Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-22
FATE OF LEAGUES
IN MAGNATES' HANDS
Ban Johnson Changes Front and
Advises Clubs to Keep
on Playing.

magnates at meetings to be held this week
as result of Secretary of War Baker 5
decision to class baseball as non-esscntial
under the work or fight regulations,
orders were issued to continue play until
further notice.
American League owners, the majority
of whom are said to favor closing their
parks at once, will meet today at Cleve-
land with President Ban johnson pre-
siding To make final decision. National
League officials, many of whom are
declared to favor continuing their schedule
have been called by President John n.
Tener to meet Wednesday In New York,
but last night August Hermann chair
man of the National Baseball Commis-
sion was trying to have the session held
IN Pittsburg on Tuesday.
President johnson late yesterday tele-
graphed all American League clubs to
continue play until officially notified to
quit. The Cleveland team, however,
disbanded last night, on orders from James
Dunn, president of the club.
President Johnson said that the tele-
gram was sent To give the players some
notice but he WAS confident the order
To stop play until further notice VIII he
sent out from Cleveland before tonight.
Tie left last night for Cleveland.
Two games scheduled for today in
Chicago between the Cincinnati and Chi
csgo teams of the National League were
cancelled late yesterday by President
Hermann, of the Cincinnati Club, who
explained that they were postponed games
which were to have been played off on an
open date. lie said that he thought
that the regular schedule should he carried
out and that the Cinncinati team would
plav Boston Wednesday as scheduled.
Fred Mitchell manager of the Chicago
Nationals, when told Of MIR Hermann s
decision that the clubs should continue
their schedule for the present at least,
said that IL was news to him. and that,
although he had received orders to IN
str,rct his players TO hold themselves in
readiness for further developments, he
had not been instructed TO make the next
TIP East George Tyler, n pitcher, left
the team last night 10 go to his home in
the East, but said that if the club con-
tinued playing he would reioin it IN Phila-
delphia.
coMIsKET PavoRs QUITTING.
Charles Corniskey, president Of the
Chicago Americans, who is spending q
vacation In Wisconsin. yesterday tele-
graphed that he would be unable to attend
the Cleveland meeting, but that he did
not see how il was possible to continue the
parks at once.
Other American Leagueofhcials pointed
out that the work or fight" order applied
TO nearly 800 players in the two major
leagues, leaving scarcely 60 OF the older
players who would form the nucleus Of
the new teams which would have to be
built up # the ganevcre continued.
Baseball officials disclaIIned anv in
tcntion Of appealing for delay IN the en-
forcenent of Secretary Baker order, and
pointed out that If they attempt ed
recruit their teams from veterans above
the draft age and amateurs or seml-pro-
fessionals below the draft age, they might
be deprived Of the services OF the veterans
in New York and other State where the
work or fight age limit Is SIS high as
50 years.
The American League has grown in
IS years 70 represent an investment
estimated ct between Sc, ,0O0, 900 and
SS, 100000 with overhead charges Of
100000 to $500, 900 annually The
heavy financial loss involved IN closing
the parks and disrupting the organiza-
tion has caused much worry TO baseball
officials. who, however, declare that II
necessary they viii make the best of the
situation and Will turn their attention 10
eliminating certain evils from the game
during the period Of shutdown.
The following players In the major
leagues are affected by Secretary Bakers
order:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York-Ray Caldwell. George
Mogridge, edward Love, Joseph Fmner-
an, Ray Heating, Henry Robinson, II. D.
Vance, Herbert Thormahlen, Harry Jan
nah, Albert Walters, Water Pipp, Derrall
d.
Frank Bodie, Elmer Miller, Frank Gil
hooley, William Lamar, Aaron Ward
Boston-George Ruth, Lew Bader,
Frank Truesdale, Barbore Molyneaux,
Stansbury, Carl MAYS, Leslie Bush,
Sam Jones, Samuel Agnew, Walter
Schang, Walter Mayer, John McInnis,
Dave Shean, Everett Scott, Harry Hoop
er, Amos Strunk Total. IL
Chlcago-Albert Russell Melvin Wolf
gang, Ray Schalk, Jacobs, Dave Dan
forth, Arnold Gandil, Edward Collins,
George Weaver, Fred McMullin, c. A.
Risberg, Harry Leibold, Edward Murphy
Total, II.
Dexoit-B Bernard Boland, Harry Covel-
eskie, George Cunningham, George Dauss |
Eric Erickson, William James, Robert
Jones, Rupert Kallio, Archie Yelle, r s.
OuIlS, ONtH 1otAclly CSCz-f hItty JACK |
Coffey, Bailey, Harper, Robert Veach, !
Tyrus Cobb, William Walker Total, Is. |
Cleveland Morton, Stanley Cove |
leskie, Fred Coumbe, James Bagby, |
John Ennmann, Steve O'Neill, Josh Bill |
lings, William Wambsganss, Ray Cha |
man, John GraDey, Iris Speaker, Robert |
Roth, Joe Wood, Wheeler Johnston, Ches- |
ter Thomas, Joe Evans, Farmer. Total, |
IL
St. Louis-Dave Davenport, Allen |
Sothoron, Wright, Pete Johns, Ernest !
johnson, Thomas Rodgers, George SIS
Ter, Joseph Gedeon, Walter Gerber, Fred !
Maisel, Earl Smith, Timothy Hendryx, |
John x Tobin, Leslie Nunamaker, Henry |
SEVERED George Hale. Total, IL.
Washington Bert Galha, Walter John |
son, Yancy Ayres, James Shaw, Harry |
Harper, Edward Ainsnith, Joe Judge, |
Edward Foster, John Lawn, Ray Morgan, |
Clyde Milan, Val Picinioh, Hovlik, Mat |
teson, Howard Shanks Total, Is.
Athletics Gregg, Elmer Myers. I
William Adams, Scott Perry, Ralph Perk- |
ins, James McAvoy, George Burns.
Dykes, Watson, Muench, Charles jamie
son, Merlin Kopp, Clarence Walker
Total, 13.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York Ferdinand Schupp Viii
liam Perritt, II Demaree, Cecil Causey,
Lewis McCarty, William Rariden, Waiter
Holke, George Burns, Joseph Wlhoit,