Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-11
NO CASUALTIES AS
RESULT OF A. L. ROW

Rowing members OF the American
League a assembled Yesterday Tor :!
business session which lasted for seN-
elal hours. with no one being hurt.
Usually AT those Kind OF meetings
there is always some kind OF fight.
the result some one going telling BIZ
dizzy another with pair OF darG
hddes and still another on his WAY
to the hospital. However nothing like
tina. took place last night when the
gang embed.
The National l.eaguers. who in othe"
days furnished lighting news, Ven
through Il peaceful meeting also last
evening, al the same time the Ameri-
cans were assembled. To-day. some
time late this afternoon, both leagues
Will meet in .0int session 10 take up
the matter OF picking a man for the
heatV1f the national commission 20
succeed Garry Hermann.
The first matter OF Importance
aiken up al me American League
meeting was a resolution making It
tough for any member OF another club
tamrering with a ball player on the
team The resolution stated that no
til.J IN AItl- S'4' P'NA' - ~ Ar1 49,
could talk to player on some other
club about quitting that club and com
ing 20 the rival one without absolute
authority from each clue. The Tine
for such talk was fixed at $1,000
against the offender
Another important subject was the
adoption of a rule prohibiting the sale
trade, loan or transfer in any Way OF
a player after July J. This was made
TO proven any strong pennant can
didate getting help for the closing
weeks OF the race. 1t was also de
cided TO transfer Il postponed game
to the rival city in cases where il was
impossible to play it Oft where SEIZED
uled.
President Heydler of the National
League announced his umpire stan as
tar as comples ed. one new man. Fyfe,
who has been with the Western an"
Michigan State Leagues, as we'll as
being with the Federal League in its
day, being added. The old timers,
O'Day. KLEIN. Emslie. Harrison. No
Cormick and Moran. have been re-en-
gagged and terms have practically been
closed With Quigley. Riger has not
yet accepted. as he has threatened 70
get into he oil business, and Byron
mas also refused to take his old stand.
Begin Burying Ratchet,
Chicago. Feb ll.-FaCtiOnal strife
in the American League vanished
early today. when. after an all-night
session, concessions put forward by
resident b. Ban Johnson and his ave
loyal adherents and the insurgents,
Presidents G0miskey OF the Chicago
club, fraZee OF Boston and Rupert Of
New York. Were accepted.
President Johnson found his author
ity as league executive altered so far
as major disciplinary actions were
concerned. an arbitration board-re- /
viewing committee OF two members |
being appointed TO investigate all pun
ishmentS ordered in excess OF ten-dav .
SUSPENSIONS and 500 fines, while, on /
the other hand, it was agreed to dis /
mis- three suits brought against him
by the New York club
Other points in the settlement Of .
the dispute which at times threatened .
serious consequences tor the leagues I
future included reinstatement OF !
Pitcher Mays OF the New York club, |
" hose purchase from the Boston Red |
Sox last summer started the trouble, /
to award third place in the American /
League race to New York and to APP /
point a commission on arbitration 20 /
hold office for two years.
Colonel Jacob Rupert of New York |
and Clark Griffith OF Washington We're
appointed on the arbitration board. /
which also will act as IA reviewing /
committee In case the reviewing
board is unable to agree it was de-
clded to submit the disputed question
to a federal judge in Chicago.
President Johnson's position was
in the long executive SEES !
sion by Frank Navin of Detroit. James /
Dunn OF Cleveland, Clark Griffith of /
Phil Ball OF st. Louis |
and Connie Mack OF Philadelphia !
Colonel Rupert headed the minority |
faction and vas supported by Harry |