New-York tribune., 1918-12-24

~ and half after his tour before
'as ass,nounced some Of the inside par
s.nlsrs I,' Of the 1919 pennant plans. The |
.;nr league schedules will consist of
S Srsmes instead of 154. as heretofore |
~ |. some years. The 1919 season will /
~ on Wednesday. April %. nearly
80 80 weeks later than formerly. The
a ,rs.. closing date has not yet been de-
mined. but the later start would run
81 :. shorter schedule almost as late
IN the fall rs ordinarily. SO that the
q ,,rld series VIII probably begin around
81 stober 10.
-.s,ing in Chicago number of Mr..
81 .,orcly that the question of schedule
r.s = point 10 be determined by the
va. meeting. Evidently they were
r-anr. for Mr.. Johnson has pledged his
a '.seue to l4O games. While in the
T.s, he had q conference with Presi-
.snt John A. Heydler of the National
a I.srue presumably while Mr.. Heydler
~ in Boston last week. and the
sysnant was ratified. Mr.. Johnson
q MD his Chicago audience that the Ma
q eonal League club owners had voted
i ..animously for the shorter schedule.
a * Of the eight American League club
.,ssdents were of kindred sentiment,
q Tsssrs. Comiskey and Frazee alone
4 sSldng out for l54 games
No Joint Schedule Meeting
a From Mr.. Johnson's report it is quite
j .rident that the annual joint schedule
u sseting OF the two major leagues,
j ,,jch Il has been customary to observe
1 this city each midFebruary, is to
4 ' dispensed with this time in the in
i 4rst Of economy. The schedule COM
i rrtee Of the National League, which
1 insists Of President Heydler and Bar
i sy Dreyfuss, Will meet Mr.. johnson
4 French Lick. Ind. on January 3 next
4 . draft the schedules of 1919 for the
4 Mtonal and American leagues. This
q ..al has become more or less q mat
~ Of routine to the experts, who re-
4 care no more than 8 couple of days
81 /, the work, the main idea being to
q mid conflicts.
a there should be little difficulty in
driding holiday dates along the short
s. :, schedule, the only club which is
mund to suffer being that Boston team
vhrh would have had Patriots Day
April 19) at home This is the best
n hsldsy attraction in Boston, and, of
u curse, next year there will be moth
4 u doing The fact that the French
Il lex conference has been set for Jan
ay would indicate that Messrs.
1 Mnson and Heydler anticipate great
] gaedulo difficulties. Both will have
y he annual meeting of the National
4 Omission.
4 hspite of the fact that Mr.. Johnson
1 appears TO have usurped as his especial
/ pIsngative the right to official an
l AoQneement of the recent conference
4 ii appears that President Heydler, of
1 the National League, has started bet
ter with him in double harness than
any Of Johns predecessors have been
8 sbe to do. The only possible cloud
4 On the horizon has to do with the ap-
The National Commission. Insiders
a Do say that this difficulty will be
a moOthed out considerably by the vol
a antary retirement of August Herr
u mann at the annual commission meet
Img. In that case the election of
successor to Mr. Hermann may be laid
over until after the joint meeting here
u Of the club owners Of the two major
leagues.
a The rumor which associates the
respective purchasers of the Boston
Red Sox, gave friend Jim a fine
uuckle, not to mention chortle.
= am in baseball difficulties enough
4 IL landlord as it is,'' said the former
'Saer of the Braves and the present
owner of Braves Field, without run
liag after more trouble.
t! DO think the real solution to base
osi problems in Boston is to have the
so teams there play on Braves Field.
~ would be grand stroke of economy.
o9t do not think so much of the
scheme as to buy the world champions
make the experiment"
While Mr.. Gaffney declares that the
present owners of the Braves are not
arrears in their obligations to him
ss landlord. it is fact we'll known in
baseball circles that he has first lien
70 tne franchise and that in case of
asncIa catastrophe the club would be
az back on his doorstep. Under the
mcumstances, then, he can scarcely
%asloer any American League PROPOSE
ION. There may be such thing as q
smhant Of syndicate baseball left here
sua there, but mono would be SO bold
sso risk operating rival major league
.Ios on one park. 1t would be a great
Saene If it would only work out. But
elans might tumble sooner or later
In Financial Trouble
1 mat financial conditions regarding
sNonal League affairs in Boston are
w. all they should be is evident. For
Sa reason President Heydler Visited
s hub last week. But there is rea-
~ 10 believe that succor Is at hand
Me worst comes TO the worst. Gaff-
" Will have to take charge. And he
"a man who wrought wonders during
h. snort career as owner of the
D'sves AS to the Red Sox-well, Fra
'S only marking time.
,;, ,"nen Miller Higgins left our fail
0sy ~ was with the avowed intention
4 IN shaflng another outfielder or two
grace, with Duffy Lewis, Henry Fa-
fOIo Grounds.
Y,mlee tnen rumor has assigned to the
f@sees about every outfielder of note
IA ~ 'ne mighty Tyrus Raymond Cobb
.ne Temperament Bobby Roth
ssis IS no doubt Colonel Rupert
ts,~qa 20 the limit to land the Peach
to,Ne would be great investment
il we" York, irrespective of cost. Ty
Sts;y... so popular in the City Of The
4 bal"ss as he once was. And, great
/ payer that he is, he must of ne
sy smsyn hgure somewhat as a luxury tt
csrts;a sSi' town like Detroit in these un
qrer qS"i days of baseball economy. Ty
alas, uown something like $4,000 il
likely .ast year. His is a Temperament
sso,a 20 rebel at cut. Detroit cal
can no such salary where New Yorl
hops fand still there is practically NJ
tel Dr n New York landing such chat
M. Detroit, under ordinary cjnaum