Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11
10Th FACTIONS
eONCEDE PARTS
10 settlement
Alter J0hnson's Authority - a
League Executive; List Spit.
hal Pitchers.

ithed early To-Day W1en hiteT HI ali
night session concessions put for
ward by President B. Ban Johnson
and his five loyal adherents and
the insurgents, Presidents Comiskey |
81 the Chicago club. Frazee OF Bos- |
ton, and Rupert OF New York. were |
accepted. President Johnson |
!. found his authority as league execu- |
tive altered SO far as major dis
culinary actions were concerned,
nm arbitration board or reviewing |
committee OF two members being !
appointed to investigate all punish
rlents ordered in excess OF To-day
suspensions and 500 fines, while
on the other hand 1t is agreed TO
dismiss three suits brought against
him by the New York club.
The other points in the settle
ment OF the suit dispute which at
times threatened serious conse-
auences for the leagues future in
cluded reinstatement of Pitcher
Carl Mays. OF the New York club.
whose purchase from the Boston
Red Sox last summer started the
trouble; to award third place in the
American league race to New YORK,
ard to appoint commission on ar
bitration to hold Office for two
years.
Choose Board.
Colonel Jacob Rupert Of New
York, and Clark Griffith of Wash
ington, we're appointed on the arbi-
tration board, which also will act
as a reviewing committee. In case
the reviewing board is unable TO
agree 1t was decided to submit the
disputed question to federal Judge
In Chicago.
President Johnson's position was
supported in the long executive SEES
si0n by Frank Navin Of Detroit,
James Dunn of Cleveland, Clark
Griffith OF Washington. Phil Ball OF
st. Louis and Connie Mack Of Phila-
delphia. Colonel Rupert headed
the minority faction and was sup
ported by Harry Frazee of Boston,
and Charles Comiskey Of Chicago.
Minors Draft Bills.
A meeting of the National Asso-
citation of Minor Leagues, drafted
legislation to be presented at the
Joint meeting of major and minor
leagues, which was expected to be
held late today.
Western League club owners
agreed upon a schedule for 1920.
but did not adopt It. A special meet
INK will be held in Kansas City
Monday when the schedule will be
adopted.
1t was apparent that during the
day session the American leaguers
got down to business with the in
tention of going along as in other
years One OF the first things &C
complished was resolution max
ing it tough for any one who TAM
pered with ball player on an op-
posing club. The resolution stated
that no club owner. manager, play
er. or agent could even talk to a
player on. some other club about
quitting that club and coming to
the rival one without absolute au-
thority from each club. The fine
for such talk was $1,000 against
the offender.
Stop July l.
Probably the most important
business transacted by the A. l..
was the adoption Of rule, prohib-
ting the sale, trade, loan, or trans
fer in any way Of player after
July l except by the waiver route.
This was made to prevent any
strong pennant candidate getting
help for the closing weekS of the
race. Had this rule been in opera
ton last year the deal for Carl
Mays, which precipitated the pres
ent row. never could have hap
pcned. The magnates even added
penalty to the rule making any
club breaking 1t forfeit all games
In which such player appeared.
The magnates voted to withdraw
the nonrecall rule on waivers
which has made 1t impossible for
clubs to keep a player aftdI asking
waivers on him. providing some
other club claimed him. Now they
may recall such player within
two days after another club claims
him. This does not apply, however,
II the waivers were asked on a
player who had been in the league
five years.
1t was decided to transfer a post
poned game to the rival city in
cases where 1t was impossible I'd
play It of where scheduled. Such
a rule has been in operation in the
National league for some time.
The schedule was formally adopt.
ed as was expected.
Spitball Pitchers Listed.
National league magnates wert
in session from noon until nearly
o'clock, attending to many mat
ters. The only impressive thine
done was the naming of the pitch
ers in the league who will be per
mitted TO use the spitball next sea
son. The rules committees passed
the measure the previous day Civ.
ing all recognized spitball pitchers
one year to develop some other
form OF delivery and did not limit
each club to two men as was first
reported. The American league di-
rectors took action at the Monday
meeting limiting the American
league club to two spitball pitchers
The National league men filed
the names OF all the spi.5all pitch.
efs with President Heydler yester-
day and there are only a dozen in
the entire league. The entire list
was:
Hendrix. Chicago; Fisher, Gin.
cinnati; Douglas. New York: Hogg;
Philadelphia: G. Mitchell and
Grimes. Brooklyn; Tuero. Goodwin
and Doak, st. Louis; Rudolph. FIJI
limyim. and Heating, Boston.
Meydler Names Unpires.
President Hsydler announced his