The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
OUTLAWS MAY
COME INTO CAMP
Ban johnson Would be a Mission.
airy to Treat with
a. Them.
AMERICAN LEAGUERS
FAVOR SHORT SEASON
Pulliam Is Stronger than Ever
Since the Attack by
Brush. }s*;
Special to The Journal.

CnlcagO, Dec. S.-NeXt week VIII see
both of the major baseball leagues in
session. The American league mag
mates will convene here next Wednes
day in their annual business conclave,
and the National league will get to-
gether, day earlier in New York in
their business meeting. Results of
considerable more Importance and in
terest than usual are expected to de-
velop at the coming sessions.
Besides electing officers and trans
acting the usual amount of routine
work, the leagues probably will start
a movement to take the Pennsylvania
"outlaw' league into organized base
ball. The American baseball league
will talk over shorter schedule and
a committee will be appointed to meet
National league committee, that both
organizations may come to an agree
ment as to a. date to opening the sea-
son, and, if possible, to play the same
number of games.
There is a chance that the American
league will declare for a shorter sched-
ule regardless Of the action of the older
league. Of course the schedule matter
will only be discussed informally at
either meeting this week, but it is not
unlikely that an understanding will be
reached which will make the work at
the regular schedule meeting in Febru-
ary cut and drleeb affair.
Favor Short Schedule.
It is said that at least six of the
American league magnates are in favor
of a schedule calling for 14O games.
Whether they will care to have adopt
ed a schedule of fourteen less games
than the National league men will vote
for remains to be seen.
President Pulliam of the National
league has been abroad for some time,
but it is probable that an understand
ing exists between the leagues for
some kind of action to take the "out-
law league of Pennsylvania into Or
gained ball or else attempt to put it
out of business altogether. President
johnson will make a report to his club
owners as to the outlaw league, and
the chances are that upon his recon-
mendations action will be taken to give
the president authority to work with
the other interests of organized ball in
regulating outlaw conditions.
From appearances the outlaws are
willing to 60 into organized ball in
case they are allowed to name some
OF the conditions, such as keeping con-
tract jumpers now on their payrolls
Diplomatic compromises likely will be
necessary in the settlement of the trou-
bic with the outlaws.
At the Chicago meeting the vice pres
tdent will be elected to succeed Charles
Sommers of Cleveland, and new board
OF directors will be named In all
probability Sommers will succeed him
self. The directorate for the last year
mas been made up of representative
from the Chicago, New York, Washing
ton and the St. Louis clubs. The other
four clubs may be given the honors
this time, altho there is no set rule
about that.
Pulliam Is Strong.
In New York Harry Pulliam's re-.
interest. During the past year John T.
Brush gave voice to some hostility
toward Pulliam, which seemed to make
Pulllam all the stronger in the estima-
ton of the public, and from all ap-
pearances, the Kentuckian will be cleo
ted to succeed himself by a unanimous
vote, as Brush may not vote at all if he
has no ally IN unseating the present in
cumbent.
One formality will be gone thru at
the meeting, which will cause the Chi.
cago chests to bulge forth once more
and rightly, too. The American league
pennant will be formally awarded to
the Chicago club. The league excheuuer
will be tapped for 800 to pay for the
bit OF bunting, and someone will ring
for the bellboy. Practically the same
operation will take place in New York.
Trades and talk Of trades will really
men. Innumerable deals have been dis
cussed, especially in the American
league, and the contamination Of one or
two doubtless will be announced. The
worlds champion white sox will not
be changed materially by deals for
players and as far as known the cubs
are not in need of many new men. 1t
Is quite likely that President Murphy
Will come to an agreement with Garry
Hermann, owner of the reds, on a
price for Fraser, and that he will play
with the cubs is pretty sure.
Stahl Seeks Change.
One deal, that has been hanging fire
for some time involves Jake Stahl of
the Washingtons. Stahl preferred to get
away from Washington that Joe Cantil-
lon, the manager to succeed him there,
might have everything out Of his way
Washington the best ball they ever had,
and is immensely popular there, but
Notwithstanding that, he preferred to
get with some other team. Detroit and
Boston, both in need of good first
sacker, are angling for Jake. Presi-
dent John L. Taylor of the Boston team
will be on the ground a day ahead of
the meeting to confer with "Chick'
Stahl, recently appointed manager, and
they may come to an agreement on the
matter Of what players they could spare
for Stahl. With the appointment Of a
new manager for Boston the question
Of the future of Jimmy Collins, the
former leader of the Plymouth Rocks
when they were world s champions, nat
urally comes to mind &
:. Two teams seem anxious to take Col
inns, despite the fact that his trouble
knee has kept him out Of the year al