Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
SEEN BY THE CLUB OWNERS
Meeting Of the Major Base Ball
Leagues.
TO PUNISH JUMPING PLAYERS
It is Said That They Will Not Be Re
instated-Donovan Puts the Ma
donals in the First Division. .

Diepatcn 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, February 1S.-Most of the
base ball which will come before the
American and the National Leagues today
VIII be In the shape OF conferences, when
VIII be had in the Fifth Avenue and Vie.
toria Hotels, as the various members drop
In from their trains. The national conn
mission Is on hand, but as Its doings reIats
solely to cases which come up for general
adjudication. It is not expected that that
VIII add very much excitement TO the gath.
erlng other than a possible peremptory
notice that the players who have been sus-
pended for jumping TO the Tristate League
have been suspended for good and will not
be reinstated under any circumstances
The members of the commission when In
terviewed today regarding the subject OF
players who jump their contracts an
nounced individually that they were
through with that sort of thing. and there
is reason to believe that their action as a
court will be unanimous.
1t was announced by the New York
American League club this morning that
the signed contracts of Whelan, Keefe,
Hogg and Leroy had been received In the
mail. These players are pitchers and two
or them had a little experience with the
Highlanders last year. Keefe and Whelan
are fmportations from the coast II they
look good" Griffith Will keep them but II
they only look promising he will farm them
out to some of the managers of the minors
who are a little shy on pitching talent
The Schedule satisfactory.
Outside of the adoption of the schedule
the American League has very little to
do at this session. II is believed that the
schedule will go through without a kick.
In fact 1t is said that Ban Johnson SUBJ
mftted it to all the American League own
prS hafo ha tn
ceived their Endorsement prior to the meet
ing which begins tomorrow. He wanted to
be sure that he could go ahead with the
double beginning which is novelty in base
ball. 1t was the first time that the east
ern half OF the league is put under way
before the western half of the campaign
begins. The one thing which is feared now
by Johnson is that the weather will be per-
verse enough this year to be seasonable in
those very cities which he has attempted to
avoid early In the year, and il it is 1t will
be evident that the American League Will
be losing patronage, while the National
goes ahead taking advantage of all the
good dates which occur.
Mack and Griffith Negotiating.
Connie Mack and Griffith are said to be
negotiating trade which will hep out both
teams. Griffith will say nothing other than
that he has two or three players whom he 4
can lose and for whom he would like to
get another catcher and another good OUT
fielder Mack doesn't seem to have any
catchers to spare, but one OF his outfielders
is said to be dsgruntled because he was not
permitted to play in the worlds series last
year, and perhaps this man Will go home.
Griffith Is working the wires.
Mack says the Athletics will be on their
way to the south week after next He in
tends to get to work earlier than any man
ager I'm the business.
We've got a hard fight" said the Phia-
delphia manager. MOT only do we desire
to win the championship in the American
League again, but want another crack at
the New Yorks IL they are winners this
year in the National. / think we can beat
them out II 1t comes to another series. Any
how. the players on the team would like 10
have the chance but first we have got to-
show that we are good enough to get our
own flag"
Nationals in First Division.
Patsy Donovan. the Brooklyn mana
ger must have a good opinion Of the Ma
reported as having said that he thinks the
presence of Cross on the Washington team
means that it will be first division factor
this year 1t is a fact that Cross has been
at loggerheads with the Philadelphia man.
agement for the last three years, although
not much has ever been said about it. Hes
has not been paid what he thought his :
services were worth. and because he was
the ringleader in the strike made by the
players on the team to receive full share
of gate receipts of the exhibition games
PLAYED in the spring there has never been
any great love lost between him and the
owners of the Athletics since then. What
Is Philadelphias loss is Washngton's gain.