Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MEETING ENDS TODAY
Will Adopt Short Schedule,
New Agreement and Then
Go Home.

CHICAGO. February 16.-The American
League continued its annual schedule
meeting here today. II is expected that
today's session will end the meeting. The
schedule probably will be announced at
the close of today's gathering
The first business to come before the
meeting was the adoption of a new agree
nent to replace the original one which
expires in November OF this year. There
appeared to be a decided feeling in favor
of making the new agreement perpetual.
This was discussed thoroughly at yes
terdays session. hut no final vote was
taken then in order that the club owners
might have more time to consider such
an important question.
The 154-game schedule was unani-
mously adopted and the draft submitted
was approved without any changes.
No Trades in Sight.
Manager James McAleer arrived from
the California coast late yesterday and
sounded the death knell to hopes of the
Washington club for the services of Out
fielder George Stone of the st. Louis
Browns by saying that he had no chance
of getting the sugger
Il certainly would like to get Stone,
said McAleer, but / don't see how l can
do it. We have no players that ST
Louis would accept in exchange that we
are willing to part with. The Browns
are seeking additional strength just as
we are and there does not seem to be Il
chance in the world for us to profit at
their expense.
Il think we can go along as we are
and show an improvement over the fin
ish of last year. Good players are mighty
hard to get. and we certainly Will not
dispose of the good ones we have
President Moves and President Navin
of the Detroit club held long confer
ence this morning. but both magnates
denied that they had trade in mind.
Donahue Wants Release.
Jiggs Donahue was looking for Noyes
in the corridors of the Congress Hotel
with the hope of getting his uncondi-
tional release.
IF Moves will keep the promise he
made last fail,'' said Jiggs, II will be a
free agent. He told me that if the Amer
lean League clubs waived on that l
would be free to act as a local sefni-pro
manager and owner. Secretary Robert
McRay of the American League tells me
that the clubs did waive on me. and
therefore l am looking to Moves to fix
me up j have good club here and
can make more money than playing on a
salary. and l expect Moves to keep his
word
over. Washington prospects. He weighs
close TO 700 pounds and says he is in the
hest of health. He thinks that Herman
Sclraefer will put lots of ginger into the
team and help it to make a flying start.
The magnates were late in holding their
meeting. the purpose of which seemed to
be readoption of working agreement.
similar to the one drawn in 1900 and
upon which the league is founded The
adoption of a schedule was deferred I'M
til today, SO that the result of the Ma
tional League meeting in New York may
serve as guide.
Mack Loses a Plum.
1T was decided that the Philadelphia
club should settle on the same receipt
basis as the other teams in the future
On account of the former inadequate
stands in Philadelphia that club former
~ settled on the basis of 12Is cents for
every admission on it's home grounds and
received the same the road In the
future it will settle on the basis of 1919
cents for each 25-cent admission and -
cents each for all others. This will put
all the clubs on the same basis of set
Element. both at home and on the road.
The clubs were represented follows:
c. 4. Comiskey, Chicago: Robert l..
Hedges, st. Louis: Frank j. Navin De-
troit: J. r. Kilfoyle and G. w. Somers
Cleveland: Thomas C.. Noyes, Washing
ton; Benjamin F. Shibe and Connie
Mack, Philadelphia: Frank j. Farrell
New York, and Hugh A. McBreen, Bos-
ton.
The managers present are: Connie
Mack. Philadelphia: Patsy Donovan.
Boston: Hugh Duffy, Chicago; James Nc
Aleer. Washington; Jack O'Connor st.
Louis; George Stalings. New York.