New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE
in ANNUAL SESSION
Only Matters Of Routine CharaC-
ter Expected to Be Transacted

II
said yesterday, the annual meeting of
the league, scheduled at o'clock at
II the Waldorf-Astoria this afternoon,
will merely be routine in character. 1t
Will not bring out any legislation on
& the important questions now confront
ing baseball. such as length of sched-
/. u1eS player limits, war taxes and sal
airy reductions.
Various club owners including Eb-
bets. Hermann and Dreyfuss, say
these matters cannot be touched up
on until the two leagues thoroughly
air the subjects at joint meeting.
Il believe that a meeting with the
American League is of utmost impor-
" lance at this time" said President Eb-
bets OF Brooklyn. land we will meet
s. the American League in Chicago at the
expiration of our meeting here. I do
not expect any four day National
League session.
1T appears to me to be absolutely
necessary that the two leagues should
act in unison on the questions con-
fronting us. For that reason I favor
such meeting. I believe Gov. Ten
4 er's position on this meeting has been
+ misunderstood.
Ny opinion Is that the two leagues
should tackle this problem as one. The
problem Of both leagues is absolutely
ri the same. 1t seems foolish to me for
one league to follow one course and
the other to proceed in a tt:ffrent di-
rection.' ..
Dreyfuss Favors Joint Meeting.
Dreyfuss also is of the opinion that |
a meeting with the American League |
should be held Immediately after the !
Dreyfuss favors Herrmarn's eighteen |
player limit, but agrees with Tcner on !!
the subject OF the 1854 game season.
Herrmann's train was delayed twelve |
hours yesterday and he did not reach !
here until late in the evening, but his
views on the question of the American :
League are we'll known. That the
joint meeting in Chicago will be held
next Thursday or Friday is absolutely i
assured. /
Y AS a result the National League !
club owners will do no more, than go
meeting. They will adopt reports and |
annual meeting of National League. !
re-elect Tener president and Heydler |
secretary. This also is only formal !
ity, as the league already has invited !
Tener and Heydler to remain in Office |
and they have accepted. 1t Is under /
stood that Tener's new contract will
be for two years, as he requested. His
old one was for four years.
Owing to the leagues policy OF re-
trenchment it is said that the office OF
secretary to the president held by Lee
Roy Reeves during the four years
Tener has been in office, will be abol-
ished. Reeves, a. former Philadelphia
sporting editor, has not been invited
to sign a new contract.
All the club presidents were here
yesterday, though Hermann and
weeghman did not get in until late.
The managers who gathered on the
scene yesterday were John McGraw
of the Giants, wilbert Robinson Of
the Brooklyns. George Stallings of /
Boston and Fred Mitchell Of the
Chicago Cubs.
Jack Hendricks 'Stalled."
Jack Hendricks, who will succeed !
Miller Higgins as manager Of the ,
! Cardinals, also was expected, but like
many other men his train was stalled !
on route. Branch Hickey. president
OF the Cardinals, reported the Hen
bricks situation unchanged. Hen
bricks is still leading candidate for
manager OF my club" said Hickey.
'and I have not given up hopes of
Z, signing him. I spent lot of time
last season scouting on Hendricks.
The Indianapolis people thought
was scouting one Of their players
n cvhAreas I was watching their man
ager.
"However, we are no nearer to an
: agreement with the Indianapolis club
than we were two months ago. Tney
want $4,000 for Hendricks release.
and 7 have offered $1,000. There the
matter stands"
wilbert Robinson, manager of the
Brooklyns announced that he had just
received word from Jimmy Hickman.
a young outfelder, that he had en-
listed in the Naval Reserve. Two
Brooklyn players-Pitchers Galore
and Enthusiastically are in the Ma
tiona1 Army. and Robby expects to
lose two more twirlers-Pfeffer and
Smith-in the next draft.
Fred Mitchell, manager of the Cubs.
said plans were under way to bolster
up the Cubs, and declared that Presi-
dent Weeghman of Chicago nights
give out some interesting nows today
However, it looks as though Weegh-
mans great deal has fallen fiat. 1t
was to include Horrshy of the Card
lnals, but Hickey saws there isn't
chance for another club to buy, trade
or kidnap his leading star.
New YorI. After Manlaux.
Various clua owners and managers
were buzzing around Barney Drey-
fuss, sounding him on the price he'll
take for AL Mamaux, and 1t is likely
4 ne will trade his erratic young hurler
before the roecting is over. The own
cr of tn New York club Is listed
pmon~ those who are anxious to
"a hni
~ Interesting feature of the first
r~,-'~ conclave was a reunion OF prac-