The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Johnson Announces That cAeer VIII Not Buy the St Louis League Club
McALEER TO STAY
WITH NATIONALS
Rumor That Washington Manager Is TO Purchase Con
trolling Interest In ST. Louis Browns Is Denied
By President of American League.

ball u1aguates today for the wind-up Of
their meeting at the Hotel Breslin, and
at the same time the dove Of peaCe was
lowering over the Hotel W0lCOtt. where
President Ban johnson was Guiding the
American League meeting through the
hUndrum iutricacfes OF routine business.
It was believed that the Nationa
League would follow the action OF the
American, which has decided upon a
Isl games schedule for next year-ths
season to open April = and end Octo-
Der :.
The umpire question was up for con
sideratiOn IN both leagues today, and
President Lynch, Of the National
Of umpires, wedding out the old and
gradually converting practical baseball
players into unptreS. The newly elected
board Of directors consisting OF Barney
Dreyfus, Of Pittsburgs August Herr
mann, Of Cincinnati Charles EbbetJs. Of
Brooklyn, and Charles r. Murphy Of
Chicago, discussed Lyncn's plan tnfOr-
maIly but came TO no definite agree
ment. John T Brush. Of New York
was elected a member OF the directors
for the ensuing year. but he IS not pres
ent at the meetings
Hermann Still Working.
August Hermann was apparently not
disgruntled today over the failure Of
his plan 70 have national league presi-
dents elected for three years IN the
future
Although the vote 70 amend the con-
stitution failed yesterday, have not
relinQUished the plan, and win work
harder chan ever for it, said he. AZ
6TmaIive vote from three-f0urths Of the
members at q meeting are necessary,
but Il CEn also be done If all eight mag
mates vote unanimously for II at any
r.HH her Is To oh
for the PROP OSeu revision after the meet
ing ends and haze the change made be-
fore the next annual meeting, in 1911
While the American League has al
ready arranged for its schedule next
season. and the National League VIII
start upon its schedule making today,
both VIII not be definite uEdl the next
meeting IL February
Among the other questions on the pro-
gram Of the National League TO-DAY was
the petition Of Secretary Farrell. Of the
national Association TO allow the West
eIn ana 1nree Eye Leagues 10 retain
their present classification. Among the
players in town IS Hughev Jennings Of
the Detroit Tigers who declared thar rra
had found the ideal training ground Tor
baseball teams It IS in Louisiana. but
) tnIllngS would not give the exact loca-
ton There were all kinds OF trade ~
mors adOatt among them a report that
Bill Bailey, the young St Louis south
paw, would be traded 70 Detroit for
hatty Mcintyre
Al lawson, VINO promoted the
Union League, which invaded Wash
lngIon TIRE years ago was around
the lobby Of the BresIin yester5az-
during the sessions OF the Naffo0s1
League BE IS ROW editor and owner ~
two publtca tons devoted excll5sfvafZ-
10 aviation and declares he is maxim
a lot OF real money.
Hans Wagner VIII play with PITTS
Durg next year OF he viii not mt on
UNIFORM You can make that &c
stronS as you like and blame me IN
u goes wrong This was Fras
Clarke,s unqualified denial OF a s+oT1
n New YORK evening paper 10 the
erect that ne was here willing to
trade WaELer II the opportunity pre-
one OF the disadvantages rndar v-+s.t
the Washington club VIII labor narf
spring VII be the fact that the earTv
season games are in the West
LAST spring the East entertained The
" est TOT nearly month This was
supposed 70 be an advantage for WASH
4Iglon, philadelphia, New York. and
Boston, but next April II xiii - 80
against West in the West
me Nationals viii open their seasor
on ApT1i a against the Athletics ei+be-
az " aShlngtOn or at PhIadeIphla T-be-
VIII come New York and Boston y-itL
- -5- IIlp through the western end OF the
The schedule Of ia games nh .-
ne season TO Saturday, October = IN fi7s
East and Sunday, October 8 in -
West @ Al Lle