The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-26
MAJOR LEAGUES
PLAN CHANGES
IN PLAYING RULES
Joint Committee Will Today Act
on Several Sug.
~ gestions.
"HARRY-VS. -GARRI
FEUD IS AT END
Resolution Adopted by Commits
sion Settles Dispute Over
Minor Leagues List.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-The joint
rules committee of the W major
eagues viii meet late this afternoon.
Neither Charles Comiskey. Connie
Mack nor Clark Griffith, the American
League members of the committee. VIII
attend, n it may be necessary for
President johnson so appoint a new
committee to consider several PROPOSE
lions to amend the rules. President
Pulliam, Frank Chance, of the Chicago
club, and Billy Murray. of the Phila-
delphia Club, comprise the National
League committee.
Chance arrived yesterday with Pres
ident Charles w, Murphy, of the h
cago Club. The manage of the CUBS
is determined to pass a rule f~orbiddins
the pitchers from solllng new balls dur
ing a game. Chances idea is to have
the umpires remove the gloss from the
new spheres before he throws them to
the pitcher.
"Umpires in the American Associa-
ton and the Western leagues SAID
Chance yesterday, "have been doing
this for several seasons, and the plan
has worked we'll. Ball players agree
that a new ball, without he gloss re-
moved. in q pitchers hands is danger
GUS to the batsman. At the same Time
it is not necessary to delay the game
while the pitcher soils the ball. Let
the umpires soil half a dozen pals
before the game and more IL needed
between innings"
There was considerable talk among
baseball men yesterday that an at
tempt will be made to pass a new RUE
f%orbidding any player not actually tax
ing part In a game from coaching the
players from the coaching line or from
the bench. This rule, II passed, would
result in the Punishment to the bench
of Managers Mcoraw, of the Giants
and Hughey Jennings, of the Detroit
Tigers. President Barney Dreytus, OF
the Pittsburg club, once tried to nave
a similar rule passed, but 1t was voted
down. Since then Managers Fred
| Clarke, of the Pirates, and Frank
Chance. of the Cubs, are said TO have
expressed themselves in favor OF such
q rule. 1t is understood that Manager
Mack, of the Athletics, also fayors
banishing men who are not in the
game.
Fans Against Proposed Rule.
While McGraw was rarely seen on
the coaching lines last season, he has
announced 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 Champions
ship form was really the feature OF
the American League pennant race. The
fans who appreciate the past work or
McGraw and Jennings would be against
the adoption of the proposed rule.
The National Commission Will be in
session some time today II taxi up
several player cases. In W of these
the Highlanders and the Brooklyn Club
are interested. Pitcher Frank ARIEL
lanes, who is under contract to the
Highlanders. is claimed by the san
Francisco Club. Arrellanes is a pro-
tege of Hal Chase. He pitched for the
San Jose College 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 If he de-
cided to play professional baseball.
Irving Wilhelm, who several years ago
pitched for the Boston National League
Club. seeks his release from Brooklyn.
claiming the club has no just claim on
his services.
Peace reigns in baseball once more.
That Is, so far as Garry and Harry
Hermann and Pulllam-are concerned.
The president of the National Commits
sion and the president of the National
League met yesterday for the first time
since their bitter clash over the So
called blacklist resolution, passed
last November by the National Assoc
citation of Professional Baseball
Leagues, the organization Of the minor
leagues.