Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-06
Sensational Story From Chi.
cago Meets With Denial.
JOHNSON Is NOT OPPOSED
Important Rules to Be Adopted at
Annual Meeting.
ORGANIZATION HARMONIOUS
Four Favorites Win at New Orleans.
Harvard to Play Princeton
Again-Bowling Battles.


has a long special from Chicago the con-
tents of which tell at length of con-
spiracy between the Chicago, Boston
Cleveland and Washington clubs to Gust
President johnson from the leadership
of the American League at its annual
meeting next week in the Windy city. The
article reads foolish on its face. bat Pest
dent Noyes was shown the special and
remarked that it was the first fntima-
ton he had received that any one was
trying to Dust President Johnson from the
American League.
President Comiskey of the Chicago club
has several newspaper friends in the
Windy city who believe they are doing
great work for him when they send stories
broadcast about the controversy between
Johnson and ComiSkey, but IT Is more
than likely that every other magnate IN
the American League wishes the matter
hushed up. There are doubtless several
club presidents who DO not agree with
President Johnson on several important
matters, but they have enough business
sense to tight the matter in meeting be-
hind closed doors and take the results as
they come with good grace. ComlSkey
and johnson were given to understand
two years ago that their quarreling must
stop, but the Chicago magnate has seen
tit 10 continue the muddle. and he, In
stead OF Johnson, MAY Coliie III Aoi q
strong calling down next week.
\ quarrel between the American League
magnates resembles a sQuabble be-
tween man and wife, inasmuch as the
one To act as peacemaker Is liable to get
the worst OF it, as they will quickly get
together on any show of outside inter-
ference.
Tie Journal article is lamentably weak
on account of bringing in Charley Som
crS of the Cleveland club as opposing
fF..pf Ia
two men eat out of the same spoon. fig
urativeiy speaking.
From present indications the meeting of
the American League next week will only
be important wherein it relates to
changes in rules that govern the game.
President Johnson has several. innova-
tons to suggest. and the chances are
that they will all be adopted without OPP
position from any one whatever. The club
owners have come to the conclusion that
Mr. Johnson is something of a wfse guy
In the matter of running base ball
league, and at this time are not prepared
to replace him with another man.
The news teegra phed from Boston to
the effect that John Anderson is tired
of his job of being a policeman and
wants to get back into base ball again did
not surprise any of the Washington club
officials, as they have come to know
the big fellow pretty we'll and pay little
attention to what he wants one way or
the other. Anderson belongs to the
Washington club as an asset. and if there
are any other clubs which desire his serv-
ices. a deal may be patched up. but
ANDY" will never again work in local
uniform. The managers of the different
American League clubs know Ander
son it will either be with a National
League club or in the minors.
The Pittsburg papers have been poking
H1hI ctynnn ha
series for batting weakly against the
Chicago Cubs. and declare that the
youngster lacked nerve. Coming as this
does from the city wherein Hans Wagner
hangs up his hat in summer. it looks
as though the Smoky city scribes had not
lost their nerve, at any rate.
They surely cannot forget the world
series between the Boston and Pittsburg
clubs, and the holy show that Wagner
made of himself in the batting line. The
funniest story that big Bill Dinneen ever
told in his life is the one that relates to
Hans Wagner when the little Boston
band in the grandstand started to play
"'Tessie'' and Bill began-to wind up prior
TO delivering the ball. Dinneen says Wag-
ner's eyes were almost popping out of his
head. and that he vas mt subject Tor
the 'booby" house instead OF hgurlng IN
a championship contest.
Ty Cobb was simply anxious and over
played himself, as did several other mem
hers of the Detroits. The Chicago Cubs
did the same thing in 1EtS IN racing me
White Sox. There is hardly a doubt but
flat the Cubs outclassed the Tigers. but
we fail to see wherein little Cobb showed
a lack of nerve.
TIE officials of the Washington club
hav. not yet made up their minds as to
how many of them will! attend the Chicago
meeting of the American League next
week President Noyes will go to GER
TRINITY and from present indications
Treasurer RApley may accompany him.
Mr. Rapey has never attended meeting
of the American League. and there is a
big time ahead of him should he decide to
90 to Chicago next week.
Dennis Mack. once a well-known base
Ran player and prominent in sporting cir
cles, died at Providence yesterday. He
was forty-siX years old.
Danny Green OF Camden, who aged
with the Milwaukee team in the Western
Association the past season. is perma-
nently located in Milwaukee. having Sc
cured a position as manager for a hotel
Frank Delehanty. the outfelder who
was released to New Orleans Monday,
contemplates bringing suit against the