The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
Many Big Deals Brewiing As Meet
 Of Moguls Nears
By RODNEY F. BUTCHER U4eased Wire To Aec-Herafd. l

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-As the officials of all the major and principal minor league clubs flock to Chicago for the big annual meetings next week, more than sufficient rows, agree ments and trades are in prospect to continue to keep baseball from de- generating into a purely summer sport.
 The trades, which may involve such persons as Rogers Hornsby, Iid die Collins, Roy Fish. Stanley Har- ris and noted performers in the up- per circles, are to date but a matter of rumor insofar as baseballs public is concerned. but there are so many of these rumors that some big deals would seem almost certain to ma terialize.
 The minors, who began their of ficial sessions on Monday, will pro- vide most of the rumpus. but by the time the majors get into action. it is believed they will have worked out some modification of the exist ing draft rules. Both the National and American leagues, with 14 clubs out of IS sick and tired of the annual custom of an aii-New York world s series, want new material. 1so do the clubs of the three biggest minor leagues, who have refrained from dealing with the majors for the last year. and the chances are that many of the stars who have been on ice for the past season or so, will be taken off.
 The attempt of William H. Me- Carthy to secure recognition as pres ident of the Pacific Coast league, will occupy the attention of the national board of arbitration when it meets Monday From this slant, it is rather difficult to see McCarthy's case. He was voted out of office by five of the clubs in his league. who installed Harry Williams as their new presi- dent. Williams is on the grounds, expecting to have his election de- cIared perfectly legal but avoiding entanglements with the draft issue and other matters until his status is officially determined.
 McCarthy's contention Is that the vote against him was participated in by the Seattle club. which he had refused the power to vote, pending an investigation of alleged syndicate baseball in its purchase by Charles Lookard and Wade Killefer, now re- 'spectively president and manager of the club The Williams faction points out, however that the Seattle club continued to pay it's share of league expenses, including an eighth of Me Carthy's salary.
 Mccarthy is said to desire post as 8 K M. Landis of the minor leagues, basing the ambition on a honing of some of the minor clubs for czar ftheir own and freedom from the rule of the Chic ago judge. This is another of those movements unlikely tc materialize, however, for although the talk of the incoming minor magnates shows that Landis isn't mighty popular, open warfare is not expected to break out against him. Some of the minor league of- ficia1s may bring up complaints against I.andis' rulings, but this proba biy won't. make much of a rip pie, as both sides to dispute are seldom satisfied with the verdict Opposition to Landis among some of the major league club owners is even less likely to break through to the surface.
 A trade involving Rogers Hornsby which would send the expensive half of the Cubs lineup to the Cards, has been rumored recurrently for months and denied by everyone concerned directly or remotely as often as rumored. The Cubs and Cards have sounded each other out, however and the denials may be less frequent by the end of reXt week.
 Arrival of Frank Chase here Fri day revived rumors of deal invo1v ing Eddie Collins and perhaps Roy E1sh Chance is said to want Johnny Evers back with the Sox as his as- sistant when he begins to whip them into shape for the 1924 campaign and may by this time have sold the idea to President Charley ComislSey