New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

American and National leagues, found
support in some quarters on the
premise that the worlds series games
would be played gratis in army can
comments, or that the entire receipts
OF the same would be turned over to
the American Red Cross or some other
charity war fund, if played in regular
parks. Whether Frazee would con-
sent to this arrangement was not indi-
Gated.
No Official Action Yet
1t was evident that nothing official
would develop prior to the separate
meetings of the American and Ma
tlonal league directors. President
johnson attempted to force decision
among his directors on the advisabiliy
OF Immediately terminating the race in
the junior major league, but conflict
Ing opinion made it obvious that no
more than an unofficial disagreement
could be reached geographically.
In consequence the eyes of the base
ball world will be turned toward Cleve
land Monday, when the American
League will outline it's course 1t is by
no means certain that the Nationa |
League will follow the lead taken by
the American, as the relations betwee II
the two leagues have been strained
since the development of the Scott
Ferry case. in which Connie Mack ap-
pealed to civil court to combat the
order of the National Commission to
ssrn the Southern pitcher over to the
boston National League club.
That Secretary Bakers statement
vas surprise to the majority of base
ball magnates they made no attempt to
conceal. The exceptionally. large
crowds that have gathered in major
league circles, and particularly at the
Polo Grounds, led to the belief that
baseball as means of relaxation
would be allowed to continue until the
end of the current season.
$4,000 at Polo Grounds
At the Polo Grounds yesterda some
$4,000 spectators witnessed the double
header between the st. Louis Browns
and the Yankees--a crowd hardly war
ranted by the respective standings of
the two clubs and the Importance of
the two games played.
1T was said at the Polo Grounds that
whatever course the National and
American leagues determined upon
baseball in New York would not be
completely abandoned at the major
league parks. A schedule calling for
four playing days week among teams
pullt IRON thc dra1C remnants or the
Yankees, Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers;
it was declared, would be put into i'm
! mediate operation upon the disband-
, ment of the two major leagues
Managers Higgins. McGraw and Rob
inson all expressed confidence that they
could recruit clubs to participate in
such play if the course was decided
upon.
League Heads Criticised
That the baseball executives them
selves will be subjected to criticism
was evidenced yesterday, when it was
freely gossiped that Presidents Tener
and johnson met in Washington some
time ago for the express purpose of
gaining from President Wilson some
foreword on the Administrations atti-
tude toward the game. The failure to
accomplish anything there led yester-
day to hints that sufficient effort had
not been expended, causing Bakers
statement to hit baseball the more
forcefully because it was entirely un-
expected.
That the league meetings would be
the determining factors in the course
to be pursued was admitted al, along
Baseball Row.