New-York tribune., 1921-12-14

AS way Lne Cast on MONDAY, the
meeting yesterday broke up with the
conference pledged to silence; but this
talk embargo did not hide the fact that
there had been considerable wrangling
and that the bone of contention was
once more the heavily charged subject
of the draft. Well founded reports
had it that the concluding session
wound up in blae of oratorical fire.
works.
Walter E. Hapgood and George T.
Stallings, owners of the Rochester club,
are said to have again led final and
desperate effort to have some official
action taken on which movement for
the AA and A leagues might be based,
As on Monday, Jack Dunn led the op-
position to this idea and again sue
cceded in smothering the demands of
the Rochester magnates.
When John Conway Toole, president
Of the international, emerged from the
meeting room he was calm and unruf-
filed.
"There is nothing to be said about
the draft question except to reiterate
that the stand we took in this matter
at our opening session on Monday re.
mains unchanged. The optional draft
Iulc, "HlCnN Stlll mas more IMAM SIX
years to run, will not be altered so far
as our league is concerned"
Increase Game Schedule
Mr.. Toole denied rumor that last
minute effort had been made by certain
interests to alter the league circuit by
transferring the Syracuse or Reading
franchise. He said that no such prop
osition had come before the body.
ha loo
lied to prepare next seasons playing
schedule, which will provide for 1853
games instead of the 1874 played in
1921. In addition to this business the
leagues waiver price which has been
$1,000, was raised to $4,000 and it was
voted unanimously that once waiver
has been asked for it cannot be with
drawn
President Toole said that another
meeting of the league has been tenta-
lively set for February 13. but that this
project might be abandoned.
While the International League meet
ing came to an official close yesterday,
the officials, managers and scouts Of
this circuit showed no disposition to
leave town and the great majority of
them headed Immediately for the Wal
dorf where the National League was
holding it's annual conclave.
Jack Dunn, president and manager
of the Baltimore Orioles, champions of
the International, was one o the first
to reach the Waldorf and his arrival
there revived with rush the rumors
of trades and purchases involving all
sorts of fanciful figures. Dunn possess
ses some of the most priced playing
material in the minor leagues and his
declaration last night that he intended
to remain in town until after the
American League and joint sessions
had been concluded lent some color to
current reports that he still has hopes
of putting through at least one sensa-
tional deal that will rival the purchase
by the Giants of Jimmy O'Connell, first
baseman of the San Francisco Club of
the Pacific Coast League. for $4,000.
Bentley Worth $4,000?
There was every indication yester-
day that the O'Connell transaction,
which was consummated by McGraw
during the international Association
convention in Buffalo, established a
significant precedent for minor league
magnates in general and Mr.. Jack Dunn
in particular. Dunn was quoted as
saying at the Waldor: yesterday that
if O'Connell was worth $4,000, Jack
Bentley, first baseman of the cham
pion Orioles, who is. also a port side
twirler of no mean ability, was worth
at least that much if not more.
Garry Hermann, owner of the Gin
cinnati Reds, has already offered Dunn
sum for Bentley Smith, which is
said to approximate $4,000, price that
the Baltimore dictator IS known to have
refused from another quarter. The
figure demanded of Hermann by Dunn