Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-24
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WAR CLOUDS
BASEBALL SKY

There is a well authenticated rumor
that major league baseball Is on the
verge OF a big upfeaval. Before the
last eruption of vesuvius the crater be-
came active and underground rum
blings gave warnings which the inhab-
itants of the mountain Slopes, In their
fancied security, refused to hear. Pre-
yious to the earthquake which buried
Messina came minor trembIings, which
were disrsgsrded by these accustomed
to them. In both cases, however, there
were pessfmistic scientists and wise
old timers who looked for trouble.
There are today veteran followers of
the national game who claim to have
sensed various signs unfavorable to
continued quiet in the baseball world.
These men meet unostentatiously and
discuss the following facts and fan
cies:
1t is an open secret that there is fric-
ton in the National league. In spite
of the feeling against syndicate ball.
the finger of suspicion points to some
underground connection between GER
tain clubs whose real ownership As I'M
known. Some presidents of clubs are
widely at variance al to how the
league should be run, and there are at
least two opposing factions.
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Things want 70 far that report cred
tied Hermann with the determination
10 drive Murphy aud Fogel from the
league. Stories that were very close to
personalities were permitted to appear
In the newspapers. From Cincinnati
came the statement that the Chicago
quarters for visiting players were a
~iss1ae ~ the club, while from the
Windy City came the retort that the
accommodation were what the van
daiism Of the Cincinnati team had
made them.
At the annual meeting of the Ma
tienal league In 1909 there was a dead
lock when 1t came to electing a league
president. Cincinnati. Pittsburg. st.
Louis and Boston were on one side.
while Chicago. Philadelphia, Broaklyn
and New York opposed them. Thomas
]. Lynch was elected as q compromise
candidate. At the recent annual meet
Ing Hermann wished to re-eleet Lynch
for a term OF years and leave the
league schedule In his hands. Murphy.
with Ebbefs and Fogel standing firmly
behind him, was able to prevent both
proposals from being adopted.
Ebbets was dropped from the sched-
ule committee. on which he had served
for years. Lynch appointed Murphy
to The rules committee. and Hermann
and Robson resigned from that body.
A story esnanRted frorn somewhere
that some maKnatss favored the adop-
tion of a new efhcial League ball. and
Dame Rumor has again come forward
and whispered that Murphy is backing
a new Chicago manufacturer Of base
balls.
There Is a report which emanates
from wen Informed sources that
Fletcher or third league fame has been
approached by experienced baseball
mel and asked about his original
plans, also what contracts and prom
ises he was able TO secure and iust
what he could actually do If he WIS
called upon to go ahead
The NATIONAL agreement has conpar-
ativeiy little longer to run Options
have been secured on various proper
ties suitable for ball parks by unknown
persons. Several players have got long
term contracts. Rumor says that Ban
Johnson would not be averse to a
twelve club circuit IN the American
LEAGUE THE receipts from ba~seballlast
year were not what they were In 1909.
VIII all clouds disappear ffeta the
baseball sky, leaving 1t calm and
clear? Many persons believe that the
whole thing is but a tempest In a tea
pot. anyhow. They maintain that 1t is
merely a case Of CRYING "Wsolf. wofff'
60 stir mp excitement The veterans
who Disagree with them merely point
ont that at the end Of that story tha
wolf arrived.