New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-05
Cincinnati Conference Did
Much Good, lnterna-
tional Head Says
BY W. ]. MACBETH

meeting Of the National Commission IN
Cincinnati a few days ago.
President Edward G. Barrow, OF the
international League, is authority Tor
such announcement. Mr.. Barrow re-
turned from the conference last night
az am not in a position TO talk more
definitely on the subject" he SAID
ethan 20 state that both sides will con-
Time 70 pull together for the improve
nent Of the sport. cap say that bet
ter feeling has resulted from the visit
Of tho minor league magnates 70 inc
supreme court of baseball.
Better Times Ahead
"The minor leagues feel they need
+b. sid Of tho National Commission
and The commission has promised 70
lend every possible assistance. Better
times are in prospect for the little op'
orators
Barrow would not say what plan hso
been determined upon for the better
nent Of the minors. Indeed, it IS pos
.,hls that no working plan has been MT
mon as vet. From what could De
learned the commission means TO act IN
an advisory capacity.
Barrow had intended TO hold spe
cisl meeting of the Internatlo ma
Iea.re in Cincinnati. Most OF inc
cInb owners of his circuit aceompsh..SSo IT,
-, there. When IL was found Vhe
commission was as anxious TO lmPr 1,so
49, Io+ of the minors as the lat'sI
tLe,,selves il was decided 70 postpone
~ International League con1eI,tsH0e
mill next week. The meeting VIII W
held in this city. ,o.--od
In the mean time it has been Ie S.-.i
from other sources that the Na1' NAVY
Comrission, too. proposes 10 can
SDacial meeting some time around the
Middle of the month. DoutDless 'n
4.;,,,,,,.;ra+e will get together again al
az Joint schedule meeting OF the major
iescnes. Messrs. Johnson and IeheI
80 the chief schedule makers OF the
American and National leagues re-
spectively.
NAV Modify Draft
The National Commission has re
.oryed judgment on the petition IoI
1oi;of from draft Of the three class
"A leagues. Ii has promised relle4
- codifcation Of draft if not ellmlna-
+;on II il expected that both tne
A~,erican Association and the Paclhc
Coast Teapue will be strongly repre-
-or+o5 AT the international League
meeting here next week >-..,o,.l
PRESIDENT Tener of the National
Teaoue stopped at Philadelphia yesJer,
dev To consult with the NaIloHa'
Ioaoue LAWYERS helping to prepare
EofeDre AGAINST the 100000 damage
s,,;t hrougbt by the Baltimore Federai
Tescue club hackers against organizeE
bssehsU and the peace commltVee %
the defunct outlaw circuit. ms cas-
will be brought up BEFORE jury a
PHILADELPHIA some time the latteI paI
of the present month. The Nation"i
Commission hopes to ehect saCis
factory solution Of the minors pIOD-
Icrs within the next two weeks, so
that its full attention may DC paIu ''i'0
more important development
Ce-taip major league officials who
returned from Cincinnati last nlght
s,nressed the opinion that the Iearney
scheme for redistribution OF minor
Ieacpe territory would be put INTO Ell
Get before the beginning Of the 1911
season. -..,-o.4
The idea is to make more compact,
and therefore TO minimize travelling
expenses in all the leagues OF CLASS "A
end under. The Glass A A circuits VIII
moi be affected, in all Likelihood An
- the members Of the American AS
sociation and the international League
have nosted forfeits for the proposed
inter-ieague series beginning carry
next August.
William Carrigan. on the fence on
the Red Sox managerial question since
the last worlds series, had returned
another "No" to Messrs. Frazee ana
Ward. 1t is not, however, as emphaIiic
a mo" as managers VINO nave reaily
quit usually return
AS VIC understand II. Carrlgan mas
said all along he had no salary. an
ferences with the new owners OIL INC
worlds champions. They offered MN
rrett, much the earth TO return. Car
riqan was supposed TO have stepped
down because of family ties and Dusl-
no,e interests in Lewiston, Me.
Vet. in the same breath, If the re-
norris from Lewiston are 10 be be
iieved. Carrigan now offers Frazee and
Ward as much Of his time next sea
son as they desire. He is willing 70
-ivo three or four months 70 advise
tbe new manager, frame the poHcy,
and so on. Now, Carrigan has peeh
IN baseball too long not TO know that
too many cooks spoil the broth. An
cx-manager hanging around as board
Of strategy would be neither comph-
rentarv nor helpful to the new leader.
RasebsU is a game Of cut or carry.
Carrigan's announced retirement means
absolutely nothing. IL may mean that
he will take no active part In next
seasons games, but he would not be
the first bench manager. Yesterday
answer from Lewiston means nothing
more than that Carrigan Will dlrect
the Red Sox from the bench IN 1871
The reason? There is nobody IN
baseball so badly in need Of a man
ayers lob that he would consent 70
play second fiddle, even with world 5
champion Of two successive years
BiU Bradley and Claude Cooper. the
latter of the Phillics, have brought
.rit against the Wards Of Brooklyn
for salary in fun Of uncompleted con-
.rsrts John NJ. Ward, former bust
ness manager Of the Brooklyn Fed
orals for the other Wards. is handling
fhe causes Of the plaintiffs.
Jimmie Smith. a Pirate colt, will 60
~ Cuba with Mike DOnlin's tourists.
barney Dreyfuss has given permission
for the Journey. Callahan thinks the
experience should benefit the youngster
sbout as much as the training trip.
Mitchell Plans Trades