The sun., 1916-12-13
NATIONALS PLAYER
LIMIT is INCREASED
Tcncr League Also Passes
Legislation Eliminating
Disability List.
MINORS ASK FOR RELIEF
NJ q. LIEB.

~ FHEDEhICh Ss bhEns
A ~niggardly increase Of the player
limit from twenty-onc to twenty-five
players, the effect Of which was prac-
ticaily annulled by the total elimination
Of the disability list. was the most Inn
portant business transacted by the Ma
tionai League at the first days session
OF its annual meeting at the Hotel WAL
dcrf-Astoria yesterday.
Harry Hampstead, president OF the
Giants, proposed an amendment to the
constitution to return to the old twenty
I'VE player limit and presented the
strong argument that SO long as the
American League had a twenty-five limit
and the National had a smaller one the
parent league always would remain at
a disadvantage In its contests with the
Junior league. He also pointed out that
q larger limit gave the American League
q better opportunity 10 develop young
players.
Hempstead's arguments could convince
no one but Charley Weeghman Of the
Cubs. The six other clubs voted II down.
Ebbets's amendment to raise the limit
to twenty-five players then was adopted
with q slight amendment as to the dates
when clubs could hold thlrty-nve players
the winter limit. The twenty-five limit
will 70 into effect on May is (ffteen
days later than the former limit) and
will extend until August 80.
Disability List . s~ubterfuge.
In his annual report President Tener
sbiiitv iist. which he said was used by
clubs an a subterfuRe to cover players.
ana that players repeatedly had been
placed on the disability list with al
legged cuts and skin bruises with no other
purpose than to circumvent the former
twenty-one init. This action was taken
and the disability list was struck out Ut
any club have three or four players dis
e.,ea .ne INJURED p'"y'sS '"" ~"
S. ~ ,tmo nr en-. ~, iona,
y. ,nn.,,nad In ,,.t.n,pr IN eio.
c"snc. iron, numerou. sources. First
Csnr~. yyha,,on pepner. ono Of Phila.
de,phia's LEADING barristers. addressed
the league on the various phases Of the
suit of the directors Of the defunct Bal
timore Federal League club against the
various major league clubs and the for.
mer Federal League promoters. This
case Is to come up for a hearing shortly
after the new year.
Then Ieher made his a"nua' .e'
port In wnich ne MADE tne p'eAS,ns
statement mat the Nauoha' Ae"sue ~
tendahce iast season was the .rea.es. ~
n ieasue's history passing ehe ,or"e'
hish water marx set IN isVs. Iie avs
made lot inc changing
OF me epoiis IN the worlds series. IN
stead d having the piaye. partc'pa"'
OF the series DIVIDE al the money ~
wouId nave a eer.ain pereen.ase &c,
aside to be divided among players o.
toned on the relative standing Of the
different clubs. Action on this subject
was deferred until to-day's session.
Wants Drafts Removed.
The ,as, bour or tho m.e,ing wa,
~,vsn IN tho Two minor ,eagu. commit.
49, .S,oh 49, 80 r,aoa hs,,.r nona,
80 ~ H Tr,. a., .on.,s,
"' " u '. go.
land club; Tim Murnane' president o.
~ .ha uo,yoL. cIuh reoues,ad a nav
- % .rS,.a. -. s.,u,a
board OF arbitration TO- near dispu,e
n"so,s"s m'S'o. ~ ~ "ssu " ="
te'oo's' SUCH . o'a'u :" sons's. y
ono representative from inc Natioha
League. one from the American League
two from the National Association ana
neutral chairman who has no baseball
connections.
This committee also expressed to tn,
National League the disapproval of tn,
minor leagues to taking PLAYERS from
mig league clubs Who have had No pre
vtou. minor Ieae,. eYner,.rc. rhi
or,ic,,iar,v ..,.rr.s % rIav.r. 49,.
49,.
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.no o.ner com".t.eo ccnsls.eo Q
x".eo pIes'uo"'s y Nv e'nerent SIas
70 %Suys- parIo" OF INC .nterna
uonnai. .l'eSey o, .no HInerleAn Assocls
yoh u nauin Oh VIC rac'nc Coas
Ieasue-"ho aaneu ~e~empt,on Irom IN
3" soiceo uno ooJectiohs o.. IN
nn'oIs 70 inc presen, system OF orstt
p.ay.,s ny a.so Ievues.eu Una
roSn imas uy nnayor ,easue cruz
..ow LII, WT .hn iii, sas oe pernn...eu !
nj ~" att ~. s y 1877 u.'
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Nh A.t,o, a.. p,... Tale.
As the league adjourned for the da,
...e. near,ns .hese plalnts no action wa
nN.' VI ."1nn' i'owe'er. ~ wouIu IAN
sa,n So ~ ."e wv mia1or ,easues ,
~ ao u,"o'' WIG 'e.eI .ney seeF