New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-16
UNPIRES' EYES AT ISSUE
National League DEGREES Exam
nation by 0Culist.
HEDGES MEETS WITH SNAG
Sale of Browns Held Up Until
Committee Meets the
Prospective Buyers.

,rficb has brooded over New York
Cor the last few days died away to whis-
-,.-sn, breeze yesterday when the Ameri-
.sr League wound up its annual meeting,
,hila the National League passed safely
.,,er the snags which threatened trouble,
1s-vine only financial matters TO be ois-
.-,,ssed at a final session to-day A four
- .7,sc,,ssion hv the parent organization
at the Hotel Breslin settled the umpire
a,,or-io,, The result. as far as could be
learned. was favorable TO the Lynch law
7. mas decided however. TO have the eyes
- the ,,Ynpires examined by an oculist
hon they came 10 New York for their an
,,,,a1 meeting. Among other developments
-,as the elimination of Charles H Ebbetts
ron, the schedule committee for next year,
president Lynch, Dreyfuss and Heydler
being anpointed Willie Keller. too, for
ling star in the big leagues, was sold to
r-ororto by the New York Giants.
t2oi-ert Lee Hedges. the owner Of the ST
ouis Browns, met with snag in the pro-
,,osed sale Of his club. A committee Of the
American League consisting of Ban John
son. president OF the league; Charles Co
,oisk.v. Of Chicago, and Frank Farrell, of
New York which had been appointed to
oct in touch with The men named by
Hedges as the prospective buyers of the
cluh reported at the final session yester-
day afternoon that the committee had had
n meeting 10 consider the question. but that
they deemed it inadvisable TO do anything
a. the present time in relation to the mat
Ter The committee will go to St. Louis
and look over the ground before making a
report on the proposed sale to the full
league.
Hedges was much put out by the pub
lished reports that he had been virtually
forced out of the league, and declared there
was no truth in the story. He said that
baseball was getting on his nerves. and
tha: as he had an offer to sell the club, and
wanted 10 make a South American trip. he
had decided TO part with his interest in the
Browns. provided that the prospective
buyers were agreeable TO the rest of his
associates in the league. Hedges said he
did not think James McAleer, who was
manager Of the Browns IN 1905. and who is
at present with the Washington Club. would
he the purchaser of the Browns. although
his name was mentioned in that connection.
Il was announced that the prospective
purchasers We're the Ewing brothers. and
two business men named Hall and Hodg-
Gen. all of 81. Louis. Nothing is known
here Of the men.
The American League wound up its ses-
sion by authorizing President Ban John
son 20 draw up a schedule and confer with
the schedule committee of the National
League, reporting back to the American
League at the meeting TO be held early in
February.
The National League directors at their
meeting ir the afternoon instructed Presi-
cent Lynch TO favor the retention of the
Y
sn Glass A and b respectively. On Wednes-
day the American League passed Z SINH
lar resolution fnstructing President John
son similarly and when the National Com
mission meets in annual meeting at Cir.-
cinnati on January g. 1911. the petition OF
these leagues TO keep their classification
VIII he granted
The league also instructed the Presiden.
10 cast the vote OF the league for Garry
Hermann for chairman of the National
Commission at the annual meeting Of the
Comlssion.
The new committee on amendments to
the constitution is John T. Brush. Of New
York: Garry Hermann, of Cincinnati, and
William s. Locke. OF Pittsburg.
The national commission held a meeting
al the headquarters of the National League
during the day and cleared UP the business
IN hand. The petition for reinstatement of
Doescher. a pitcher who jumped the Gin
cirnati Club was refused. Andrew Coax
ley. who is suing the Chicago Club of the
National League for s1..eo, appeared before
the commission and asked permission 10
state his case The commission refused 10
hear him unless he would withdraw his
suit from the courts. Coakley left the
room without saying whether he would do
as requested or not.
TI,. offer OF an automobile company 10
again give as a prize for the champion
lats1nan an automobile was placed on file.
The National League has gone on record
rs against any prizes being offered Cor
championship batting, and the offer will
probably be allowed to remain on file.
The St Louis American League Club
ras ordered TO pay Chrisp. a catcher. his
salary for last season. Chrisp was injured
while of the ball field and was unable TO
play during the season. The plea of the
club was that il had q release, but as 1t
had not claimed release until the meeting
yesterday il VIII have to pay The salary.
William Hepburn Russell, of New York,
and l. c. Page. Of Boston. who have been
diCkering for the purchase OF the Boston
Doves, said yesterday that they expected
the deal whereby they will take over the
club ownership will be closed to-day. When
3sked who would manage the club in the
event he and Mr.. Page obtained control,
III. Russell said:
No man has been selected and will not
be selected until the new board meets But
l can say one thing. which is, that Mr.
Tenney has been nay personal representa-
tive all through this matter. and II we get
possession of the club he will play first
base, il his feet are all right, and ! believe
that I he is all right he will play good
q game as he ever played
Mr.. Russell said that he and Mr.. Page