The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-04
AUGUST. HERMANN
 IS ELECTED AGAIN Begins Eighth Term as Com mission Chairman BIG LEAGUES SCHEDULE Season Will Open April 12 and 1o4 Gay,cs Will He Played-An
 other "Anti-Coyering-
 Up" Bill
BIG LEAGUES SCHEDULE

Cincinnati January 3.-For the eighth successive time August Hermann of this city was selected chairman of the national baseball commission at it's annual ses- sion at the Laughrey club this afternoon. John F. Bruce, one of the principal own CTS of the St. Louis American League club, was likewise reelected as secretary of the commission. Aside of these two events the commission adopted a new rule relative to the abuse of the draft ing system by major league clubs.
 The schedule committee of the National ,league consisting of President Thomas itynch, Secretary John Heydler and Bar toy Dreyfus, president of the Pittsburg
 ub, met with President Ban B. John -,son, who represented the American league ischedule committee, and announced that tEhile the schedules for the two commit Tees had been practically completed and Tyidopted. yet nothing would be announced regarding the dates at this time. It twas said unofficially, however, that the two seasons would open on the same day and that this day probably would be April F. It was also stated that the 1.-two schedules as drawn up were for a keries of 154 games
 The chairmans annual report showed that 125 findings. rulings and notices had been promulgated
 The chairmans report recommends that rule be adopted to prevent drafting abuses and directly following the read ing of the report the following new rule was adopteS:
 Rule 53-Any major league club desiring to draft a player shall, in addition to complying with the requimenest of section r. article of the national agreement and the rules of the national committee, file with the secretary of the commits sion a signed statement by it's president certifying that such selection is made for the sole purpose of securing such players service for it's own team and not under an agreement or arrangement for his transfer to another major league team or to d minor league club of higher classi- fication than that from which he was drafted or for his return to the club from which he was obtained by draft.
 "If on investigation, the commission finds that such certified statement was false and that the system of selection was perverted from its true purpose in furtherance of conspiracy, fine equal to the drafting price of the league from which the player was drafted shall be imposed on each offending club. If the club from which he was selected were not party to the fraudulent transaction, it shall be permitted to retain the draft money otherwise the amount shall be for feted to the national commission for it's use. Tn any event. the player deprived of the privilege of advancing in his pro- fession shall be declared a free agent unless some other major league club de- sires his services by the drafting pro- cess. If the player Is declared free agent he shall not be allowed to contract .f t1,a off T1 he $-. succeeding season.
 The >Smmission passed rule prohtb- iting the winner of the worlds cham = ponship series from playing exhibition games after the series.
 Another rule passed prohibits play CTS upon whom waivers have been ob- tained by a major league club from be- ing sold to a minor league club be" fore giving the club who asked for waivers an option on the players.