The Washington herald., 1912-01-25
URGE ADOPTION
OF WAIVER RULE
s. Edward Beach Will Pre-
sent Version to the
Committee.
TWO OTHER CHANGES
Will Ask that Players Not Be Al
lowed to Sign with Club
that Releases Them.
TWO OTHER CHANGES
BY C. w. SWAN.

s. Edward Beach. president OF the Dis
trict League. will. at the meeting Of the
amateur rules committee Monday night,
make a motion to have the amateur COM
mission adopt the rules that govern the
American and National Leagues as far
as local conditions will permit.
Chief among the new rules that Mr..
Beach will advocate is that OF the waiv-
ing on players. In the big leagues each
club must waive claim on a player be-
fore the club holding the players con-
tract can dispose OF him. In this way
a strong team. which secures a better
man for q position than the one playing,
will have TO have the consent Of every
manager in the same league before re-
leasing the player outright. Should a
team refuse TO waive on the player, he
will have to be turned over to the club
that wants him.
This will add a great deal to the
strength Of the amateur commission, as
It will give a weak team the opportunity
10 secure a player from a strong team,
II will hold the leagues together better.
and will in every way aid the cause OF
amateur ball
Beach Started one-team Rule.
Mr.. Beach is the man who first advo-
Gated the one team, one man rule, and It
was due to him that the rule was passed.
Mr. Beach was prominent last year in
endeavoring to locate the managers who
paid their players. but while II was
known all over the city that the men
were being paid in practically every
league, Mr.. Beach was unable TO get the
goods on a single athlete, but he promises
to go after the salaried men this summer
hotter than ever, but II IL safe to say
that unless some player squeals, the
truth will never be known.
Another rule that Mr.. Beach will bring
before the rules committee will be that
OF not allowing a man 10 sign with a
club after he has been released by that
club This would also be q good thing
for amateur ball for a manager, with
the pennant won in his league. could re-
lease a player TO club fighting for the
flag in another circuit, and then after
that title was won, release the player.
who in turn is signed by the first team.
Mr.. Beach will also advocate the adop-
ton OF a rule requiring the contracts and
releases Of players being in the hands OF
the secretary Of the amateur commission
FIVE DAYS before the player Is eligible TO
play with the club or sign with another
team. as the case may be. Should this
and the rule that will not allow a man
to sign with a team after being released
by the same club go into effect, there
will be absolutely no Overnight sign
ing OF players, as was the custom last
summer.
It is plain to be seen that Mr.. Beach
has made many suggestions that are Ot
great value to local amateurs, rules that
will help the game TO a higher plane thar
II has ever had. and rules that will dc
away with a great deal OF the profes
sional tinge that II has carried the past
few years.
Meeting for Monday.
Chairman Jackson, OF the amateur rules
committee. has called a meeting for Mon
day night in President Young's Office ir
the Southern Building. At this meeting
complete plans for the 1912 amateur sea
son will be gone over and the rules tha
will more than likely govern amateur
ball will be drawn up. The rules VIII b,
read 10 the commission when It meet
next week.
Secretary Noone, Of the Marquett,
League, has called a meeting of the cir
cult for tomorrow night at the Nationa
Guard Armory at o'clock sharp.
The st. Stephens, Naval Medicos, anC
the Corcoran Cadets still hold franchises
in the league and It is expected that tn,
other three franchises in Capt. Edward
circuit will be taken care Of tomorrow
night.
Yum" Moreland is requested to cal
at this office Friday night before o'clock