The Washington times., 1912-11-05
BY SENATOR"


Will be directed toward New York on
the morning OF December 9. when the
major leagues meet In general con-
clave. So much weighty business must
be done in so short a time, involving
30 much money and 50 much baseball
Importance, that It is very likely that
every baseball man OF any prominence
whatever in the country will be parad-
Ing around the corridors of the wal
dorf. seeing everything and being seen
by everybody.
Although Clark Griffith has his plans
pretty well mapped out for the COM
Ing season. he will be on hand. II
possible, he may endeavor to work a
few trades, though he has little to
use as pawns. II he can purchase out
right any players needed, he may do
so, having in mind always the strength
ening of his team, At any rate. he'll
be there, II only to safeguard his own
interests
Perhaps the most attention will be
directed to the fight for the reelection
OF Tom Lynch as president of the Ma
tional League, but the possible adop-
ton by the magnates OF Garry Herr
mann's interleague championship
scheme is OF far more Importance. 1t
may possibly kill interest in the worlds
championship In an effort to divert
some OF the golden stream from the
pockets OF the players to those OF the
magnates.
VIII OTTER 1t.
Hermann has promised to offer his
plan for adoption by the two big leagues
at this winter meeting. Unless all signs
fail. Ban johnson will hardly agree to
the scheme without long thought. He
in the big series, but the latest plan
will hardly do that. 1t tends, rather,
TO stifle all interest in 1t by the players
themselves. Certainly, with the play
h.o In 20 sh. L.,
cah haialy be expected to take to 1t
readily.
The National League always elects its
president for one year. thus bringing UP
lie Murphy headed the opposition to
Lynch. He got other magnates 20 help
him c. Hercules E.bbets. the Brooklyn
mogul. was one of these. When the
voting came, Murphy cast his ballot for
Lynch, and Ebbets chewed holes In the
mile track at the waldorf, so great was
his diSust over what he termed the
.weakSkneed crookedness Of Charlie
Now another fight is on over the pos
sible reelection OF Tom Lynch. 1t finds
Charlie Murphy and Horace S. Fogel
leading the charge on the head OF the
league. but ii Is hardly expected to be
successful.. Neither Murphy nor Fogel
has any following even in his own city,
and their statements of recent date have
stirred the flames against them.
Fultz's Position.
The position of David l.. Fultz as
president of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity 10 peculiar. Though head of the
fraternity, he Is denied all opportunity
Of living up to his office. The National
Commission has announced Its unwill-
tngness to deal with anybody outside of
baseball. Fultz formerly played with
the Athletics and the Highlanders, but
he Is now IA practicing attorney in New
York. with no connect 'ons with baseball
save through his office in the newly or
ganized Baseball l,layers' Fraternity.
II the players insist on backing Fultz,
n struggle may be seen between them
and the National Commission. II there
10 one thing the baseball moguls are
against, II is legal brains on the side
of the players. They Just can't like
that. They are constitutionally against
y. They want all the legal talent on
their own side. An interesting situa-
ton. therefore, faces the high court Of
baseball
OF course. too, there Is the ever
lasting cases of Horace 3. Fogel, the
talkative president OF the Philadel-
phia National League club. ana Chat
tcrin,S Charlie" Murphy. OF the Chicn-
go CUBS These two gentlemen will
protAtJl V fhd themselves in hot water
before the first day Is done.
..- - All. Against Them.
1t IL, amazing how few friends can
be found for either FoGel or Murphy.
Their acts during the past season
have -alienated from their side almost
aff"those who might be OF any use
10 theIu Murphy's 'dscapitn ton OF
FranlSE Chance has set all ChiCago's
West Side fans against him. FoEcrs
CharReS-. against the honesty of Ma.
tiopal League officials has stirred up
a hornets nsss and some one is GER
tain 70 be bitten.
, Two managers win probably be an
nouBced at this meeting. ST. Louis and
Brooklyn both are .leaderless. Action
Will be taken on their cases between
1low.=and --DeCember 0. and. public an
nouncement made during the annual
needing
There should. be trades a-plentv this
winter, too. New managers generally
mean changes George Stalings. the
new boss ofi,the Boston Braves, will
have alm6st''a dozen men to let 20 for
promising sycungstcrg Several OF the
.Cube' veterans may lose their Jobs
Connie Mack may part with some of
his aggregation In the hope of landing
a pennant next fan 1t Is said that
Render will never play with the Ath-
letics again. bat Mack will not let him
go'sfgp aNsong. II will take several
promising Yopngsters 20 obtain the wise
Indian veteran pitcher.