New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Baseball Warning Sounded by
the National Commission.
RESERVE LISTS TOO BIG
That Is. Some Clubs Have Been
Carrying More Players than
the Law Allows.

ootrst q violation O. the rule on the
reservation rights of players so lar do
national agreement clubs are cohce.h7o'
Four or Ave minor league clubs nave peeh
carving players In excess OF the huih-
Der allowed. and orders have been issued
m revise the lists within ten days or SUI
fer the consequences.
Section Of Article VII of the nationai
agreement prescribes that the annual res
ervation list Of a major league cluo shaii
not include more than thirty-nVe hahies'
exclusive of the manager ana oil players
promulgated as ineligible TINS provision
was strictly complied with by all Natioh-
al League and American League CLUBS IN
submitting their respective 1913 reserVa-
ton lists to the secretary OF the cvm-
mission.
Section Of this article limits the num-
Der OF players. exclusive of manager and
Ineligible players, a national association
club may carry under reservation as foi-
lows: Glass IA, 30; Class a, IS; Class b.,
%: Class G. q, and Class ID, q.
The warning issued by the commission
follows:
Inspection of the 1913 reservation lists
of National Association clubs discioses
that some minor league clubs nave ho'
observed this mandatory rec reeu IRE nSls in
cludes thrty-fve names, hve or Whlch
are promulgated as suspended prayers
The Milwaukee club Of the same Glass;
fcation Ia carrying thirty-tWo players, IN
GLIDING suspended players under reserVa-
ton. The Beaumont and Dallas CLUBS OF
the Class b Texas League are also ~,
excess of the number OF players d ciuo VI
their grade may reserve.
The distinction IN the status OF an III
eligible player and SUSPENDED PLAYER -
plain The player who deserts a clup 10
which he is under contract or refuses 10
report 10 club entitled 10 his services
commits an offence against the national
agreement and automatically becomes 10
eligible until formally reinstated ~ inc
PLAYER. or BY the national board II
minor league player. Until regularly re-,
stored 10 good standing by the tribunal
having jurisdiction. his club is not per-
mitted TO accept or dispose Oh MS ser
vices
A player who does not comply with the
terms of his contract by keeping In con-
dition and giving his team faitnrul ser.
in his contract. by his club. which may
revoke the penalty. $1,000
The club, which has sole supervision
and control Of a suspended player is not
allowed by the national agreement to re-
serve MIN without including him In its
list as a reserved player
II suspended player may be carried
by minor league club in excess OF the
aggregate number allowed by Section 4
OF Article VII. of the national agree
ment. a Glass IA club may. equal or ex-
coed the number of reservations TO which
a major league club is restricted
The Kansas City club has as many
names on it's 1918 list as any National or
American League club. This is palpable
violation Of the letter and spirit Of the
| national agreement.
The commission therefore directs the
secretary Of the National Association 70
, notify every minor league club, whose
' reservation list exceeds the legal number
Of names. to revise It IN accordance with
Section Of Article VII OF the national
agreement within ten days after the pro-
mitigation OF this notice.
Joe Tinker manager Of the Cincinnati
Reds said just before leaving Chicago a
few days ago to take up his new duties:
Il want to thank the people OF Chicago
for what they have done for me They
have made me. and l hope Chicago al
ways will retain the same feeling toward
me that | shall have for Chicago. II is
like leaving home TO start life all over
again. am doing II with regret that I
: must leave, and only because IL means
advancement and an opportunity, II
make good TO stay In baseball longer
, than | can as player
One must admire a man for the ex-
preston OF such feelings. but surely there
was reason also for rejolcing-Charles
Webb Murphy was being left behind.
August Belmont chairman OF the Jockey
Club. has distributed among his friends a
comprehensive catalogue of the stations,
mares and yearlings at his breeding farms
I'm Kentucky and France 1t is illustrated
with views OF both his Nursery and
IIaras de Villcrs studs, and full page
piceIres also OF Rock Sand. recently sold
TO a French syndicate: Hastings, Fair
Play, Trap Rock and Singleton. His
stations in France are Ethelbert and
Flint Rock
The book has an added value to horse
men because Il contains an outline OF the
Bruce Lowe figure system In breeding.
The Boston club OF the National League
has been instructed by the National Com
mission to pay ]. W. Brady salary for
twenty-five days, representing the period
between the termination of the Southern
and National feague seasons.
! The chairman OF the basketball COM
mittee of the Metropolitan Association
warns all basketball teams that the st.
Lawrence University five is not in good
standing In the Amateur Athletic Union
and any one playing against IL will dis
qualify himself and will not be allowed 10
compete I'm any sports sanctioned by the
Amateur Athletic Union.
Clark Griffith's ail-star baseball team is
made up as follows: First base. Chase.
Yankees. second base, Larry Doyle.
Giants; shortstop, Hans Wagner. Pitts
burgh; third base, Frank Baker. Phila-
delphia Athletics: outiielders, Milan,
? Washington ny Cobb. Detroit; Speaker.
: Boston Red Sox; catcher. Henry. Wash
ington: pitchers, Ed. Walsh. Chicago
White Sox. and Walter Johnson. wash
ington; utility inhelder. Henle thinner
man. Chicago Cubs
Quite monopoly Of American League
players
Edward O'Connor. third baseman of the
Kewanee Club OF the Central League, was
ordained yesterday to the priesthood.
Ed Konetchy and Arnold Hauser, of the
Cardinals; Larry Doyle. of the Giants.
and Bobby Byrne. OF the Pirates, are
working daily at Robinson Park, the
home OF the ST. Louis Cardinals.