Evening journal., 1918-07-22
ORDER
TO QUIT RESC|ADED
Wires Clubs TO Continue
Playing Until Further
Notice
MAGNATES SEEK
TO GAIN RESPITE

W OhllN hGSf ~
Things continued to move with dizzy
speed on the baseball screen yesterday.
After f0rey-elght hours spent In digest
ing Secretary OF War Bakers order
relative TO ball players engaging In es-
sentlal occupations, club owners yes
terday set diligently to work to see
wnat can be saved from the wreck
age.
Both the National and American
leagues announced yesterday that they
will continue for the present. A dou-
BILE header in Chicago beaween the Cubs
and the Reds was called on, but II was
only an open date IN which tho two
clubs were to. have played OF pair
, OF postponed games. August Hermann,
president OF the Cincinnati club, and
chairman OF the National Commission,
announced yesterday that the Western
clubs OF the National League would
start their secsond Eastern Invasion
next Tuesday and play their schtruled
games until further notice. Hermann
seems TO be acting as spokesman for
the National League.
Ban Johnson, president OF the Amerl-
can League. who ordered all American
League parks 10 close after yesterdays
games. announcing these Sunday games
would terminate the season, seems 10
have had a change OF heart over night,
for he sent telegram to Manager
Rowland OF the Chicago White Sox,
telling him 10 play out his series IN
Washington and his other scheduled
games until further notice.
Prior 10 this Johnson order, both the
Boston Red Sox and Washington clubs
fled strong statements with Johnson.
In which they intimated he had no au-
thority 10 make this announcement
that the league should put padlocks on
its parks last night.
The New York Yankees did not make
any statement, other than TO announce
that the games with ST. Louis sohed-
uled for the Polo Grounds today and
tomorrow would be played.
/ The Boston Americans, however. took
/ the bit In their own teeth and said no
attention would be paid 10 Johnson's or
der. France arranged TO. play a dou-
Bile header with Detroit today. Grif1tf
said pretty much the same thing In
Washington, and Il Is assumed thal
Johnson sent Rowland the telegram al
ready mentioned In answer TO one ask
ing whether he should play in Wash
ington.
Both. Col Rupert. president OF .thl
Yankees, and Business Manager Harr!
} Sparrow left for Cleveland yesterday
where the American League Is TO holc
a meeting today 10 decide on the
leagues future.
/ August Hermann yesterday tried TO
arrange for a National League meeting
I in Pittsburgh tomorrow instead OF let
ting Il go until next Wednesday, when
President Tener called for a special
meeting IN New York.
Herman is banking heavily. on an
interview with President Wilson. which
he hopes 10 obtain through influential
Ohio Congressmen early during the
present week 10 is Herrmann's ides
for a delegation OF leading baseball
men to walt on the President and put
the entire baseball details before him.
knowing that here baseball would re-
ceive full justice.
Seeks Two Months Respite.
Herrmsnn's idea is not so much an
appeal from the Secretary OF Wars or
der as Il Is TO obtain a two months
respite in which TO clean up its slate.
Special stress will be placed on the fact
that in the spring the clubs entered into
contracts with their men in good faith.
When at this time a year ago a sugges-
ton was made 10 discontinue the big
league races Secretary Tumulty gave
out a statement TO the effect that the
President saw no reason why profess
slonal baseball should be curtailed.
A further analysis OF General Crow
der's latest order also has encouraged
a number Of club owners and managers
10 stick Il out for the present. In this
order the Provost Marshal called at
tentiOn 10 the fact that the ball play
ers would not be called out on the in
slant and from now on the matter was
in the hands OF local boards. General
Crowder said this would take the play
ers out OF the leagues by a gradual
process and that II would take month
before the order would be fully in ef-
feet. An EFFORT viii now be made to
get two months grace.
Baseball men also are laying stress
on the large amount OF money baseball !
recently has collected on war taxes. On
Thursdays double header on the Polo |
Grounds 81 200 was turned over TO the
revenue collector and on Saturday Il |
was over $1,000. II is figured by club |
owners that by raising a few million |
dollars in war taxes between now and /
October their players can help the gov
ernment more by playing ball than to /
have some 250 unshlled laborers added
TO, shlpyards.
One OF the difficulties IN attempting
TO operate under conditions now exist
ing in baseball Is whether the players
VIII stick long enough with their teams
until draft boards assign them 10 war
work. Players no doubt will be anx-
l0us to select their own work. which ]
with the majority OF stars will be the
or ammunition plant offering
the inducements.
How many Yankee players will re-
ta HnrrrIDe .nr,otnr A.