Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR NATIONALS
Major Magnates Clear Way
For American Leaders;
Baseball More Costly

New York, Feb. II. - The National
Baseball League club owners ad-
journed their scheduled meeting last
evening and left the decks clear for
the American Leaguers. who are
scheduled to go into session to-day.
The National Leaguers completed
all their plans for the start OF the
championship season. They revoked
the waiver rule and went back to the
old system of recalling waivers on
players claimed by other clubs. They
refused TO alter the player limit of
twenty-five players to a club and
they also refused to grant Branch
Riekey's request that a purchase
price OF $500 be placed upon all free
agents such as college players and
the like.
Other important happenings of the
day was tho purchase by the Phillies
Of Mile. Inns, a big right-handed
pitch OF the Louisville club. Mains
troit club and now he is about to
make a re-entry into the big league
Pat Moran SAYS he needs pitchers ana
is still looking for them, although
he departed for his home last even
Johnny Evers, who tried to help
out the Phillies last year, signed UP
for one year last night with the Bos-
sist Manager Barrow. who also bought
Center Fielder Whiteman from To-
ronto. Whiteman was with the
Yankees when Frank Chance was
manager OF that team.
Baseball More Costly
Instead of going into long as
cussion of the war tax question they
appointed committee of three with
power TO act to confer with tne
American LeaEuers and adopt a uni
form system of collecting the tax II
is expected that the decision viii be
TO obviate the burden of making
change in pennies by increasing the
prices to the full nickel. Therefore,
baseball is going to cost the rams
little bit more, but at the same time
the fans will have the opportunity
OF contributing further to the war
funds. as the extra cents charged them
will be turned over to war relief by
the clubs The Nationals COMMITTEES
appointed TO make arrangements with
the Americans consists of William +.
Baker. Barney Dreyfus and Harry
Hampstead. representing the Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh and New York
clubs. respectively.
After Branch Hickey had succeeded
in having the league return to the
old waiver rule, which permitted the
withdrawal of waivers. he tried to
have the price OF $500 placed upon
all players who are free agents. Inder
the present arrangement the value of
players secured through the waiver
route will be determined by the SELL
ing and purchasing clubs and in case
they cannot agree upon suitable
price the valuation of the players will
be fixed by the president of the league.
IT was Rickey's idea TO have fixed
price for college players whose ability
is not yet established. That would
relieve the league heads from the re-
sponsiblity of placing a price upon
them. The club owners, however, did
not agree with the st. Louis magnate
and the motion was lost.
The return to the old waiver rule
does not affect the drafted players.
in other words, there can he no clash
with the national agreement. Waivers
on drafted players cannot be recalled
II the player is claimed by a club of
the American League.