New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31

certain suggestions OF reform TO O
letting of the National and Amer
lG next.
Tcarney, former president of the
ihree-I League, which went to the wall
ono vesrs ago, is no longer directly
ssociated with minor league baseball.
Bus he appears to have been acting
within his rights at this conference.
lie guaranteed the minor leagues, at
heir last annual meeUng, that he had
he influence with the pig powers Of
he game TO have draft privileges O.
he majors eliminated. and it was on
$ very score that he talked with the
resident Of the American League. Be
Cause OF his presumed influence Tear
was appointed at the minor league
-eetlng chairman OF q committee Of
rree to take up with the National
& ommisslcn this matter Of the draft
The Reforms Requested
effect the reforms requested 1t
ID be necessary to amend the terms
Of the national peace agreement. for
10 eliminate the draft of players
lonl minor classes below IA by the
major leagues
o allow the draft Of two players
rom each Class AA club by the majors.
10 permit the majors to purchase
ayers from any class minor league
Representation on the National Com
4lsslon Tor the minor leagues.
Players returning from major to
nor leagues to go back without the
ght Of optional recall TO the big show.
According to the published accounts
the recent conference, Johnson &C
pied the suggestions with no little
GOOD VIII, and promised to present
,neN without bias at the JOINT meet
ing. Ban appeared Impressed with the
equests. though he would not pledge
himself to the platform. The fact
that ne considered for one moment tha
dea of curtailing major draft would
indicate that his belligerent mood tow
ard the minors of few weeks ago has
been entirely dispelled. Then he was
solng to abolish the National Associa-
clon or minor league government and
run al baseball by the old-fash ioned
National Commission
The plea of the minor leagues for
representation on one controlling gov
eminent for all baseball will doubtless
meet with the approval Of majority
# the club owners Of the National
League, which is very set in its notion
d amending the existing government
"a DetSS EsAAi- INS4OlliS UI INC KIM SQE-
gested by Hickey would avoid al. neces-
sty OF clash between the major
eagues on ,this point. It is generally
believed that August Hermann will re-
en from the Craftsmanship of the Ma
loAal Commission at the annual meet
z Of that body at Cincinnati on Jan
larry 6. and that the office will be left
acant pending later conference here
between the major leagues and 3
committee representing the National
ASSOCIATION or minor leagues.
Draft Boon Minor Necessity
Johnson, who 2 couple of weeks ago
declared most emphaticallv that the
National Commission next season would
remain IS now constituted, seems TO
lave changed his views since the meet
lnG Of his colleagues in Chicago.
Radical changes are likely to oc-
rezt year he is quoted by an admir-
ng Chicago scribe 81 cannNt say at
his time Just what Will be done. but
expect next Years commissio ion VIII
not be constituted as il Is now
Heretofore it has been customary
or tie major leagues to draft :. greet
many players from the lcagv,s teiae
lass 4 4. When the turn TO dr,T1 ca;ae
1ha Big minors Wha'e9cN telen.
ID nave helped them ha been
chilled up. The ooly chance ,hev had
% profit N the annual harlosi was
fnlou, h come backs from the YnaiCrS
nrdaiiy EARNED out and subject - -.
al I'll the whlm Of the big Fellows
he new system Of draft should eo.id
the civil service idea and patc tce
av to a more systematic course O. CO.
felopinent and advancement for he c0
cure minor league player.
ihe International League, however
aoes nor appear to be worrying s-uou'
he Nhims OF the majors and how they
av affect baseball governments Thi.
min Or league is entitled 70 hearty col.
Iteration when II conses TO govern
mental reform. Tor il alone of all the
riuot Family .Ulalled its schedule ol
S.a as originally planned.
-.ternational Not Worrying
-aa International League VIII NEE
81. his ctN - tne time Of the anr.aa
meeting OF inc National Commission
an.ely JANUARY g. II seems a fcrccon,
,hciusioa that David =. tult2 viii b,
al1ctcd president to succeed john II
Farrell. Fultz was tho head of tn,
Baseball Players Fraternity A. sucl
80 incurred the undy ing enmity or b.
Johnson. His selection TO head t}r
international League can be inter
preted in only one way indifference
the opinion of thc man who ha
been the real National Commission TO
some years.
Charlie A. Comiskey anallv de
ides to take his White Sox to Panam;
ot sprinG tlalning next season tn
ntam OF Tommy Rice. vice dean of tn
Brooklyn baseball writer's, viii be file
elth 10Y
iol the past couple OF years Tomm
has been singing the praises Of Pana
ma as q spring base. He went thcl'
one winter on a tour Of personal in
eestigatiou and came away bubblin
over with enthusiasm TOMMY a,
tempted to inveiglc Charles Hcrcule
tbbcts INTO the tour with his cham
pions Of MIG, bus the mileage involve
made 10 hit With the Squire OF Flat
-.
Comlskey has had Panama in hi
minds eye Tor d number of years. In
iced. he had practically decided upo
he venture for the spring of 1911!
Then the big wax broke out and tn
DID Roman was scared off for the time