The Washington times., 1922-02-02

baseball, is expected to call a j
| National leagues next week and,
hold its schedule session in Washil
It may be that the two leaders of
their work in the shadow of the
$50 far as / am now aware"
"Ban johnson has called a meetil
Indeed, he cannot call any other
of any joint meeting. OF course,
named New York for its meeting
ness must be transacted that a jo
I believe Ban johnson will try to
To have the American League
, meet in Washington Is triumph Tor
President Griffith. Several months
ago he suggested the idea to Presl-
dent Johnson, saying that Washing
: ton is the logical meeting place.
President johnson made no promises
at the time, but evidently kept the
suggestion in mind, for today comes
the notification to President Griffith
that the American League will
gather at the Hotel Washington next
Wednesday to ratify the 1922
schedule and transact whatever
other business remains after that.
The most important thing facing
the lords Of baseball today Is the
draft question. The Pacific Coast
League, the American Association,
and the International League are on
recording opposing any effort OF the
two majors to draft their players.
The three Class "A organizations
wish to draft from leagues below
them, but to sell their players to the
American and National leagues.
fSaf n
organized baseball, has come out
strongly In favor Of the draft,
believing that II COMFORTS with
the American idea Of permitting
young players to advance to the
very height Of their careers.
However, the Class "A leagues
are making a bitter fight against
, the theory obtaining so long in
baseball.
It is because Of the necessity
facing both big leagues to take q
strong stand in this matter that
Judge Lands Is expected to cail a
joint session and II Is possible that
il will be held here. II no., New
York will probably get 1t, with the
American League mogu!s going
direct from the capital to the me-
trOrols.
While the meeting will bring
to Washington all the magnets and
to be engineered. There may be
most of the managers of the young
er organizations, few trades remain
one or two deals hanging fire here
and there. but most clubs are lined
up now for the spring training
season which gets under way at the
end of this month
The deal involving Bobby Veach,
the veteran outfielder of the De-
sroit Tigers. may be completed here,
though. The New York Yankees
have been trying to land him for
several weeks without avail Re-
Gently II was rumored that Eeach
would find himself I'm Boston
uniform next season. hut nothing
Official has come out IF all the
chatter.
It is planned to have the visiting
magnates call upon President
Harding at the White House and
pay their respects to the foremost
baseball fan in the country. Presi-
dent Harding used to play first
base on his home team in Marion,
Ohio, and has great interest in the
game.
The first member OF the Washing
ton club to head for Florida is Harry
Courtney, the southpaw pitcher. He
Is due to start for Bradentown, Fla,
tomorrow morning. After spending
a few days there he viii go to Tampa
and be well tanned by the time the
remaining Fingers arrive under com.
-
Mike Martin is booked to start
next Wednesday. Bucky Harris. the
crack little second baseman, writes
from his home at Pittston, Pa, that
he will go along with Martin and get
in a few early ticks at conditioning
himself for the coming season.
President Griffith. being bitten by
the golf bug. will depart on Wednes-
day, February IS. Nick Altrock will
gather the young hurlers under his
wing and leave for Tampa on Febru.
airy 20.
Allie Watts. former Western high
school star. has been turned over to
Columbia In the Sally league in part
payment for Goose" Goslin, the out
fielder. Watts played pretty good
ball for the Shreveport club in the
Texas league, but is said to need a
bit more experience before tacl<ling
q major league berth.
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