Evening journal., 1913-11-05
AMERICANS In
POW WOW NOW
Baseball Players Fraternity
and FederuIS VIII Be Dis
CusSsd By MOSuls
PLAN TO INCREASE
BAN JOHNSON'S POWER

American League baseball men will
hold their annual fall meeting in Chi
cago tomorrow, one month earlier
than customary, and from all ac-
counts the conference will be one OF
the busiest since the Ban johnson cir
cult first was organized. Here are
few OF the topics that will come up
for discussion; 4s4s
Players Fraternity.
Federal League.
Worlds series reforms.
Revision OF playing rules
Election of directors.
Lynch md his enemies.
Various deals for players.
Athletics victory
The demands framed by the frater-
nifty will be formally read to the club
owners, who will empower President
Ban Johnson, as a member OF the Ma
tional Commission, TO act in assor-
dance with his best judgment II is
expected that a number Of agents
who have been investigating the Fed
eral League will report that no real
money was posted at indianapolis on
Saturday; tina. the outlaw clubs in
Cleveland. Pittsburgh, Chicago and
ST. Louis lost money last season in
spite OF the low salaries and limit
ed expenses; that the Federals'
strongholds are in Kansas City and
Indianapolis that the promoters of a
new club In Buffalo have poor finan-
cial backing, and that few, II any,
major league players so far have sign
ed Federal League contracts.
President Johnson will place be-
fore the delegates his plan TO increase
the worlds series TO nine games, to /
reduce the prices Of admission and TO |
abolish the National COMMISSIONS 10 /
per cent rake of. provided the two |
major leagues will agree to stand for |
yearlyy assessments to pay the ex-
penses of the commission.
johnson, IL is expected, will advo-
cate the appointment Of a new rules
TO be composed OF six
mombers. one club owner and one |
from each major league and |
two delegates from the Baseball !
Writer'S Association OF America. II |
will be shown that at least three re-
forms are necessary, a uniform rule
covering the accidental dropping Of a
ball by pitcher when in the act of
delivering Il to the batsman and
another rule interpreting more clear
" the definition of an infeld hy. Still
another rule seems necessary, in view
OF the play that came up in game
between the Athletics and the New
Works here last season when the field
umpire was struck by thrown ball
after a batsman had made an inheld
bit which scored a runner from third.
While the American League will
take no official action regarding the
attempt I'm the National League to
President Lynch, il seems
ceNtain that the delegates will pri-
vately support Johnson in the conten?
tion that Lynch has acted with emf |
pent fairness as member Of the COM
and that the American /
League is satisfied to have him re-
main in his present berth.
II remains TO be seen whether the |
many rumors Of trades materialize. |
The New York club may secure Out /
fielder James Walsh from the Ath-
letics, but moody is able to say
whether Cobb will be traded 10 the
Red Sox in a -cornered deal that
would bring Iris Speaker to this city.
The great victory OF the Athletics in
the worlds series doubtless will be
celebrated. and Connie Mack will
come in for more we'll deserved praise.