The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-10
MEN
GATHER IN
GOTHAM
Many Big Deals Expected
at the National League
Meeting Today

NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-Intent on not
overlooking any early chances 10 make ad-
vantageous trades, several OF the National
League magnates arrived yesterday for the
annual meeting of the organization, that
takes place today at the Waldorf-Astoria.
President Puliiam received all corners in
his Office in the st. James building. Until
a late hour last night the .nagnates were
in conference. President Garry Hermann
of the Cincinnati Reds was the first to
arrive. With him came John Gallagher, a
Cincinnati lawyer, who succeeds George B.
Cox, the Republican boss Of Hamilton
County, Ohio, as a director of the club.
Cox's opinion of n ,eagIe meeting was
tersely expressed in Il don't think much
of It," Hermann has promised to let the
anxious Cincinnatians know his week who
will manage the Reds rexr season. At
least thirty names, Including those of n
few cranks. have baen put forward for
the position.
Other early corners were President Drey-
fuss and Secretary William II. Locke, of
Pittsburg; Geor ge b. Dewey, of Eoston.
With Dovey came Fred Tcnney, who mau-
aged the Boston Cub last veir. reaney
is on hand as a living exhibit for a trade.
President Cheerful Charley" Murphy of
the Chicago Cubs, witn the worlds cham
pionship honors rnstllg lightly on his
shoulders. hreezed in lac at night.
Rumors OF trades filled the air. but every
specific statement was raped as quickly
as It appeared. John ]. McGraw was
fortified, with President John T. Brush
and Secretary Fred Knowles. in the office
of the New York Club, several floors be-
low Pnlliam's office. McGraw wants to
strengthen the Giants and the magnates
are cautious when McGraw suggests a
trade. The manager of the Giants was
accused of wishing to trade McGinnity
and Bowerman for Pitcher Eddie Karger,
the effective young left-hander of the st.
Louis Club. That proposition was killed
by a dispatch from President Robinson,
of the Cardinals. to the effect that Kar-
ger will not be traded, and will pitch for
st. Louis next season,
First base seems TO be the keynote to
trades among the major league clubs this
year, and there are only about four guard
ians of the initial sack in either league
who are sure of their jobs. The only
National Leaguers who appear sure of
their berths are Chance. of Chicago, and
possibly Koenetchy. of st. Louis
Tenney, of Boston, and Mccain, of New
York, have been the most talked about in
regard to changes, but Brooklyn is ready
to swap Jordan: the Phillies will drop
Bransield; Pittsburg" will also allow Nea-
lon to remain on the Pacific coast, and IL
Cincinnati gets a new manager Camel may
lose his place.
In the American League, Davis. of the
Athletics; Donohue, Of Chicago; Chase, OF
New York, and Rossman. of Detroit, are
sure of their places.
Boston has signified a desire to trade
Unglaub, Cleveland wants to get rid OF
Stovall; st. Louis will drop Tom Jones
while Washington has no regular first base
man.
McGraw can land either Jordan or Ten.
ney for McGann, If it is a first baseman
he wants for Dan. The Phillies would like
to get Mccain, but have no first baseman
to trade, unless it would be Courtney.
who was being figured as an outfield
fixture.
Bresnahan is the other important member
of the Giants who may be traded. He has
had many conflicts with McGraw. and the
latter will probably get rid of Roger. Re
port had 1t today that Bresnahan may go
to Boston in exchange for Tenney, and
Tenney would then be snapped for Lobert,
of Cincinnati.
While the club-owners are usually averse
to rule tinkering, it is thought that a rule
lowering the pitchers box, as suggested
by President Pulliam, will be recon-
mended. All talk of the elimination of
the foul-strike rule appears to ave died
0aA NoiiBANN'AgF
President Dewey. of Boston, will make a
strong plea for the adoption of a rule lin
iting the number of players a club can
carry to eighteen.
THE Chicago Cubs" says Dewey, went
through the season with King. Moran,
Brown, Frazer, Lundgren, Pfeister, Over
all, Reulbach. Durbin, Chance, Evers, Tin
ker Steinfeldt S%heckard, S1agle, Schultz.
Hoffman and Herman. They won the Ma
tional League championship and then
cleaned up in the worlds series. Take
the championship Detroit team. They went
through with Schmidt, Archer, Payne.
Mullin, Donovan. Killian, Sewer, willets,
Rossman, Schaefer, o'Leary, Coughlin,
Jones, Crawford, Cobb, Lowe, Dormes and
Mcintyre. Here were eighteen men, with
Mcintyre Of no use to the team"
The board Of directors of the National
League met at noon today, and the league
at 3 O'Clock.