New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
MoguIs Mum
On roposed
Third League
Ruppert. Frazee and Comi--
KEY Refuse to Throw ANY
Light on Rumorcd oiect
BY ". J. Macbeth

No.nir.. f0rthei - moment n -
'ilesed plans Tor . < igantic =hake-up in
,he Amer.ce Leas,.c. v.h Rev
cigc4. 6u.. around mo a.cleus d ia
three .ronges. clubs New York. G
cage and Boston developed Yesterday.
Colonel Jacob Rupert presiden. Of ths
New York Americans. and Harry Il
razee. pres.den. of he Boston Red
SoS, refused absolutely "a discuss rhe
rumored projec. for publication.
Nei'her woaid der nor affirm an
ssing tnat cou rnee~ any l.gh, on the
slpl rec
Il am extremely solry." SAID Colorcl
Rupper. "fhat anything las been pub
I~aed about the matter a. his time
Premature aDrouncem can never
prove of service 20 any pro ject. Whs-
has been dore Il ANYTHING has been
done OF What Wi be lone NAV we.i
a@at their dae course Of time. I hsve
absolutely nothing TO "a, - This time
You ma, repeat for 10, however
he concluded. "tha- NV declarations o.
. coupe II. days oaeN 20 Gcpble nov
! am = this q % ! .irisn iign-
which Ar. Johnson appears desirous q
making personal one. snail not Re-
cedc one nth in ny stand Any league
IS 700 small for .he Two of ls-and
do rot propose 20 get or of baseball"
Harry II Frazee, TIE owner of ne
Red Sox, would say nothing To every
lead he SIMPLY smiled non-committaliy
or turned some irrelevant reply. Ac
cord.Ng 70 dispatches from Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey, % the White Sox.
was quite as non-committa as his Fast
ern colleagues Wires - Colonel T. I
Huston. he bASebal partner % ColoNe,
Ruppor-. WHO s a. 10 Dover Hall Club.
near Bren~p .cA Cd. elected no -
sponse y 4rever.
Freak Deliveries OF Pan
Al agitation. s..s-, appears to have
The support Of ~ majority OF Grub
owners Of me lnajo. lagges. j. on foo.
20 eliminate all treah deliveries before
ne season Of 1920 beeins-
Whether ar no- tha agitation devei-
ops :artner than tae stage o. airy per
.a.ge douhtft- 4 loin1 rules con-
alttee. comprised d; mon from both
major league ras beer N existence
7laay vear. + memory serves cor
vectlv = mas roy met within the pa
five YEAR erta.1.v re neW legislation
or rlle~ changes can be remembered
within that no. some Years ago an
OF certain r.lles clarified Bu- there
5 plenty Of roo4a- ;or whole lot more
work ii la general direction.
l. j. hoped. .rresp spective of action or
freak d-.iver.es. tla- he joint rulev
committee does meet <.at act before
aDotsar ~eAsou. In fne specrlVe
.tas gus .-rttln ra4eS ~ The preseu.
asa '-cDre,ed dr1rrpntly Mos
prominent taa. cone 70 and a the mo-
aenf are tne oa.a r.le and ne inf.ela
r. rule Ine Giants ari the Yankee
ave different ground rules a. the
Polo GrogHlS.
To nreatc, me passing Of freak de
'vsr.es mkt vear approaches ne rad
"a Perhaps tor many .cluhs would D.
affected. Tor nearly every club o. cor
sequence mas -ood spitball pitcher.
good SHINE na pitcher. or Il
pitcher VINO depends upon some frea'.
delivery Even 4 al-ar Johnson was
Is n- .He "shine bal" la,' season.
ne eiiDl ~at3on o. tho splthall Wiz
cut No-ico undoUhtadiN would work
-,rvaf hardship upon many nrominen-
major eague pitchers Most Of mo
osSrOr- 'Na9 40 IN favor OF abolish'nr
freaa i" -erIs- also favor -he idea
%, g,'3r- e pitchers, who make usc
OF rheia d frne p Ni1cr % adius
tAemre.1e- ~ nea conditions
B4t ai,ef 'te ea.E great pitch
ers w'll pe 4h 'o ADJUST ,heuse4ve.
- ne'v CONDITIONS nAteFer they MAJ
hr
"Yol a frc sa.d Charles A. Go
faissey While ~ 'ae elts' recently cha
INC great aict-I- 4re ttose wno ca
10 -r ,fe- 7.'n fr,.. osI. -sat others can
no' iapE N Adapt themselves -.
e.rcurs,s.s.ct ltite 7..sor..y Wis
- ha- .Iess 0a .ser's. SRA Hor 90
Ject. ps,san..ais. .e. ere ans plaF
er shoeii Dr. r.sea lreal' for e9olvins
new ~f,s~ ..retsg ~ ID p'ave
anv kial. BHt ea-'su H.ti aot
hand cap ba-e5a as4lrs