Evening star., 1912-11-07
HERRMANN'S N'SPLANS
MAY Be ADOPTED
InterIeague Series of g.
Games May Wind Up
Season.
SCHEME CALLS FOR
112-GAME SCHEDULE
Howard Shanks May Develop
Into Real Star-Hank
O'Day Resigns.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

1t is barely possible that the scheme
proposed by Chairman Hermann of the
national commission to limit each Of the
leagues to an 112-game schedule and then
play an lnterleague series of sixty-four
games with all of the teams of each
league meeting those of the other, will be
adopted by next season.
Hermann proposed this plan some
years ago, but it did not meet with much
favor from the other magnateS. Since
then, however, change seems to have
taken place and there is much discussion
now regarding this proposition. There
are several magnates now who have join
ed hands with Hermann, and even IL it
is not adopted the plan is to come up for
discussion at the winter meetings of the
two leagues.
There would be provision whereby the
players of both leagues would share in a
certain percentage of the gate receipts
of these games. The division would be
in accordance with their standing. This
would hardly give the winners as much
money as they would get out of worlds
series, but it would be of benefit to all
the players. 1t is figured that there
would be a. lot of interest in these inter-
league games. 1t would give the cities
which are represented in only one of the
two leagues a ch' nee to see all the teams
would play four games at home with the
teams from the rival league and just as
many away from home with these same
teams.
1t would, of course, be big change
from the present system, but there are
reasons for believing that the plan
would be very popular
Hank O'Day has resigned as manager
Of the Cincinnati club. Seeing the hand
writing on the wall, Hank did not wait
to have the club notify him Of his dis
missal, but stepped down and out at his
own volition. Just what his future plans
are Is not known, but the chances are
that he will be found on one of the big
league umpire staffs again next season.
When the fact is taken into considera-
ton that Howard Shanks the Nationals
left fielder, was seeing his first year in
fast company last season and yet es-
tablished himself as one of the best left
fielders in the league, there are reasons
to hope that he will improve so much
more next season as to make his playing
regularly on the team a certainty.
Shanks has all the earmarks of a great
ball player. His hitting last season was
not nearly as weak as his average would
indicate. He batted in poor luck most
| of the time but the fact that he has
good stand at the plate and picks out
good balls to hit at gives him a chance
to do much better in this respect next
season. With improved hitting Shanks
would rank up we'll with the stars of the
outfield in the American League, for he
is great fielder and thrower and one of
the best men in handling ground balls
that any team can boast Of.
Both Chicago and Pittsburgh have put
in claims for Bresnahan, late manager
of the ST. Louis Cardinals. This fact will
prevent Bresnahan from joining any
American League club, even though he
should be declared a free agent so far
as the ST Louis club is concerned.
1t is safe prediction that if it is up
to Bresnahan he will not join Chicago
He and Murphy are far from being
friends and he would undoubtedly pre-
fer to go to Pittsburgh But the chances
are that before he makes any steps look
ing toward his future he will try to
force the st. Louis club to carry out the
conditions of the three-year contract
which he signed last year.