Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-13
IT WILL Be BIC MEETING
NATIONAL LEAGUE MOGULS
ASSEMBLING IN NEW YORK
f"n"c Mny Come to baseball World
but OF Gathering TO-MOrr0w of
Diamond MnSnates.

NEW YORK, December 12.-Whdt
may prove to he the most important
meeting OF the National League mag
mates since the time when Ban John
son WAS acting Jim liilnorcs present
part, opens tomorrow afternoon at
The Waldorf Astoria. OVershadowinS
all else is the whispered intimntion
that peace between the Federal
League and organized baseball may
come out of the sessions.
Those who figure on getting the
millionaircs '.out OF the trenches" de-
clare the settlement VIII be planned
something Ike this
Abolition OF the Federal League.
with It's costly and unsuccessful meth
DDS of obtaining public recognition.
George s. Ward and th9 Ward es-
tate. controlling the Brooklyn Tiptops;
Harry T. Sinclair. OF Newark; Ball and
Stifcl, OF 81. Louis; Wceghmann ana
Waller. Of Chicago, and Ed Gwinner,
Of Pittsburgh, tho big men Of the Fed
cral League. to be allowed TO purchase
interests In National and American
League clubs
The little fellows among the Out
laws 10 withdraw and 10 be rcimburs-
cd for their expenditures.
The famous suit before Judge Lam
dis 10 he Withdrawn.
It's "a plausible program. John Is
Tencr. president Of the National
League, has decided that there is 40
reason why the Individual OUTLAW
owners" should not invest their money
in the big show Garry Hermann Is
Enown 30 have q yen for some KIND
OF q peace treaty. added 10 tins Is
tho fact that there are clubs In both
circuits seeking for new owners 1t
Is known that the Chicago Nationals
.f,.iy
troubles OF Charley Somers IN Clcve-
land leaves an opening for man
with a money bag and pleut" of nerve
TO horn In. and II is minated that
other clubs. notably, the Cardinals ana
the Browns, and possibly the Reds;
would welcome some reformed Federal
Lacquer with q bankron-
POLICY OF .uM GILMORE
HAS CAUSED CDMM0Ti0N
Were il not for the policy OF Jim
Gilmore. II IL doubted that this pro-
gram would have chance. But when
Gilmore cam" 10 New YORK with con-
vcrsatiou about "a SI,5bO,OaO park ana
itncy baseball The nonquarter con-
,inccnt of The .. y is said TO have
suffered - severe attack OF chi!bIains'
J, was then that a number Of the bel
ligereut gents jumped TO the peace
ana honor crowd. according TO the
stories going the rounds here.
ON the other hand. however it is
also said that various owners VINO
WELD considerable power in the ccun-
ellis Of the National League are dcsir-
Gus OF continuing the battle. although
thev nave reached the puim; where
they no longer ignore IA" fcdcra!s as
:. menace to their bankrollS' II NOT 10
The game Predominant among these
is Barney Drcyfuss tho saturnine own
cr OF th.. Pittsburgh pirates.
Il. :. = E.aFs ".
little Indication that big things are
brewing ia the baseball world. Only
Two baseball men are yet on the scene.
!; was a dry sunday.
Rnrnev Dreyfuss is expected 10 make
public the name % tn" new manage,
Of tho Pirates during the meeting vi
Kinds Of talk a. To whom preyiuss
has chosen IS going the rounds. Among
nos. mentioned arc lionus Wagner.
Jack lIonricks. Of the American Asso-
citation; George Gibson. Tommy Leach
and even Glenn Warner whose main
bid for baseball fame is that he -
successful football coach.
Wagner is tho logical choice. and II
is expected tina, the bow legs Of the
AGED short stop will ho seen ia pea
cock alley I'm a day or so
The long ana short schedule also
will come up for settlement. Charley
E,bbctts Is out for late opening, but
is likely to hnd good deal OF OPP
position The news has leaked out
that already the schedule committees
have drafted three different schedules
for each LEAGUE, providing for long,
shor, and other variety Of seasons.
There Is expected to he lot OF
trade talk, but as usual very l'tt'"
probably will be ACCOMPLISHED VIII
bert Robinson Will be on hand WITH
plans 30 brace UP his Superbas, and
Dick Kinsella, head invor" hunter
for John Mc,irnw also Will he III evil
dcncc Jim Gafncy Is down from
boston, and Captain Huston also has
shown his featurcNaround the hostel
~. There is much mystery stun In the