The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
MEN BUSY
Major Leagues Ready for
Spring Meetings.
MANY BIG DEALS RUM0RED
New Leader May Yet
Pull on Trade for Jake StahI and
northumberland All Ready
for AdoptiOn-Hughey Jennings in
odd Position-Restrict Batsmen.

odd Position-Restrict Batsmen.
New York. Feb. 23.-New York will be
the center,of diamond activities and the
Mecca of the major and minor league
pilgrims. commencing Monday. The
/ American Leagues spring meeting viii
be held on that day at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. and farther up Broadway, at the
Victoria. the National Leaguers will go
in convention Also the rules committees
OF the two big organizations will get to-
gether and the national commission viii
meet to complete some unfinished bust
ness and settle the dispute between the
Western Association and the Western
League relative to the drafting of To-
peka
Indications are that more deals viii be
closed at this meeting than at the De
/ cember sessions. Fred Knowles started
West to-day with seven Giants TO join
McGraw in California. To all intents,
McGraw is standing pat on his team but
John r.. Brush viii be here to push
through any deals which McGraw may
have started
President Stanley Robson and Manager
John McCloskey viii come prepared to
get rid of sam Mertes and Mike Grady.
It is a question where Grady will land
this year New York, Of the National
League, may take him, and may not.
If Mike doesn't secure a berth with the
Giants it begins 20 look like the minor
league for him While he is "A good
sticker, Grady has been dissatisfied with
the Cardinals for some time and McCIOs-
key has now decided 20 secure another
player through him St Louis brought
Grady back 20 life when he was playing
with the Kansas City club. after he had
gone back TO the minors, as the setting
of ten years Of starring with the Phila-
Gelphia club.
some Possible Deals.
II is likely that the Boston Nationals
will take Meites II the operation is not
too expensive. McCIoskey overlooked "a
grand chance last fan. Clarke Griffith,
under whom Mertes played in Chicago
several years ago, offered George Mortar
ity for MeTtcs. McCloskey refused. He
has developed into a very promising
young man, and Griffith will hold him.
Buster" Brown is said to be on the mar
Eet. Room could be found for him on the
New York team.
Billy Murray. the PhilIes' new mana
ger, VIII be here. entirely recovered from
his attack of typhoid. and will do his best
to secure fielder TO brace up the Qua
kers' wabJly outheld. as Mike O'NeW will
Doc sent back TO the Tri-S,ate League
DrcyfUss Is carded to ask for waivers on
several Pirates, and viii have to give Bos-
ton an outheldeT 20 complete the Ritchey-
AbbatticEio deal Il looks as if Beaumont
would b. the man. With Weimer avow-
Ing an intention not TO report Haulon
VIII be on the lookout for d pitcher of
tried ability. and viii probably accept any
youngsters Pittsburg does not want
HuEhcy Jennings Odd Position,
ID viii he odd TO see HUghey Jennings
appearing at an American League meet
ing as a manager. FOR back In 1901 the
sorrel-topped bali tosser accepted an Offer
TO join the Athletics. and instead cast his
fortunes with the Phiu.es Whereuuon
Ban Johnson announced that Hughey was
forever Ineligible TO play with an Ameri-
can League club. Jennings viii attempt
TO get Mcintyre, who lives on Staten ISL
and into line while here. and would con
slider trade for this player if the proper
goods were offered in exchange.
Cleveland viii ask for waivers on Bue-
low, and there IS a possibility that De-
troit may put IL @ bid for him.
WashinEton's New Manager.
Joe Canullou. the new Washington
leader. wants to set rid of Jake Stahl
and Arthur HiIlebrand. but is leary OF
being gold-bricked. It IS pretty safe 20
say that he can have Frank Roth and
Tip C'NeilI from Chicago if he wants
them, and # O'NeiH is secured the
chances are good that ne viii be rail-
roaded 10 Minneapolis which club will
have first choice OF the Senatorial sur
plus talent
Clarke Griffith remains silent as to what
he intends 10 do at the meeting, but it is
known positively that heistilI bankers
after Case Patten, and an lleventh-hoUr
deal may be pulled off. $50 Grin Will
not yield his point about Hillebrand
going to PittsburE.
Minor LenGuers.
Several Eastern League and American
Association managers viii attend TO
snatch up such players rs will be dropped
by the big leagues before March ]. VIII
lam Watkins. of indianapolis. expects TO
get Jack Knight from the Athletics.
Nearly all Of the Eastern League clubs
viii bid for players.
The joint rules committee viii have lit
tie to do. This is composed of Noyes.
Griffith, and Mack, of the American
League, and Dreyfuss, Murphy. and Han
Ion. of the National.
According 90 Griffith, no important
changes viii be made If the electric
score board system is not adopted in the
American League, instructions probably
will be issued to Umpires to designate
strikes and balls by movements OF the
arms. Griffith viii also introduce Charley
Hickman's suggestion 10 have al center
field fences painted green to aid batters
by thus providing dark background
Restrict BHtSmen.
Dreyfuss favCTs something TO keep bat
tiers within the bounds of their positions.
Umpire ODay has suggested a tape out