The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-13
PLAYER LIMIT RAISER;
MITCHELL CUB LEADER
National 70 Allow - Instead OF 81
Players On Club Pay Rolls During
1917 Season.
DISCONTINUE DISABLED LIST.
Limit WIN Go into Effect May Is and
Continue TIL August 3i-Stallings'
! Aidc Comes TO Terms With Wecgh-
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man; Now Up to Boston.
By INNS BROWN.


Fred Mitchell. aide to Manager
George Stallings, of the Boston club.
viii become the next manager OF the
Chicago Cubs and the announcement
that the player limit for clubs of the
league has been raised from twenty
one to twenty-five men, were the
most prominent developments of the
first days session Of the National
League meeting which opened at the
Waldorf Hotel today
Mitchell will lead the Cubs next
season. provided the Boston club and
the Cubs can come to a satisfactory
transfer Of his contract. He an
nounced that he had conferred with
President Charles Weeghman, of the
latter club. and come TO an agree
ment on terms. provided the exchange
can be arranged.
According to the best information
to be had. Manager Stallings Ia ask
ing for Outneider Leslie Mann and a
pitcher However II was rumored
that Cy Williams another outfielder
was the man really wanted by the
Boston pilot just which one of the
Cub twirlers Is wanted could not
be learned.
The move to increase the player
limit includes a restriction. In max
ing the maximum number of players
twenty-five. the meeting voted to dis
continue the disa bled list which has
been In existence. In other words.
the new limit is to be an iron bound
one. In case of an injury 20 play
or. he must be either retained or else
released before another man can be
taken on to replace him.
The limit will be applied starting
May Is. and continue until August
81. instead Of beginning with MAY 1
will afford an additional fifteen days
for managers to size up, their ma
teriar Before this slight increase in
the limit was made. the Giants had
offered a resolution to increase the
limit to twenty-five men. However.
only the Cubs and Giants supported
this measure, and it was lost. Presi-
dent Charles Ehhets offered the sub
stifute motion, which was adopted.
The annual election OF the board
OF directors OF the league was held
over until the February meeting of
the league. In his report, President
John X. Tener recommended n change
10 make the board consist OF eight
members, to include each club presi-
dent, instead of Ave. as Is now the
case.
The expected move on the part OF
minor league representatives in the
matters of lifting the draft on GER
tain leagues and Of asking the crea-
tton of board to settle contests be-
tween minor and major league clubs
was made. Two committees from the
lower leagues presented these requests
Cal. Ewing. of the Pacific Coast
League; Dan O'NeilI and Tim Muir
name made up the committee pre-
senting the request for representa-
'troversics. Al Baume. OF the Coast
League: Ed. Barrow. of the Inter-
national. and Thomas Hickey. OF the
American Association were the com
mittee asking that the draft be lift
ed on their circuits.
These leases are likewise to be pre-
scented to the American League at
Its session in Chicago within the next
few days. From their very nature they
could not be definitely settled at the
meeting today. II Is expected that
will be made. however, with a view
TO handling the matter with repre-
sentAtivea Of the American League
later. TodAy's meeting was adjourned
until 1910 o'clock In the afternoon.
Also 1T the meeting resolution
was passed providing that sessions of
these meetings shall be held in the fu-
ture between the hours OF 1850 and
$40 o'clock.
The deal which 10 expected to send
Mitchell to Chicago n manager OF
the Cubs was the most Interesting
topic with the bench warmers about
the hotel. Considerable spccula lon
was INDUCED on the probable terms
OF the transfer. Manager Stallings de-
clared that he wished Mann as part
payment for Mitchell. When this be-
came known II created some surprise
since Mann formerly played under
StallinGa and was turned out. How
aver the boss Of Braves explained his
attitude by declaring that Mann IL
i much improved player over what he
vas when he wore the livery OF the
Hub contingent.
The announcement that Weeghman
ana Mitchell had actually been In
decker over terms set At rest rumors
to the effect that Stailings himself
might lead the Cubs next year with
Mitchell bossing the Braves. Even
before the announcement concerning
the Mitchell deal was made. however.
Htaliings denied vehemently that he
would take charge of the Chicago
club.
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