New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-28
AGITATION of DreyfuSs to
Remodel Commission
Probable Cause
Rr W. ]. MACBETH

August Hermann Chairman OF 'ne
...ar,l Commission. WAS in confer
With Ban Johnson and other base
IN men at Chicago yesterday. The
.,1,rt Of the Reds refused TO dis
.. ,hs nature Of his Official business
IN his eO-eOmmissiOner
- r,,n remarks dropped by Garry the
D,..so scribes came 70 the conclusion
~, be had been stirred to make the
:. from Cincinnati because Of the
=. I.,,lon Of Barney Dreyfuss. Pirate
", FOR the abolition Of the present
n;ssion. the substitution of three
s.;r,,rested men and q remodelling Of
=. n,.es agreement under which or
.,,,S baseball has operated since
1908. III
a am in a rather delicate position
,.s.rds Mr.. Dreyfuss's proposal for
.,r,rsl commission" Hermann told
:. windy City writers, "as it directly
~ Is, me. ! can, however, say that
in,'' o,s who has been through the
" Srors what il means. ! have been
az, .s.,ed with the National Commits
.ires 1908. and ! can testify 70 the
-. ,hst IL takes a lot Of baseball
..-.srienee 70 do the work
A Different Angle
-.s,n major league club owner,
- Soss not live hundred miles from
~ York. saw in Herrmann's VISIT 70
TS,,on an altogether different angle ,,
~ .hould not be at all surprised
.tu-ed. az Ban had asked Garry
- ~. conference. | think you will
y ~, that the president OF the Ameri,,
las Tssgue is anxious TO be treasured
az Re will have backing in his an
ga 49, nolicy to discipline major
n0. rlsvers who have engaged IN
s.aa.,orning games this fall without
~. ~. .ors sent Of their employers.
h o. Won see, has got into a YIN
Ts1sr one Of his associates
wa Toner seems of like opinion 70
, WEE. IN the matter. Hermann as
! Sai.,Oan will be a fine medlum
srough which the beiliGereh'' may
work ..i.,p continued this
Ine,e ,ybo wished 70 remain under
nsehA'e d. the commission TO frame
'oVei'f Of unwavering action unless
s0n. -, N .urrender TO Barney Drey-
aI.''IH A. 7 understand 1t, no American
is,gue clubs have given players PeIII,,S
,;on 10 play at Kansas SlIy 0uHuey =
~. looks 10 me like oresK OH Wy. .he
. - ~ the fraternity TO Ioroe 'ne
E,;unvirate 10 back down
'.s az -, satisfied the American League
- o. LII stick behind Ban Johnson 20
s 's i.-gtb in this latest argument WIN
,ns ssatern;+v forces. l think the na.
y. LEAGUE will do likewise. but
.sA ,oin} az far more consequence
~, he battle Of words between 'ne
-sior league presidents
-. evil influences Of transforming
-htsS Ran Johnson seems deter hlneo
:. s.a,.n ont. are illustrated III tne
so,,oT;ng paragraphs which appeared
~ BOSTON paper Of Friday GATE;
~ Cobb's transforming IN Conhec-
49,. tssnt been all pleasure. In a
Len. .. exhibition game in Putnam ne
~ ., the management for more
-, before the game started, and
, aoIs plav until he got it. When
4, fans learned this they oecaimIe Az Az
N Cobb and rode him contihuSi'S uO
NJ the game. c.hh u,aved onlv
TO make il worse, Coop pla{eu y I;ns
=, ;,r;ngs drawing the color me
sssn negro went IN to pltch 4o' '"e
yposition. 49, oause Of a
a, .ssT, Of a game in Hartford las t
r.sk also. A sheriff was on tne seem seem
!. sttseb the receipts, and Il ms cam am.
us taken out not enough would De "a iv IN
"a Cobb, The case was patched up