Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-18
NEIL ISSUES CALL
 FOR EASTERN MEETING
SPORTING NOTES

The Giants will open their spring training season series at San Anto- tonio
 John McGraw is some strategist off the ball field as well as in the big yard He beat the coal famine by going to Havana.
 Matty McHale, the former Yankee pitcher recently amused the men in training at Camp Devens with stories of big league life.
 Now that Alexander has been as- sured of his bonus, Bill KilIifer his battery mate, may come to terms with President Weeghnan more read fly.
 are not anxious for a high rating in the selective draft. Heretofore Glass One" looked pretty good to a ball tosser
 For the first time in the history of our national pastime ball players will not be able to cut loose and go the limit in hotel dining rooms Mr. Hoover is the answer.
 Manager stallings has reinforced his <twirling staff with Burmeister, of the North Carolina league. The latter is tall, rangy right-hander, who has good curve ball and plenty of smoke.
 In trying to secure Nap Lajoie from the wilds of Toronto, the Clubs seem to have ignored the Toronto club. Now 1 the Maple Leafs declare that Ma l poleon will play in Toronto or not at all.
 The St. Louis American League | team will do their spring training l at Shreveport, La. This decision was arrived at after a visit to the southern resort by Secretary Willis Johnson of the Browns.
 l Among the many other things that will come up for discussion at the | National league meeting tomorrow will | be consideration of the schedule, which a committee, representing a number ! of clubs, has been working on for some time.
 Efforts are being made to organ ize a Class D league in cities in Ohio, l Indiana and Kentuckey that formerly were in the Ohio State, the Kitty and
 the Blue Grass. Among thdse in- terested in the plan are Orville Wood ruff, who once played with the Louis | vile Association team. He may take the Maysville (Ky.) end of the league if the organization plans go through. Ballplayers who make their homes around Seattle and Portland are go- ing to be hard to line up for the | coming season. Most of them are working in shipyards at big wages and even if they would quit their jobs | for baseball Uncle Sam might have something to say. Among these play CTS who are said to have turned down contracts to play ball are Bert Hall
 pitcher with Great Falls in the North
 western last season; Earl Thompson
 Tacoma first baseman; Henry Peter son Tacoma pitcher; Gus Davis
 Spokane pitcher, and Lester Patter-
 son, Vancouver catcher.
 Does the ruling of the National Commission-since backed up on | that player not paid his salary for | the full season is free agent. hold
 good in case of a suspended player? That is a point that the Sacramento Club of the Coast League would like
 to have cleared up. Pitcher Emery
 Webb, of Spokane, jumped the team
 last year and later the league dis
 banded. Webb was listed as sus-
 pended. Now Sacramento wants to
 sign him as free agent. holding his
 status to be that of other Spokane
 players who were not paid for the
 full season. But until a decision is isgfV6n Weh{'S case is in dOIlht l Jack Adams is one major leaguee1
 who is going to receive a boos,
 in salary. Jacks contract calls
 for an increase of s1,00o over that l of last season The sale of Ril