Evening star., 1907-10-30
REPORTS FROM THE COLLEGE GRIDIRONS

ton. The fact that it may cause the
loss of some hundreds of thousands Of
dollars stirs up as much excitement as
the civil war debt. The issues and merits
OF the quarrel as long and as much
involved as the Hypothetical question.
Briefly. the class C and D minor league s
want their rights from classes A and B.
The latter pair, especially class A, want
leagues. and the major leagues think that
the others are getting all the rights COM
Ing to them. The national board convened
In solemn dignity yesterday and appoint
ed number OF committees. which tonor-
row will be buster than a r later on
eection day. After which the board. with
dignity. adjourned to meet today, with
the war cloud still lowering.
President Harry Pulliam OF the Ma
tional League. was among those present
at the meeting. and he spoke a few brief
but stirring words which made a deep
and lasting impression on all who heard
them.
III the flag Of disloyalty is arrayed,"
said Mr.. Pulliam, discussing thn rumofs
OF the new major league. 'lt will find the
banner of loyalty arrayed against 1t TO
fight to the finish" He sad further that
something must BE- done to remedy the
abuses of which the minor leagues com
planned and that major leagun players
ought not play outlaw ball on the coast
At the conclusion OF these remarks the
cheering inaudible.
AS announced a few days ago, the plan
of the insurrectionists is to pull the
American Association out of the big or
ganization and run Independently. putting
another club in Chicago. The Tebeau-
Cantillon-Hanlon crowd in the American
Associatio and the Western League that
has been lusting for trouble for some
years Is openly promoting the plan and
unless they are called on to help finance
the revolution they may get 1t through.
Base bali war IS as expensive proper
tiOnat"ly as any other KIND Of warfare
and there are a number of substantial
conservative men who own clubs in the
American Association who may prevent
the bolt. "A suggestion that each club
put up $1,000 in pool as war fund
would probably end the talk.
No business of local or general interest
was transacted by tn national board yes
terday though it disposed of bunCh of
routine matter. 1t ruled. among other
things, that upon the payment of $40 the
Waterbury club must return PITCHER
Bronkie to Newark. Most of the day was
spent In gossip about the corridors, and
the winter tanning leagu" opened what
promises to be plendid season. Base
bail men from all cities and all leagues
frateruiZed and swapped fan talk by the
hour.
There has been a lot Of unjust criticism
I of Lajoie" said Cleveland man. when 1T
came his time up. Larry certainly hash t
made very good as a manager but the
he is up against" This proved to be the
introduction to "a very interesting line OF
gossip.
Too many stars is what's the matter
with Cleveland" he continued They
play too much for themselves. / don t
mean by that that they throw the team
down. but when they get a couple of runs
ahead they figure that they have the
game seWed up, and then begin to put in
a few ,ittle icks to fatten their batting
and base running averages at the cost
of team work Why. I have seen several
of those fellows go up under orders to
sacrifice. and deliberately foul off a
couple so they could get one chance for
a good swing at it. OF course, I.ajoie
could force them to bunt third strikes,
but that wouldn't make him very popular
anywhere.
Where Larry is to blame is in that the
team doesn't mix up their play enough. |
will take an oath that by the 1st of 1,u-
gust every nfielder and manager in the
league knew most of the teams signals.
And the boys wouldn't even cross them
now and then. Listen to this: With a
man on first and second and nobody
down, I have seen big numbering Tom
Jones of the Browns throw out the rum
ner at third on an attempted sacriitce-
He did this three times during the sea-
SON and every time on the same batter.
But it never seemed to occur to the after
that when Jones was laying about fifteen
feet away for his bunt it might be
a good scheme to slap one at him hard.
and take a chance. And 1t was a joke
the hit and run. The other pitcher would
Immediately mold the runner to the bag
and then shoot one over ten feet wide
for an easy throw to second