Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-09
BASEBALL SOLONS
READY FOR FIGHT
Surprising Developments
Expected at Meeting of
National League Chiefs
TWO CLUBS ON MARKET
BY CHANDLER d. RICHTER

by CHANDLER ID. hlJHlEk
on Tuesday the National League will
hold It's forty-nrst annual meeting and un-
less ali signs fail u will be the forty-first
annual quarrel. For some reason or other
the National League magnates do not seem
to agree and year after year n stormy
session results and the wonder OF II Is that
the owners stick together so closely when
other factions step into the argument.
II we are to believe a few OF the mag
mates II will be harmonious meeting, but
there are others who predict trouble, and
who are going 10 New York intent upon
stirring It up. one OF the belllgerents is
Barney Dreyfuss. owner OF the Pirates, who
insists that Garry Hermann is not worthy
OF the position of chairman OF the National
Commission. and he insists that he swill
carry enough votes to assure the ousting OF
the CinclnHatl mngnate as the head OF
baseball's supreme court.
Has Support
Dreyfuss claims the support OF two or
three magnates. whose recent remarks
would lead one 10 believe that they are In
favor of the National Commission as now
constituted No matter what the result OF
the National Leagues vote on this subject
may happen to be, there Is certain to be
trouble. as II Is generally understood that
the American League Will not stand for
two National Leaguers on the commission
While the main fight In the senior league
VIII be ON the instruction of its delegate
10 the reorganization of the National Com
mission. there are many other subjects
which are going TO cause the owners more
worry than they have any idea OF,
II Is believed that the new form OF con-
tract, adopted by the National Commission
at it's recent meeting In Chicago, will be
accepted by the National League and that
the club owners will order the distribution
of contracts. This will be hitch No. j In
the harmonious" session. The Baseball
Players Fraternity In determined to fight
any move on the part OF mngnates to
s1uelch them. and there are certain things
about the new contracts that are not suit
able to them, and President Fultz can be
depended upon TO make a strenuous fight
one National League magnate predicts
the sale of two franchises at the coming
meeting, which probably will mean the
ousting OF two managers while another
pilot Is slated to 20. II is generally be-
lleved that tho st. Louis Cardinals are for
sale and the other club probably ii the
Boston Braves. President Ebbets, OF the
Dodgers recently announced that his Ma
tlonal League champions were for sale. but
as he does not want more than million
aud half, the Dodgers cannot be Included
In the list of safable clubs.
Usual Trades
There win be the usual trades and Il
would not be surprising IL Manager Moran.
of the Phis, pulled one or two deals
counted upon to strengthen the local team.
Moran has two or three men he would like
to trade TO other teams, according TO Dame
itumor and unless the dope goes wrong
there win be several clubs anxious 10 bid
for the players
Moran has proved himself a David
Harum In other deals with National
League plIotss-and the fans can rest as
sured that he will get at least an even
break, Just who the players that are on
he market happen to be Is a mystery, as
Moran refuses 10 dlvulge their names fear
ng that slip-up on any deal would affect
he harmony Ia the ranks.