New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
BASEBALL WAKING Up
Owners Are Shouting Peace. but
It's Hard to Believe.
MURPHY DOES SOME TALKING
Owner Of Cubs Takes a Slap At
the American League and
It's WaTS.

Peace. perfect peace. 4 II said, viii mart
the three big baseball meetings which e1n
BE- held il New York this week Tr--.
are those. however taught 1y oltser expert
that annual gatherings are not perennial
/ love fsasts. and are searching diifx-ntI-
for an Jntlsrcu-rsrr Of strife bsnearn th.
calm waters It car he stated that when
President Byron Bancroft Johnson gathers
hts American League cohorts together al
the Hotsi WoIcott on Tuesday there viii =.
harmony TO spare A houdy-do session ~
predicted which VIII not last more than
two hours. Mr.. Johnson has Ifs io6--
as the head OF the organization Il may b.
noted in passing. and election viii dis
tJ1Tb the piac.dity OF the American Leazss
CLUB owners y different situation con-
fronts the National League n1asnates vhe~
they meet ar the Hotel Breslin on w~inee-
day. while President Powers Of the East
ern League has path fraught with pos.
sibie storm TO tread on Thursday
For the last month the wheels OF tns
National League organization have been
moving steadily and strongly toward tire
reelection of President Lynch Their. vas
time early in the fall when It seemed
doubtful whether Mr.. Lynch would head IN.
league another year The storm session OF
last year was still fresh in mind, and ir
seemed as though several owners who
were forced to compromise would .ry 70
make amends for the bitter pill they wers
compelled TO swallow
Charles Webb Murphy. OF the Chieaso
Cubs. is the ringleader OF the opposition
and he is said TO be in favor OF .isetin<
James A Hart Further than thar. he Ia
authority for the statement that the Ma
tional League meeting will 5e of som. du-
ration. as he himself has plenty Of subjects
TO bring I'D. He says that the National
League will not stand for zquelofrins trs.
speech and takes a slap II the American
League by issuing the following srate-neas
in Chicago:
We feel IL our boundsn duty TO e.
gerher and discuss matters which have
and others during the playing season for
the betterment OF the national game and
that is on the docket. For this reason
agree with Mr. Hermann that the National
League meeting may last several days
OF course. II our league was run like t1s
federal government. minus cabinet. as
some are. We would noS Meet more than
twenty minutes either Possibly We could
by mail and thus do away with meetings
entirely While il ia true that Che public
cares only for the players. II is equally i'm
por1ant for the club owners to meef At least
twice annually ard endeavor To surround
the game with such safeguards as expert
euce shows 20 be necessary
In the National League II has never BEEN
the custom for the club owners to deles5te
their thinkl9 powers TO the execurfve. There
which has TO do with baseball That was
the way the foul strike rule vss adoptsG
Its probable effect was d1scusses rom
every angle and the DISCUSSIONS c0ir11ir1ates1
in the adoDrion of the rule. u hich has been
the salvation OF the minor leagues OF this
country.
hard work to go 20 July are now able TO
finish the season. because the games are
closer and not tireSOn1se ana the interest or
the spectators is maintained
The idea that the National L@azus e1-
tends IT'S meetings for the advertisements
IL brings ia too absurd 20 discuss The or
ganfza tfor IS siTzYDly conducted nov "a -
was thirtv-fOur years aEo-aSerypody AZ
the meetings has voice IN the Procsed-
ings If the president springs something
siIiy ike rule preventing the hiring OF
bail during tI-s game the CLUB owners tel
him that we aFs assembled 20 MAKE pas
ball more strenuous, II anything ana ncf
as tame as c~icEeI or ping pong. II a ctuo
owner springs EornethtnS equally p5'@rIis
we nave q general discussion in which the
president OF the league may join and eS-
press mis- diSaDpTO=ai-
Bur we don't stand for squeiclinz frs.
a lot OF s,hooiboys They don't care 70 -
ruled IN a czariike manner OF course =
IL were possible for man TO know
world il would be different I don't believe
our meetings should be given over 20 acrf-
rrIorious discussions. but we should at least
yeStiCariug I'm a dfsintsrests6 manner all
suggestions from fans and others who have
only the good OF baseball at heart
If ve did not do this we Of the Satsonsi
League feel that we would not be fairf-
FIJI to our trust Baseball must progress
to be the national game and 10 retain the
confidence OF the masses. Some seen1fngly
insignificant incident might lead 70 an
and plans evolved for the curbinz Of If By
legislation Abuses can only creep in be-
caI1sa Of Tn. faxfty Of those who feel re-
<ponsible for the proper conduct OF the
sport
There will be feu changes IN the Cubs
lineup next year, according TO Presidents
Charles Murphy. HIS statement ans~eT>f
run1ors OF coming shifts IN the 1511 team
When the names Of Shecksrd and STEM
feIdt were mentioned the Cub owner vas
particularly positive ''Sheckard viii bs
seen in left field next season" said Murphy.
and Steinfeldr at third base. II fs trus
expect TO make a big deal IN New York.
but 7 do not care now 20 say rhar I atm
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