Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
Johnson NOW SAYS
!. JOINT cONFAB IS ON
Owners of Both Leagues to
Confer at Chicago Thurs
day ''as Scheduled"
SoUABBLING HURTS GAME
BY pENMAN THOMPSON.

Tomorrow that joint meeting of the
American and National League owners in
Chicago may be of again, but right now
It is on. Ban johnson says so. Big Bans
word may not carry quite as much weight
as it did before he suggested" the ex-
emption of ball players, but he still has
considerable influence in his own back
ward. and when what he says happens to
coincide with views held by Garry Herr
mann who does not lack a following in
the older circuit. the base ball world must
need give heed Last Tuesday Garry
scheduled the confab and Wednesday
Tenes- called it Off Thursday Hermann
listed it again Tener cancelled it once
more Friday but Hermann placed it on
the program again yesterday, ana as
Tener had not been heard from in rebuff
tai up to the time of going to pres the
confab must be considered over the SAD
bath as set to be held Tomorrow IS an
other day, however, and Tener will have
his innings then.
To Be Held as Arranged.
Dispatches from Chicago yesterday
evening set forth the fact that after
q long distance telephone conference
with August Hermann, chairman OF
the national base ball commission.
President Johnson of the American
ing of the American and National
leagues. scheduled to be held here
next Thursday. would be held as
previously arranged"
This on top of his statement of the
morning that he had notified Tener
that the meeting would not be held.
According to Hermann. majority
of his fellow magnates believe as he
ting together with the American
leaguers, - statement by the execu-
tive head of the Reds telegraphed
from Cincinnati last evening convey
five National League club owners favor
the holding of a joint conference with
their rival moguls Of the American
League next Thursday. adding that he
believes some of them will be with
him in Chicago on that date.
In the course of his statement Herr
mann said.
Recently all the club owners of the
can League deemed it advisable to hold
a joint conference between the two ma
5or leagues to take up matters of mutual
interest. having in mind the existing
conditions in base ball.
with that end in view went to Chi
cago and after a conference with Mr..
johnson 1t was agreed that such meet
ing should be held on December IS. or,
possibly. December II. 1 went there in
my capacity Of chairman of the national
commission / felt that this date was
the most opportune time for such meet
ing because it followed Immediately
after both leagues had been in annual
session and had an opportunity to trans
act their regular routine business.
THE matters of importance to be dis
cussed. at the conference, of course,
would not be acted upon by either league
until the conference was held. 1 also
knew that if such conference was not
held now. it could not be held in the
near future.
ST shall attend the meeting Of the
National League next week and will
leave for Chicago in time to be there.
on Thursday, or at least Friday. be-
Heve some of the other National
League owners will do likewise 1
know that at least five of them favor
the time set for this meeting.
IF. however. the National League
decides otherwise that will be matter
for them"