New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08


with US again. And we will have to
put up with a week of high sounding
verblage. There is no way to suppress
IT, as these magnates-great and small
have arranged a schedule that is
bound to carry over to next Saturday
at the very earliest. Not all the noise
will be confined to the East; it is a
lifty-ifty split between East and West.
The New International League mag
nates-undoubte the gamest set Of
them all-will have the honor of
ushering in the hot stove season John
ii. Farrell and his bulldog henchmen
will practically all be assent led at the
Hotel Imperial by nghtfall After a
meeting of the board of directors to-
morrow morning the real business in
hand will begin with the 2 o'clock
session in the afternoon.
VI more Importance to the general
public, of course, is the annual meet
ing OF the National League which will
begin Tuesday afternoon AS the
National League usually consumes two
or three days in its speediest moves
1T Is bound to keep the baseball pot
Leagues turn, The American League
IS to convene in Chicago on Thursday.
Even If the Johnson circuit accom-
pllsnes a record getaway the week is
not to be lost, for President Hickey
and the American Association club
owners are to cut in at Milwaukee
the day following.
Much important Business
Now as TO the local meetings Roth
NE National and the New Interna-
tlonal leagues have a lot of imnortant
business incident to reconstruction fol-
rowing the war. besides the usual
routine. he matter Of selecting a
president is up before tn. naropt
mayor organization. There are about
as many candidates as there will ho
deiegates, and the delegates viii 10
John A. Heydler the league secretary
treasurer, has served as the executive
Eyer SINCE the resignation of John K
LII elel. | mere Is no more capable base
Pau pa man nor one better fitted for tn,
nlsn once. But 1t is understood no
saanes ane peace and quiet of the
secretary treasurership. He has seem
enough of National League politics 10
cure him of more exalted designs #
pretty safe to predict he will NOT
arrow MS name to be submitted as .
candidate. ''eu DIS d
tr1hihent among candidates ALREADY
Iisted are names of Magistrate Franc;s.
y. McQuade and John CONWAY Tooln
McQuade. for many years. has henn
one OF the citys most ardent fans Al
ways friend to baseball, he took a
prominent part in the fight for tbo
sunday games at Albany last summer
loole is prominent attorney Of tbo
city and has acted as counsel for The
league IN all its important cases.
kumor associates as dark hors.s j.,
tne race Edward G.. Barrow. James p
Iflce and certain mysterious NJ
brown, supposedly of Louisville Mr
brown must be possessed of rino w.
perlence, as his name has figured in
every election in the memorv ~
Charlie Ebbets. ~
Other Vexing Problems
ne National League, like the Amer
can is confronted with certain otber
ceNlng problems of mutual interes+
ohlef of these is the government of
organized baseball, which a numhar If
Taalcais propose to have amended
Dlrectly concerned is the NationaI
commission. It is understood that tho
National Commission chairman AUGUST
hermann, who is president of ,hs ~
clnnatl club, will not receive the ~
norsement of the National League nras
ldent Tor the Office unless he escb a,vs
M connection with the Reds. Indeed
'he National League would nrefer o
new form of commission. hut snct
rhdicai step could not be brouoht aLo,,t