Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MACNATES ASSEMBLE
Adopt Schedule and Pass on Several
Points of Interest-Tcams Will
Carry Twenty-Five Players.
COMMISSION MEETS SATURDAY
Word Received That Judge Lands
Would Render His Decision by the
End Of the Week-Rumor of
Trades in Circulation.

NEW YORK, February 3-Aftcr
holding down large and comforta bic
| chairs for four or five hours to-day
in the lobby OF the Hotel Belmont;
some forty odd scribcs from various
parts OF the United States were ush
cred into parlor Il. and Informed that
the American League moguls. who
had been In session. desired to an
nouncc that:
/ The league had elected TO member.
snip Rupert and huston, the new
! Yankee owners.
The 1915 schedule had been adont cd
as drafted.
! The league had decided to carry
Twenty-Five players after May ~ The
twenty-five player rule was voted
down.
The matter concerning the lifting
OF the draft in y. y. organizations had
Johnson.
The national commission will meet
saturday. either in Chicago or cimcin-
The league will do everything nos
Sihlc to stop the use of emery ba II -
The league Will issue two cards to
their friends at amy OF the eight parks.
Bnh johnson has received word from
o Cn that judge i.andis would an
fore Saturday of this week
tumors OF trades OF all brands were
IN IN circulation Including those that Ty
and others were coming to the Yankees.
president Rupert took particular pains
to announce that Fritz Maiscl would
not bc traded.
TN. Moguls undoubtcdly discussed
me Federal League situation. hut re-
FUSED 10 confirm anything that was
Joseph J: Lannin. owner of the Red
Son. did tip it off that the Intcrna-
uonhl League, would continue business
this year, Also, he declared that the
Il
League in New England cities was a
joke lie declares that men who are
motors who have absolutely no imam
ciai or influential backing.
Every one OF the eight cities In the
circuit We're represented ms follows:
Clark Griffith and Il. :. Minor, Wash
ington; Robert l.. hedges ST. Louis;
r,rnnk N.vin. Detroit: Charles \. 90
liam iiarrigan. BOSTON; Connie Mack.
philadelphia; Captain Til Huston. New
York. and President Fan Johnson.
PRESIDENT Ed Barrow, Of the lntcrna :
IN this city next Tuesday afternoon.
mont Hotel Presidents Chaplin. Of
Rochester, and j. j. Iannin, of provi.
dsnc: were in computation with their
chief yesterday. Both expressed de
termination To lend every assistance to-
ward making this years race Il prof.
table one for all concerned j. j.
b
morning prepared TO pledge the loyalty
of the two big Canadian cities.
According to President Tcncr. of the
National League, IL is not likely that
his association will he very severe upon
club owners who wish to beat the gun
z little In the matter Of spring training.
~ the December meeting Tcncr's con
stiiu"nts voted to district the begin
nInE 81 training TO a period not earlier
than March !. OF each season.
he, az
course. hut personally should not oh
lc@t " little lenicncy should be cX
tended said Mr.. Tcncr II think
though, that the late start is hound TO
prove more popular in the end"
The Boston marnatcs James l.. Garr-
ncy and Joseph ]. Ianuin. were closet :
ed AT the Belmont Hotel for some time
Yesterday afternoon. The two dis
Cusscd details of the temporary lease
on Fonway rark. which will enable tho
Braves to us" the park OF the worlds
champions until such time as Gafneys
ncw bowl Is ready While there was
never any question of such "a courtesy
being extended To the conIucrors OF the
Athletics number OF minor considcra-
tons had not been touched upon.