Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-11
Trades and Talks Of Trades Are Now
on Tap.
LYNCH IS AGAIN A CANDIDATE
Old President Of National League in
the Running.
HORACE FOGEL HAS A GRIEVANCE
Americas Proposes 10 Reduee Number
Of CaIRed Balls 80 three, or In
erease she strikes 20
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NEW YORK. Dec. 10-fspeciai Teie-
gram l--TIthln tuentg--fnur hours New
York VIII Be the scene q base ban ACTIVITY
that De- brought about nv ire meetings %
the National and American leagues 70 say
nothing o. the gathering q the Eastern
league clubs and the pow-wow Of the Base
Ran Writers association Of America Club
owners managers and players win awake
from the lethsrEy that follows the clnE-nE
Of the season and viii flock 10 the city.
They VIII be on exhibition FOR the fans the
remainder Of the week,
There win be much talk Of trades and
offers 70 swap players. as several Of the
club owners have announced that they are
willing 70 do business. II is likely that
there viii be many near trades and not
many real ones. Ex-PreEsdent Danny
shay. manager Of the Kansas city club.
gave the reason for this last winter.
They an come here" said Shay ready
70 hand you a. flock Of sparroNS for a
flock OF turkeys and there's noasssng
doing"
PROGRAM for the week.
Following IS the program for ghs week.
as mapped out by the presidents q the
various organizations
Monday. December Injecting az the
board 81 directors Of the National league;
annual meeting Of the Eastern league a.
the Hotel victoria
Tuesday. December as-Annual meeting OF
the National league AT the Hotel Breslin-
Wednesday. December 14-Annual meet
ing q the American league al the Hotel
wolcott annual meeting Of the Base Ball
Writer'S association Of America at the
Hotel Breslin.
One year ago the eullest weeks Of the
base ball year were snlivened BY the hitter
scrap over The election % the National
league president II IS possible when the
issgue rneets next Tuesday there may he
another hot fight over the prss6dsnev. but
the indications are At present that Thomas
J. Lynch VIII be elected 70 succeed himself
for AZ least ore year.
President John r. Brush Of the New
York club ard President Garry Hermann
Of the Cincinnati club arc the men who
were responsible FOR the election q Presd-
dent Lynch last year. Both have declared
that Lynch win be reelected
Difference Of OpinIon.
President Char8es Ehbetts Of Brooklyn
ana President Horace Fogel Of Phila6el-
pha do not agree with the sentiments OF
brush and Hermann The Brooklyn preE-
cent clalluA Elal Aat1en 1Al no flAlll 70
1ns Rim ss9 last Sumner for sending
Tommy Mcmillan 10 Rochester before
waivers had been secured on the little
Ehortstop.
Horaos Fossrs grievanae against I4yach
ie based on the alleged unfair treatment Of
the PhllRdelphia club By Umpire BillF
Klein
The American league meetings win doubt
less be "a peaceful and harmonious as
usual The magnates win not elect pres
seenl because Ban johnson has practically
q NE Sob as their executive. They may de-
vote some time 70 talking ever several sng-
gested changes IN she playing rules II
has been proposed to reduce the number Of
called halls 10 three OF Increase the number
Of strikes to four with view 20 counter
acting the advantages conferred upon the
pitchers By the f0unl strike rule.