The Washington times., 1915-12-14
National Leaguers Assemble in
New York, While American
Moguls Mobilize in Chicago
! For Annual Confab.
Many Rumors Of Trades Are
Current, But No Foundation
For Any Of Them Can Be
Secured.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

While the National League moguls
are taking the dust of the Interna-
tional magnates who held q three
hour session in New York yesterday
and agreed to meet again on Janu-
airy II, the American League chief
tains are mobilizing in Chicago, with
a view to overcoming many hazards
which threaten to prove serious
stumbling blocks to the future of
baseball.
incidentally several Of the club
owners will keep their ears to the
ground for likely playing material
and not the least of these is our own
Clark Griffith, who has reputation
for inserting more ginger into these
annual league meetings than all
the others combined. Griff's scrap
ping propensities are we'll known
here, particularly when the good Of
his club is at stake, so anything can
be expected from Chicago within the
next forty-eight hours. The actual
meeting is scheduled for tomorrow
morning and it may be continued
over into Thursday and Friday.
Besides the Individual interests OF
each club. which the rnagnates will
bring before the meeting. there are
many matters which concern the whole
league that are to be threshed out once
and for all Ban johnson is to hurl
another broadside into the practice
among ball players of writing for tho
newspapers and, as Ban has repu-
tation for getting what he wants in
things basebaIlic, the chances are that
we will see no more Cobbs, CarTfgans
and Speakers in the roll of b. b. odl.
tors. III johnson succeeds in getting
the American League to adopt sucn a
measure the National League will un-
doubtedly follow suit.
transforming after the regular cham
eesRep 5oS will tS Se SH SeetSS eSSp th
practice by the head of the American
League. Also the difficulties of the
Cleveland Indians is to come up. and
purchaser will probably be submitted
TO the present owners before any det-
mite action. is taken. Shortening the
training season is to be considered.
Talk Of the trading mart Is clicking
In from Chicago. but no verification is
available of any tangible exchanges or
purchases All reports have the dame
runlor" string tied to them. but on the
theory that there must De fire where
there Il smoke, II can be expected that
Fritz Maisel and J. Franklin baker,
gentlemen of leisure. will play a Droml-
nent part Although unbiased by GTit-
nth the name OF Chick Gandll Is belnR
flashed out Of Chicago in any number
of deals.
centered around one Buck HerzoG. he
.,.iNk . tVNn ada n
likely to remain there even after the
National LeaRuers wind uD the meet
ing Of the third rail club in the Wal
dorf-Astoria today and tomorrow, The
anna rent boIdness of this assertion is
based on the fact that Charles has
contract which states that he shall De
paid certain amount OF money TOT
his services as manager or the team.
This contract. besides being one OF
those Houdini-proof affairs, has an
other year TO run, all OF which makes
those wild rumors look silly. Most nm
Durtant OF all Is the fact that HerEoG
IS the best little shortstop in the world
and II the Reds let him out he woulc
Immediately become free agent, Whicf
wouldn't help Cincinnati bit. anc
everyone knows the Redlegs can't al
ford TO do anything foolish now. In
cidentaly Hergog has produced letters
from his players denying to man ans
utterance Of disloyalty or disBension II
the ranks OF the club.
Other things expected at todays ses
sion in Gotham have to do with start
inc the season nearer the end of April
Charles II. Ebbetts is sponsor for thi
movement A new manager VIII b'
named by Barney DreyfusS for his Pitts
burgh Pirates.
pionshtp team in yhe National League |
said TO harbcr a salary difference wit
President Baker, and this Will probAbl
be Strengthened out.
The International Leaguers behave
like a lot Of peace propagandists yesteT
day ct the McAlplne whether or no
they were stalling to see which way tn
wind will blow. remains to be geen, bu
the fact remalhs that they have agree
10 reassemble later, and have allowe
themselves sufficient time to thresh on
with other members OF the organize