The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-13
Too Old Friends Who
Worked Together foo tie
Best Interests Of Baseball
Held Trump Cards IN
Conference.
National League MagHates
TO Meet IN Ne00 York Nert
Week and Fir Things Up.
DreRfuS and Robson as
"FIIers. "

The two happiest men in the baseball |
world today are Ban Johnson, the worthy /
chief of the American League, and Garry /
Hermann. an aIl-round good fellow. who /
has handled the affairs of the Cincinnati
club with such eonsummate skill ever
since John T. Brush was forced to re- /
tire from the scene.
These two men, old friends, working
together for the best interest of the ma !
-ionaI game, did more than all others to
bring about the spirit OF good feeling
which now exists between the two major
organizations. When they met in con-
ference in Cincinnati, it was with the
one desire of both to have peace and
to leave no stone unturned to that end
Johnson, who has known Hermann for
years, felt that the big Cincinnati pol
itician was one in whose word he could
place reliance, and 1t was his faith in
his friend that, more than anything else,
induced him TO call the meeting. after
1t had once practically been declared OF. /
Hermann had the same faith in the
great white car He had known him
newspaper. and came 10 believe IN him
and to rely on his wisdom in more ways
than baseball.
1t was this feeling OF high regard Of
one another that carried them Toughshod
over The wishes of others Both felt
they had a trump card 10 play. and they
were ready to play il if called upon.
Garry Hermann comes out Of the con-
ference one Of the biggest men in base
ball. His up-to-date way Of handling
matters before him was a revelation to
even those Of the American League who
had been used 10 doing business and do
ing it quick. Such skill in Hermann is
all the more remarkable when it is
known that he has only been in the
game bus few months
There viii be a gathering Of the Na-
tionaI League potentates IN Gotham on
Tuesday next, when those who tn==ed
the little job al Cincinnati hope to in
duce HarIon. Ebbetts, SodeD, and others
that matters now are al for the best
and that they were well cared for anu
thought about at the big gathering
Barney. Dreyfus and Frank DeHaas
Robson are to play the part of ~fxers''
Dreyfus is TO win over Brooklyn and
Boston, while Robson VIII 90 to Indian
apoIis to convince John T. Brush that
everything turned cut for the best.
Johnny MeGraw Is spelling this
tale says Brother Lanigan. Of St
Louis, which tells of an amusing incl
dent which happened when Patsy Te-
beau met Pugilist Fitzsimmons:
The old Baltimore National League
champions were in Cleveland playing OF
the Temple cup series with Pat Te-
beau's Indians" said McCraw. and let
ne go on record as stating that. bar
the Orioles, a better team than those
Indians was never got together
'Tebeau and I we're great enemies on
the field and great friends on it. We
spent many of our evenings together
and never could quarrel OF the diamond
'One night we met IN the Kennard
House and were having comfortable
chat when in walked a Cleveland sport
ing editor with Bob Fitzsimmons, who
was playing at one Of the theaters-
Z knew Bob and we shook hands
but Tebeau did not recognize him Pat
never was much for fighters, nor fights,
either, unless he was in them himself
THE newspaper man saw they were
not acquainted and introduced them.
saying; Mr.. Fitzsimmons. shake hands
with Air. Tebesu. You should know each
other. as you are both celebrities in the
sporting world
Pat held out his hand. but Bob only
gIared at him.
Tebeau, Tebeau, he said Seems
to me I've heard OF you. You're a ball
player, amt you
'YesI roared Pat. and you're a
prizehghter. amt your
ut was the emphasis on the prize
fighter that cut. :"
The winter meeting Of the Three I"
league begins tomorrow at Rock Island,
III Dubuque and Joliet viii be awarded
the franchises vacated by Evansville and
Terre Haute. new president VIII also
be chosen.
Among those suggested for the place