The Washington herald., 1911-02-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SCRAPPING AGAIN
New Combination May Dead
lock Legislation.
BAN JOHNSON IS ROASTED
Plot May Be Formed TO Hit Garry
Hermann on His Baseball In
dustry-"Chubby Chnwles" Murphy
BIames American League Head for
Failing TO Appoint Committee.

New York. Feb. 13.-When the National
League of Professional Baseball Clues
convenes at the Hotel Breslfn to-mor-
row. it may develop that a new combi-
nation has been formed that can dead
lock legislation. William Hepburn Rus
sell, of the Boston club, had a number
of conferences with c. H. Ebbets, of
Brooklyn and c. w. Murphy, OF Chi
cago, at the hotel to-day, and word
was sent to Horace Fogel, of Philadel-
phia, to join them tonight. If these
magnates stick together, Garry Herr
mann, of Cincinnati, will find it impos-
sible to pass a new rule adopting an
official ball manufactured in his city.
This proposition will precipitate hot
fight, it is said. and the league will
split wide open again.
Murphy declared to-day that he had a
trunkful of suggestions from baseball
fans as to possible changes in the rules,
but it would be impossible to present
them, as President Johnson did not ap-
point rules committee to attend the
joint conference johnson has violated
the national agreement" said Murphy.
hotly. He should have named a COM
mittee to represent the American League,
but just because he knew ! had called
upon the fans for ideas he didn't do il.
Why, the rules ought to be revised once
a year, if only to make them clear.
Should Cut Down Box.
Il believe the raised pitchers box
should be eliminated. and so do other
club owners I can name. including Mr..
Then again, there should be a rule pro-
hibiting a cOacher from grabbing or
touching a base-runner at third base. l
could go on showing you a number of
plausible suggestions made by fans, but
what is the use? johnson won't have
it, so we are stumped.
The Cubs? Oh, I'm not worrying
about them. We will win the pennant.
No: not in a walk, but we'll win II. Vic
Willis will help US in the box. and Over
all and Brown will come back. Then we
have King Cole and conner in young
Weaver. Watch out for a cracking good
third baseman in IngertOn. of Altoona.
and star first sacker in Safer. of Ian
sing. Theycan hit. you bet. But, mind
you. We are still banking on our old
infeld-Chance, Evers, Tinker, and Stein
feldt
''Evers? Why. he told me the other
day that the leg he broke last fall felt
so good he was thinking of breaking
the other one. He'll be there with bells
on, never fear"
Russell Has Hopss.
President Russell is attending his first
league meeting. He says he bought the
Boston club partly to get away from the
cares of the legal profession and partly
10 make money.
Il know we can't make money in Bos-
-on with a loser" said Russell. but we
are not always going to lose. The worm
will turn. We may surprise people with
/ new deal now on. Not the Shean-
Schafer deal though. for that is on
President Ebbets said he did not care
O talk about the schedule or other mat
ers until he got inside the star cham
,er 'Fve been to Porto Rico for a
est" said the Brooklyn masnate. and
low l want to see Dahlens men win. |
That's more important to me tnan base |
,all politics"
Hermann went to New Britain, Conn, |
With President Lynch to-day to attend an |
Clks' banquet. Robson, of st. Louis. |
nay not be here. as he has been taking |
. vacation in the Panama Canal Zone. |