Evening star., 1915-02-11

Under the new rule when waivers are
asked they cannot be Withdrawn. and
when n club makes a claim for such
player it must take him. This new rule
brings about 4 real reform.
not introduce his resolution TO put
stop to interleague exhibition games
before the regular season starts.
Considerable influence was brought
to bear on Gaffney by those maghates
who had a lot of games booked, and
he finally agreed to keep his resolution
in his pocket. Gaffney's contention that
these exhibition games have tendency
to detract interest from the opening
game of the season probably is cor
rect. The most successful openings are
those where the team comes nome from
it's training camp about a day before
the season opens and makes its hrst
appearance at nome IN tne lHitidi
championship game.
There is no doubt that the playing OF
n lot OF games with the National
League clubs on the local grounds just
prior to the opening OF the season robs
the first event of much OF the interest
which would obtain if the fans had not
become accustomed to seeing the team
in action in the exhibition games.
According to Barney Dreyfuss. owner
of the Pittsburgh club, it may be weeks
before Judge Lands Will announce ms
decision in the base ball case. prey
fuss contends that when the decision
is finally rendered it will be ex-
plicit, and there will be no room for
doubt on any point Here is an inter-
view with the Pittsburgh magnate on
the subject:
Base ball is at dead standstill right
now because of the absolute confusion.
What did this meeting amount to: we
didn't do much but talk and talk ana
talk. Why, as a matter Of fact, every
e,ttt hi. Ii
Judge Landis has under adrisement
His decision may put an entirely diff
ferent complexion on the whole busi-
ness.
Judge Lands has not yet given a
verdict. 1 DO not believe he will do
so for some weeks. At the conclusion
of the arguments in Chicago. Judge
ball twenty days in which to file argu-
ments; he granted twenty additional
days to the Federal League attorneys.
Today was the last day our lawyers
had to file their briefs.
II believe Judge Lands viii wait un-
tia every argument is in. until he has
weighed carefully every bit of evidence
presented. And l am sure that when
he does hand down a decision he VIII
be so explicit in his expression of the
law that there will be no room for
doubt on dny point. | believe that in
this case Judge Lands will shape a
clear. concise and honorable course for
the game for many years to come
'The public never has realized the
magnitude of Judge Lands task. The
Importance of the case is mlsconstrued
even by some club owners. And until
the ruling is handed down there is lit
tie to do on either side but wait anu
hope Base ball can make but little
progress until the atmosphere IS
cleared"
Despite the fact that it was an
nounced some time ago that the De-
troit club had sold Pipp and High to
the New York Yankees, it seems that
this deal is by no means consummated.
According to Detroit critics. Jennings
is by no means certain that Pipp will
play with the Yankees. The youngster
made such Al splendid record with
Rochester last summer that the Tigers
leader feels that he could use him on
his own team Donovan went to De-
troit to sign both Pipp and High. but
found that neither of the players
would accept his terms Both ask for
big Increases. and Donovan has left