Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-14
BASEBALL MOGULS
NOW AT BIG GONFAB
IN new YORK CITY

By Associated Press.
..EW YORK. Jan 14-Bascball
club owners and league officials are
gathering in this city tonight for one
of the most important series OF con
ferences in the history of the profess
sional game. The reconstruction per-
iod In baseball has arrived and for the
remainder of the week all those I'm
ancially connected with the sport will
struggle with the problems which
have arisen In the wake OF the world
war.
Magnates and players of high and
low degree. who will ultimately be af-
fected by the result of the coming de-
uberations, are arriving from all parts
of the country and for the next few
days the national game, In so far as
1t relates to leagues and professional
participants, will be the subject OF
serious study and consultation. The
week OF conference will open tomorrow
forenoon with a meeting of the New
International League n close with
a series Of joint sessions between the
National and American Leagues
which are expected to last until Sat
urday.
Taken in chronological order the
proceedings will move Onward some
what along the following lines: The
lew International League will meet
Tuesday forenoon anda fter a special
session will later attend the afternoon
meeting of the National Association Of
Professional Leagues. At these con-
f%erences a lumber OF questions, af-
fecting both the minor leagues and
their relations with the majors. will
be discussed and a plan OF action
probably adopted. The outstanding
desire of the minor leagues appears
to be for the abolition of the draft but
divergent opinions are held as to the
effect OF such a move and it is likely
that a compromise will be reached
with the major leagues calling for al
terations In the present draft regula-
tionS.
When the National and American
Leagues convene in joint session the
subjects for consideration will include
limitation of players salaries. team
rosters n purchase price of stars go
ing from one major league club TO
other. The questions OF defining a
limited period for spring training. re-
construction of the national commits
sion, new arrangements for the dis
tribution of world series receipts will
also be taken up. The 1918 schedules
of the two leagues will be turDed over
to the proper committees for routing
disposal. while the draft and optional
agreements with the minor leagues
viii ttNttAt proper NollSidti4 NNOns
The personnel of the National
Commission will undoubtedly be the
subject of lengthy discussion. The
League is on record as fav-
oring a one-man commission or a new
and neutral chairman IN case the
three-man commission is continued.
The American league, as a whole. ap-
pears to hold for a continuation of
the present organization. Some Of
the magnates would like TO fix a SIM
liar player limit for both leagues.
Last season the National held to
eighteen while the American has
adopted a twenty-one limit.
Ii the present opinions are enacted
into regulations il is likely that the
winning and losing club n in
the 1919 world series will be obliged
TO turn back nfty per cent. of their
winnings TO their respective league
treasures in place of the present
twenty-five. The players viii also
TO accept a different system OF
apporionment but just what form
this will take cannot be ~forecasted.
The sale and purchase OF players.
and numerous trades as well as other
deals and Items OF baseball business
to such gatherings are also
predicted upon a scale fully in keep
ing with the magnitude OF the gath