Show AMERICAN MERICAN LEAGUE BEGINS SESSIONS TODAY TO DECIDE BASEBALL BASEBALL- MATTERS National Finishes Affairs With Fling at W on on W War ar Tax Discussion By Jack International Ional News Service Sports Editor YORK ORt Feb 14 American H.-American American N NEW league club owners occupied the theba ba baseball spotlight here today as they convened to ratify the tile 1918 playing schedule and clean up routine I business preparatory to opening the season season sea sea- son In April Little could be learned in advance of ot 1 the meeting regarding what the Junior leaguers had d on their slate but aside passing passIn on the schedule e and dis O iQ cussing the collection of the war tax tax tax-a a su subject which has kept the National le league gue bus busy for several days days It it was pre pre- pre pre- di 1 te I that the meeting would be short am harmonious nl lf f the vote vole of the National T l league reaffirming the selection of S J President fo John Eon n K Ten Tener r to deal with 5 th the Baltimore Federals It Is hI said eaid the American agu will vest full power to I act In Ban Johnson a and a trot meeting t betWeen be- be i tro gJ tWeen lT Tener Johnson n and d Attorney John Tool Toole i. i for organized baseball will be held I late lale today or tomorrow Under the plan I ro ed by the National lea league ue the first prent of indemnities to 1 FederalS Federal S 1 era calls for to the Ward es ese ite e and each to Edward Gwin- Gwin S C and Harry Sinclair Just Justl arrangements will be made with l Federals remains to be S t IHn ore edi S S S ue the Junior r leaguers were were in ses ses- today National league owners were a star discussing the charges brought by 3 Rickey against Charley Chancy If whom he charged with being the C cause u e of ot dissatisfying Roger Hornsby The Tho charges were denied for b 5 r his secretary Walter Valter Craighead but league went on record against the atIce or of club owners announcing they after ater players without first approach- approach 1 1 iThe the clubs to which such players be- be |