The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-19
ALL TEAMS TOPLAY
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

New York, Dec. 19.-August Herr
mann of Cincinnati, is boss of the Ma
tional league meeting in this city.
The election of new president was
deferred until today, and IL was adj
rnitted that Hermann held the strings
and would pull them TO send Thomas j.
Lynch back into the presidents chair.
AT the same time the American
league magnates were gathering at the
Hotel Wolcott for their annual meet
ing with the genial Ban Johnson, presi-
dent of the league, at the helm guild
ing affairs with a firm hand. How
ever chief interest conferred in the Ma
,tional league meeting at the Hotel
Breslin, for the most important work
Of the meetings fell to the lot of the
magnates of that league.
Followers Of baseball in every ca
pacity thronged the Hobbies and dis
cussed the changes which were pro-
posed.
The big fight of Ban johnson was
over the 1911 schedules. 1t was report
ed this morning that the leagues would
work Jointly to effect compromise on
this matter which would be favorable
to all concerned.
Six clubs were pledged to support
Lynch for the presidency Of the Ma
tionai league. They were Cincinnati
'Pittsburg. st. Louis, New York. esB-
ton and Brooklyn Charley Murphy Of
Chicago, and Horace Fogel, Of Phila-
delphia were in better humor today,
following conferences with Hermann,
and they had nothing to say openly
against the selection OF Lynch despite
the grievances.
Lynch Will be elected on the first
ballot said Hermann this morning, IL
have been working hard since the
meeting started to convince others that
he should be elected for three years. 1t
is not necessary to alter the constitu-
ton to do this, although it would be
better to do so. From my talks I am
hopeful that the three-year PROPOSE
tion will be adopted. Mr. Lynch has
made an excellent official and no one
can object to the three-year term be-
cause he would be the first to benefit
under it. We are not going to treat
our president the way the Eastern
league treated Pat Powers"
Hermann also brought to the meet
ing today plan to rearrange the play
ing schedules of both leagues. He be-
lieves that each team should play a
series of 112 games including two trips
east and west, which would bring the
season up to the middle Of August
After that he advocates a schedule of
interleague games, each National
league club playing eight games, four
at home and four abroad, with each
all told, making a grand total Of 176
games. Hermann thinks that the
season should end about Oct. Is.
In this way the worlds series at the
end Of the season would be abolished,
for the team winning the largest num-
Der OF games would be the supreme
nine of the world. In this same con-
nection a clause provides for setting
apart a certain percentage of the re-
ceipts to the players to take the place
of the perquisites which they get In the
world series.
Ban johnson has had the plan under
consideration for some time and a def
mite expression from him has been
awaited with interest.
Conflicting reports were current at
both the Breslin and Wolcott hotels
this morning over Johnson's attitude
on the elimination Of the worlds Sc
ries, one report saying he favored IT
and the other that he opposed 1t.
1T is a business proposition" said
Johnson this morning. MY personal
views will be directed by the sentiment
of the American league owners. How
ever, both leagues are due to give the
matter the fullest consideration"