The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-10
| AND|S' PLANS
DON'T SUIT
MAGNATES
However, Commissioner Is Ex-
pected to Have Way About
World Series

NEW YORK, December 10.-A-
though the national and American
Leagues agreed to disagree over
Judge Lands plan to end the
major league seasons in time to
start the 1926 world series on Oc-
tober 1. the commissioners project
probably will be carried through, at
least in modified form, at the joint
meeting of the leagues today.
The Americans recommended
September 26 as their closing
date; the Nationals countered by in
timating that they would prefer to
end their campaign on October 3.
but added that they could close the
books September 20, If necessary.
The tempest i'm q tea bot prob
ably will be settled by the COM
missioner putting through a plan.
whereby, the series will begin not
later than October 2, I'm order to
avoid q repetition Of the bad
weather that prevailed at this
years games.
This is one of several reforms
that will come up before todays
session, but the others will not re-
ceive much consideration, the Amer
lean League having frowned upon
the suggestion that the pitchers be
allowed to use resin. that holiday
games be played between Eastern
and Western teams and that all
games halted by rain before the
completion of four and one-half in
nings be resumed the following day
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Bill Killefer. boy and man Ma
tional Lacquer these dozen years,
returned to that organization today
after a brief estrangement. He an
nounced personally that he had
signed a contract with the st.
Louis Cardinals as coach and gen.
eral assistant to Manager Rogers
Hornsby, thus putting the Cardinals
in the way of something they
hitherto have Acknowledgements
pitching.
Leagues star catcher at Philadel-
phia, who helped in the develop
ment of Grover Alexander. Eppa
Rixey and Al Demaree and, later,
it was the same man who got
pretty good pitching when he had
nothing else as manager of the
Chicago Cubs.
If anyone can bring the Cards
pitchers to time, Killefer would
seem to be the party.
FIurrses in the trading mart were
to be expected before the magnates
depart for home tonight, John Nc
Graw, Miller Higgins, iris Speaker
George Sisler, Stanley Harris, Joe
Mccarthy and, in fact, nearly
every manager present. being ad-
mittedly in the field for new blood.
For being a good little boy
during the past season, the Amer
lean league magnates have in
creased the salary Of President !
Ban johnson from $4,000 TO
$4,000. He will probably con-
tinue to be good for another year.
It's worth it.
The re-check of the official Amer
lean League records, it was an
nounced" today, gives Stanley Cove
leskie, veteran spitball pitcher OF
the champion Washington team,
highest rank of all the pitchers.
The original announcement gave
Herb Pennock, of the Yanks, the
title with an effectiveness record
Of 2.85 earned runs per. game, but
the re-check shows Coveleskie allow
ed but 2.84.
Washington has been awarded the
schedule meeting in February,
Chick Fewster has been sold by
the Cleveland Indians to Kansas
CITY in the American Association.
William kid" Gleason, former
manager of the White Sox, has
signed as coach and assistant man
ager for the Mackmen.
Fred Harry. Nhirdsacker, has
been traded by the Tigers to the
Red Sox for Homer Ezzell and
Ernie Vache. The pair will go to
Fort Worth in exchange for Gus
Jones, southpaw pitcher, and Bill
Mullens, third baseman.