New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-07
Ioiint Meeting
'OfBigL Leagues
Seems Assured
Date Set by Hermann May
Be Changed, However
wally Pipp a Volunteer
D. " !. Macbeth


i"'', - LEAGUES. after all. When and
40 N'. matters still to be decided
'o, ~ mutual agreement OF the IN
'PV" =, critic. It's unlikely that the
",,. 800 will take place in Chicago
T5ursdsy, as August Hermann
ari Eoa...v,si League sentiment fayCrs
Nsso"' ,bich has been Endorsed by
''e sr,cr,can League. IT was learhco
'ne a,5sy His constituents haNe m
yesleIgg' b-csident Tener that they be-
ioIne .nlh = meeting conducive TO inc
hs1o ;sssrcsts Of the game. Iener mas
be'l '.,~,osed the project. Naturally
ever f.bst as head Of the National
~ he should have been consulted
80 ANY definite date was announced
Date Too Early
r,u. Nr Tener admitted yesterday
M, such = conference was not
ihN ,be realm OF probability IN inc
NgVNo .sr future, he said he did not
Wg us colleagues would DC ready
:, meet the rival MAJOR opeIa'0'S ~
.,iy as Thursday next
re National League is coniton.eu
.-A A number Of important Pi0oieI'n s
stisb will be thrashed out Nlth uae
sS.S.rstion. 10 IS not proposed 70
dthV,.tlee,-b LEGISLATION or call for an
an 49,. .eSt before all the important
sS.ine,s and routine have oeen ols,
s.,.sd with. A meeting in chicago or
Tsgrsdsy would give the Nstlohal
issrue club owners only one DAY ~
.t,sb 10 conclude all the business OF
y, annual meeting. 1t would be 700
..ssb 10 expect such quick action IRON
.ss who usually fuss around che popu-
i,r Waldorf for a week or moIe cav"
I'M, they get together - ,oa
From hints that have been cropped
,,r. and there u is evident thAt the
wi majors have finally come 70 the
.anrlusion that it is the helghI OF
;Sly 10 pull at cross purposes. keia-
Van. were Just bit strained AZ the
aid series time, and did not improve
I'M verv lately. Each side had emp
:, IL shoulder. and the hotheads OF
so,b camps INDUCED in some niue
hfkhiting. Then, too, there was a lou
= calamity bowling here and theTe.
Tss Siplomsts Of both sides realize the
cane has been injured by loose talk.
NAV Meet in Cincinnati
Unless the Joint conference IS hela
IN Chicago the latter part OF next week
4 IL likely 20 honor CINCINNATI during
ne week of the annual meeting OF tne
N,tionsl Commission, which begins IN
Redsnd on January q. CERTAIN Ma
,ionsl League club presidents oeneVe
4 would be a wise thing for both sldes
n study carefully the legislation that
n, other may effect at its annual
meeting. so as TO be better prepared
for policy mutually beneficial wheh
M conference is held. The majority
Of the magnates generally attend the
commission meeting, any way, ana
selection Of that time would eeonomize
on club expenses. ~.
tional League will decide next week
when 1t will be most convenlent 10
meet the American Lesguers. There
would be absolutely no loss Of prestige
in pilgrimage to Chicago. Hereto
fore the American League has always
visited New York on such occasions
= Il adjourned its meeting 70 aecommo-
date It's rivals AZ the time of the peace
meeting with the Federal League back
trs. As q matter OF accommodation
The American League usually holds ITS
schedule meeting in this city, AS the
National League is obliged TO do by
constitution.
From Grand Rapids it is reported
that WGlly Pipp, first basemRn OF the
Yankees, has offered his services TO the
government and that he Will be as
signed 10 duty as craftsman almost
Immediately.
This news will be quite a jolt for
Miller Higgins, IS the local American
League has no competent understudy
for the position and as Pipp was one
Of the best men Of the club at driving
in runs. il also ruins, temporarily at
least HugRins's scheme 10 provide the
best inield Of his company through the
acquisition Of Second Baseman DerriL
Pratt. Of the Browns.
II Pipp does not return it Will be a
mighty hard job for Higgins to dig up
suitable successor. Good first base
zen are going 20 be mighty rare this
next season, especially in the Amer
can League Del Gainor has gone from
he Red Sox and Dick HoblitZell will
enlist II a minor operation TO which he
slbmitted recently leaves him physical
" IL for military service. The Cleve-
lands have lost Joe Harris. one OF the
hnds OF last season. George Burns Will
Be missing from the initial patrol Of
The Tigers. Joe Judge, who made a
Esme for himself with the Senators,
Will probably never be able TO play
again. lie is in Portland, Me-. recov-
sring from An operation arising from
broken leg sustained last summer.
Il looks now as IL George Sisler, OF
ne Browns. and Stufy Mclnnis, Of the
Athletics, will be the only top-notch
Inst ssckers in the American League IN
1915.
Jack Dunn. president Of the Bslti-
more international League club. is the
irit victim OF n new baseball law which
Nithholds the payment for minor
league players tin the time such Setu-
ally report 20 major league purchasers:
Last fall the Red SON purchased
Bentley for a big price. Bentley. who
had been a southpaw pitcher for Wash
ihgton, was converted into a rafting
good first baseman by Dunn. Bentley
has been caught in Uncle Sans draft,
80 that Dunn will lose both player and
payment This is tough on Baltimore,
but equally tough on Boston, az Bent
lsy might have itted in nicely with
ne Red Sox. who now are without a
nat baseman o. class, provided Hob
htIell Is able 10 horn into the army.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, star
pitcher % the Phillies. is credited with
,ae rsmor that Bill Kilifer, his Dat
terry mate. will not be with the Quakers
70 1915. Killifer. il is said. intends 20
% into the real estate business on the
Coast