The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-12
MAGNATES MEET
|. FOR CONFAbS
League Meeting of Baseball
Magnates in New
York City.

New York. Dec. 12.-All followers
of the national game will be inter-
ested in the series of league meetings
which began in this city today and
will occupy the greater part of the
week. Three distinct meetings of
three different leagues are scheduled,
and when the proceedings are con-
Guided it is expected that several inn
portant points affecting the coming
season now in the doubtful column
will have been definitely settled.
Today the Eastern league mag
mates began their annual conclave at
the WaldOrf-Astoria. The big little
organization had prosperous sea-
son this year and the owners of the
several clubs were in a pleasant
frame Of mind when they went into
session behind closed doors. Never
theless, the proverbial harmony at
! tending the annual meeting may not
| be written with quite so large an
III" as the public has been led to
believe. The election of president
/ for the coming year is the matter
concerning which the magnates are
said to be not all of one mind and
which may precipitate some lively
discussion in the meeting. Patrick T.
Powers hopes to be reelected to the
the support of some of the club own
ers. Others. however, are said to be
of the opinion that a change in the
! head of the league would be TO the
| benefit of the organization and it is
said to be their intention to dethrone
the genial Pat and give the presi-
dency to Ed Barrows, the Montreal
manager. Barrows is an active can
didate for the place and is said to be
confident of election.
No strife is in sight for the annual
meeting of the National league,
which will be held tomorrow at the
Hotel Breslin. Thomas ]. Lynch,
who was made head of the league as
compromise after the bitter fight
| last year, is practically sure of re-
election to the presidency. The New
York, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Bos-
ton clubs are certain to vote for him
and if he has no other supporters he
will hold over as chief executive for
another year by reason of a ruling
made last winter, that four of the
eight votes would keep him in Office
MeSsrs. Brush, Hermann and Drey.
fuss are in favor of making the term
of Office five years, instead of one
and they are going to fight hard fol
such a change in the leagues con
stitution. This may cause some fric
ton at the meeting tomorrow, but i
is generally believed that Mr. Lynch
will finally carry the day and will re
ceive a unanimous vote. So far a.
can be learned no opposition candi
date is being doomed for the place.
Except for the election of four di
rectOrS-tWo from the eastern an(
two from the western clubS-ther,
will not be a great deal of business
to occupy the attention of the Amer
lean league magnates when they ge
together for their annual meeting a
the Hotel Wolcett Wednesday, The
presidency of the league will not be
involved at this meeting, as Bar
Johnson has been voted what is prac
tically life tenure of the job. The
club owners will engage in some pre-
liminary discussion as to the playing
dates for 1911 and probably some
deals and trades of players may be
contaminated. Then the magnates
will adjourn, to reassemble in the
spring to complete the schedule an6
otherwise arrange for the season OF
1911.