Evening star., 1924-12-10

Indications are that the joint
Commissioner Lands will be unable
illness.
President Heydler of the National
League takes the position that moth
ing can he accomplished in joint
session without the presence of the
commissioner to cast the deciding
vote, but the American League
moguls may decide to hold the
meeting. In this event. Leslie NJ
O'Connor, secretary to the commits
sioner, will preside.
The American League, meeting
today at the Hotel Belmont, is ex-
peCted to pass resolutions similar
10 those adopted by the National
yesterday, assuring Commissioner
Lands of the organization cOntid-
ence in his administration, and,
without mentioning names, taking to
task any man who would obstruCt
The commissioner in the handling of
his office. According to one in
authority the vote will be about
seven to one for the vote of
confidence and probably unanimous,
as Phil Ball of st. Louis, regarded as
the only opponent 10 such action, is
unable to attend because OF Illness.
GriT Reported Leader.
Charles Comiskey of the White
Sox, long a base ball enemy of the
league president, is expected here
this morning to attend his first
annual meeting in five years Clark
Griffith of Washington is reported to
he leading the effort to reprimand
the league head for his utterances, as
johnson refused to attend the last world
series for the first time in 90 years.
The National League, at it's annual
meeting yesterday, stood firmly
behind Landis without delivering the
severe arraiennent of Johnson that
had been advertised. However, its
attitude was made plain in these
words:
Inc National League Of Profess
sional Base Ball Clubs, in session
today. congratulates Commissioner
X. NJ. Landis for the honest and
coura geOus manner in which he has
met the perpleXing problems of the
past Year"
The second para gra phi states:
The National League desires to
congratulate the commissioner for his
decision TO carry through on the
world series. II believes that no
greater catastrophe could have hap
pened to the National game than to
have had the world series called off
by reason of the conduct Of two mem
bcrs of the New York club who had
been expelled from base ball before
the series began"
Here is found an answer to Presi-
dent Johnson, who demanded that the
world series of 1924 be Cancelled be-
cause of the bribery scandal in the
Giants ranks.
The resolutions continue:
The National League approves the
manner in which the Culprits in the
National League were discovered and
removed for all time from the game"
the same Lands procedure which
johnson is reported to have con-
demned.
And still further:
And it (the National League)
takes this opportunity of publicly
commencing President Heydler for
the part he played in this prompt
action" President Johnson's action
was not commended.
Series BEST Ever Held"
The resolutions declare the series
to have been the best ever held, the
President of the United States, ac-
companied by many of his cabinet Of
tiCials. attending three of the con-
tests. President Johnson of the
American League did not attend
Thus the HeydIer organization
sought to answer the attacks of the
American League head without men
tioning his name. The Pacific Coast
gambling charges were left for the
minor leagues and the American cir
cult to fight over
President Heydler was rewarded
with another four-year term, at an
advance in salary. but the figures
were not made public. However, Mr.
Heydler said that, with the American
dollar worth about 40 cents, one
could not well afford to take less
money.
A new board of directors was ap-
pointed, composed of Charles f. Eb-
bets of Brooklyn, William +. Baker
of Philadelphia, August Hermann of
Cincinnati and Samuel Breadon of
st. Louis.
Jubilee Celebration Planned.
Plans were completed for the OBJ
servance of the fiftieth anniversary
of the organization, with each city in
the circuit setting aside a day for
celebration. Special jubilee flags and
calendars containing the schedule, to-
gether with a history of the league,
written by Cullen Cain, will be dis
tributed and a pennant of gold will
be awarded the 1925 champions.
Prizes will be awarded for the best
essays on the subject of base ball
penned by school children.
Ihe player market was sluggish at
the opening, but moved speedily at
the close, when it was learned that
Manager Killefer and President Will
liam Veeck of the Chicago Cubs had
again cornered Manager McGraw of
the Giants to dicker for First Base
man George Kelly in exchange for
Catcher Bob O'Farrell. McGraw said
after the conference that there was
nothing to announce.
With the arrival of the American
Leaguers hotel Hobbies became crowded,
auguring brisk trading today, when the
scene shifts to the Belmont.
The Base Ball Writer'S Associa-
tion, fearing that. the meetings will
terminate after today's session,
changed the time for their meeting to
this afternoon instead of tomorrow,
as originally cheduled.