New Britain herald., 1919-01-20

from the short season ordered4by theFs
war department He wants his salary
from the time the season ended, GA
Sept 2, to Oct. Is, the time designat-
cd in his contract.
Manager Wilbert Robinson is al
ready making plans to supplant Dau-
bert at first, and Jake's successor
may be Ray Schmaudt or Clarence
Mitchell, the pitcher. Ii Mitchell,
who is Il tirst-rate batSman, makes
good at first on the southern trip.
Schmandt will play second base and
Kopf will play shortstop. The short
stop position has been source OF
worry to Manager Robinson for sew
eral seasons, but kopf should fill the
bill.
Manager McGraW of the Giants
was one of the busiest men at the con-
terences last week, and it is stated
that he is engineering Il deal which
will involve four clubs. With Dau-
bert going to the Reds, it is certain
that August Hermann does not
want Hal Chase even if he is success
full in refuting the charges which
were made against him by Manager
Christy Mathewson. 1t is not likely
that Chase will come to the Giants,
as the testimony of McGraW and
Pitcher Pol Perritt of the Giants is
involved in the controversy between
Chase and the Cincinnati club.
The Giants would like to get one
OF the st. Louis pitchers, Lee Mead
ows if possible, but President hickey
last week refused to let Meadows go.
Manager George Stallings wants to
get Outftelder Casey Stengel for the
Braves, and that part of the trade is
now pending. AS the major leagues
have evidently agreed to taboo big
money transactions in negotiating for
players it is believed that Manager
McGraw is trying to arrange four
cornered transaction between the
Giants. Boston Braves, Pittsburgh and
st. Louis.
President hickey stated Saturday
night that one of the biggest deals
of the season was in the wind, and
this is the one to which he referred.
The managcrG OF these clubs talked
for several hours at the Waldorf Sat
urday night, and the coming week
may see the deal consummated.
John H. Farrell, secretary of the
minor leagues. held y long conference
yesterday with President Ban john
son, but the American league leader
would not sign the agreement which
was drawn up between the minors
and majors in regard to territorial
rights, reservations, and contracts.
Chairman Hermann of the National
Commission signed the document on
Saturday, but Johnson said that he
would not sign it until he had held
further conferences with Hermann
and President Heydler of the National
league.
Johnson's refusal to sign yesterday
would indicate that there is some
hitch in the negotiations. AS the Ma
tional agreem ent between the two or
CARNATIONS will operate until the new
one is signed, it is said that the hitch
is over the cases now in controversy.
There are numerous cases which will
have to be settled and it is the dispo-
sition of these which is holding up
the complete dissolution of the two
bodies.
L While only nine minor leagues were
in operation for part of last season,
it is understood that the minors de-
mand recognition of the territorial
rights of sixteen leagues. The atti-
tude of the National Commission on
the territory of leagues which went
put of business is that they should he
permitted to come under the jurisdc-
ton of the National Commission if
they chose.
This would indicate that the COM
mission expects to build up a minor
league circuit of its own if the OPP
portunity should present itself. The
major leaguers do not believe that
the new independent arrangem ent
which the minors have built up for
themselves will be successful. They
point out that through the draft the
minors were certain of q large
amount of money each season.
The minors expect to set their own
prices on ball players which they
hope to sell to the majors in the flu
ture, but it is doubtful if the stand
ard price will be as high Us that
which came under the draft. The
major league learned last season
that they could sign all the young
ball players they needed without the
aid of the minors and they can also
take advantage of the field of school
and college ball players, if it is neces-
sary.