Evening star., 1914-11-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MOGULS IN SESSION
Discuss Plans for Peace in
Base Ball World Behind
Closed Doors.
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP
IN NEW YORK CLUB TOPIC
Preparations for Further Clashes
With Players Fraternity Also
May Be Made.

CHICAGO November s. Behind
closed doors directors of the Ameri
, can League went into annual session
here today. with peace in the world
of base ball and the possible change in
ownership of the New York American
League team their principal topics for dis
cussion.
The directors meeting preceded the an
nuai league meeting and when called to
order by President johnson those attend
ing were Benjamin S. Minor of the Wash
ington club. Frank J. Navin of Detroit
and B. F. Shibe of Philadelphia Robert
L. Hedges of st. Louis. the fourth director,
was expected later.
Frank J. Farrell, president of the
New YORK club. was not among the
early arrivals, but was to report. it
was said, before the league meeting
e 40 uraslG ACTON was to be taken re-
gardlng the affairs of the New York
c!uo, but some of the magnates frankly
Gisapproved of the events which led to
FRANK Chances resignation as mana
ger, and plans for shift in ownership
may be laid before the close of the ses-
sion. 1t is probable, according to the
ciub owners. that nothing will be an
nounced Tor some days as to the
Yankees.
Truce Generally Hoped For.
American Leaguers generally de-
clared for peace, but no one would ven
ture prediction as to conditions un-
der which peace might be reached, ex-
cept one or two, who said they hoped a
truce might be agreed upon calculated
to prevent crazy bidding for ball
players in competition between organ
lied base ball and the Federal League
ma fnG n11jy n
knowledge of the plan to combine with
the Federals through the sale of the
Chicago Nationals TO Charles Weegh-
man and of the New York Americans
TO the Wards of Brooklyn.
Connie Mack manager of the Phila-
oelphla Americans, was among those
present, and it was said he would ask
Tor some action regarding the charge
that Hughie Jennings, manager of the
Detroit club. had, in violation of the
league rules, given out news of Mack's
asking for waivers on Plank, Bender
and Coombs.
Discussing the request for waivers.
Manager Mack said the pitchers surely
had ended their days with the Philadel-
phia team, though he declared that all
still were good. Bender. in his opinion,
being one of the best in the big
leagues.
Mack Has "Bone to Pick"
to pick" with Clark Griffith. the Wash
ington leader. who was charged by
some persons with having given to
Manager Stallings of the Boston Ma
tionals Information which helped the
latter in the rout of the Athletics. The
Philadelphia manager. however. did
not discuss that charge
Preparations for further clashes with
the Players Fraternity also will be
made before the end of the session.
it was said, and hint was given that
a rival organization among the play
ers had been planned originally. but
given up.
1t was given out that special train
would leave Chicago Sunday for Oma-
ha. to carry the big squad of eastern
and southern magnates who expected
to attend the minor league convention
there next week. Just who of the
American League magnates will &C
was not ascertained, but President
Johnson probably will be ambas assador
plenipotentiary from his organization
to the minor leaguers, to discuss re-
ported demands that Something be
done" by the powers to restore pros
perity to the national pastime.