The evening world., 1915-02-09
Schedule Meeting at Waldorf
Late Getting Under Way
This Afternoon.

The annual schedule mestins Of
ne Natlonai Lsasus was late In
gstting under way to-day at the
waldorf. .Astoria. The Board Of Di.
rsetess held . session first and II
was Z O'Clock before the Rsneral
mesting was called TO order. The
diEsotors IL addition 70 axins up
routins business also discussed the
prspessd invasion Of the Bronx by
the lnoeenational League.
Thege y sure TO b . hard battle
when the proposition to raise the
limit Of players for each team h
brought up late this afternoon. There
Are four clubs unaltsrably opposed
70 rselnAinS cotton taken at the De.
esmbsr meeting and changing 70
eweuty-two players o. even more.
Barney Drsyfuss condemns the pro-
possd change. He believes ip giving
ne twsnty.ons player rule . trial.
fit 70 found that teams need more
players 70 kssp UP In the racs. he
says the rule can b changed very
easily end Tat u won't even b nee.
sssary TO call . special meeting. The
change can b made BY mali vote.
Charley Bbbsts, Garry Herman and
o. Louis 10 also oppossd TO the
eAaags. Charley Thomas Of Chicago
sssosl V think that n . change 10
naAs tAsy ought 70 raise ths limit -
twsaty.thsse playsrs.
TAsrs aSs very few managers ana
playsrs at the meeting. Roger Bres-
aahaa stiii Aas that $4,000 which he
brought with him TO purchase play
ere 70 strengthen the Cubs. Both
pessAahAn aAd Thomas sAy that No
draw can't have ximmsrman unlsss
~ gives up half has oiant team. but
u v almost certain that Brssnahan
sspsotl 10 DO business with Mcoraw.
He ssemsd dasappointsd at not ind
ing Aoosaw. The ia&tsr n not sx-
psctsd 70 arrive until late this even
Ing.
Miller HuSsins. manager Of the st.
Louis Cardinals. II on hand, but
hasn't uads . move yet. He says be
viii waAt until sosmthing seed 10 Of
fsrsd. Pat Moran came over from
Phiiadslphia "a Gloss the deal which
landed sherwood Magee In Boston.
II was understood that the Phillisa
were to set at least two playsrs-
Whitted and Hughes. Nothing, how
ever. viii be done At this meeting, as
Aanagsr etallings was unable g
como on. He v III In HIS homo at
Haddock. 0A- The Philiies arc going
to have hard time landing Whitted
He refuses TO mako the change unless
the Phillies guarantee him q salary
at least 5000 moro than he received
In Boston last year. Whitted fisures
that the braves will win the pcnnant
again and figures $4,000 would be his
share of the worlds series money.
I'd Harrow. President Of the Inter.
national League. was on hand early
i BOUNDING the snagnates on tho pro.
posod invasion OF this Aronx. Hs
win probably get definite news to-
nignf. Several Of tho maenates arr
Of the opinion that minor league bal
the big show. hut tho local owner
win have . say before any action Il
II Capt. Huston turned up early Z,
look over the National League gath
erinE. Everybody was surprised. n
he was thought to be on his way L
Cuba.
II u iAArnad thar the real haeker'
Of the Kansas City franchise which
! has bson transferred to Newark. an
the Wards. owners Of the Brooklyn
club Of the Federal Leagus. The con
. aicting stories Of President 0llmor'
tIanA tha Dlsao@esse g the KAnsAs GU
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