remarks said: !
II am Hike the politicians, I'm In the hands
me to go to New York, and If they want me
to go there I'll co.
Lotus transfer to Gotham depends 4
good deal upon the determination of the
league concerning Ptttsburg. The smoky
city Is anxious to get an American League
club there. and Mr.. Somers is sponsor for
the Pittsburg promoters. The Pittsburg
deal Is understood to include the sale of the
Detroit franchise: g. M. Angus. president
Of the Detroit club. who was the good angel
at the time Burns and Stallings were driven
out last winter. refuses to part with his
| club. at least unless he can recover all that
| he has spent on 1t, and no offers to the pres
| ent time, he says. will cover what he asks. .
II have my price. like all Of them" said
Mr.. Angus today, but I figure that 1t will
have to be at least $4,000 to cover my ex-
penses since took hold Of the club. II ]
can get 100000 might consider It, but SO
far that is much more than 1 have been
| offered"
Those at the meeting were: ]. E. Nc
Namara and 8. F. Angus. Detroit; Fred
| Postal and Tom LOTUS, Washington; Con-
ME Mack, Frank Hough and Ben Shibe
Philadelphia; c. W. Somers and j. F. XII
foyle. Cleveland; Ralph Orthwein, Max
Orthwein and r. L. Hedges st. Louis; Joe
| GarviR and Henry Kililea. Boston; Charles
| Comiskey. Chicago. and Ban B. johnson.