The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-09
Matters Of Importance to Be
Discussed by the Magllatcs
This Week.
DEALS FOR P.LAYER RS
National League Managers Ex-
pect to Make Trades to
Strengthen Teams.

matters for Discussion at the annual
W n e thG S Ne@ ork aHas s week.
the interest of the base ball public VIII.
no doubt, centre upon the ilumerous
trades, purchases and sales o. players
which are expected to be transacted
during the weeks session.
The board OF directors OF the league
will hold their meeting ut noon on
Tuesday. and the annual meeting Of
noon. Every club will be representesdt
andi is more than likely that for the
first time In three years a undni-
nous vote will be cast for the pres
Will be elected to Ills. ffth term as
president. and John r. Heydlcr will be
elected for the second term az secre-
tary and treasurer. 1t Us not likely
board Of directors.
While the magnates arc talking over
proposed changes In tho playing rules
and other matters Inc h Sar 1son,,e 1 wIIi
and pariora. with the hope Of making
trades and deals In players TO strength
son. There IL hardly a team IN the
league which has not a surplus Of
players. weak In some spot, or anxious
70 secure certain PLAYERS Which they
what they have at present. and the
meeting Is expected to prove some
what OF q record-breakcr IN the ea-
cha rbs gsp ps,i 81 IsysFsc club will probably
figure In moro than one deal. as Man
ag.r Murray Is on the lookout for sev-
eral men to build up his team. WHICH
he expects to be a big faetor , N IN.
Is open for the arrangement OF a deal
that will bring Tenney, OF Boston; -, 10
philadelphia With Tsnne z, % on ,on ,'l in,
Murray thinis he would have an ,ms
and he is anxious to land the snilty
eft.tander to guard the first sack.
II IL very probable that the Boston
Club owners will be pretty busy ar
number of changes are said to have
been planned. Preside Mt Dorcy has 50
far failed to secure manager tnousn
1t is expected that he VIII close me
the Toronto manager, to Boston. u
this Is arranged Kelley will PLAY first
and Tenney Will figure in deal OF
some sort Several of the New YORK
Known pi sra'a as Bsesnaf.an McGann
DahIen and Browne being reported az
listed among those who VIII be sold
or traded. Manager McGraw realizes
made lart season and is quoted as say.
ing that he will get rid of much Of
the old wood and build u team OF
youngsters which will. be In the race
f0F Inc Tag start 10 liDlSN' oOAA
Bresnahan and MeGann. are Spoken Q.
as successor TO Ned Hanlon. of Gin,
cinnati. st. Louis and Brooklyn Will
also figure In some deals during the
meeting.
The ma gnates will have plenty of
work on their hands. II reports from
Pittsburg quoted President Pulliam
correctly. he will make couple OF
may make more than two god ones
hut there Herc only two mentioned in
the dispatches referred to.
He proposed to have the elevation of
the pitchers box above the rest OF the
diamond done away. with and also tho
practice so prevalent in the old league
last season Of curtatling the second
game Of double.heads s,, TO- seven ~ In
propositions, OF course. will require the
consent OF the American League. rs 1t
is embodied In section of the play
or revision only By the jant rules
committee.
The pitcher has enough advantage
over the batsn,an as II Is, and some OF
have gone as far as to claim that the
curve ball as we'll as the spitball
should be barred. In all probability
considerable debate al the New York
meeting, but the elimination of the
curve Is too radical a change TO be
seriously pressed.
during the last two or three years,
both By fans and other clubs. over the
cutting down of the second game of a
Se TO seyen' and
liam states that there Is no possible
excuse for curtalllng the number Of
innings TO be played, and asserts thnt
much Consideration as the hrst.. dark
ness. or the necessity for catching an
early train. being the only excuse JUS
tifying the. umpire In closing the play.
But the greatest objection to the cur
falling process Is the fact. games are
won In five or seven innings, which
might BIO defeats for the club credited
with winning them. N nine innings
were six OF the National Leagues cur
tailed games decided by / to 0 scores
last year, and three others by 2-to-0
Fcorcs. The losing team could easily
have Won any OF those games In nine
In a race which is one-sided the OUT
come Of six or eight games In a sea-
son cannot cut much figure, to be sAre.
II these games are distributed equally
indication the National Leagues races
Will not always be as decisively won
rs they have been In the last half
dozen years. and It is best to legislate
Etend Of from behind whenever posi-
President Puliiam considers 1t an.
Injustice to q batter who brings In q
runner from third base on a long fly
to8tlle Outfield to charge the batter.
with a time at bat This play often
wins games fully as much as base
hit and Pulliam says he will advocate
q change In the rule whereby batter
sending opt sucl, q Fly or q grounder
cannot be. made at the plate, shall be
.Semnt fromka time at bat
There are some players he says,
when men are On bases and frequently
win games by SO doing: vet they set no
credit for what they have accom-
plished,"' Pullian thinks there should
he change in tho scoring system,
which would give credit to tho batter
Some sort OF legislation will DO pro-
posed BY Charley Ebbets. OF Brooklyn,
dfWlhl have t9 az With thesonstitutlon
PLAYING rules which. the BROOKLYN
magnate believes should, be left to the
duty ,1;}: r. fact, Ebbets thinks the fpui
mind seeing 1t tuOultleIl so TIM linz