The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Attitude Of Garry Hermann In
dicates That Judge Lands
Mas Demanded Change in
Constitution.
Older Organization Will Con-
slider Shifts and Then Ref ,r
Them to American LeaS.e
MoguIs.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
gave organized baseball men a
quiet, underground tip that they
must revamp their constitutions is
limited here. Garry Hermann, chair
man Of the National Commission,
asks that nothing be said about
these various changes in the con-
stitution contemplated by the Ma
tional League. He is willing to
discuss the changes in other ways,
such as the laying out of the dia-
monds, but when it comes to con-
tracts, he declines to be jntervie we'd.
The National League will meet
today for brief spell to adopt GER
tain changes in it's constitution.
These changes will then be referred
to the American League. When the
American League also adopts them,
peace will have descended in earn
est upon the troubled face Of the
baseball waters.
1t will be recalled that in his decision
in the Federal League suit Monday
Judge Landis said that he had held out
his decision, hoping that the foemer
would get together and that he had de-
clined to act hastily because neither
4 SS9a FIX FRe Is e the pbTsse 99t no% moist y
in the minds of those attending the
meeting of the magnates here.
Now the big leagucrs intend to fix Ut
the literal reading of their league con
situations so that in the future no in
v,t1er will be able to make any success
full assault upon organized baseball
The Feds spent lot Of money. Organ
lied baseball spent lot more fighting
L.,
mutual contracts between magnatcs anC
PLAYERS and fewer loopholes through
which invaders may crawl into the foC
in the days to come.
Various minor changes were made IL
tho constitution Of me National League
The most important is that demanding
that at least 20 feet tNlst between TIN
plat" and any fenc". This - 9bviouslH
IL SLAM at that short right field wall al
tho Philli"s' park, but the Pnillies hav,
fooled the lawmakers, lcCause. accord
ing to their claim. II is Just 275 feet
from the plate to the fence in Phila'
dclphia.
John Hcydlc,'. secretary # the Ma.
u"nal league, found numerous irrcgu'
iarittos in TIL loving "ut Of diamond,
In the Nationnl League. In the '"tur,
every diamond mus: l." laid out by rep.
utahl" engineers. Then Ih"r" VIII hc
no grounds for any complaints
Today veteran players arc p"Trin+
into the metropolis, all headed for the
Waldorf. Wher" tho lIg anrivcrsary
banquet is scheduled for tonight, "souI
no, ana i,sh ,iIn viii b' l"rI&rh al along Pcn;
hit by III" evening Clothes rule, most
of them workiup and not mcrcIy Cele-
hratinr. Second hand dealers along Sew
"nth avenue announce rushing business
today.
Few American Len Gucrs can hr Scen
here Every min" in ten belongs either
tn the National League or to somc mi
nor organization. But they ar" all
realms of tho national uastme, ma ior'
md minors together
Billy smith. Richmond's new manager.
IS on the jon. lOukinG for caDabl" men
20 bolster his International League
team. IN to noon today he had found
none. hut held bunch Of promises.
DESPITE tho organizod campaign
aCamst the International Leag'ir in
I}altmor". JHCk Dunn carries broad
smile. "Thcy say ! had a major league
team IN l9i4" says he. "Wait TIL they
SOC my lm"-up next summer. Ralti-
more will forget IlH Feds"
ors ON J"" E""hIing. the Rich.
mond Nonihraw mar h" found
with tn" Pittsburgh Pirates next sea
son. Jimmy Hallnhan admitted today
thar nc would take lio"hling for his
Pittsburgh club, II the Old Fox can
get waivers from 'hr American League
clubs on the smiling Southsidcr. Now
Griffith ie nSkinC fOr waivers on
Boohln- II they como in Boohinc
viii shortly hC ordered 10 report 10
Manager callahan at Dawson springs
Ky, " here Tn" Pirates viii train.
In discussing tHis proposition. Mar
agcr Grif1ith admitted that he had not
asked for waivers on Gnndil. Bo"hinS
or AimSmith. II had been assumed all
along that waivers had been obtained
upon this trio rs we'll rs upon Ray
Morgan. However, the Old Fox will
now Ccr busy. hoping to swing BoehlinG
10 pittsburgh.
TIoini" Schultz the former Yankee
and Federal sourhraw twirlcr. has
signed with the Cincinnati Reds. and
now Buck iInrZog il irving to sign VI
Gene PacNard, tn" little pitcher who
Jumped from the Reds to the outlaws
Hirsh's O'Sullivanized
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