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Show Ban Johnson Will Be Busy at Meeting of Owners in December American League Prexy Very Likely to Encounter Serious Opposition From New York, Boston and Chicago Club Directors; Advisability of Resuming 154-Game Schedule Will Be Put Before Session. ifiven serious consideration at the winter win-ter meqrincs of the two leagues will be tbo advisability of resuming the Jj4-gaine Jj4-gaine plavine schedules which were abandoned this year because of at'ter-tbe-war conditions. Those club owners own-ers who have expressed an opinion I upon the subject are unanimously in favor of playing games next year, and there is little doubt that both leagues will agcee to adopt such schedules. sched-ules. Schedule Another Item. It is also understood that the leagues, individually, will discuss the uiue-gamo world 's series and the seven-game seven-game series. The adverse criticism by the public which was aroused by the adoption of the nine-game series this fall has caused the club owaers to do some full-grown thinking. Thev are opposed to doing anything that brings the commercial side of the game too much to the fore. While professional baseball essentiallv is S cummcreial sport, still the1 club owners realize that if the dollar sign is permitted to overshadow over-shadow the sporting side of the game there is grave danger of fandoin 's turning turn-ing its attention elsewhere for diversion'. diver-sion'. For this reason it is thought, both leagues will go on record as be-i2 be-i2 in favor of the shorter world's scries. Once they have individually reached a decision on tho matter, committees will be appoiuted to coufer on tho subject, sub-ject, and this conference no doubt will result in instructing the national commission com-mission representatives of the two leagues to vote for seven iustead of nine games next autumn. there is a salary attached to tho chairman chair-man 's position, it is a nominal one, and the income cannot bo compared with what Herrmann collects as president presi-dent of the world's champions. .ludgo Kenesaw Mountain Landis has been prominently mentioned as a probable prob-able successor to ilerrmanu as chairman chair-man of tho national commission. He is a baseball fan of the first magnitude magni-tude and is thoroughly conversant with baseball law and the rules of the game in every minute dotail. Whether ho would bo willing to accept the chairmanship chair-manship cannot, he definitely stated, but, because of his great love for the sport, it is believed he would take the position wero it offered him. It is said that ho has alroady been approached on the subject, but it is understood the matter was discussed only informally and that nothiug resembling a formal or an official conference has been held. Among other things that will be -r EW YOftK, Nov. 1. The schedule I'-tr : In- i ntcr league of base-J base-J bull in almost complete. It prom ises lo bo one of the busiest Seasons tinco tho demise of the Fed- : rul league. The contests are sure to ilaim almost u much attention as the j Rational and American leagues do dur-ng dur-ng tho regular championship season, iut, instead ol a ball with a cork center, cen-ter, the object of contention will bo Jotes. That veteran of sluggers, Kill '"litics, is in form and is sure to bat .No matter what elso happens, thoro tiro two things on the Hchedulo that tire Mire, t absorb a quantity of attention, at-tention, tlnrrv Herrmann, as chairman ol the national commission, and Han lolinsoli, as president of the American league, will be leading figures in both events. In the American league a determined nf fort will be mado to curb Ban; in ('net, it is whispered in somo places that a movement will bo launched to Jfadoct a now president. In spito of the Efact that the American league without Han .1 ili nsoii would not seem like tho fc n 1 1 ii-1 :i ii league at all, it is rumored that certaiii club ownors have mado up fneir minds lo try to put someono olse in tho executive chair. Tho primaries, which, it is understood, under-stood, bays already been held that is to say, tho attitudo of tho different owners felt out do not forecast icfcat tot Bun. To the contrary, it. appears thll he will coutinuo iu office. But I hero is reason to belicvo that much of the power which ho has exerted in the past will be assumed by tho board of directors. Last reports wero to tho effect ef-fect that it is going to be some fight, i but it ih i mpoabihlo to tell in advance what is likely to happen at baseball meeting. Mays Case Starts Things. Tho American league is scheduled to play Its annual game between the club owners iu TVretnlir, and the session will be watched with great interest. It will be tho first time in tho history of the organization that .Johnson has en-Countered en-Countered any serious opposition. Tho Oar Mays ease has started something. Begardlesfl of what Justice Robert Wagner's Wag-ner's decision is in the injunction proceedings pro-ceedings started some time ago by tho New York American league club, moro of tho case will bo heard during tho winter conclave. There has been no change of front among Colonels Jacob Ruppert and r. I,. Huston, owners of the Ya'rTRees; Harry I'rare, president of the Boston Wed Sox. and Charles Comiskey, president presi-dent ol' the Chicago White Sox. They ere still arrayed together in opposition to the Johnson faction, composed of the Clepejand, Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia Philadel-phia and Washington clubs. In order to carry any issuo thoy may start to a successful conclusion, it will bo necessary neces-sary for them to wean somo of these ,rub owners from their cause. Whether let nut there will be any defection in jtlitf ranks of tho Johnsonians is proble-'nmtical. proble-'nmtical. There have been various contradictory con-tradictory rumors in circulation recently, recent-ly, but nothing of a definite nature has leaked from the sancta sanctora of 1 lii magnates. The political grist mill is "at work, but what it is grinding out is not known. For the last several years there have been reports at the start of ech stove league season to tho effect that, before it was time to let the furnace go out, Garry Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati Cin-cinnati Baseball club and chairman of the national commission, would be ousted oust-ed from his exalted position at the head of baseball 's supreme court. Bui noth-inig noth-inig of the kind has happened and Harry has gone along from year to year administering baseball justice just bs if a ripple of opposition had never disturbed tho tranquil surface of his job. Attitude Now Different. But this year it may be different. There seems to be a growing sentiment among tho club owners to the Effect ..t,hat a man who is identified in an3 'way with h club iu either big league should not be chairman of the national commission. It is a foregono conclusion conclu-sion that, if it comes to a showdown and Herrmaun must choose between being be-ing president of the Cincinnati Reds ,jar retaining the chairmanship of tho national commission, he will elect to continue as boss of the Reds. While |
