Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-14
NEW YORK. Feb. IA.


players slowly stumbled out OF the wal
dorf last night after the movement W
adjourn the annual schedule mee''"s
had been successfully carried. For TWO
days and nights. principally the latter;
those guardians of our great hatIonui
game put In some mighty IcNS to 'Ie
iato the rastimc and at the end hau
every appearancc of Il gang OF surVlNols
of a gas attack The only dillerS"Ge' G
however, was that hot ar was uScu M
stead of poisonous Napor
But the meeting has passed mo ms
tory and the scene shifts TO the Wo'tpi5j ia
where the American League barohs holu
fnr,b today TO accomplish the same
amount of work in two hours insteau ol
two days. Some interesting STUN -
about To be handed out. especlally tne
schedule. which was agreed upon WceN
ago, and the usual useless chat''I a, 49, ~,
trades The swapping market WIN DC
running on all eight cylinders ana per
hans some one will try to draft CONNIE
Mack.
Evers Good Press Agent
The National confab, however, mo.
duccd but one h'G 'urpr'., any .I'a
was the signing of Johnny Evcrs pV 'le
2ns,on Rcd SoN. Since signing the
~'ootoh ~ .sonaaa tho club I'D Barrow
it' -, .,,,,,,-sbnr.ur through the cor
uiS uo r. ,vaIdorf nirliinE up stray
,,'o' "a sa.,,o,ior REGARDING the play
,nt, ohiI;,v of lawn j. Evers. The re-
ing apliltg ot 80 cood and before
nolts osiue,''lS ,,,a electric liphts the
Trojan was shared. lie viii p - sec
ond base and act as assistant coach next
SpaSOu
Strange as 1t may S, ~ i'd ,,,aced
in great demand aIter a,,n,od nG n aIt nf
himself on sale nc tp'iuu '.',.,. a,,I, how,
the business hlnlScli, tolu ,,a i,,,,,n
good he was ana no" ne 'o ~, tiea
right in and play thc s',"e ~ bic,
ENers put ms sun .S,,,a,,o,. hoga, n
league style tiat tl' .'l'I',' ~, na,,,o 20
iall over t''c','So' ,,,.,,oSa nrice had 10
u contract no Pui .',.s ,o-o,,t
be pald as Jaw" 10
u.I-;,Ls Wanted Eyers
It, 60 ,o, ,bo little
Jack ii'hur 'cNS q, ,',,i, cIuh hut
second sacker lot '"e dan,andod NV
could not pay ny NJ, +, 10 GENERALLY
tlle c...He' , .,,a. tohnpv asked for $4,000
and the chances are that ne or,ancnd gov It ,u.,,
n"IioW, IT., u,itb tho club. but it seems
r,rS ,t,t no should pick on an Id
- ""ec y a,r,,,or instead of a man from
-. '.,'', 'trc,,it who knows the weak
,o.,.ao nd etyle of play of the men in the
,,,,or;can I .eague.
1,bie dcal is significant inasmuch as
n ren,oyes the possibility Of playing Nc
Irnis at second base this year. It ais
shows that Dick Hoblitzell viii be
,t,,1od ar sent to the Athletics, as was
] u, three
,,,,al,s ago H-bby Is in on the deal
which brought Stuffy to Boston and you
cam nasto II in your hat Also Gardner
and Walker were mentioned and the
cbances are that there will be a swell
mix-up before the season begins
,,,,a,.,, ona denies that Gardner
u-nu,ar JohIitzell and one other player
are to be sent to Connie Mack out u
VII. ,,,,,,,oroua. not to say common, il
tho hot stove league. Harry Frazec is
NV ,,ari,at for a third basemen. HI
=, o,rtinp with Gus Getz, of Newark
nrd r,s q cinch he wouldn't spend rea
,,,orov ~ he was sure that Gardner
,ro,iG bc on the Job.
Veterans for Connie
,. ,, ,ruIv Walker
Miller fusE'"S wa'S ,,,i,, Er.zn,
but atter every e 80, inoyes with hi
the lanNe' Il'., .,'s o,,nd lie canno
face trailing on uio - tSo deal Conni.
gam any heauWus Ia h,s silence viii
IS saying noth',,s ,,,p ~ No tbinl,s II tim
ne lii' li''ln'''I Das,,i,a This however, th
to loosen up pesp'te l'iio, - or,,;c
impression anioue W VI, 80 ~ e,ronpa
is that the Athletlcs WI '.'no !" hraoitin,
ball club this year tian Fi'I Io,a II i
up the famous macnlhe III ,h,u an,
hard to keep secrets IN pa naSeba .bare If fl i
from hints dropped mere an 49, gan,
believed that Connie VIII na vi, ha M
Of veteran ball players Who ,, W. roto IN
surprise OF the leas ,,,oss of 1915
IoiS @ and 1917, when it won undispute
possession Of eighth piace "''''o'
effort.