The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-11
NATIONAL
LEAGUERS
in SESSION
Of Many Deals for
Players EnIiyen First
Day Of Meeting,

The baseball magnates Of the National
League began their annual session at the
Waldorf-Astoria, New York, yesterday,
the board of directors of the league hold
ing their meeting at noon. Practically all
the principal baseball men in the country
were to be found in the hotel lobby
throughout the morning. for q National
League convention draws both big and lit
tie from the ranks OF the diamond men.
Circulating from group to group, the main
subject heard was that referring to deals
| with various players. but 1t went no
further than speculation, for no one seemed
to know what any other magnate was
%plannin for his team.
President Puliiam real his report on
discipline exacted by unpires and made
suggestions for changes In the present
rules. The report showed that during last
season there were liz removals from
games and seventeen suspensions. the
smallest number In the last five years. He
recommended that the sale of liquids in
bottles and the sale of liquor In the grand
stands be prohibited.
Pulliam declared that artificial double
header games and seven-inning contests
should be done away with, as they did not
make for the good OF the sport. He rec
commended an Improvement In the visit
ing players . clubhouses. The meeting ad-
journed until today.
Were 1t merely a question Of selling the
releases of valuable players, there is more
than one owner who would pay large
sums to secure the man who he believes
will be of assistance to his immediate
uses. None wants to sell. 1t isn't a selling
market 1t. Is for trading purposes only,
and 1t is q duel, or a battle. royal, more
accurately, with many willing and all
President Murphy, of the Chicago Ma
tionals, and Barney Dreyfuss, of the Pitts
burg team, which finished second In the
league, both announced their intention to
stand pat next season. Murphy said thu.
he was perfectly satisfied with the men
who won the championship in Chicago due.
ing the last summe and that there would
be no changes in the makeup OF his team
The Pirates may have some new races,
Dreyfuss admitted, but they VIII be All
young players whom ne picked up before
the close of the last season. He added that
at present he had none for sale.
There's a rumor that Major George -.
Dewey, of Boston, would like to obtain the
services of Bresnahan as manage Of the
Boston team. Inasmuch as the gallant
Boston gentleman is already negotiating
with Joe Kelley, the successful manager
Of the Toronto champions, to handle the
Boston team another year., 1t seems as II
this Bresnahan story is a trihe farfetched.
In any event Major Dewey has not OK
pressed any public desire since he nas
been in New York to take Bresnahan UNI
der his wing-but he wouldn't refuse him.
In the mass of conflicting rumors which
have, been put into circulation as q result
difficult to distinguish many which viii
pan OUT any big sensations. 0 I possi-
BILE trade and transfers there is no end,
| DuL IL Is liiDOoGIDlCs I PHI OILY VN Ap-V1
to a positive statement Of is going
Almost every man on the New York
team is mentioned as likely to figure In a
trade Of some kind or other, Mathewson
excepted. The story hat Bresnahan Is
sought to nanag the Cincinnati club
seems to be sTSqndiess. a T. Is n1I I ert stat at
lease Tommy Leach to Cincinnati. and 1t
may turn out that the Reds will be led by
John Camel after all, for lack of a more
| AoA1oto1~I1 N t,1f1ata 1faorn a ra N number
Of applications for this job, but the ones
| who could~get the chance are players who
are tied up with other clubs.
1t is asserted that an offer Of Bresnahan.
Dahien and Browne for Lobert and Schlei
was turned down by Owner Hermann.
Browne is said to be the only one of the
trio n1cs1 T SfSo is wanted sat,sa in +, c { den, H. and Her he
mann states that there is no possibility OF
the New York Club securing .Intielder
Higgins. The prospect of q big deal with
dwindling away.
han to Boston and bring Fred Tenney to
New York to play first base for the Giants
was quite common at the corridor sessions.
1t Is regarded as certain that Bresnahan
has played his last game with the Giants.
Tenney, who is in New York with Owner
Dewey. of the Boston Club, is about the
only Boston player whom McGraw can use.
Dewey wants catchers, and is willing to
Seldom has there been so much uncer-
tainty among the first basemen of the Ma
tional League. Jordan, Of Brooklyn;
Chance, of Chicago, and Konetcher, Of st.
Louis, are about the only first sackers who
| seem sure of their jobs. Several candi-
dates are ON the job at Pittsburg. GauZel
is not sure of his berth in Redland. Brans-
field Is said to be angling for tie place Of
manag Of a minor league team. and Me
Gam is slated for transfer. IL New York
fails to grab Tenney Cincinnati and Phila-
delphia will gladly take him.
Garry Hermann, of Cincinnati. has
promised to name his new manager this
week, but Hermann say he cannot tell
The mans name now, for the simple reason
Stallings, who was regarded as a candidate
last fall. is again considered in the run
ming. Stallings and Hermann spent a few
moments In conversation yesterday, but
the subject was not mentioned. 1t Is be-
! lieved that Stallings is open to a PROPOSE
ton. as he loves the game. and since he
retired from the Buffalo Club has carried
himself like a man who has lost something.
S~tallings's record as a manager is good, and
though he is not beloved by Ban johnson.
Of the American League, 1t is not believed
that Hermann would reject him on that
| account.
Fred Knowles and Johnny McGraw
talked with the Cincinnati, Boston and
st. Louis people. Out of this grew the
rumor that there may be a t~hree-handed
ager of Boston. Tenney to go to Cincin-
natl and the Giants to get a catcher and
an infielder. Late last night the New
York Club made a play for Karger, the
ST. Louis pitcher, but Stanley Robson will
not give up until he gets something big IN