The Washington times., 1911-12-07
Manager Griffith Too Busy
Preparing for
Meeting.
NATIONALS MAY BE
HEADLINERS IN DEAL
Secretary OF Club Expected to
Be Announced
Soon.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

The new headquarters Of the wash
ington ball club will not be opened until
the latter part Of next week.
Although a deal has been closed for
Q suite of rooms on the fifth floor Of
the Southern building, at Fifteenth and
II streets, Manager Griffith is so busy
In preparing for the coming meeting
of the league that he has had no time
to go into the details Of arranging
for his permanent office. A secretary.
who will be in charge throughout the
day, is being considered. but there has
whom he will be.
II the opportunity presents itself, the
Nationals will probably figure in some
deal during the meeting in New York
starting Monday, and In the meantime
the manager Of the club is concentrate
Ing his attention on figuring how the
team can be strengthened.
" AS the time for the annual meeting
of the two major leagues approaches,
baseball Is commencing to come to It's
own. and there is now considerable news
Of direct interest to those who FOLLOW
either Of the leagues.
q That Connie Mack will do whatever
Is In his power to assist Harry Davis
to make good at Cleveland was indi-
Gated when he released Paddy Livings-
ton to the Maps. In the opinion Cleve-
land would have been a mighty danger
Gus proposition all the way in the race
last season had the catchers been of the
proper class and Stovall been in charge
all the time. Cleveland has unlimited
confidence in Harry Davis. an acknowl-
edged strategist of the diamond. and II
he can bolster up his backstopping staff
at the beginning he will have accom-
pltshed something which none of his i'm
mediate predecessors succeeded In
doing. Livingston, while not an Ira
Thomas, Is a pretty sweet catcher and
After having had the services Of the
player for more than a decade, Connie
Mack yesterday transferred Topsy
Hartssl to Toledo. and it is not i'm
will later become leader of that team
in the. American Association. In so
placing Hartsel Mack has followed out
bestep eoss Of fsSkms out tor n the
done him valuable service. Hartsel
was Of practically no use to the Attn
letics last season. Still there was no
tinued to hold the player until he could
put through deal to the advantage Of
the old-time star Of the outer gardens.
Gray Resigns.
That the New York National League
club realizes that the handling of the
tickets for the worlds series games
was not what 1t should have been Is
indicated by the announcement from
Manhattan that next week Joe O'Brien,
Of Milwaukee,. will succeed William
Gray as secretary of the Giants. What
effect this change will have on the
Vigorous campaign OF Ban johnson to
Bet at the bottom of the scandal is not
known. johnson will have some pretty
uncomplimentary things to say at the
meeting next week, according to all
reports, and 1t Is doubtful that
will be overlooked by the American
League president when he figures that
he can add to the unpopularity Of the
,Ityale OF the Highlanders in New York
OBrian. Is thoroughly experienced
.6aeebsil man. but how wei he Will be
&bk 20, get along with the powers that
+ p now said that the Detroit club
win bier Hughey Jennings $4,000 q
year to- continue to manage the Tigers.
While thisI sounds very MUCH like a
press agent story, nevertheless, even
height the chances are that Jennings
VIII next season be the highest salaried
manager In baseball-that Is, presuming.
or course, that he comes through in
good physical and mental condition fol-
sowing the automobile mishap.
Cuts Schedule Meetings. !
Ban johnson has announced that there
VIII be no more schedule meetings in
his league, but this Is not startling, as
this matter has, in the past. been left
almost entirely to the president, and
after he had framed his lists they have