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Show BASEBALL lEETIil OPEN H 0 Players' Relations With Cln i Are Discussed; Owner? d Defers Action. ' & ? if l It GIANTS WANT TINKi I I McGraw Willing to Gi Three Men for Former! Cub Shortstop. 2 . ii ; ; NEW YORK. Dec. S. Baseball rru nates, players and writers from ma cities gathered here today to attend t series of meetings that will continue t til Wednesday or later. Tho Imernatlt i al league opened Its annual session t jjj afternoon and tomorrow tho Natia t league club owners will conveno and Q H ernor John K. Tener of Pennsylvania Z all probability will bo elected preslrWd for a four-year term. jj Consideration of the demands of: players, as presented through their 1 ternlty by David Fullz, their prcskli will furnish lively discussion for the 1 tlonal league conferees. The Inter, tlonal league took up the demands) day. The leaguu regarded them genej as objectionable and deferred action,; nounclng that It would wait upons action by the national baseball comj slon and the National Association of I fesslonal Uasoball clubs. Pennant to Newark. The International league form awarded the 1013 championship perir to Newark. The next season will o on April 15. with Toronto playing Providence, Montreal at Jersey City. I falo at Baltimore and Rochester c wfli ric The league discussed but took no., tlon on the proposition that an in league post-season series be arran with tho American association, the re lar season of each league to close .; gust 15, and every International U to play every association team ti games. President Charles H. Ebbeta the Brooklyn National league club.' dressed the meeting today favoring i plan. President Thomas Chlvlngtom the American association will glve' J1 1 vlows tomorrow. lp There was nothing more definite," rumors regarding tho disposition of ' Tinker, deposed ns Cincinnati mana fe. One rumor was that Manager McGi of the New York Nationals was prepa, to trade Morkle. Snodgrass and Her for Tinker. President Ebbets ofj 'Brooklyns was in company with rrt -dent August Herrmann of the Cinclnw most of the day. In line with his l , ' nounced purchase of signing Tinker.- (5 Jack Knight Sold. S The American league moved Into p, baseball limelight with the announcem by the New York club that Jack Knli ! had been sold to Toledo of the Ami can association. Tho price was not m tloned. Knight has been in and out the major leagues several times. M m ager Frank Chance bought him fronvv efc Jersey City team to play first after. ;jt Chase was traded to tho Chicago Wj Sox and Borton, who replaced Chase, tjJ, been released. The Montreal club Ml chased Boyle, third baseman, from jHAf vlllo and sold TTowloy, catcher, to land of the Pacific Coast league. 'Ml The Philadelphia Athletics, champions, havo deserted the caugqJT tho baseball players' fra ternlty, lt;.&i reported here tonight. The organlzaWJi is seeking numerous concessions fJH)r the major and minor leagues. The JV: letlcs, It was declared, refused to 0JJj scribe their names to a list of ssvenL demands drafted by Fultz, tho Phlla2' phla players explaining they had no EtQ anccs and that to sign would bo tuMfj to Manager Connie Mack. Chairman '9m gust Herrmann of the national conamm slon said tonight that the report orH Athletics' refusal to side with the fraV nity was well founded. |