Evening star., 1916-12-09
MINOR AND GR|FF
/ BOTH TO attend
President and Manager Will
Go to Chicago for American
League Meeting.
NO DEALS ARE EXPECTED
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

President Ben Minor and Manager
nual meeting of the American League
to be held in Chicago December IA.
Manager Griffith did not intend tt
attend the gathering of the johnson
magnates, because he could not figure
that it was going to be, of any benefit
to him. But he changed his mind when
President Minor suggested that 1T
would be policy for them both to at
tend the confab.
Manager Griffith, accompanied by
Mrs. Griffith. will go from the meeting
to his five-thousand-acre ranch in
Montana There are some business
matters to be Strengthened out with
this property proposition. and it is es-
sential that Griffith go there and look
matters over.
The Nationals boss does not believe
there is chance for him to figure in
any trade at the Chicago conference of
the American League, for he figures
that it is a bit too early to talk trade,
although if any deal is discussed he
will be willing listener and also I'M
part information as to what ne wouid
like to get rid of in the way of players.
THE chances are that at this meet
ing not a single trade or deal will be
made" Griff said. 1T is not likely that
any of the club owners will want TO
talk swap. though l see where Jim
Dunn of Cleveland is willing to spend
a fortune to add strength to his team.
He may find what he wants, but 1t is
not easy to make big league club
give up one of it's stars"
Inflated salaries in base ball are a
thing of the past. There is general
tendency in both major and minor
league clubs to cut the players salaries
to point where it will be possible for
the clubs and employers of players to
exc out more than mere existence.
This is made evident by the reports
coming out of New York. where the ad-
vance guard of the major and minor
them are in favor of reducing the sal
aries of the players. and no less per-
sonage than August Hermann, the
head of the commission. added his ap-
he issued the following statement:
There is no possibility of the pres
ent salary rate being continued 1t IS
high time that necessary reduction in
the earnings of the players, who have
been getting the fat of the game, be
brought down to where it will be pos
sible for the men who have their money
invested in the game to realize on 1t.
I'VE can't go on in this way, because
there is no chance for US to make any
headway financially unless we get the
players pay down to a reasonable
basis"
In his interview in the New York Sun
Hermann adds this:
There is no denying that the club
owners of both leagues are of the opin-
lon that the system of running the
world series should undergo quite
change, particularly in the division of
the receipts. Personally, l believe there
should be some change, but l am not
get less money 1t is my opinion that
this question will be an important one
at both league meetings"
Hermann expressed the opinion that
both major leagues would take up the
question of reforming the world series
at their meetings next week.
Discussing his team. Hermann Smil-
ingly remarked. LAS usual we look
good in the winter time. Our team
really isn't at all bad and we have quite
a few players of ability. Mathewson
wants a few positions strengthened,
after which he will have a club which
will compare fayorably with the best
in the league.
"Mathewson, by the way, is very solid
In Cincinnati and the fans have every
confidence in him. Matty doesn't talk
much and SO far he has not fed the fans
with lot of promises. He intends to
let results speak for him Everybody
Is with Mathewson. the fans. the club
and the players. and somehow we all
feel he will be the man who will prove
to be Cincinnatis base ball deliyerer"