The Washington times., 1906-12-10
MEETINGS
ARE NOT SERIOUS
Cheerful Writer Gives Fore
casts Of Proceedings in
Chicago and New York.

baseball writer's are not taking the
meetings of the American and National
Leagues this week very seriously. Little
business concerning league affairs Is TO
be done in either organization, and
most Of the time will be devoted 10
talking trades and sales Of players.
The baseball man on the Chicago
Record Herald takes peculiarly cheer
fuI view of the assemblases OF mag
mates. He says:
Meetings OF the National and Amer
ican Leagues will be held this week.
We think We violate no confidence in
anticipating them about as follows:
National League of New York.
President Murphy. the youngest mag
nate in the bunch. Will arrive Monday
and submit TO an interview or two or
three
/ Harry Pulliam, after looking over the
field on Tuesday morning. win claim his
own reelection by a unanimous vote,
with possibly one or two not voting
Great sensation when President Pull
liam calls the meeting 20 order Tuescay
morning Cause Of the sensation viii
be the reddest vest ever worn by a
human being west Of Paris, France.
AT this stage August Hermann viii
summon the waiter.
Reports of officers viii then follow.
Herewith is a synopsis Of President
PulIiams report: I cleaned up Muggsy
McGraw without turning a hair. nave
squared myself with Barney Dreyfuss.
7 am no sucker and anyone who thinks
I am wiz know ne has been 20 fight.
Respectfully submitted
AT this stage Hermann will again
summon the waiter.
Charles Ebbets will then request the
privilege Of addressing the meeting up
on the thrilling subject. Why the Ma
tional League Needs Me in Brooklyn.
The request will be countered by a mo-
ton 10 adjourn, all voting aye with one
| exception.
"The evening session will be opened
with a summons 20 the waiter by Au-
gust Hermann
The next fifteen minutes win be
spent admiring President Pulliam S
/ evening creation.
John T. Brush viii then press tht
button amid tremendous excitement
and in quiet tone win say I think
I Mr. Murphy wishes to buy a drink
THE result of this little piece Of clever
/ diplomacy viii bring Barney Dreyfus'
| 10 the front with a spiel on The Alb
| sence of Lemons
| THE session viii then adjourn with
an invitation from Garry Hermann &
| step down 20 the fountain and take
! lesson in treating the newspaper scribel
/ 10 a real story.
American League in Chicago.
Ban Johnson will call the meeting t,
order on Wednesday after an informa
! session in the Pompeiian room of TIT
/ Annex.
"On calling the roll it will be fOun,
! that Magnate Comiskey is still in tn,
/ Pompeiian room.
4 by a vote OF to 1t viii be decides
that Ban Johnson is the warmest presi
dent in the business the walters vii
then ganop in and take the orders.
by a vote of TO 0 Comiskey Will b.
declared the SWEETEST magnate in tn
bunch. and a committee of seven vii
adjourn TO the Pompeiian TO inform hin
of the action.
at the second session Secretar.
Robert Mercy will read the batting an,
fielding averages and Jake Stahl vii
/ sing a touching song entitled Ever,
One Wants Muh,'
president Johnson will deliver hi
/ annual report, as follows: The pas
has been 4 great year. We caugh
/ more muskies and brought home NOR
I deer than any man who entered III
I Northern woods. Our bowling aVerag
( OF 800 remains unChallenged. and W
are feeling very well, thank you
! THE thirst census viii then be taken
! by unanimous vote the neWspape
I men will be invited TO take part In tn
/ subsequent proceedings, which they Wi
do with unusual valor and capacity"
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