New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
CUbS AND GIANTS' l PROPOSAL BEATEN
National Leagne Directors Vote to Increase Player. Limit by One

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 New York, Dec 13.-The efforts of
 the New York Giants and the Chica-
 go Cubs to bring about an increase of the player limit to twenty-five fail
 ed signally tt the annual meeting of the National League which began at the l sWaldorf-Astori yesterday. These two
 cIubs were the only ones which voted
 for the increase, the other six voting
 against il. The lea sue voted to 1n-
 crease the limit from twenty one
 players to twenty-tWo from May 15 ! to Aug.4 31 on. the suggestion Of President Charles H. SEbbets of the l Brooklyn club. The disabled list, which was in operation last season, whereby a player could be benched for ten days while a substitute LOOK his place, was eliminated, as some or : the clubs abused the privilege last
 season and carried more players than , sthe rules. permitted.
 The National League has plenty of ! ethings. to worry about and not the least Of these is the suit brought fagainst organized baseball Dy rthe Baltimore Federal League club. l sGeorge Wharton Pepper of Phlladel- . phia, who is the chief counsel for the | great length to the club owners yes- terday. He did not discuss the merits . sof the case, but enlightened the mem bers on many of the claims which Thave been made against them. The aease will come up in Philadelphia 5early in the coming year.
 Those who attended the meeting yesterday were F. D. Haughton and fWalter Hapgood, Boston. c. H. Eb- bets and Edward J. MeKeever, Brooklyn; Harry N Hempstead, John l B. Foster, and L. Ashley Lloyd, New 1 York; William F. Baker, Philadel- phia; Barneg4 Dreyfuss, Pittsburgh; August Herrm an, Thomas Coogan, ! Harry Stephens and Louis Werk, Gin cinnati; Charles1 H. Weeghman and l Elmer Schissinger Chicago; Mrs. Helene H. R. Britton and Lon D. Hocker, St. Louis
 McGraw Incident Closed. s Before the-regular meeting there was pa session. of the board of direct CTS. It was not what this board did Nesterday that was significant, it was l Sphat they did not do. Not a word | Was mentioned about the uprising of Manager J ohm U. McGraw in Brook lyn late last season when he ac- cused his players of indifference in their work against the Dodgers. 1 Those club owners who at the time l were highly -incensed over this re- flection against the game, have since
 cooled off and the league has decided to call it a closed incident. The minor leagues began their bat tie for betterment of conditions when a committee made up of J. Cal Ewing of Oakland, Cal; Tim Mur- nane vice president of the national association, and Dan o'Neil of Spring 1 field. Mass, appeared before the club owners urging new board of arbitration for cases of controversy between-the minor and major leagues. Advocate New Board.
 These cases are now settled by the national com mission, a body on which the minors have no representative. They, advocate board made up of one representative from the National League, one from the American League, two from the minor leagues l and a fifth m member to act as chair man who is not identified with base ball a The minor leagues made a strong ro1ea for better conditions, and brought s massage from the national associa,- tior1 of X minor leageus to the effect that %th hey~were strongly opposed to l the major league sending players to the miners under optional agreement, who had not had g. former minor league experience. This hits college players who in the past have been Harmed out to the minors under op- ttoaaI agreement: The minors, ii they take these players, want to own them outright and if they develop them fntoss successful and valuable I players they demand the right. tt sell them at a proper price. These matters were taken under advisemen by the league. 45 ~-t5
 A. A. Glass Gets Going.
 Then followed another loud outer. from the Class A leagues of the Ma tional association. These organiza lions the International. the America1 association and the Pacific Coas league were represented by Edwart G. Barrow, Thomas J. Hickey of Min neapolis and Allen T. Baum of Sa] Francisco, the presidents of the thre Class A leagues. Their request wa | that the draft on their leagues b Additional Sporting News On Pag Sixteen) .@