Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
.MACNATES OF AMERICAN
LEAGUE MEET TOMORROW
Season Schedule to BE Ratified, and
Removing of Draft From IA Or
CARNATIONS to Ic Considered.
MAY ADOPT PLAYER LIMIT
Possibly the Most Important Qucs-
ton of the Session Will BE Dis
cuSscd Eully-Scvcral Star Play
crS Likely to Go to the Yankees.

NEW YORK, February 1--Whcn the
Hi,llii"rlSan League owners meet 1T the
Belmont Hotel Wednesday consider
able Important business will be sub
!Sctcd TO arguments The chief items
! smni are oHpected to interest the club
al Class AA clubs, to considcr a player
! UNIT rule as has been passed by the
ESnuonai LEAGUE. TO draft a schedule
Tor next season, to discuss the posi-
blilticS of transferring u couple Of star
PLAYERS TO the new owners OF the YAM
KEGS. ana to arrange another line of
combat with which to Iucll the Fed
erals.
Owners Ready to Vote.
league. who is here, already has map
ped ont business schedule for tho
meeting. and he says that the associp-
10 handle in one day all the questions
that may come up. Most of the own
ready are in "a position to vote.
Probably the most important Qucs-
ton that will bother the owners will
ago. or just after the National League
established the twenty two limit. John
son said that he did not think the
Hu; since then most of the club own
crS have insisted on cutting down cX-
i1ea that the, they are carrying too many
players. The managers are against
such a rule, but as the owners pay the
salaries, it is expected that the advice
of tAic managers will be overlooked.
1t is almost Il certainty that the rule
will be established. and some OF the
owners favor cutting the limit down TO
twenty men during the May 1 to Sep
tcmber ] season.
Favor Twcnty-PInycr Limit.
Frank j. Navin, president OF tho De-
troit club. is one OF the owners who
farors n twcnty-player limit. He is OF
the opinion that too many players Of a
team are detrimental to the good work
of the men. He will advocate such Il
rule at this mcGting. and VIII have
Joseph ' J. Lanmi I Of u boston .'on and
Charles w. Somcrs of Cleveland. ali OF
whom have gone ON record as favoring
u twcnty-playcr limit.
Mr.. Johnson favors oxcmpting tho
Class AA leagues from The draft and
M1a do his hest hest to sso sWinE his col
can League vote TO abolish the draft
1T is possible that the National Lcaeuc
before it becomes a fact. None OF the
owners have expressed themselves on
this question. which is essentially ono
for the executive OF tho league to ham
die.
The schedule is already made out
and only needs ratification. Because
OF the big holidays Of tho year falling
on sunday, 1t WAS necessary to rear
inE date one day earlier than is usually
the case. the opening day being April
/ II, Wednesday, instc~- or on Thurs
day, rs has been the custom for years
All the young players of tho New
| York Nationals have been ordered TO
! report for spring training practice Mt
Marlin, TEX. February IS. it was an
nounccd to-day. The regulars will
start from here February -. John
McGraw will he in charge of the con-
tingcnt If no gets back from Cuba in
time.
Emilio Palmero, the young Cuban
lcft-hand pitcher has signed Il con-
tract for year with the Giants. it was
stated.
The Brooklyn Nationals to-day re-
ccivcd the signed contract OF Shcrrod
, Smith, pitcher. who was with the New