Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-04
FATE OF MAJORS
MAY Be DECIDED
AT CHI MEETING
Garry Hermann and Ban Johnson Ar
rive in Windy City for Weighty
Conference.
70 MAP OFT PLAN ACTION
Chairman National Board Stands Pat
for Long Schedule Fayors
Shortened Card.

There will he a joint baseball meet
ing between the American and Ma
tional leagues today in Chicago. Two
will be in attendance. and at the most
three. The two will be Ban Johnson
and Garry Hermann. Should an UNI
pire be needed President Comiskey Of
the White Sox may join the others in
the conference.
The meeting has not been scheduled
formally, but the chances are that the
fate of the game will be decided be-
fore It 1t over. Garry Hermann, chair
man Of the national commission, will
discuss with Ban Johnson, president Of
| the American league, every problem
which confronts the two leagues and
will then go east with the program of
the American in his pocket for the pc
rusal Of the National league magnates
in New York next week
Although little or nothing will be
given out after the conference today
weighty measures viii be discussed
and it is certain that the question of q
short or long playing schedule will be
settled. Johnsts1 will try to persuade
Hermann that 140 games are all that
the fans viii stand for next season
Hermann will try to convince the
head of the junior circuit that he has
the promise Of six men in the National
for the 154-game card II he can prove
i. there will be that many games
played next year, as the Nationa
holds the whip hand in the contro.
versy.
Hermann came to town bent OF
persuading the American league own
ers to cut their player limit to IS meT
next year. Johnson said he did no
think that the American would adOp
such a measure and the National vii
have to go it alone with this. Their,
viii be scores of other points which
will come up for discussion and tn
: meeting today probably will make
: joint conference Of the two league
later on superfuous
As soon as Herman arrived q ru
! NOR started that he and Presiden
> Weeghman of the Cubs had discusses
: a deal for Catcher Ivy Wingo Of III
a Reds. The boss Of the Cubs said las
q night that he was not after Wingo an
: that he had not seen Garry He adde
that he had several big deals on til
FIRE which would materialize betwee
now and the end Of the National ieagu
= meeting In New York next week, bu
t that Wingo did not figure.
Il Hermann met Johnson aud Comis
e KEY last night, but most Of the CONVEX
r sation was devoted 10 hunting exped
y tons. The big conference will com
i today.
ei Cut Player Limit,
1t 81 came to town partly on privat
l. business" said Hermann, "and I ais
g will have few things to discuss wit
! Mr. Johnson. There are several que,
tons which I want to discuss with Iii
before our meeting next week. I am
h favor of cutting down the player lin
> TO Is men, but / don't know how Il
o American league feels about it."
is President Comiskey returned fro
IS the woods yesterday morning 1t is b
l. Iieved that some yenison preceded hir
r this supposition being based on Il
fact that the Old Roman has somethir
like $50 deer hobbled inside the fen
at Camp Jerome.
y After the league meeting here ne
a. week Mr. Comjskey and family "
&c hike for the south. He will ship h
ie automobile down 10 Memphis, al
from there on will tour to Ford
after which he will turn around al
d. head for the Pacific coast. Whether
u will use the auto all the way or not
d. i has not decided