New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
LOOK FOR TAME Session
Baseball Club Owners May
Again Pick Lynch.
TO HEAR BRESNAHAN'S CASE
Navin and Jennings to Trade
Many Men at American
League Meeting.

Although they have already had one
little skirmish. the National League
owners will gather at the waldorf on
Tuesday for the main engagement OF the
winter wher they hold their annual meet
ing. The Fogel case afforded an OPP
portunity for little preliminary work
cut and the oratorical armament is all
furnished up for a strenuous campaign
The piece de resistance OF the meeting,
or that which is always conducive TO the
best pyrotechnic display namely, the
election of officers may be very tame
affair Most Of the owners have already
come out in favor OF Lynch and another
term for the king of umpires Is almost
assured. The temperament OF some OF
the distinguished members OF the organi-
cation Is so uncertain that the unex-
rected may happen. but IT seems hardly
probable now that the opposition TO
Lynch will take concrete form.
r. ". Brown. OF Louisville, KY, has
been gloomed as possible candidate, but
his name has been mentioned each year
as Lynch's rival without his getting
majority Of the votes New York Pitts
burgh, Boston and Cincinnati can be de-.
pended upon 10 cast their ballots for the
present executive, while St Louis r.
practically certain. Where the Philadel-'
phia, Chicago and Brooklyn votes go Is
the least OF Lynch's worries
II Horace Fogel attempts TO force his
way into the meeting by means OF p
court order, as he has threatened to do,
there may be lively little time Of it.s
hao Aiobo
the councils OF the league, and the own
ers are not in mood to put up with
him any longer. II he still retains his
interest in the Philadelphia club next
Tuesday he will have 70 be represented
by his attorney in the meeting.
1t is said that Fogel will be forced to
sell out this week unless he can find
capital TO pay Off certain notes held by
Charles p. Taft. Many schemes have
been suggested and several syndicates
stand ready to take the Phillies off his
/ hands, but none wants 70 pay the exor-
] btant price which he asks, or put their
money into the club as long as Fogel has
anything TO do with il. IL the former head
Of the Phillies is unable to take UP Taft's
, notes. the collateral in the form OF stock
natl millionaire to be disposed Of 10 the
greatest advantage. Mr.. Taft, it is
rumored, has had enough OF baseball and
will be willing TO sell at any price as
long as he does not incur a financial
! loss. New owners OF the club may ap-
pear at the meeting OF the league 49,
One OF the most important pieces OF
business which will come up for consid-
Grafton is the status OF Roger Bresnahan,
the deposed manager OF the ST. Louis
| Cardinals II is understood that Roger
nice. fat contract with the club had three
years 10 run when his resignation was
| asked. This contract. according TO re-
ports called for g. salary Of $4,000 year
and a percentage OF the profits of the
club. The owners have offered to settle
for a ridiculously small sum, which
Roger refuses 10 accept
| Before he takes the matter into the
courts Bresnahan is anxious to have the
National League owners or the directors
rule on the case so that he can find out
where he stands. Roger wants TO have
the matter settled before he makes any
affiliations for next season. There are
several clubs which want his services as
a catcher. among them being the Pitts
burgh Pirates. Fred Clarke is coming on =
to the meeting with the express purpose
Of signing Bresnahan. believing that with
the former Giant behind the plate Pitts
buIgh will be sure to win the pennantl'
next season There is also possibility
that Garry Hermann may take Bresna r
han TO manage the Reds. provided, of
course. that the Tinker deal does not go
through. IS
Something is likely to be done about this
management OF the Reds when baseball
men from far and near gather for the :
big meeting Plans for next season must VI
be made before long. and the services ofal
an active manager will be demanded be-
forc the year is out. Joe Tinker is evil Z
IDENTIFY determined not to play with tho Y
Cubs next season, and Charlie Murphy
ought 10 be glad to take anything he can &
get for his former shortstop. as he is
going TO lose him, anyway. This, how-sr
ever, does not seem 10 worry the PRESS
dent OF the Chicago club. He refused 60 =
meet the demands of King when thee
catcher was at the top OF his form and
let Johnny lay of year before taking
him back. Murphy is not likely TO be :.
coerced by Tinker, who unless he lands,
In Cincinnati will not appear on the dia-
mond for some time. The deal between -,
the two clubs is officially supposed TO be
off, but as long as the berth is open ,
Tinkers name will be mentioned for the !.
job. Aside from the disposal OF Tinker "a
and Bresnahan. there are not likely TO be >
any trades OF much account at the meet>1
ing. McGraw intends TO stand pat again.
with the Giants. and the rest of the clubs :;
will depend upon new talent for increased I,
strength. .
While the National League solons are
going II at full blast IN New York the
American League owners viii gather for -
their quiet party in Chicago. The meet
ing itself will be little more than q !,
routine affair as Ban Johnson decides all
perplexing questions without the aid or
advice OF the owners. There may be a ,
number OF trades, however. TO Aven
things up. Navin and Hughie Jennings .
are said to be ready TO make a clean 81.
sweep in Detroit and will come TO the
meeting with long list of veterans to
dispose OF. They want TO get rid Of all
the old stars and build UP a new team
around Ty Cobb. stanage and Dubuc, -
with one or two promising youngsters al II
ready on hand. RI
Despite all reports to the contrary, Nc
Aleer and Jake Stahl are willing to dis :
pose of Buck O'Brien, who was mixed .
up in a rather unsavory affair with Joe
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