New-York tribune., 1918-01-22

a' Pioiii'hehI forces Of the No
''onai League believe a joint confs-
ence may develop great genera, o.a'..
certain legislation regarding rus.
be effected. This, of course rsou: A'y
mutual consent. The outburst ~ .aes
ney Dreyfuss against the spth.u DAT,
Kindred freak deliveries exnrss.., Sno
personal view. The sole obieo. ~ no
campaign aginst the "spitterp w.. 'ae
mind renewal of interest in Nh l"
tionai pastime by precipitat;no "a'
action. More than a year ago pa..
haughton, president of the Ros.. ~
braves, suggested a number Of r.d;.',
changes in the rules. He had IN a no,
the Increasing of hitting. which ~
rectly would influence all otbo- VI
partments, base running, fielding ~.
scoring and the like.
mr.. Haughton brought up tb;. COW.
subject at Chicago. The mattor A.'
iald over. however, because Of lack -
time for thorough discussion vo.s
"h1le Percy D. Haughton has won ora.
10 MS viewpoint number of b;s n.
.'onal League colleagues, and these vii,
ne able to make a strong represents.
tlon in case the two leagues cs+ -
gether for argument.
Against the Spitball
1he American Association NJ SO 49,
nual meeting some sime ago put up tho
oars against the spitball, emery hall
shine Dali, knucklc ball and kindred
lieah deliveries. This move was do.
Tended as means toward increased
action as we'll as toward speed. for in.
Sar'aDly the manipulators of freak
s'yies are unusually slow workers.
!" is scarcely likely that the major
leagues would wish to effect sucb
radical change to become operative at
once. loo many good pitchers wond
oe aHected at time when the b;c
game can afford to lose no more sts,s
put tnere is better than an even chancs
mat the spltball and shine ball will he
a'tacKed SO vigorously that a time linn.
o. say. two years, will be raised
against them. That grace would Owe
nose whose chief stock in trade the
lreak ,oellverles are. plenty of time ia
0pEc'aiize on the accepted legitimate
mas also been learned that there
IS strong sentiment among National
League club owners which NAV nrornn.
suggestion to cut down the numbsr
OF called balls emitting the batsman
to his base from four to three Il ;s
lele the defensive end OF the game
especially that part appertaining to
pltchlng, has gained a decided MASTERY
over the offensive. A three -ballD ruls
IS logical proposition and sboulS
meet with the most serious considers.
tion eo"''ueia'
If the international League decides
10 operate IN 1918, it will have to get
aatong without Sammy Lichtenhein. Of
many long years one Of the financial %
pillars of the Institution. His col.
leagues for many years of plenty at.
tempted Intellectually each season TO
chuck Sammy into the discard in the
:. ..n'erests OF a more compact circuit.
sammy is now ready to save them the
trouole. Hc knows when he has had
enough. ''''
Has Lost SI5O.OeO
Within the last FIVE wears Lichten.
hem has dropped $15OOO0 in baseball
ana hockey. He was the main pooh.
pan of the professional ice game in
= = ahada, and was hit especially hard a
ie" weeks ago, when the Arena Rink
OF montreal was destroyed by fire. II
Llchtenheln is unable to dispose of his
baseball franchise cheaplv within the
neSt TWO weeks, he Will let it 20 BY
default at the international League
meeting IN this city on February t.
Jack Hendricks, the new manager o.
services of Steve Yerkes. formerly Of
the Red Sox Yerkes PLAYED for Hen
drlcks at Indianapolis last wear. II
! erkes is secured to rep acc Jack Nil
Ter, enlisted, Bethel will be assigned to
the outtield-.
p Might as we'll change the name Of
Red SoN to "Old Athletics.7 Frazee
now numbers eight of Comics pen
nant trust: McInnis, Barry. Schang
bush, Strunk, Walsh, Pennock and
Wyckoff.
Inc transportation department Of
lne lnterborough Rapid Transit will
give dance at Manhattan Casino or
thursday night. The big idea is to
provide funds for the maintenance Of
baseball and football teams and to en-
courage the men to adopt clean, whole
some sports.
Mike O'Neill, the Scranton manager.
VINO was talked of as a probable sue
cessor to Miller Huggins with the
ardinals, has signed to manage the
shreveport club of the Texas League.
Ira Thomas, former catcher of the
ankees and Athletics, has been re.
engaged to coach the Williams College
line.
lille Shafer, former third baseman
u . tne Ilants, is IN camp in San Diego
0ai.' IN the naval aviation service.
Frank Kane, AN outfielder drafted by
ne Yankees from Providence. has beer
nade a sergeant in the remount depot
1t Camp Devens. .
another fine piece of news for Pst
loran: George Whitted now threatens
O enlist.
Dates for MarLe-an