The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-11
TWO BIG LEAGUES
TO HOLD MEETINGS.
Policy of American National
Sport for the Next Seas
on to Be Adopted.
WILL REFLECT LYNCH
He Will Again Head Nation
al League-Ban johnson
Not in Fear for Job.
WILL REFLECT LYNCH
american News Scrvice)


New York. Dec. 10.-The policy on
which our national sport, baseball
will be carried out during the seson Of
1911 will be determined in this city
during the following week, when the
directors OF tho National. American
and Eastern Baseball leagues will
hold separate meetings for the cleo
ton OF oficers and appoint schedule
committee to arrange for the number
Of games to be played next season.
II 10 improbable that any changes
Of note will DO made either In pres
: ent lineup of officers. or the rules
now governing the game; yet there Is
just enough dissatisfaction evident to
make the baseball situation Of inter.
est to the bug" who. In this dull
midwinter sporting season has little
but the annual pilgrimage OF the base
ball squad to the south to look for.
ward to.
u 10 confidently stated by Tom
Lynch's many friends that his re-elec-
ton to the presidency Of the National
league. when that body meets on De-
cember IL. will be carried with ease.
At least 20 his two trusty lieutenants
President Garry Herman OF the
Reds. and Barney Dreyfuss OF the Pi.
rates. both of whom have been work
Ing hard In his behalf. state. They
have lined up the Cincinnati. Boston.
Pittsburg and New York clubs for
Lynch and say that they will be able
to control at least one of the other
clubs should the boom OF Mr. Robert
p. Kennedy Of Uniontown. Pa. show
signs Of developing presidential size.
On the other hand Mr.. Kennedy's
many friends have been quietly cir.
culating among the clubs and It 10
rumored that he may make bid for
the honor.
johnson Has . Kick.
Ban Johnson has no fears as to the
outcome Of the national meeting De-
cember II, because of his election to
tho presidency for term Of twenty
years. but he IL going to make
strong kick on the post season barn.
storming tours Of the players.
1.-The real cause for dissatisfaction
In this aggregation" says he. "is the
barn storming tours. following the
close OF the title series. To have q
band Of champions out Of condition.
troop on to other countries and play
with teams In tho highest stage Of
perfect condition and perchance SUI.
fer defeat. chcapens baseball. These
exhibitions will have to stop"
Mr.. johnson states that It 10 his OPP
49, A~AA ~ Nat 40
erican organizations will adopt the
154 game schedule for the ensuing
season.
With the Marathon King. Pat Powers.
president Of the Eastern league. how.
ever. there seems to be some prob
ability that his term Of once will ex-
pire on the day of the conference. De-
cember II.
Mr.. Edward g. Barrow OF Toronto.
has long been credited with desire
for Pats scalp and those in the
know" say that should p. r. refuse
TO step gracefully to one side. bat
tie Of such heat will follow that the
Eastern league may split upon the
rock Of dissension.
Mr.. Powers says, The Eastern
league will have It's annual meeting ut
one o'clock. Monday. December ~.
and any who want to know wheth.
or or not ! shall run for reelection
can come to me ut 10 .. m. on that
day and ] will divulge my plans to
them"
None OF the Eastern league mag
mates who have gathered ut Gotham
would Say positively that Pat" would
run for reelection but there seems
to BE- . strong undercurrent OF opin.
ion that Patrick Marathon Powers
would be right there when the bell
rings and put In his little bid for a
seat at the head OF the table.