Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
LEAGUE MEETINGS WILL BE WARM ONES.
KNOTTY PROBLEMS FOR BASE BALL LEADERS

ball magnates today said they expected
some lively excitement when the two big
leagues convene III Manhattan next week
and prospects are elegant for one of the
liveliest sessions that the burg has ever
soon There will be varied scraps some
gorgeous caterwauling and some ruffilng
cf dicnified feathers Ban Johnson and
NIurphv Will come east the last of this
week. but on different trans
When the report of the national COM
mission on the ticket-scalpnS scandal is
handed out. so it is predicted, there will
he a lively row. From all surface ndl-
cations the commission Will hand out "A
stern and singing roast on the Chicago
National League club. with an extended
expose of the scalping methods.
President Charles w. Murphy OF the
Cubs Will not accept this verdict calmly,
but IS expected TO get up on his hind
legs and make i furious fight. He VIII
argue that the commissions evidence IS
all hear-Say or spite work. ana that II
would be unjust To tine Chicago club and
to its employees to accept such report
as bona tide goods. The scrap that Will
follow will be beauty and will make
the National Leagues meeting a real
panorama of modern warfare.
To Scare Pulliam.
The election of Harry Pulliam may he
bitterly contested an Indirect result OF
the ticket scalping decision. and also as
the result of his decision in the famous
New York-Chicago tie game of September
- New ork. always sore at PUlliam
will go cunning for him with redoubled
vigor because he didn't give that game 10
the Giants Charlie Murphy is apt L"
join forces with New York. just to soak
Pulliam for concurring in the national
commissions verdict on the scalping.
This will make the New York club
change front with laughabie rapld1ty. he
yond a doubt the New York club VIII
vote TO soak the Cubs good aud proper
on the ticket scaping. as New York
thinks the championship games should
have gone to Manhattan. and Will gladly
express its luminosity to the city Ii THINKS
stole the glory and the money then.
because il Is sore on Puiliam anyway.
New York will vote with Chicago against
Pulliam's reelection.
There is likely to be some lighting be-
tween Boston and Brooklyn as & side dish
TO the main sladiatorial efforts. Brook
1yn thinks Boston ought TO hand over Bill
Dahlen for Phil Lewis. so that Dahien
can manage the trolley team. DoNey says
he isn't stuck ON letting Dahlen go, and
that he would just as soon take Satan in
trade as Lewis. Harry Stevens, the
score card and catering man. wants to
buy the Brooklyn club, and will be haunt
ing the lobby urging his money on f-b-
for sale. a few trades and deals are
likely to be made III the National League
adding TO the liveliness of the session.
Ebbets After Sebring
Ebbets is angling for no less Il brace of
performers than Bill Dahlen and Jimmy
Sebring For the latter he has had his
: ares set since last year. There seems
a more than passing fair chance that
Sebrng Will be gathered into the Brook
lyn fold Jimmy has once again applied
for reinstatement to the national commits
sion, and his case will come up for con-
sideration when that board convenes at
Cincinnati January I. Scoring, 1t VIII be
remembered with Joe Ward of Philadel-
phia. Owens and various other stars,
were doomed by the commission To exc
out eternal existence i'll the Trl-State
League for jumping contracts to go to
that organization when it was an out
law.
But the Tri-State has tired of the high
saiaried attractions. They feel their pres
euce is handicap, and are anxious on
this account that the offenders find grace
with the supreme court OF base pail Inc
commission, TOO. IS inclined 10 De!leVe
that the contract jumpers have been
quite sufficiently disciplined, and there is
a good chance that Scbring and the 9th
ers will be reinstated before spring. If
Sebring is restored II good standing ne
will surely be found next season with
'
TO whom Sebring was under contract, has
renounced all claim to the player, and
Ebbets will have u clear field
AS to Dahen it is another matter
George Dovey promised E,bbets the short
stop in the presence of number of Ma
sonal League magnates couple of
months ago. OF course. he Will want
some good man in exchange, and II is
limited from the Hub that Tim Jordan
will he the demand. II is not like that
Ebbets would care 10 pay such price,
for Tim has big following in Brooklyn
Still Boston is as hard up for Il first
sacker as is Brooklyn for shOrtstop.
The fact that Dahlen would be given the
management of the Superbas may count
some. however. and this will Influence
Pulliam to bend his energies to straight
en- out the tangIe.
To Punish Outlaws.
Perhaps the most important matter on
the hands of the national commission Is
the discplinng OF the major league play
ers who played against the Logan Squares
and other Semi-pl OCCASIONAL Chicago
teams at the conclusion of the last season.
The N'ashingtOns and White SoX are the
only ones with whom the commission VIII
have to deal. Milwauket's refractory
stars will have to be dealt with by the
National Association. President Pulliam
saws the commission has taken a nrm
stand on the matter and that until the
Washington and Chicago players have
sought and obtained reinstatement at
their hands there will he nothing ,.oing
in the matter of contracts for next sea
son He intimated that stin fines would
be imposed.
George Stallings, manager Of the High
Iardcrs Is expected in New York today.
H.. will be on hand TO represent his New
ark Interests at the meeting Of the Ameri-
car Association and Eastern League
r-voIu;i,U.sts called for SunCay. Will"
~ his plantation III Georgia Mr. StaIliusS
arranged Il number Of spring exhibition
dates for the Yankees. Richmond. Va.