New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-13

President Baum, Of the Pacific Coast
League. and J. Cal Ewing put in be-
lated appearance yesterday.
.It's no funeral of the Pacific Coast
Teague." said Baum I've do not care
one rap about the draft. or anything
else. There are no strings tied to US.
We can get along very well, thank you,
without any strings from organized
baseball. Any time anybody wants 70
start anything against US, let them GO
"protection? That's a joke, so far
as the Coast League is concerned. Inc
Coast League is IN this fight Tor rlgnI
but nobody is going 10 dictate to the
Coast League Ii can run It's own niue
show Independently, II necessary"
Great astonishment was expressed at
tho action Of the international League
10 DEFY the National Commission by
the repudlation Of S9,OOO award 70
{. H. Ebbets. The shock was all INC
greater because OF the TACT that Ea
Barrow was known TO be personal
friend OF Ban Johnson. Ban disapproved
Of the commission finding. But Ban
Is a stcklcr for law and order. lie
voiced his great displeasure at the IN
ternational League attitude IN Chl-
cago interview yesterday.
While Barrow always declared the
Fbbets claim would never be honored,
II was learned yesterday that he had
no alternative. His colleagues demand
ed a showdown. They unfurled the war
banners and opened the propaganda
that whipped the councillors from the
American Association into line.
No Love Feast
This International League meeting
!. Ia IozH Toast Sam
Iichteustein. who has served as guar
dian angel 10 q losing cause IN Mont
real-lo. these many years declared
himself fatty. He threatened 20 throw
IN the sponge unless Barrow and ms
associates determined upon vigorous
policv of reform. As the withdrawal
OF this angel Of mercy would have
meant the winding sheet the point was
carried iustante-.
And now let as turn TO the routine
announcement Of the half-abashed
Johnny Hcydler. who proved too open
and guilCless long 10 serve as the Ma
tional League executive. us gwen
for what it's worth:
Charles II. Ebbets was not too
ashamed 10 accept the National League
pennaut Of 1916.
William +. Baker, president Of the
Phillics. fathered a successful motion
90 restrict National League meetings
in future 20 afternoon sessions be
tween the hours OF / and .. The
Toner magnates objected 20 taking
their lunches with them into the as
sembly hall.
The presidents report, with several
recommendations. was favoiably re-
ceived.
The election Of board Of directors
was postponed till the schedule meet
ing Of February. A recommendation
was adopted that tho constitution be
amended 30 that each club be repre-
scented on this board. Which means
that in future the eight club presidents
will form the body. This is expected
20 be a time saver, as heretofore the
board has been forced 70 explain IN
detail its actions in the regular meet
ings.
Player Limit Increased
One Of the presidents recommends
tions fayorably acted upon was the
elimination Of the disability list. This
Joker. which gave manager a chance
10 juggle his eligibility list 10 beat
the twenty-one-p player roster, rs now
thrown in the discard.
A motion BIZ Harry y. Hampstead 70
have the roster limit raised from
twenty-one 20 twenty-five players was
defeated. WeeghmSn, OF Chicago,
alone supported the boss Of the Giants.
The roster limit from May 10 TO Au-
gust 81 in future will be twenty-five
instead % twenty-one, as formerly.
Heretofore the minimum went into ef-
feet on May J. The TWO weeks lee
vav was granted 20 answer objections
OF managers Of the McGraw type, who