Evening journal., 1919-01-11
MAJORS ARRANGE
| FOR JOINT SESSION
Baseball's Big Conference
Will be Fl Id in New York
Next Thursday
MINORS TO TALK OF
PLANS ON TUESDAY


ing OF the National and American
Leagues scheduled for next Thursday
viii be held al the Hotel Blltmore. John
Heydler. president OF the National
League. and Colonel Jacob Rupert, OF
the Yankees. selected the time and place
for the meeting at conference yester-
day. Colonel Rupert acted in behalf
Of Ban johnson. president Of the Ameri-
can League.
Next Wednesday the National League
Will hold a special meeting at the Hotel
Waldorf-Astoria. This meeting will
take the place Of the usual February
schedule meeting Of the National
League, and all such business as usually
comes before the spring meeting will
then be transacted. Among the most
important will be the adoption Of a
National League player limit, and an
amendment 10 the league constitution
returning the league 10 the old system
of non-recallable waivers.
b. -HeydleP will recommend that the
matter OF the adoption ef the schedule
be left over TO a special committee.
The American League also will meet
in special session at the BiltmOre next
wednesday, and II also Is presumed that
this will take the place OF the schedule
meeting OF the American League.
Minors Meet Here Tuesday.
Representatives Of the minor leagues
will hold a special meeting here next
Tuesday, and VIII try 10 formulate
some plan Of action IN presenting their
grievances 10 the major league confer
ence.
on his return from a ten day trip
through the West yesterday Heydler
said Il would be well for the minors to
have a thorough understanding among
themselves before they agaln approach
the major leagues. While no one IN
baseball Is more sympathetic over
minor league conditions than Heydler.
ne Is OF the opinion that the minors are
trying 10 blame the big leagues for too
many OF the troubles Of the minor
leagues.
"The minor leagues are pretty much
up In the air. They did not show much
team work In approaching the National
Commission In Cincinnati last Monday,
said Heydler. For instance, the minor
league committee, OF which Joe Tinker
was a member, put in a request for the
abolition Of the draft from all minor
league players. Then President Hickey.
OF The American Association. In which
Tinker has the Columbus franchise.
asked that we draft PLAYERS only from
Glass "A leagues and let the Glass IA
teams draft them from leagues under
hem. Then the international League,
mother Glass IA league, wants the draft
removed from Il.
Concerted Action Needed.
Naturally such a way OF presenting |
grievances can hardly bring favorable /
altitude from the big league men. II |
seems 10 me that the correct way for
he minor leagues 10 act Is 10 decide |
Exactly what they want and appoint an
committee 10 put their
before our joint meeting.
"From what we could make out from
he committee that came 20 see the Ma
ional Commission the minor wants us
% stop drafting players. stop letting
players out on options and TO stop
signing young players who are free
lgents. The question then IS: Where
would the majors procure and develop
heir players?
Personally am In favor OF the draft,
optional agreements when properly en-
orced and the right OF any big league
lub 10 slgn any promising youngster
I desires II he Is not connected with
ny club On the other hand the minors
10 their part In developing our players
nd should get adequate protection and
ny aid we can give them"
Ua4rIfor uafN h. annual nnrnffu~ QF
he National Commission In Cincinnati
ast Monday went by without hitch ,
nd that his. relations with Ban John
on were most amiable. In his annual ,
eport Hermann suggested that In view !
I the unsettled conditions in baseball !
he election Of officers be postponed
nth after the Joint major league meet !,
ig. When the election OF officers came >
p Heydler moved that Herrmann's sug- !
estlon on postponlng election OF OIL :
ers be adopted and the motion was
assed unanimously
ranch Rickey Discharged.
Heydler yesterday held a conference A.,
n the managerial situation IN ST. Louis (,
-ith Major Branch Hickey. president Of :
he st. Louis club. Hickey received his
scharge from the army at Camp Ken n
rick, Lakehurst. N. j.. yesterday.
The National Leagne president SAID !,
D objection will be made 10 Rickey at :,
'nding next weeks National League '
eeting. He said Rickey's present ),
atus Is unlike that OF Presldent-Msn- :.
ger Fred Mitchell. Of the Cubs. who .
as barred from the annual meeting Of !,
le National League last month. /,
"As far as the National League knows :,
aior Hickey still Is president OF the
J. Louis club and Jack Hendricks Is ..
5 manager. with contract which has =
lother year 10 run" said Heydler. "
Ne have heard nothing oflclal 10 the
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