Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-25
ANS0N TRYING TO
BUY BOSTON DOVES
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Rumor of Deal 0vershadoWs
Interest in Schedule and
Rules Committees.

ITTTSBURG, January 25.-Interest in
the joint schedule meeting and the rules
committee of the National and the Amer
lean leagues at the Fort Pitt Hotel took
a hack seat late yesterday afternoon
when the story was thrown in the base
ball camp that the Boston National
League club was about to pass into the
hands of, A. G. Arson of Chicago. who
was at the head of a syndicate and who
was even then in Pittsburg comforting
with the Pittsburg stockholders of the
club on cash purchase basis.
The story in detail was that Arson had
spent part of the day comforting with
John p. Harris. principal stakeholder of
the Boston team: that he had then con-
ferred with another one supposed to be
Capt. John Moran, and that he had pass
cd the rest of the day trying to get Lew
Moren, also a stakeholder, on the long
distance phone.
Arson After the Doves.
Business al the Fort Pitt was practi-
cally abandoned while the rurifor was
discussed. To make matters worse. Hair
ris was not at hand. and, to complete the
confusion and give strength to the rumor.
at pm. Director Harris and Arson
walked into the hotel together
At late hour last night Harris still
Was asserting TO Manager Fred c. Lake
or the Boston Nationals that there was
nothing TO the story for the tale of
rumored purchase printed was that Lake
would be deposed as manager Arson
taking the reins himself. 1t is admitted
that Harris and Arson did hold a CON
Terence yesterday, and while it is denied
that they talked purchase of the Boston
base bah club stock, 1t is believed tina.
the denial was officious.
There was hard day for the rules
committee and for the schedule commit
tee. AT late hour it was said that nei-
Their of them would possibly attempt to
nnish their work until late today. Rumors
OF bitter Wrangling came from the room
where the schedule committees were at
work. and it is now certain that the final
hsht Will be made in the meeting next
month. -
Ebbets. president of the Brooklyn club.
VINO ieaos the fight for the 16S-game
schedule, appeared to hold his own well
In the days fight. He said:
m the league will finally adopt the
Schedulee i have prepared they will find
IL not so bad. They talk about me having
so many double-headers in it. Welt
mere are Just nine L stand firm on the
ground that We cannot give the peonle
TOO much base ball. This WAS sboun
when thousands were turned away daily
from each park during the worlds series. ;,
Americans Behind Dreyruss.
1t is understood that the American
League backed Barney Dreyfuss up at
every turn in his fight for the 154-game
schedule. Coming from the schedule room
for breathing spell, Frank ]. Farrell,
president or the New York Americans. de-
clared himself as follows:
Il hope the 154-game schedule will
finally be adopted by the National League
Tor II Will mean the same satisfactory
arrangement of games that prevailed last
year. The 16S-game schedule NAV be a
good thing in its way, but it should not
be adopted so long as the American
League Is determined to go ahead with
lo4 games. and We certainly are. I be-
lieve the base ball public Is anxious to
have conditions remain as they are and
wants separate test of the strength of
the winning. teams in the worlds
series.
Each league championship season
should end practically at the same time.
so that neither pennant-winner would be
compelled to remain idle for week be-
fore the beginning of the worlds series
Besides. do not believe in taking chances
with the weather after October Is.
Farrell Makes Strong Plea.