The Washington times., 1916-12-17
Leave to Committees Worlds
Series Rules and New Play
ers' Contract.
NEXT MEETING SERIOUS
Manager Griffith Expected to
Attend Sessions In New :
York in February.
ny LOUIS A. pouGnER.

The baseball magnates have side
stepped action on two important de-
tails OF baseball policy, the regula'
lions OF future worlds series and the
ten days release clause in the new
pIsyers' contract. The tirst is OF
highest Importance to the rams every
where. The second must be settled
before the various clubs can send out
their contracts for 1917.
Acres OF empty seats stared the
clubs I'm the face Mt Brooklyn iast
year when the Dodgers and Red SoN
mixed u up, ph e. n nnns hS With l "ps.
er.. Even Charlie Ebbets saw the
The National League. having got In
wrong by the decision OF the inter,
national League to refuse payment OF
$4,000 to the Brooklyn club owners
sawed wood and waited for the Amer
lean League TO take action regarding
the next series for the WORLDS cham
The american League. meeting In
Chicago put IL up to Han Jehnson 10
DO as he may see tit. Then the Tener
men came In with similar instructions.
Meanwhile, the fans VIII have 10 wait
for the decision OF a Joint committee
Players May stay Out.
The major league players may de-
cline to accept the new contract. even
though two prominent lawyers have
worked hard and long upon Its form.
Il allows players who are dissatisfied
20 take their troubles to the National
commissio This little joker was
found early and caused lam.
Tho National League referred the
matter back to the National Commits
sion. so did the American League,
The commission will probably meet
within few on wssk 10 "h hays " M. cone one
tracts approved and ready for ship
ment before FEBRUARY |.
But the PLAYERS. almost All or
salary. may have somethins TO say
about the new contracts. Dave Fuliz
should have a hearing before the mat
ter 10 settled.
Next Meetiug I@por,ssL
The schedule meeting Of the big
leagues, carded for New York next
February. viii be most important. The
mere announcement OF the 1917
schedules will be the least done.
Trades. sales and decisions as Z" fu'
ture policy will occupy the attention
of the fans far more
The American League's session In
Chicago, Ne usual was boost FOR the
organization, which II conducted on
purely business principles. In five
hours Ran Johnson'a assistants clean.
I'd up their work and adjourned. "
took Ave days for the Tener tribe To
yet no farther,
talk. All the threats OF barney Drey'
fuss vanished into thin air once they
confronted each other, The Brooklyn
club, winner OF the National League
which eighteen men sat down and
killed some hours. In 1911 the Ath-
letics gave banquet at the Astor TO
some 100 mon, Times have changed
Grin WIN ne There.
When the schedule meeting comes
along. Manager Clark &. Griffith viii
he there. hoping 10 Arrange some deal
whereby he may get n pennant win
ner. " tho Griffmen enter the 1917
rnmpsign az they closed the 1919 sea
son, few will consider them possiblc
champions, and the Old Fox VIII do
his beat Ia add a couple OF valuable
PLAYERS. especially innelders.
The Chicago white SoN viii also
cndeavor tn ind "A nrstsacker when
the magnstes meet again, IL is gene.
ally admitted that this Is the principal
weakness OF Coniskey's tribe. lin
scott H. said To be on the market. aud
mny figure In deal.
Cleveland wants At least one m
nslder and one pitcher, Efforts TO ob'
tain Joe Wood from the Red SoN have
failed, while Pratt cannot be bought
from 81. Louis. Therefore, Lee Fohi
WIN he browsing around New York In
February,
Just some Gossip.
Joe Leonard. the Griffmen's newest
third basemsn, attended the annual
meeting In Chicago. lie called on che
old Fox and admitted he would hit
$50 next summer.
Eddie Foster. wintering at Cherry,
dale. Va, with Mike Martin, mayor OF
rherrydale will probably return 10
chicago for Christmas, Foster played
his first baseball on the lots of South
chicago.
Hobby Wallace. former Cleveland
and st. Louis infelder, and Charlie
O'LeaTy, once a great shortstop with
the Tigers. are after berths as minor
league managers,
IL is said that Fritz Maisel will be
found al third base for the 81. Louis
browns when the 1917 season gets
under way,