Show BIG EIG MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK Big Leagues Leagues' to Dispose of Important Matters l Tennis Delegates Gather N NEW STEW 1 ET YORK Feb Feli 0 Three D. Three meetings meet J ings which will have a direct and important bearing upon baseball and tennis during tile the coming season will willbe he be held in this tins city next week the thc National lea league lW magnates meeting on Tuesday Tuesday- and Wednesday e t those hose of the American lel league on Thurs Thursday ay while on Oil Friday will be lc held the annual meeting of f the National L Lawn n nn n Tennis a association ion The adoption of the thc 1 1918 IS schedule and other routine business 8 compose the tho pro iwo grams ot at both hoth the thc National Rt league and American league although there is al alwa always always al- al wa ways s 's the tho possibility of or Important player deals or other unexpected devel el It II Is probable there will be bean bean bean an attempt b by the National league to lo pass a rule rille curtailing the iho big cash deals for tor have hare such LId pla players ors which grown to proportions ons this winter as to create dissatisfaction among mon both players and ma magnates nates not profiting thereby Magnates of both leagues will hold either formal or 01 Informal conferences relative to the war tax to be collected un on all tickets this thin season and the thc settlement settlement set set- et- et of ot obligations Incurred with Federal league backers at tho the timo of ot tho peace agreement t some Borne two o years eals ago Delegates to the tennis association meeting will vote ole upon the executive committees committee's recommendation as to national national national na na- na- na and sectional championship pla play during 1918 and the awarding 0 or them should tho the recommendation be bo adopted as is appears likely Applications for tor the titular tournaments aro are expected from Crom Philadelphia Boston and middle western west west- ern era clubs The west side club of Forest Forest Forest For For- est Hills L I JJ I I. I has announced It will stage the championships again if the thc association desires Sentiment appears to lo favor moving the tho tourney to other sections as tho the west wast side sido club has held tho the majority of the thc matches since l 1914 H. H |