The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-14
Hermann Has Five Votes.
Holds Whip Hand.
SHORTER SCHEDULE FAVORED
National Leaguers Meet Ina Harmony
and Transact Only Routine BUSH
ness-PInying Schedule of Both
Leagues May BE Recommendations
mission Acts in Important Cases.


the Hotel Breslin tomorrow. Although
the league club owners began their fall
meeting to-day, and consulted behind
closed doors for more than three hours.
they did not reach the election OF Of
| ficers. But il was made clear that Au-
gust Hermann. of the Cincinnati club,
controlled the situation and had AZ least
five out Of eight votes pledged for
Lynehs reelection. those Of Cincinnati
New York. Boston, Pittsbufg, and ST.
Louis Mr., Hermann. having won the
support of Stanley Robson. OF the 81
| Louis club. was able to take firm stand
/ IN behalf of Mr.. Lynch. and he lost no
| time in conveying the facts to c. H.
Ebbets, of Brooklyn; c. ". Murphy OF
Chicago, and Horace Fogel. of PhiIadeI-
phia, who were believed 20 be IN favor
of some other candidate.
1T is true that / have I'VE votes ready
To be casf for President Lynch's re-elec-
ton. said Mr. Hermann TO your CORE
spondent tonight, and he viii be chosen
for at least three years, I hope. / he
/ lieve the term of Office can be brought
about If / can get another vote. and that
/ is what ] am cunning for al present
Mr., Lynch has made an excellent official
and is entitled 20 further recognition.
The National League will not treat him
the way r. r. Powers was treated by
the Eastern League. becasse We recog-
niZe that Mr.. Lynch has done his best
10 maintain discipline on the ball field
and has properly backed up his umpires.
Ebbets and Murphy i'm Line.
When Mr. Hermann had shown his
cards. it did not take Messrs. Ebbets and
Murphy long 10 declare openly that there
would be no opposition TO President
Lynch when the votes are counted to-
morrow afternoons
While the National League men were
in session the minutes OF the spring meet
ing had TO be read because of the pres
enee Of several new delegates The new
representatives We're former Corporation
Counsel John Whaen. treasurer, and
w. NJ. Gray. secretary, Of the New York
club, who We're on hand in the absence
Of John T. Brush, also John p. Harris.
OF the Boston club, who has sold out 10
William Hepburn RusselIs syndicate but
was present 10 vote for President Lynch
as part Of an agreement made with Mr.
Russell a week ago. The reading OF the
minutes were also heard by C.. II. Eb-
bets, c. Ii. Ebbets, Jr., of the Brooklyn
club Horace Fogel, OF the Philadelphia
club; c. w Murphy. of the Chicago club;
August Hermann. Of the Cincinnati club;
Barney Dreyfuss and W r. Locke. of
the Pittsburg club. and Stanley Robson,
of the ST Louis club. The minutes COW
cred the long wrangle Of last season
schedule and many changes in the con-
situation and bylaws. so that there was
no time for any other official business.
But the magQates did a lot OF conferrIng
in the lobby. and they discussed at least
one important question:
Mr.. Hermann has a scheme to rear
range the playing schedules Of both
major leagues He believes that each
league shosld play a sohedule~of 112
games, including two trips East and
West5 which would carry the season
up 10 the middle Of August After that
he advocates a schedule of inter-league
games. each National League club play
ing eight games, four at home and four
abroad. with each American League
club. OF sixty-four games in ali. making
a grand total of 176 games for each of
the major league clubs, the season TO be-
gin about April 10 and closing about Oc-
tober Is. BY this arrangement Mr. Herr
mann says the team winning the great
est number of games would be entitled
to a real worlds championship and all
the Clubs would profit. A certain per-
centage of the receipts could sbe set aside
for the players of the teams finishing
first and second. Instead of two teams
playing five or seven games for the
worlds championship while fourteen
other teams remained idle Mr. Herr
mann figures that there would be action
for everybody and increased interest in
the sport He has the support of sew
eral club owners in his league, and has
also asked President Johnson, of the
American League, TO consider the plan.
He declares il is purely business propo-
sition, and cannot help being adopted
sooner or later. The plan viii be dis
cussed by both leagues tomorrow. but
President Johnson said tonight that he
believed the 154-game schedules should
be adopted. and that both leagues would
open on April L and close about De-
tober Z.
National Commission Meets.
Before the National League went into
session. the national commission and the
National League board of directors held
meetings. Pitcher Ferguson. of the Bos-
ton Nationals, filed claim of $500 with
the commission, which he said had been
promised to him if he won half OF mis-
and won seven. The commission ordered
the Boston club to make good for the
fun amount Pitcher Maddox, of the
Kansas City club filed claim for ff-
teen days pay against the Pittsburg
club. and the claim was allowed. The d. |
reetors heard the protest of the BROOKLYN |
club against a $500 fine inflicted by Presi- |
dent Lynch for releasing Player McMn- |
Ian to the Rochester club without first
asking for waivers, and the fine was re-
mitted.
The claim of Pitcher Camnitz for 81 200
from the Pittsburg club as bonus was
put over to the spring meeting, TO allow
the player to appear in person.
The Eastern League held another |
meeting at the Hotel Victoria in the
morning and delighted President elect |
Barrow by raising his salary to $500 /
He was authorized TO open new league
headquarters in this city. COMMITTEES /
obtaining higher classification for the
league.
John Gshzel. of the Rochesters. had
several confabs with magnates and man
ayers, but he denied the report that he |
had purchased the release of Frank La
porte. of the Highlanders.
With the news that the Boston Ma
tionals had been sold to the Russell syn
dictate came the unofficial announcement /
that Fred Tenney would manage the /
team aid play first base; while Fred |
Lake, who signed to manage the team
several weeks ago, would be engaged to
pilot the St Louis Browns next season. |