South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-12
TAIL END CLUBS
WILL BENEFIT BY
NEW DRAFT RULE
They viii Get the Selection of
the Minor League Stars
Gov. Tener Has Power to
Settle Disputes.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE an
nuaI meetong Of the National league
journment the club owners were the
guests at a private banquet given by
John X. Tener. governor Of Pennsyl-
vania, and the newly elected presi-
dent OF the organization.
During the day the league added
three amendments to its constitution,
favored a new method of holding the
annual drafting OF players and de-
cided 70 hold the annual scheduled
meeting Feb. 9 IN the this city. Pres.
Tener Is 20 announce later his APP
pointments on constitution. arbi-
tratiOn and rules committee.
The league confirmed the ruling OF
the arbitration board. which failed to
uphold the protest OF the New York
club against surrendering a quarter
share OF its 1912 world series re-
ceipts 10 the other seven clubs. II
was held Thursday that the National
commission rule requiring the appor-
tionment was constitutional and the
$4,000 withheld from the New York
club was ordered divided. AS a balm
TO the Giants IL was decided that the
local club should get a One-eIghth
share OF the money.
New Drafting Rule.
The new drafting rule. which meets
with the leagues support was intro
duced by Charles h Ebbets, presi-
dent OF the Brooklyn club. II is de-
signed to reduce the element of
chance in the drawing and to give
second division clubs a free selection
of players before first division clubs,
in this manner strengthening the
weaker clubs and thus strengthening
the league in general Concurrence
by the American league, the national
commission and the Associated Minor
l.a l. 10. 10.
becomes effective.
one Of the amendments passed
was looked upon as an instance Of
how the league plans to broaden its
presidents scope OF power. Gov.
Tener will have authority to arbitrate
a dispute between two clubs over
the waiver price on a player which
one desires to release. If a club has
paid several thousand dollars for a
youngster and, finding him wanting,
decides to let him go. the club will
not have to dispose Of him at the
usual $1,000 waiver price to another
National league club claiming him,
but can demand a higher price. II
the clubs cannot agree, Pres. Tener
will have power TO strike medium,
by which the purchasing club must
abide II IL wants the player.
Another amendment prohibits the
owner. manager or agent OF one club
ntEOLldAAfA6 Will q pldS IT ~ cAAOlAAbA
without first getting permission from
the players owner TO do so. The
third amendment was a technical
one, setting aside. in the case or New
York city, the rule that no city shall
have two National league clubs. This
was passed because Brooklyn is with
in the greater city.
The meeting adjourned without any
deal having been made for Joe
Tinker. Cincinnatis deposed man
ager, although several trades assign
ing variOusly TO Pittsburgh, Brooklyn
and Philadelphia were rumored.
Manager Stallings offered Pitts
burgh $500 for Dolan, IL was re-
ported. while Manager Doom altered
Pittsburgh Camnitz and Byrne for
DOlan, which would reverse the trade
which Doom and Manager Clarke
made last summer. Roy Miller. re-
leased recently by Philadelphia to
Montreal announced he had quit
baseball and would practice medicine
in California
The league ordered written into it's
books the tribute paid TO William
Locke. late president OF the Phila-
delphia club at the Columbus meet
ing OF the National Association of
Professional Baseball clubs.
Gov. Tener announced the ap-
pointment as his private secretary of
i. Leroy Reeves, sporting editor Of
the Philadelphia Public Ledger and
former secretary Of the Philadelphia