Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
BATTLE OF MAGNATES
STARTS TOMORROW
First Gun Fired When Ma
tionaI Commission Holds
important Conference.

Special Dispatch I" The Stsr.
NEW YORK. December IA majority
cf TIC major lea quo base ball magnates
will not arrive i'll town before Monday
morning. Ban johnson. president OF the
American League, will head delegation
FROM His organization Ran and {. A.
Conai.ker of the White SnN left Chicago
t>is Afternoon Barney DroHtt:ss OF the
= tshiIr., -ctub and Stanley Robson OF
nc ST Louis club arc also scheduled TO
fcav., for this city TO-DAY. President FoSel
" the Philadelphia club will come over
from the Quaker city Monday noon
Garry Hermann Of Cincinnati ard e.
w. Murphy CT Chicago We're together
at the Waldorf-Astoria today. apparently
on the friendliest terms. Hermann IN
tin1ated that renewed effort would be
made to ELECT John A. Heyder to the
National Leagues presidency. while Muir
nv again expressed confidence in the
candidacy of John NJ. Ward Murphy
lad a secret confab during the Gay with
John t Brush, and il was said that later
az these rlaenates G scuSSed TIE s!tua-
;ion with Ward.
The Base Ball Writers Association OF
America intends to hold meeting. prob
ably Monday night. and will invite the
National League club owners to attend
.Sfter some discussion of the Ward-Hcyd-
Ter controversy it is said that the as
soc-ation will pass resolutions indorsine
IIcydleI. for reelection.
Fred Lake, the new manager of the
Boston Nationals, arrived here today, to-
sether with John Camel of the Roch-
ester club. They had a fam ng bee
a. the Waldorf with Clark Griffith. Pop
Anson Billy Murray and other Dase
bail men.
The first official conference of the week
will be a session of the national base
bal commission at the st. James build
ing Monday morn ne. Numerous cases IN
dispute will lie disposed of by Messrs
Johnson, Hermann and Heydler.
While several National League mas
mates have declared in favor of the It's
game playing schedule, which would open
the champ onship season April 10 ana
close it October L., it Is extremely doupt
fu. if the american League VIII consent
TO an arrangement of this klnd. fres,
dent Johnson has already placed himself
OF record as favorinrs a schedule or lio
games. which is taken to mean that the
American League, as BODY, VIII take
the same view.
While the National League. is involved
in turmoil the American League is the
REORGANIZATION of harmony. mere Is nv
friction among the magnates or the
Younger organization. for the reason that
President Johnson is supreme he Is
permitted to rule with an iron hand, ano
the club owners, who pay him salary OF
$1,000 a year, are always READY 10 pach
him up in any move he sees ut 10 make.
IT, therefore, johnson should see nj 10
withdraw from the national commission
and declare war, the American League
club owners would doubtless support MN.
even at the cost of an enormous sum OF
QUO - p.
full in resources. and also has the moral
sunport of the minor leagues all over the
United States.
when Johnson expanded the American
League circuit base bal was IN pau
way, The new league went in for clean
sport and square dealings. which In due
time actually helped the National League
out of financial difficulties. In view OF
the mountaineering profits accruins from
The ma tor~ league games In recent years.
therefore, johnson, in his attempt 10
maintain the integrity of the sport, Is
generally commended. The element OPP
posed to H,ydler Is naturally antagonlstic
m Johnson but that does not mean that
Ward is unit for office. 1t is simply
matter of choice, with politics OF vin-
dictiye nature cutting an important
figure
While the magnates are wranglins
among themselves, New York fans are
more interested in the problem that con-
fronts Managers McGraw and Staliings-
Winning teams are desired at the Polo
Grounds and on the hilltop. The High
Ianders have a wealth of new material
and may show an improvement next
season The Giants, who disappointed
TIE fans last summer. need several star
players to enable them to cope with the
pittsburss and Chicago Cubs. McGraw
is as quiet as mouse these days. but
there is no doubt that he has several
irons in the fire and that during the COM
ing conference in this city he may be
able 10 pull off big deal. The High
landers may complete one or two trades,
also. in which event the fans will have
plenty to talk about. 1t is voted good
thing that the qGarrelsome magnates
cannot remain in the limelight all the
year round