The Washington times., 1905-11-17
HEYDON AND OWENS
OUTLAWED FOREVER
National Commission Pun
ishes Contract Jumpers.
TRI-STATE MAY BE GOOD
inquiries How it May Get Into Agree
menr-Puts Quietus on Pitts
burg Yarn.
TRI-STATE MAY BE GOOD

CINCINNATI. Nov. 17.-Manager-F'irst
Baseman Kelly. of the st. Paul Amer
ican Association team. must go TO the
s.. Louis Americans. according to q
ACCESSION reached yesterday by the Ma
tjopaI Baseball Commission. He had OBJ
jected to his sale TO that club. wishing
TO 20 to the Toledo American AssJ55i5s=
ton Club.
Infielder Owens and Outfelder Heydon
were forever disqualified from playing
for jumping contracts. Owens was sold
by Brooklyn to Rochester. but jumped
the contract. and Heydon jumped from
Baltimore 10 York. Pa.
There is no appeal from the ruling
in these two cases. although the COM
mission might reopen them, and the
action Is the fun indication OF the base
ball legislation which viii IN the ss;sssss...re
be enacted against the contract jump
ers. The move OF the committee mem
bers was taken with but little discus
sion, the general impression seeming
to prevail that the time had come for
decisive and far-reaching action 10 pre-
vent the breaking Of contracts
Tri-State Penitent.
The biggest surprise OF the session vas
an application by the outlaw Tri-State
League EOE IlE1uDELEtllP AZ AAAN b-5 Ne~0~
han family gathered under the national
agreement. c. T. Carpenter. repress==-
ing the Altoona, Pa, outlaw club. and
The Trs-state League, unexpectedly ap-
peared at the meeting and announced
that he wished to learn just what steps
would be required before the league
could secure the national protection. The
commission presented him with copy
OF the national agreement. Mr.. Car
renter did not fully state his mission
but Il Is learned that he IS 10 make
formal application. =.
the brakes down hard on the stories Ina ina
the Tri-State viii invade PltIsnurg. CI-
der the national agreement the league
NAV enter the fold after agreeing nos
70 harbor any ineligible players, Whc
now constitute most OF the Ou1idM
PLAYER Graham, who was drafted by
the Boston Americans and took advance
money from the New York Nauonals
was declared Ineligible until he repays
the money
Shorter Schedule.
A shorter playing schedule viii proba-
lly be adopted by the big leagues fol
next season. Long discussion OF the
subject has about brought 20 head suf-
ncIent sentiment IN favor OF less games
than formerly. to now be almost sure OF
action. President Johnson. Of the Amer
lean League. IS strongly IN favor OF 3
shorter schedule. and President Herr
mann has consistently urged q reduction
af the games 20 140. and an inter-ieague
schedule that would embrace games be-
tween all the clubs OF each league
Al the meeting of the American
League at Chicago November =. a
which the years business VIII be settled
President Johnson will advocate a scheO'
uIe reform During the past two years
the National League has practcaii;
forced the 154-game schedule upon tn
American but now the old league ]:
Apparently about 20 be won over. Th'
plea that the last month OF the season
Il always tiresome VIII hardly hold, be
cause there viii be a last month and Z
long one for the losers under reduces
schedule but il is maintained. and Will
logic. that as much interest would b'
aroused by 40 as 154 games