New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Maj jors Convene
To Adopt New
1922 Schedules
American Lcague Promises
Quiet Session, but Ma
tionals May Have Row
BY w. J. Macbeth

BY w. J. Macbeth
1ne beginning Of the end Of the Hot
Stove League IS at hand The aonua
schedule meeting Of the America
League has beea called Tor Wednesday
at Washington. SIX days later the Ns-
tional League maenates VIII convene
for similar deliberations ia This citv
BY then the decks Will have beer
cleared for the sterncr ons;nes a.
hand, the customary spring training n
preparation for the major leag1e.
schedules Of l54 game.
Indeed. by the time tho Na.iona'
League meets here many bal!players
VIII already have begun to a. them
selves FOR Their sumner oecupatio1
Veteran pitchers and catcher Of tho
Giants, Yankee, Red Sox and Pirate
are to report early at Hot springs TO-
course OF the baths, mountain elm.
ing and horseback riding. TIE R.
Sox and Pirates viii both tram at Iio.
Springs, Ark., again this year, the ma.
squads gong INFO camp some tinis
about March j. There u 70 longer .
training lint in either o. the b,e
leagues, 80 that generally much
earlier start VIII be made than hes
been customary of late ye1rs
The annual schedule meetings a. =
rule prove cut-and dried routine. Fo,
both the National and American
leagues the draft Of dates have beer
prepared for several weeks and what
ever Changes were necessary have A
ready been effected by mailed negotia
tons. therefore the American League
'onicrence al Washington Is more than
likely 10 prove peace council Of onl.
several hours. There are no politicai
entanglements. Aside from the poss
Dlilty Of sales or trades there seem
httie likelihood Of worth while news.
Baker May Start Something
Perhaps it viii be different when the
National League meets in New You
the following woek. william T. Bake
president OF the Phillies. has hit me
war trail. He viii prefer charges o.
tam perlng' With his players agains'
the s. Louis and Brooklyn clubs-ar
cfense which carries penalty of
$1,000 fne. Baker has named only two
clubs. But certain Of his friends in
slst ne has the goods Oh several more
rivals and that he wall spring his evi-
dence against the other alleged 81
tenders ar the proper moment
National League strife was pro
verbal in the Old davs. Most ever,
meeting was q "frec-f -for-all.9 Dat o
late years its political existence haF
been as harmonious as the coua.r'
sewing circle. There have been feR
squabbles in the National League s'nce
John A. Heydler assumed con.ro'.
Heydier Is born diplomat. He iia
pressed on his colleagues the advan+ae
OF holding silence during the tine
when revolution fomentcd in the A'aee
over August Hermann incumheu,-
Of the National Commission che.fna.
ship.
This fight eventually rssasi'.he,
Judge lands as the court Of las r..
sor. in organized baseball law. N.f,-
rally, If Mr.. Baker gets to fussing " q
a number of his colleagues soMebod ~
OK viii be gored. and the general Pc "
lace may see another oe those ~
wars characteristic of old-fash.one
National League politics.
Yankees VIII BE On Hand
1t is understood that the New 70,
lankees Will BE- represented in fore.
at the Washington meeting. Huqs-in.
is still hopeful L; suaring an oxpcr
encea and hard hitting outfelGer % Il
IN until the return 80 good grace O.
Babe Ruth and Bob Neusel Indeed
the right picket man should fall to n;'
snare the Batteriu- Banbino migh'
III the role OF 'irst basenan drrine
the main drive. Ruth IS d skilled worx-
man at the first corner ana prefers tne
position to the sun field.
a lot Of possibilities are beng men
Toned IN connection with The plans O.
he Amer ican League champions. Chi
ago has It chat Strunl. vii be passed
N here in threo-cornerei dca'. Com
skey TO get much needed pitching pro-
Gets in return. st. Louis sc-,xs>- seei
.qually certain that Higgins has bait
ID a trap for big Bill Jacobsen. Bcbb,
each, Nike MeAoskg and ha'i dozer
'thcrs are being whispered. Yankee
'tficals one and ali profess abs ete
ignorance OF any such move. They
lain Huegirs VIII sacrifice no iota o.
lis present strength to attain any ont
ielder who might fl IN nicely. I'll,
Yankee cause. pending the return
Ruth and Meusei, may easily rest vi
the finest array Of rght-handed pitch
ing material Of experience that maios
league baseball can present.