The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-15

JIM McALEER MAY BUY
THE ST. LOUIS BALL CLUB
Hedges Wants to Sell for OOO-NatOnaS Likely
to Get Flynn and Engle Lynch Reelected.

son to draw up a schedule of l54 games,
opening the season on April Y and clos
ing on October Z Saturday in the East
and on October Sunday in the West.
The league received a petition from
Secretary John II. Farrell, Of the Minor
League Association, requesting that the
Western League and the Three Eye
League retain their present classification.
The petition was approved Then came
the St. Louis club case, which took up
the remainder of the day, the league
adjcurning at Z o'clock until II o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Thomas j. Lynch was reelected presi-
dent of the National League for one year
| by a unanimous vote at the meeting
held in the Hotel Breslin. August Herr
mann held the key to this situation with
five votes, but when he went cunning
after another vote needed to change the
! constitution so that Lynch's term OF
Office could be extended TO three years,
he struck a snag.
That occasioned much wire-pulling and
long star chamber session. 1t deYel-
oped that at the spring meeting the
| league voted unanimously TO empower
the president TO draft the playing sched-
ule But when the minutes were read on
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not have enough votes to approve them.
The result was that the question was re-
considered finally and was lost by vote
OF 5 to g.
Hermann then tried to get vote 10
enable his faction 10 change the con-
stitution so that Lynch could be re-
elected for a longer term than one year
Fogel was the Cincinnati magnate's sub
ject for argument, but talking was a
waste OF time. For time II looked as
| II Lynch would refuse 10 take Office
for one year only. but the peacemakers
soon prevailed and nominations were In
order Murphy jumped TO his feet quick
| ~ and nominated Lynch, Former Cor
poration Counsel John Whalen. OF the
New York club. seconded the nomina-
ton and Lynch was reelected without
a dissenting vote
President Lynch was cOmplimented for
/ his exhaustive report covering the past
! season. Lynch recommended a rule pro-
| hibiting any more prizes for champion
batsmen. and suggested conference
with the American League on schedule
matters. The report was adopted,
/ Messrs Dreyfuss, Ebbets, Murphy
/ Hermann. and Brush were reelected d.
FectOrs for next year, The president has
/ the power 10 appoint the usual schedule
committee OF three members.
Boston Club Sold.
William Hepburn Russell, accompanied
/ by Lewis Cowes Page. Harvard 81. and
| c. Shiu arrived from Boston to-day. and
/ 1900 in cash was paid over 10 John p.
Harris. thereby completing the sale of
the Boston National League Club for a
total of s1Sao00 a week ago Harris re-
ceived Ss5.0o0 on account. while a certi-
fed check for S35.O00 was deposited with
a Boston trust.-eompany on Tuesday,
Harris turned o1es 763 shares of stock 10
the Russell syndicate, which now owns
all but 20 OF the 900 shares. MIR Rus
sell will be the new president OF the club
and Fred ]. Murphy. Of Boston. VIII be
elected a director and treasurer. Fred
Tenney viii be appointd manager Of the
team in place Of Fred Lake, who viii be
satisfied 10 withdraw in his favor
When the news that the Boston Club
I had been sold became known the veteran
Adrian c. Arson became warm under the
collar. He declared that he organized a
syndicate last summer and went 10 Pitts
+ burg in August where he asked Harris
TO put a price on the clnb Harris told
me that the club was not for sale at any
price," said Arson. but now / am con-
WINGED that the National League for
which ! played so many years did not
want me. l have many friends in Bos-
ton. and ! could easily have produced a
winner Besides, il would have been a
cinch to raise $4,000 for my hackers
were prepared to pay twice that amount.
81. Louis Trades Griggs.
/ V{v,au Gunner TIaagec p h. I osfFy
Browns. was not behind closed doors
with his fellow-magnates. he busted HIM
self talking trades. lie handed over
Griggs, one of his best players, to the
| Cleveland club for Catcher Mig Clarke
He partially accepted a proposition 10 let
Pitcher Bill Bailey go TO the Detroits
/ for Outfielder Mcintyre. but called the
deal of. Then Jennings. the Detroit
manager. offered Inhelder Lathers for
Bailey. and Hedges went away to think
it over. But he came back with a re-
| fusaL Jennings incidentally turned down
/ John |. TaylOrs offer to trade Pitcher
Wood and Catcher CaTrigan for Pitcher
Summers and Catcher Schmidt Jennings
said he could not afford to part with
Summers for any consideration.
The Washington club angled fer Clyde
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get him in an exchange of some kind
Fred Clarke. the Pittsburg manager.
| buttonholed John McGraw, the leader OF
the Giants, and said:
I'm let you have Pitcher Camnitz for
| Bridwell and CrandaIl."
| "Who?' asked McGraw, with puzzled
look, Clarke repeated his offer and Nc
| Graw yawned.
Clarke is about ready 10 turn over
First Baseman Flynn TO Washington. and
the deal will likely go through.
| The Cleveland club has sold Third
Baseman Bradley 20 Toronto.
Both hotels were crowded with baseball
men from early morning until far into
| the night
Tomorrow will wind up the confer
ences.
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