New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-25
'Shake-up in Baseball
Needed, Says Dreyfuss

SAID that MS colleagues Threw JohH-
son down hard when organized baseball
first attempted 20 treat for peace viii
the Federal League. Johnson was bent
or a fight 70 the death. From time 20
time rumor has cropped out that CHAIR
man August Hermann. Of the Nation
al Commission. WIS about 70 lose his
crown. Each year saw him reelected
by the presidents Of the two major
leagues.
A Crisis Approaching
But this time matters seem shaping
up 70 q crisis. Already there has been
some mud-slinging by the rival col
leagues OF the Triumvirate. Big Ban
took rap az the National League for
not calling McGrsw 20 the carpet for
his utterancss against the integrity OF
the Giants in their final series with the
Robins.
Governor John countered with the
insinuation that 10 would look better
for Ban 20 punish the alleged graver
outburst of Joe Lannin against the
honesty of American League umpireS,
nsinuating further that Horace Fogel
was driven out Of the National League
for lust such an offence as that COM
niitted by the president of the worlds
champion Red Sox.
Those gathered in the box seats for
the hot stove campaign expect quite
a lively season. The troubles OF the
National League, real and fancied; the
number of clubs in both leagues known
20 be on the market; the head hunters
for McGraw; the rebellion OF the Red
Sox against National Commission au-
thority: worlds series scandals and half
a dozen other angles 10 the game are eX-
pected 70 furnish many laugh before
next spring. But now with the mag
mates cunning for the National Com
mission there should be a new charm
TO the hot stove game.
The Braves and Yankees, like the
Giants and Tigers, have arranged
tour of exhibition games for next
spring. The itinerary will include the
principal cities OF Alabama, Georgia
and the Carolinas. The clubs Of the
rival leagues will travel for ten days
or two weeks, practically making the
north journey together.
The Yankees will train at Macon. Ca,
again. The Boston Nationals return
20 Miami, Fla. Manager Bill Donovan
will go into traiSng some, time about
March 1. Three weeks, he believes,
will put his club right for real maJor
league games.
"The Braves should be ready by that
time. too" said Donovan yesterday
These games will be Of far more oene-
fit 20 both US and Boston than a year
of baseball against minor clubs would
be. We can take our time working
north and thoroughly acclimate our
selves meanwhile"
The New York Giants and Detroit
Tigers, both Of which clubs train IN
Texas. have decided upon just the
same kind Of trip eastward. They will
travel in company as far as Kansas
City. playing the principal centres Oh
population on the way.
IL is believed that other major
league clubs, situated near teams Of
a rival of the opposite league, may en-
ploy the Braves-Yankees and Giants
Tigers system. The whole South has
been surfeited with near-major-league
baseball, j. E., games opposing National
and American league teams against
minor representatives. Major clubs
have come 70 regard these tests too
lightly. Il is believed interleague
games for the majors will not only
prove far more beneficial to the play
ers, but more profitable as well.