Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07
POT BEGINS bUBBL|NG'
First of the Base Ball Men in
New York Today.
GRIFFITH FOR CINCINNATI
Tebeaus Wants Too Much for His
Kansas City Team.
LITTLE SHOW FOR MINORS
Eastern League and Western Asso-
citation Before National
Commission.
GRIFFITH FOR CINCINNATI
LITTLE SHOW FOR MINORS

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, December First round
for the base ball men found Clarke Griffith
headed from his home on Washington
Heights to meet Harry Hermann this
morning at 1 O'Clock. Hermann had been
late in retiring. but that did not affect
his early rising, and he was watching for
Griffith out of the corner Of his eye.
The Cincinnati man believes that he will
be able to hitch Griffith to a contract be-
fore he leaves for home. and he hopes
that he will be able to sign him today.
1t looks as If all the franchises in the
American Association which Griffith
would like to purchase have been put up
to the highest rates by their owners. A
little thing like the Kansas City club is
only held at $125,O0O by George Tebeau.
and it doesn't include much Of a grand
stand at that. The minor league men
mostly went to the theaters last night.
but they were huddled together this fore
noon in the Victoria Hotel, where they
were debating the probability that their
committee might get much or anything
from the national commission.
4 little cold water was thrown on their
enthusiasm when it was suggested that it
was barely possible that the national
commission has no right to grant them
any concessions, but they will cast the
die this afternoon and take their chances
with the supreme court in base ball. AS
nearly as can be ascertained the minors.
that Is the class A men, have less fault
to find with the majo than they have to
find with their own organization. and 1t IL
suggested that they go back to the Ma
tional Association and give that cheerful
fish part which they have played with the
most important leagues in their outfit.
Small Leagues Greedy.
A member Of one Of the American Asso-
citation clubs said last evening, in a con-
fidential mood, that the present effort
was more to get away from the greedy
class. B, c and D clubs, that desire to
hog everything at the expense Of the
class clubs. than it was to secure much
of any other reform. and 1t is gen.
orally believed that half Of the present
effort is merely to separate in some way
from the smaller half of the National AS
ISOLATION or make It's members come to
time. There Is no doubt that the smaller
clubs have imposed on the class A fell
lows.
Frank Rowerman is here from Michi-
gan. and that lends color to the report
that he will be made the manager OF the
former National League player told the
correspondent of The Star today that
Bowerman's course in Boston had dis
gusted all the fair minded base ball en-
thusiasts Of the city. He said that bow
erman had been accustomed to SIT In the
grandstand while he was injured last
summer and criticise Kelley's manage
ment in public.
1t is no wonder that Boston did not
prosper. Kelley will fight Dewey and
insist that his contract, which has a year
to run, shall be filled. and pretty much
all Of the base ball world. so far as the
players are concerned. are with Kelley.
Camel Is Independent.
John Camel said that he bore no Ill
will toward the Cincinnati management
because he was let out. IF they, don't
want me they don't have to take me-"
said he. II can always find something
to do in base ball.
None Of the American League men is
on hand, with the exception Of Boston
and Detroit 1t is expected there will
be plenty of them In the city this after
noon. OF course, Ban Johnson Is here,
for he is to meet with the other members
Of the national commission to look after
their own business. and also to hear the
complaint Of the minor leagues.
Johnson says that it is probable that
a report will be made about the ticket
scalping matter in Chicago AS a matter
of fact, there is little doubt that there
was some scalping, and those on the in
side know where it original fed