New-York tribune., 1919-01-18

/iH, Sfar Tiger Third Baseman, Goes
To Boston n Mammoth Savap Of Players

of them did anything worth mention
'ng. The National League in the morn
ing got together in the Offices Of John
4. heydler, the new PRESIDENT They
tried to undo the shame they confessed
the day previously when they an
nounced The ratification Of a salary
limit of Sl1.0 900 mouth per club.
Ihoy Effected only further confusion
and rldiculc with the Intelligence that
the aforementioned limit mad been
thrown into the discard and new one
recorded. The new enc is left to The
psychic powers of determination of the
tan. If the National League ran to
form You can.go and bet the old family
heirloom or the idea that the new limit
IS seven rather than eleven. Somehow
. the National League has always been
strong for crap numbers. The board
OF directors held short session after
The regularly scheduled shindy of the
potentates, again large and small.
Hand Clasps in Vogue
The American League magnates con-
cluded their spring business session
with few fond hand clasps and ex-
changes OF Bull Durham, at 9fre> Bilt-
more, yesterday around high noon. Col
onel TIL Huston lately returned from
the war. hadto knock off for chow when
he heard the chimes Of the Metropolitan
Tower ring.
The Colonel Informed his land-lubber
associates that the boys returning.
from abroad on his transport had
nothing to read. He suggested that hll
transports should be equipped with light
reading matter, so motion was pre-
sented and passed unanimously that
10000 copies of "The Sporting News"
should be presented the homecoming
soldiers. 1t was figured that a million
and a half Of the boys in khaki would
return IN the next six months (heaven
grant such transport service may be
at our beck and calD and that the num-
Der of papers mentioned will provide
one Tor every ten soldiers. (Therc were
knockers about who breathed the scan
dial that friend Ban had just plunged
heavily in "Sporting News" stock pre-
ferred)
However, the minor loaguers seemed
satisfied and that is something gained.
They never were satisfied before and
probably never will be again. after a
taste Of personal administration The
Bolshevlki of our national nuisance
have this in common with the big
scream. They talk as loosely wildly
and recklessly, but do not get the same
tumble. One "bone" Of Charlie Eb-
bets commands more attention thar a
whole season OF the best efforts of Joe
Tinker
But sto the minor leagues here is
the consensus of opinion of the mag
mates foncs~ again great and small). Re
lations viii henceforth be on the idea
Of the party of the first part versus
the party Of the second part" exclusive
~ 1t will be the open house and the
open market idea purely and simply
For the draft has been eliminated with
the more important draught that Bill
Blyan's state sent into the can.
The minor leaguers, indeed held /;
tllttle bun-feed of their own and drafted
, the first bulletin o their new declara
tion of independence The majo
league clubs may no longer use tht
minors as training farms. All optiona
agreements on players turned back b,
major league clubs have been abol
/ iShed
The practice of receiving or releas
/ ing players by mirror league clubs tt
or from the big league has been abol
ished, save through direct sale BY
stipulated cash consideration.
To guard against chance violation 0