Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-13

\ to enter into conference with Ban john
son and his confrerees must be regarded
as a victory for Garry Hermann in
his controversy with John Tener and
the latter's announcement last night
that he will not be among those pres
| ent in the Illinois metropolis demon
! strates that the league executive re-
sents being totally disregarded ana m
| dicates he feels his presence is not
needed. 1t may foreshadow total sew
ering of his connection with the league,
opinion in well informed circles being
| that Tener will resign before the 1913
season opens or as soon as another man
acceptable for the position can oN
| found.
Predictions that there will be no
change made in the player limit, DE-
spite all the talk of reduction 10
eighteen men, seem in fair way OF
being borne out, as reports from chi
cago are to the effect that sentiment
of the club owners fayors retention OF
the present rosters OF tWenty-HVe men
and continuing the usual spring tram
ing. trips, with no curtalimehe NC TO .
period of two or three weeks. These
subjects are to be further discussed by
the American leaguers at their meeting
today, but no definite action is expected
until after the joint conference. An
nouncement of q plan to collect the
war tax on admissions probably Will
be forthcoming today. however,
Although Dunn and Fohl OF the
Cleveland club have let It be under
stood that they are considering sew
eral trades, they have had no an
nouncements to make thus far, nor has
anything developed from the emor1s, OF
the Yankees to obtain Derrlls flA,l
from the Browns or the latter teams
willingness to part with the services
of Shortstop Lavan.
No inkling of any deals affecting the
Washington team has emanated from
the west. although the club Is wen
represented by President Minor. Treas
urer Rapley and Manager Grimth.
The local pilot is reported to have
held several earnest conferences win
the owners of the Red Sox, Yanks and
Browns, but they have ben fruitless as
far as news is concerned. President Minor
was elected a member of the board of
directors of the league at yesterday
session along with Presidents Shibe OF
Philadelphia, Ball of st. Louis and
Navin of Detroit.
The most important action taken by
the National League owners yesterday
was approval of new plan for the d.
vision of the players part OF the world
series receipts. suggested by President
Dreyfuss Of Pittsburgh. Under this
arrangement the players on all OF the
first seven clubs would receive share
of the pool from the fall Classic, and 1t
is figured that with money prizes
offered second division teams will have
greater incentive for earnest EFFORT dur
ing the closing months OF the campaign.
1t is estimated that under the proposed
plan each player on the winning club
would receive about $500 from the
series and those of the losing club APP
proximately $500 each. An effort to
have the American Leaguers indorse the
proposition will be made in Chicago.
The league arranged to designate one
day at each ball park next season on
which Is per cent of the gate receipts
will be donated to the Griffith ball and
bat fund. which has provided $4,000
worth of equipment to United States
soldiers and sailors in the last six
months.
A not unexpected aftermath of the
international League meeting has de-
ve1oped with the announcement that
Edward G. Barrow. president of the
circuit, has decided to resign, his re-
tirement to take effect February IL, the
date set for the next meeting of the
organization. when the club owners
will take final vote on whether OPP
erations will be resumed next season.
The action of the league in cutting his
salary from 1880 to $500 indicated
clearly that 1t wanted to get rid of
Barrow, although this attitude toward
the man whose energy and resourceful-
ness has made possible the continue
ton of the organization in the face OF
ldiscomaging conditions is hard to un-
derstand. Barrow let 1t be known that
he is through with the International
League but says he has several posi-
lions under consideration. both in base
ball and In the field of business
| 1t looks as IL the jig is up with the
international League. and, in the event
that 1t fails to open its gates in 1918
there is sure to be mad scramble
on the part of the major league clubs
for the large number of high-class