New-York tribune., 1918-01-15

ne cap''al clly ~ mat official dignitv
an Johnson and the American Tesa
, Mr. Foster had hoped 70 call m...
ing of his committee in his cit, x.~
time toward the end of the n,.,,..
week 50 ;hat various pans submi...,
migat be discussed At length and = dss
rite line Of action framed " y.
found thls practicable. as 1fr u. "a
good IS il The ,-outa o. prese1t ~. ,,~.'
plating details for the Jon. .orr .:
the YANKEES and Braves ron Ns...
Ga. 10 Petersburg. Va. aax. sorjrs...
the conclusion Of tnese cubs t-a;ss-
trips. The meeting n Washington y.s
70 have been neld the after rar. :,
this week. but Mr. Hermann found :.
Impossible TO leave Cincinnati bs.o,.
Sunday next.
Nessrs Heyd.er. Dregfuss and ps--.
mann we're 20 have proceeded djrer.i-
from Washington % tie Dover Esf
Club. near Brunswick. ga. d week trar.
oday 10 ioln Ban Johnson. preside,
of the American League for toe mn.
pose Of framing schedules for the N..
tional and American leagues. JOIN.
son, however. IN Chicago, yestersv
called off the proposed meeting :.
Dover Hall because o. the cripple
transportation conditious
\ Complicated Task
Our iasl. x eighty conplicat.d
this year because of the 'scs that ths
season VIII he condensed a week" said
.Nr. Heydler yesterday afternoon.
Then. 100. there mar he develop.
ments in Washington which will hsye
:. direct bearing on the schedules W.
hope TO ind ont from ire gove-nmes,
no. only = feasible plan for tax co..
l"ctions. bn. a.so just What we ma
expect in the line OF transportation sc-
conlMoGatioAs Naturally I 5 our on.
iect TO eliminate OF q least 70 min
niZc conflicts n those c.t'os represent
ed III bo.h M jor leagues In pas.
years We have often rad 20 depend
upon fast rains for -h.s purDose. and
many Of TIE fast trains have been
aiken of the roads Tne JOINT schedule
committee IS onfron.eG NTH three or
four days' harl WORK. and tie tine Is
getting dangerously close 20 the annus
schedule meetings Of the t0o league
Il w.ll be 20 general Advantage this
year 10 get the schedules 70 the cub
owners as early as poss BE so TIA,
the business nlnagers may al once
begin work on transportat.on.'
George A. Smith. promising. biz
Young. right handed pitchcr. signed With
the Giants yesterday afternoon. He
brought the number of eligibles ALREADY
enrolled with McGraw's champions 10
an even dozen.
Smith will be RENE II be-ed by Polo
big pitcher who carried Andy Coakley's
1916 University of Colurnb bia team its
most successful season. In style and
appearance Smith favorS the Chrsty
Mathewson. Of q dozen years ago. Smith
WAS lacking in experience when he r
ported 10 McGraw and vas pu. out 70.
seasoning in the international League
Scouts declare him ready FOR sny
company now. Smith spent the greste'
part of last season with the Giants, ah
sorbing knowledge from personal obser
vation. NcGraw pursues the ssrs
course with all his young pitchers when
he feels they are about ready for The
finishing touches.
Expect Much of Smith
IF George Smith fultills the expects
''OitS VI LIS manly dCIUlTeTS, lie SuOuv
round ont for McGraw ore OF the very
most capable pitching Departments n
the National League McGraw has the
three best left-handers OF the game in
Schupp, Benton and Sallee Perritt waS
the only highlander of the club who
stood up we'll through the successful
campaign Of 1917 Jess Barnes, recently
secured from Boston. should prove
r n, -Icfo ccor
OF such hitting power as is boasted by
the National League champions. II
Smith can hold up his end with Perit.
ana Barnes there is little doubt that
McGraw Will open the race with the
most effective pitching staff he has com.
manded since the halcyon days Of 1868
and 1904, when Matty and Joe McGin-
nifty were in their prime.
Faith in Tesreau
Personally McGraw believes JEFF les
reau will effect comeback now that he
mas fulfilled a long-term contract 81
wartime figures, and will have TO work
ail the coming season with next years
contract in view. NcGraw considers
Fred Anderson invaluable for relief
duty For the first time in several
years, the New York manager feels sat
1sfled the right-handed pitching OF bis
staff will measure up 20 approved
standards.
Duke Farrell, coach and scout for the
Yankees the past several seasons, nS
severed his connection with the cae
80 far Miller Huggins has not nsn's
a successor to the Duke"
Friends of Dan Howley. manager 9,
1,,I \ IT,
League for the last FIVE years. hsvs
suggested him for the position. How
ley Is a smart baseball man, parneS'
larly vigorous and peppery on tns
coaching lines. As a running mate ioI
Hugglns, it might be possible for Dsa
to help precipitate a little color to 'ns
work of the Yankees. This is one cen'
modify of which the local AmerlcsH
!1eaguers have always been most sao1
lacking.
Wilbert Robinson, manager OF tns
dodgers. writes from Baltimore his gay
isfaction with the trade that sent Sten-
gel and Cutshaw to Pittsburgh IN et,
change for Pitchers Mamaux sna
GRIMES and Infelder Ward
i regard both Stengel and Cutsnss
Mighty says Robbie, but we had - 70
MAKE some sacrifices toward strcng'n.
ening the pitching staff asteY we oS
Saoore, Pfetfer and Smith. I belless
.hss IN a Brooklyn uniform Mans"
VIII rank mighty close to Grover Ciev..
land Alexander. Grimes will be fns
Rltcher, too, il am not mistasen
ward is conner, Il ever saw one
=, Robbie also expressed delight crIi
tho signing Of Rube Nsrqua-d ga
young Lefty" Russell. The latter es'