New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-22
Ban Johnson Said T. +,
Opposed to Reteutio.
of Hermann.
PREFERS TO HAVE
AN OUTSIDE N,
Feds Making Good proyr,,
Their Efforts to Found Min.
League System.
BY HAYWOOD BROI-y

EFen III me reds do not r,e...
efecting the dissolution o. 49,
tionsl Commission there I,
posFibility that The maks.u,
ruling body Of baseball viii " 2
cally altered. Within a short ,;,.. Z
Johnson and John K. Tener IN
20 elect the third member ~ n.
mission. and u IL understood ~.
president Of the American Lea.
oppose the reelection Of Auzrs,
mann. owner % the Cireirnas /.
and chairman Of the National Co..
sion.
Although Ban hss not 70, .,,,.
public stand in the matter ns-
% him have been informed ,l,,
lieyes u would be adysabl, :,
time 20 place on the comm s,io,
not connected with the bgsir.,
baseball.
According 70 The opinion Of J,I.,
the third member Of the body ,bs.s /
a man in the public eye, a spor,,-,'
and preferably A lawyer n 81.
ance Of power IN the commissis,
held By such A man there wo-g
less chance OF criticism by ursu >.
public. The suggestion hss beer q,
ouently advanced that the ri,,,-
should have representative y \
commission. but such a plan /,
fayorably regarded By the club os,s
August Hermann will not Be dir',s
from the National Commission =.
our a warm battle. FOR bis mere.
ability and integrity are held IN r,
regard by many men in the ram
organized baseball.
zone has only 20 look over Il, q.
ords OF the decisions handed doz,
the National Commission 70 bs,,-
aware Of the worth OF Angus, b.
MANN" said John B. Foster, secr,,,-
Of the Giants. yesterday. Yet i, r.
be remembered that II an esec
move is made for a change in the ~
bership OF the commission Il viil N
be made on personal groundS a
solely on the basis Of a more loga
scheme Of baseball government.
The Federal League is making 70,
progress in its plans 70 found --g
league system Of its own. H. 7. sr,1.
er. secretary 70 Robert B. Ward. 10.
president Of the Federal Leag.s, a..
mitted yesterday that he had beer
conference during the greater psr q
the afternoon with two club cTrtl
from New England One Of he NJ.
was an owner Of an Eastern Aa8ci
ton club. while the other had The url
status IN the New England kiC'
Neither man committed himself cs.
nitely 70 the Federal League. bs, Nj
sought information as TO the plar' 3
the Feds for establishing a new ef,-
Another visitor. according 70 =
Brewer. was an official Of Sosit'-
league. who declared tina; his ora
zation would be glad 10 20 over 70 =
Feds in a body i; i could be assure
protection in case a compromise sos
eventually be effected between the n
and organized baseball. Another pos
bic recruit for the forces Of jim g
more was q club owner from the
die West. who wanted 10 be counted
as q member Of the Federal Nli.
Western League. II one be forDst
Tie desire OF the FEDS for MT
leagues is not due entirely 70 j.
for more territory. The move 70
ouire additional clubs Is defensive
we'll as offensive. While II mlgh,
be the best economy in the word
send $4,000 player 10 perioFn
Lynn or Lowell. it would pay ~.
better than 70 keep him on the o.,
in Brooklyn or in -. Louis. The r
have more players than they need r'
row. and most Of them are under e
term contracts. Every new star e
from the National or American iei.
means that a player ALREADY. o. .
payroll must be displaced, and 4 :
its own minor leagues that me r
hope 10 regain in part the money v.
they were forced 20 pay for excess p
gage.