New-York tribune., 1918-04-13

Two matters OF interest to fandom
IN general and to minor league fan
oom in particular leaked through the
closed doors of the room where the
| lengthy confab took place. The clubs
which are to be members of the new
league were definitely selected They
are Syracuse. Buffalo. Rochester and
blnghamton, of New York State: To-
ronto, Canada; Newark and Jersey City,
N. j., and Baltimore, Md. The plea of
The Bronx to be included in the en-
terprise fell on those proverbial deaf
ears
There was merry scramble for the
positions OF managers on the various
teams, and some of the stars of long
ago were busy with their buzzinp in
the lobbies of the hotel throughout the
day and night.
One former Giant. in the person of
George Wiltse, was lucky enough to
make the proper connections. The
southpaw ana pinch first baseman was
! chosen by the owners Of the Buffalo
club to manage the destinies of the
team to be placed in that city, which
failed to prosper as baseball centre
last season. Joe Lannin, who controls
the oulk of the stock in the new Buff
1aio club. assured Wiluse that no ex-
pehse would De spared to build up a
frst division team.
Pat Donovan Also Lands
Pat Donovan. who was an outfelder
'n .he major leagues in ages past, was
an, another old-timer to land a job. Pat
wlll manage the Syracuse club The
Hopes OF the hackers of the Salt Citv
lranchlse were largely based on tbe
possible enactment of a Sunday base.
pail bill, so Pat viii have a doubie
burden III case the lawmakers saw nav
10 the PROJECT fostered by Charles Eb-
bets and others
The managers for the other +e,,,s -
the tn organization will be Dan Howlev,
toronto; Dave Driscoll. Jersey CITY:
Johnnle Dunn. Baltimore, and Arthur
} irwin, Rochester. The management Of
tne Blngnamton and Newark clubs is
stlll undecided. Mike Donlin. the
FAMED slugger of old. was chattering
away with various baseball porsonaoes
and 1t was said that Mike was endeav-
orlng to obtain the leadership of the
Jersey City Shelters. The choice ot
Drlscoll for this post would seem to
indicate that Mike had lost out in his
quest.
According to the officials of the ew
league the Newark Club will use Har.
rlson Park, the old Fe!eral League
grounds, for their games 1t is figured
that this field will be easier of access
TO such fans as may desire to make the
trip from Manhattan on Sundays.
The toughest bone of contention was
the preparation of a schedule for the
coming season. Strange to saw each
and every club in the new circuis
wished to have more than its share Of
Saturday dates. This was the problem
| that forced the magnates to continue
their session long after the dinner hour
and make plans to have a midnight
luncheon. 1t is not expected that the
! schedule will be definitely fixed before
tomorrow afternoon.
Ebbets Looks for His $4,000
Charles H. Ebbets, owner of tho
! Brooklyn Club and part owner of tha
Newark Club in 1916, was on hand to
! devise ways and means to collect that
/ $4,000 he alleges to be due him from
! the old Newark Club. 1t was not
/ learned as to what success the Squire
/ of Flatbush had
most necessary adjunct to a base
bail league is to have players to hit
the sphere and toss it to the various
bases when occasion demands Rec
ognizing this fact the New Interna-
tional moguls spent their recesses yes
terday by angling for men to make up
their mines.
Joe Kelley coach Of the Yankees, and
/ Bob Connery, scout for the Huggins~
( clan, who happened to visit the hotel,
were the target for the minor league
managers. One request made to Kelley
/ is worthy of mention. An upstater
asked Joe what chance he had to secure
Elmer Miller. Of the Yanks, to play
the outfield for his team.
It so happens that Miller has shown
more promise than ever in the exhib-
ton games between the Rupert men
and the Braves. Kelly, therefore,
merely smiled away the interrogation
and the interrogation.