Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-26
Peacemaking Resolution.

Whereas the attention of the national
commission has been called to certain
resolution passed at the last meeting of
the national association pertaining to in
eligible players. and
Whereas there seems to be a misunder-
standing as to the meaning and effect of
said resolution; therefore. be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
national commission that said resolution
cannot at any time be construed by any
one operating under the provisions of the
: national agreement as in any manner to
infringe upon or interfere with the rights
3VeSted in the national commission under
article 3, section j. to reinstate any ma
tionai agreement player who has hereto
. fore or may hereafter be declared an in
eligible player.
Under article g. section j. of the ma
.tonal- agreement, any player suspended
by . club or league for term longer than
ten days shall have the right of appeal to
: the national commission. which Is given
authority to order his reinstatement if it
deems the punishment excessive Or not
merited.
The action of the commission preciGdes
the matter being taken up by the Ma
tonal League today at its meeting at the
liam will not resign the presidency of the
league, as he threatened to do if the mag
mates did not sustain him in his stand
: against the blacklist resolution.
Hotel Breslin today and will adopt its
playing scheduie for the coming season.
Besides this only routine business will be
transacted.
New Playing Rules Planned.
The joint rules committee of the two
Neither Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack
nor Clark Griffith, the American League
members of the committee, will attend
and 1t may be necessary for President
Johnson to appoint new committee to
consider several propositions to amend the
rules. President Pulliam. Frank Chance
of the Chicago Cubs, and Billy Murray of
the Philadelphia club, comprise the Ma
tionai League committee.
Chance arrived yesterday with Presi-
dent Charles w. Murphy of the Chicago
club, The manager of the Cubs is de-
teFmined to pass rule forbidding the
pitchers from soiling new balls during a
game. Chances idea is to have the UNI
pires remove the gloss frfom the new
spheres before he throws them to the
pitcher.
Empires in the American Association
and the Western leagues" said Chance
yesterday, have been doing this for sew
eral seasons, and the plan has worked
we'll Ball players agree that a new ball,
without the gloss removed, in a pitchers
hands is dangerous to the batsman At
the same time II is not necessary to delay
the game while the pitcher soils the ba II
Let the umpire soil half dozen balls be-
fore the game. and more, if needed, be-
tween innings
There was consjderabl BILE ia TX amon1 Ia CO
ball men Yesterday that attempt will
be made to pass new rule forbidding
any player not actually taking part in a
game from coaching the players from the
coaching lines or from the bench. This
rule. if passed, would result i'm the BAN
ishment to the bench of Managers Nc
Graw of the Giants and Hughey Jennings
of the Detroit Tigers. President Barney
hr0x H.
to have similar rule passed. but it was
voted down. Since then Managers Fred
Clark of the Pirates and Frank Chance
of the Cubs are said to have expressed
themselves in favor of such a rule. II is
understood that Manager Mack of the
Athletics also favors banshing men who
are not In the game.
Fans Against Proposed Rule.
While McGraw was rarely seen on the
coaching lines last season it has an
nounced that this year he will coach his
players as of old. The good work of
Hughey Jennings of 'peppering" up the
Tigers last season into championship form
was really the feature of the American
League pennant race. The fans who ap-
preciate the past work of McGraw and
Jennings would be against the adoption
OF the proposed rule.
The national commission met today and
took up several player cases. In two of
these the Highlanders and the Brooklyn
club are interested. Pitcher Frank ARIEL
lanes who is under contract to the High
y landers. is claimed by the San Francisco
club. Arreilanes is protege of Hal
Chase He pitched for the San Jose Col
- lege nine. the team Chase graduated from.
Denny Long of the San Francisco club
bases his claim to the pitchers services
on a letter he claims to have received
from Arrellanes promising to sign with
Long II he decided to play professional
q base hall. Irving Wilhelm, who several
seasons ago pitched for the Boston Ma
tional League Club. seeks his release from
Brooklyn. claiming the club has no just
claim on his services.