Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE MAGNATES
ARE QUIETLY MARKING TIME
tttcr Icn.ih, secret >r>>iun Oni. a.
Inducements Ui t.Ntlc Impurtnucr
Are Made.

MEM lui;N p,yrmhar - Frn"
'uii hours ".rv rut IA ~ TIA" m"GuiS
81 lhr Na,.u,.al L.ArNc At iu'.r an
mu:h wlutr' session tuts aiosH"' IN \,
thu conclusion 1t Wa announced ;tHt
,ounutt'y mad h""r .rrntn'ri &C.
uratt rvS"lUU"u ou the Death ~ \Icl>
Young. formc' Nrvs,d"ut ~ tine
League. that provisions hIc hccu made
IL rrli"N, the distress "a John y. DAY.
form"r pre#jG"u, vi the New Nn"k club:
~" sale ~ rla|cr> after august had
been referred 1" comwit,cc. ga, !n..,
=, provision l.u ""'n n'n'" ,"ciuI"G
ia" "l"N "ls !imu. rcS"rno%s at
wh"tbvr %: NOS thcN ..lv actively vu-
s" .7, 4" me service OF III" lmn
and controversies aros. 4" string ne
ScSSi"a through tour hours We're OF
div mls%d Th"r" arises .nc'ulnti"a of
really -"iug "u h"hiui the closed doors,
al TIC us~rtius
rh">' vino pr"tcS.ad to hc np the
were iN,i"lN marking time p-tUluE thy
bceiruNG ~ tn. American l.ca.,u,
der t" -" Just what rrcs,d"u, l"hn-
son and his colo. CUES are going O, do
with "c|tam issues tuat tn, two
leagues are facing jointly
Vt amy rate. prominent uSu'vS i'm
lHlh"' hague circles. VIII" are cape. ted
!" iraI quite hand IN the threatened
=
minors hilI"d away for tn WjudN CITY
to-day Among thcs" Wei, Gfward
harr"M presidents Of til" intrrmA,ion"l
i.r'EuH. Alirn Baum and Thomas
Hickey who hold the same u:iic, ~. tn.
i'ac,tr C0aSj l.caGu. and American
NSS"rian" r"sp""tiN.lN. a, well ~
"uit.
Th"so a.n. b, is known. n,, on H. cir
NJ =" mas" :.' Sn'h n'"rosa'S, anu sub
were uau' tn. National ...t..il..
meeting III its ni's, days session. Tues
.ay th"N concern priucraliy relief
taln quarters ana tn" f"l mNjiou OF -
new high tribunal in baseball % cor
sider controversies that involve major
ana MINOR i.aeu' 81 lbs.
directed to both major leagues MA
IN" action on the mart ui tho nI9nr
OF the ~" organizations is cons ld.r.d
u utlNc direct 10 til. huS, oi com
Tie National Commission owing 10
~" natur" "t tn" two matters. ro I'M
mt"i"t- action can l." anticipated.
Thnt - no action thl, viii carey amy
tit! because 1t Joint cons liberation
of these by the two biz b,dicS them
selves will h- necessary.
~ view Of TN" for'Soiur facts. moth
lnt can H. expected 10 result from til"
Complaints "t til" lesser li-htS un,iI
me! can - rT"S"u;".i to th- American
LeaEH' meeting. As soon th=rcntt.r
ns the TWO major circuits ,au i0in in
som" plan 70 thr.Sh out thoS. r.uuesic
an issue Will he made either resulting
IN INC Mar which tn Wise ones CON
IN. .im - threatened. ar "l>" concessions
VII T." IlH te 20 Tia" minor circuits
N"'iiiIs further las IrN.luivd III
~. matte OF tho deal to Scnu fred
Mitchell 10 Chicago as managers az ~.
hhs president I!auHhrou. Of IN,
bSo.'oh club. stated very positively
n"t II" nud President W.eEhniiu. ri
he cubs. had held no BARLEY yyn,,.n
"Nrf r"nc'"nn. 'ho terms ct {, Trans
w i!m"ii Robinson stin-d tn. rumor
That Fred Mcrki, is To l.. ,r,d..t
ii'NhurEh IN cNChanr" tor Eill nincL-
man foh"c intmatcs that ~" h.s
p!"u| !h MiHd 20 give Merk,- q il',.-ui:
~ lic snort HELD position. since. his
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