Evening star., 1918-02-12
.GR|FF PLANS TRADE
WHILE IN NEW YORK
Attends League Meetings in
Metropolis Hopeful of Engi-
neering a Deal.
BY DFNMAN THOMPSON.

Clark Griffith left Washington this
morning for New York, where. if his
plans do not go awry, he will take ad-
vantage of the assembling of base
balls leaders for the meetings OF the
National and American leagues to put
over a deal to infuse new blood INTO
the ranks of the Nationals and remove
one or more familiar faces from the
park at Tth street and Florida avenue
Just what Griff has up his sleeve ne
declines to say. Nor is it assured that
his attempt to engineer the deal IN
question will be successful. But he has
at least one definite proposition in
mind, and even though it should hap
pen that he fails in his effort to further
strengthen the team. fans will have to
give him credit for trying.
In addition to the adoption of the
playing schedules, a mere Formally,
there will be plenty to occupy the at
tention of both the National League.
which begins it's sessions today, and
the American League. which meets
Thursday President Tener's circuit
will consider amendments to allow
waivers to be asked upon players with
out Immediately forfeiting said player
upon rival clubs claim: to allow post
poued games to be played off IN any
series desired and to prohibit owners
from making public offers for players
on rival clubs
General mayor league policies to be
observed during the war will be out
lined and disposition made of the Bal
timore Feds suit against organized
base ball. The spitball will be put on
Il of
fort made to have the circuit follow
the eXemple of the American ASSocla-
tion and Danish all freak deliveries
One of the most important actions
taken will be the adoption of a price
scale to govern admission, with war
tax included. to all major league parks
For the consideration of this and
other problems of mutual interest
joint session of the magnates of the
rival circuits may be called.
Magnates of the International League,
at their meeting yesterday in New
York. agreed to postpone until March
81 decision as to whether to resume
operations this year or abandon play
for the duration of the war. President
c. T. Chaplin of the Rochester club was
named acting president by the league.
He issued the following statement:
Owing to the unsettled condition of
the Buffalo situation. and in view of
the prospects of Sunday base ball in
New York state being legalized at
Albany, the club owners decided to
adjourn until March 81. On that date
a meeting will be held in New York, at
which the definite policy of the league
will be announced. In the meantime
the players contracts will be sent out
as usual before March l. in conformity
with the rule to that effect
Edward G. Barrow. whose resignation
as president of the International
League was accepted yesterday, has
been appointed manager of the Boston
Red Sox. to succeed Jack Barry. now a
yeoman in the naval reserves, accord
ing to announcement of President
Frazee in New York last night. Bar
row, when he signs his contract at Bos-
ton next week, win be installed as
permanent pilot of the Sox. and Barry,
when he is released from service at the
termination of the war. will return in
the capacity of player only.
Barrow has had previous ma jor
league managerial experience He
guided the Detroit club in 1903 and
part of 1904. when the Tigers finished
fifth and seventh, respectively. Bar
row became president of the 1nterna-
tional League in 1911. succeeding Pat
Powers, when the name Eastern
League was abandoned in favor of In
ternational.
Reports from st. Louis are to the eff
feet that Fielder Jones will be sup
planted as manager of the Browns by
Bobby Quinn. the business manager of
the club. Jones is none too popular
with fans of the Mound city. who are
disappointed at the results of his ef-
forts to get the club out of the second
division. Jones also is said to have
clashed with Owner Phil Ball on sew
eral occasions on the question of policy
in running the team. Quinn has been
acting as manager practically all win
ter. he having engineered the trades
made with the Washington and New
York clubs. He is smart base ball
man and should prove successful if
given chance to handle the reins.