New-York tribune., 1918-07-23

The developments of the day wer.
as follows: '
1. American League magnates g,,,
cred in Cleveland, but after hes,;nn
that General Crowder was in cont.s
ence with Secretary Baker over -.
baseball case, President Ban Job,saes
announced that the meeting would Ia
postponed. 'u %
2. Representative Nicholas r
worth, of Ohio, representing the Ns
tional Commission on behalf of ca
man August Hermann, Appeared -
fore Provost Marshal General Cro,Se-
and asked that decision be postnor.i
so the Commission could forrnallv ,n.u me-
sent its case. PIE
3. Provost Marshal General Crovdo.
gave a hearing to representatives w ~
the Washington American Leagl,a c,rL
preparatory to making a report n sao
retary Baker with recommends.;an.
as to whether the Secretarv's ordons .jo,.s
making the new regulations immaJ;
ately applicable to the players shonId
be modified so as not to interfere with
this years schedules. General Crow
der SAID his recommen dation was NV
pared, but that he would withhold =
until the National Commission w.s
heard from. was
4. President ]. K. Tener of the NJ.
tional Leagne announced that meet
ing OF National League directors bsd
been called for to-day in Pittsburgh '
Expects Favorable Action
In a telegraphic tip from Wasb;n,-
ton 1t was said that Clark GrifHtb;. -
clslon to take his club to St Ioni.
where 1t was scheduled to plav Thnrs
day, was Influenced by his con6dencs
mat the recommendation which Provost
Marshal General Crowder will suhmit
to Secretary Baker would make il nos.
slo!e to complete this years schedules
under the conditions that existed prior
10 Secretary Bakers statement
Ihls would mean that the nlsvers
would be allowed to particulars nnor
the diamond until their separate case,
come oe1ore their various local boards
ana the men would then be eiven :
reasonable time to work or fgbt' II
some such assurance were proffered ths
can players 1t was believed in metro
Polltan baseball circles that the Ieagu,
races could continue. 1t would detern'in,
tne danger OF wholesale desertions uno,
tHe part OF those men who have oh
tanned deferred classitlcations and TIM,
eliminate the factor which works mos,
against Vhe prospective continuation Of
schedules VI
On the other hand. there were som.
baseball followers here who bsl;avas IU,as
that General Crowder's recommerda.
ton in nowise was favorable to ~.
pail player and that he withheld his
decision only because he wished every.
thlng to be said before the matter wss
closed and thus permit the National
commission to present its own case
Worlds Series Argued
There was considerable argument
over the propriety of playing a worlds
series IN July providing the league
races were to be dissolved and the
opinions seemed to be governed by the
deslre, or lack Of it, to see the Chicago
cuDs and the Boston Red Sox engaged
III tae baseball classic that customarily
"ihos up the season. 1t is difficult to
see now there could be genuine objec-
Z ton to it. particularly if all or large
parO OF the receipts were turned over
to war funds.
IN this event it would be matter Of
extreme disappointment to followers Of
lne New York Giants that Manager Nc
Hraw team did not have greater op-
portunity to display its merit As it
! mas oeen going recently the New York
machine was on the high road to vic
Tory, rapidly closing the gap between
1t and the leading Cubs.
The Giants were due to arrive in New
YORK to-day from St. Louis. John Fos-
ter, secretary of the Giants, is making
a, strong plea to continue the season in
the face of any obstacles and believes
that men could be recruited from
schools and colleges and the sand lots
70 take the places OF those affected by
secretary Bakers order and thus main
tain baseball as q going snort.