Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-10
MAGNATES BIG
AND SMALL ON
HAND IN EAST
Baseball Men From All Points
Gather to Work Out New
National Agreement.
COBB RUMOR CURRENT
BY JACK VETOCk-
News Sports Editor.

NEW YORK, Dec 10.-Ty Cobb will
be the next manager of the Detroit
Tigers IL President Frank ]. Navin has
his way. This was the feature bit of
gossip along Gothams baseball rtalto to-
day as msgnates large and small began
arriving for the big session which is
slated to produce q brand new form %
government for the game
The Tiger magnate, 1t is reported, has
offered Cobb the berth and Cobb is ex-
pected to accept. Navin and Cobb may
confer here during the next few days.
H0OSIER BOSS
ARRIVES EARLY.
Garry Hermann, chairman of the Ma
tional Leagues committee of thres, which
will act as part of the joint committee,
was the first out-of-town magnate to
arrive at the Hotel Commodore, where
the committee will go into session to-
morrow morning. With Hermann came
Jack Hendricks, manager of the Indian
apolis Club, carrying a check book and
looking for a shortstop.
The former chairman OF the National
Commission brought with hin draft OF
a new national agreement on which he
has been working, but did not expose It
to view, explaining that IL was only ten
tatlve and that~4he new agreement was
something thar would. naturally enough.
have to be wofked out by the Joint com
mittee in session.
Hermann said that re- is in favor OF
opening the new greement TO all leagues,
meaning independent leagues as we'll as
those IN organized ranks except those
which have encouraged contr1et jumping.
Hermann explained that the minor
league committeeman will have to take
the new agreement back 70 their various
leagues for ratification. but that in all
probability the two majors would ratify
il at meetings here next week Ban
johnson and other Americana Leaguers
were expected among the incoming nOck
of owners and managers today.
MEMBERS OF
JOINT COMMITTEE.
The men who make up the joint COM
lnittee which is to meet with Judge X
NJ. Lands are: Garry Hermann, Charles
II. Eboets and Barney Dreyfuss Of the
National League: Frank J. Navin James
Dunn and Ben Shibe of the American
League; President Mike Sexton Of tile
National Association Of Professional
Baseball Clubs and Ave members OF the
minor league committee.
The minors have a committee Of six
of equal strength IN the joint committee
with the majors. The fen who viii act
with Sexton axe:
Thomas J. Hickey, president OF the
Americana Association, representing
John D. Martin, president of the
Southern Association, representing Class
George H Names, president of the
Michigan Ontario League, representing
class B.
William Walsh, president OF the South
Atlantic League. representing class c.
Walter Norris, president Of the West
Texas League, who represents class D
These men, with the six majors. will
make baseball government over and Gre
ate a bit Of baseball history in the
process. Judge Lands viii give them all
the aid he can and legal suggestions will
also be offered by George Wharton Pep
per Of Philadelphia, who conducted or
ganized baseball's fight agalnst the Balti-
more Federals, and John Conway To0le.
attorney for the National League.
MAJORS WOULD
RESTORE DRAFT
Restoration of the draft, an economi-
cal means Of getting young blood into
the major league veins, viii be adyo-
Gated here tomorrow when the delega-
tons Of the majors aud minors get
together. A little matter Of 100 per cent
increase In the price Of ivory on the
foot" is thought to be the price bait
that the majors will dangle before the
little fellows.
The draft price of the old defunct
national agreement was $500 The
majors, II Is heard, are now ready to
increase the rate per head TO 5000. The
American Association and the Interna-
tional League may balk at the PROPOSE
ton to get back to the draft plan. They
are about half the works Of the minors
and their attitude is causing the mag
mates of the big time circuit most con-
Germ.
Raising bah players has become 4
profitable pastime since the draft ceased
10 allow the majors a fall harvest al
bargain rates aud il may take n lot Of
convincing talk about necessities IN the
baseball crisis to set the minors back
into an agreement restoring the draft
The tailenders OF the international
League. which, by the way. Is divided on
the annual issue Of Dave Fultz, want
the draft restored to chop OF the list
of the leaders a lot OF fine talent.