Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-07
Rulers of the National Game
Very Busy This Week.
MEET IN TWO CITIES
New Atlantic League May Caus.
Trouble if Not Protected.
TO SETTLE SEBRING CASE
New Orleans Races Shifted to New
Track-Chicago to Entertain Golf
ers-Big Tennis Tourney.

Five base ball meetings are scheduled
FOR today-three In Cincinnati and 20 In
New York city. One of them VII. not &c
held because OF the more or less merry Wa.
between President Ban Johnson of the
American League and President Murphy CT
the Chicago Nationals.
The national commission, comprising
Garry Hermann, Harry Pulliam and Ban
Johnson. will meet in Cincinnati to decide
several cases. Later the ruling body In
organized base ball will meet a delegation
from the OUTLAW Tri-State League, and
President p. 7. Powers of the National
Association of Minor Leagues. to consicer
the application of the outlaws for protec-
ton under the national agreement
The case OF Jimmy Sebring. who jumped
the Cincinnati club, will be the first taken
up. and on the action of the outlaw league
case may hinge the decision of the commas
sion in the ex-Reds case The American
League magnateS show very nttle inter-
est in the outcome. as only a few players
belonging to an American League team are
in the Irl-Stdte ranks.
When the National and American leagues
held their annual meetings last month II
was decided to have joint meeting Oh 'ne
schedule committees of the two leagues IN
Cincinnati on January .. and since tnen
Charley y Irphy on behalf of the National
League committee, sent Ban Johnson
draft Of schedule Tor the NdtlOTal IeaS ue
season. 1t called for 154 games and to open
the season April IL. Johnson resented
Murphys premature act, and before leaving
Chicago for Cincinnati announced there
would be no meeting of the Joint schedule
committee and explained his position. He
said:
Ban Johnson Defines Stand.
1T was not the American League idea in
asking for the appointment of joint schcd-
ule committees that the actual work OF
making out detailed schedules should de-
volve on those committees. That plan was
tried in the first year of peace, and did
not prove satisfactory to either league We
desired to have the committees confer ana
agree the main features OF the Sched-
ules such as the length of the season and
the opening and holiday dates. and leave
the details to be worked out by Mr.. Pulliam
and myself, as they have been IN recent
years.
That plan has worked satisfactorily to
all parties SO far as l have heard, but had
been handicapped by certain arbitrary in
structions voted by the National League
each year. 1t was to avoid this friction
that a joint conference was suggested this
year and at our league meeting no action
was taken regarding the length of the sea-
its opening, intending to leave those
matters to the committees. The National
League having fixed by vote the length of
the season, and its committee already hav-
ing drafted a schedule, there does not seem
originally intended.
The national board of the National Asso-
citation of Minor Leagues will meet at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel New York, today. The
principal business will be to consider the
application of the Tri-State League for ad-
mission to the National Association. The
board will not come to any. decision until
President z. T. Powers and the Tri-State
magnates arrive in New York tomorrow.
New League Threatens War.
1t transpircs that the national board viii
have an obstacle to surmount in the newly
organized Atlantic League, with clubs in
Trenton, Wilmington Chester. Pottsv;lie.
Reading and Allentown. This organization
will meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New
York. tomorrow night and will ask the ma
tional board to grant its application for the
territory named, filed with the board last
October.
lection under Glass + it will have to enlarge
it's territory in order to comply with the
qualifications as to population. To do this
1t has been suggested that the league take
IN Trenton and Wilmington.
The Atlantic Leaguers are full of fight
President John w. Dobbins said last night:
'If the National Association gives the
Trenton and Wilmington territory to the
Tri-State League 1t will get rid of one out
law body only to tackle another and strong
er. for our league is going ahead under any
circumstances. If the national board re-
fuses us protection and clubs are placed in
Trenton and Wilmington, will put clubs
In Newark and Paterson, two good Sunday
towns. We have offers of powerful back
ing in both cities. In Newark the manage
ment OF the Eastern League Club Is any
thing but popular and a good, strong rival
would put the club out of business.
SO there are prospects of lively times be-
fore the minor leaguers get through with
their business.