New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12

was before tne day OF but SPVN'"'
ton which prevails now. Moreover, Tor
the good Of the league, 1t VIII not De
OF advantage to turn so many bail
nlavers loose in the spring. | will be
very much surprised if the rule is not
amended radically before the season
begins"
Wilbert Robinson is hot on the trail
of Charlie Doom, who becomes free
agent to-day by the grace of the ten
day notice which he served upon VIII
lam S. Baker exactly ten days ago. re-
culiarlv enough, nobody wanted Charlie
n week or so ago, but now that his
name has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the Federal League, every one
is falling over himself to get him.
''You cant 90 to it too strongly that
! am trying to get Charlie Doom Tor
the Superbas." said Wilbert Robinson
Yesterday. Charlie is corking good
catcher and would be big help IN de-
veloping likely youngSter from the
ten or twelve that | will have at Day
tona. Fla ! have already talked to
Pat Moran. OF the Phillies, and Pat has
made one or two suggestions IN the
way of trade that suit me perfectly
II may be that McGraw will offer more,
but he'll have to go some
Doom himself has several times eX-
pressed his Willingness to come TO
BROOKLYN, and the only possible hitch
is the salary. The Federal League pro-
moters are believed to have offered
$4,000 q year for Dooin's services. 81
do not think il is my place to go around
looking up managers and presidents as
If was on the verge of starvation" he
said Yesterday. "but II Robbie wants
five minutes of my valuable time to
make me an offer ! will be there with
both ears OPEN
There is no truth in the :umor that
Louis Mann has jumped to the Feds.
Louis says he will stick 10 the Giants
even if he has TO go upstairs to reach
the press box.
Some Of the National League people
say that the twenty-one player limit
is not an attempt at retrenchment, but
the explanation Of what it really is
shapes uD like a German argument On
the neutrality Of Belgium.
Charlie Herzog, who brought the
Reds in last, is the first Cincinnati
manager in years to get a second term.
Charlie has taught Cincinnati to know
its place.
Few of the National Leaguers re-
NAMED in New York yesterday. Will
lam :. Baker is still on the ground and
so is Schuyler Britton, so trade rumors
persist.
" Il was reported that Miller Higgins
had paid a visit 10 the Wards in Brook
Ign yesterday in an effort to get them
to repeat their action in the MarquarC
case and return lee Magee. Severa
clubs in the Nation League are anx
ious TO get Maze
No wonder so many college men ar
going in for baseball these days. TIL
ball player learns not only lnguistics
science and psychology, but since tn
coming of the Federal League he ha
every opportunity OF familiarizini
himself with the law
There is little chance that the rul
forbidding the withdrawal of waiver
will be passed when the Nationa
League goes into session in February
Several Of the owners arc still in favo
Of il, but even these men are begin
ming 70 weaken under the united opin
ION of the managers. No manager
wants any such rule, for it means al
most the end OF the practice OF farm
ing out promising youngsters for sea
soning. Anybody who tried TO slip a
star out Of the league under the new
arrangement would run a grave risk
o. losing him.
Strangely enough, ali the news
which came out OF the meeting just
closed was American League news. Un-
der Governor Tener the elder organi.
zation has at last attained the dignity
OF silence. which was once the posses
sion Of the American League.
Bill Donovan cen manage the Prov.
denee club Of the international League
again IL be 30 desires, but for the
present he intends TO remain at lib
crfy and wait for National League
lightning.
Arthur Deylin may not 20 20 Den.
yer after all lie is discussing propo-
xition with McGraw to go South as
coach Of the numerous young infeld-
eYs Of the Giants.
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