The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
TDo Major Leagues Hold
 Their Sessions Ln Chicago
No Decision Reached By Club Owners in Regard to
 Fractional Fight
By A,sociatsd Prsss

Chicago, February 10. -- Club
 owners of the American League
 met in n long discussion tonight
 in an attempt to end the factiOnaI
 fight which has claimed the atten-
 ton of the maEnates since Pitcher
 Carl Mays was purchased by the
 New York club from the Boston Red Sox last summer. After scv-
 eraI hours debate no decision was
 forthcoming, and none seemed in
 sight before tomorrow.
 An informal meeting, which was lim- tied to the club owners was held this those who attended, it appears that the "dove of peace would be present at the night session which was called to order at 0 D. n-
 The informal gathering followed the regular day meeting, at which time a schedule calling for 154 games during the 1920 championship race was adopt ed. The rules which were amended at the meeting Monday of the joint rules committee of the American and Ma tional leagues were approved. While several trades were engi- neered by National League managers and owners today, there was little talk regarding trades in the ranks of the younger organization.
 The American League magnates ad- l journed this afternoon after adopting three resolutions dealing with the transfer of players during the playing season, secret negotiations between players and other clubs and postponed games.
 The first prohibits the trade, sale ! loan or transfer of a player between | July 1 and the close of the champion l ship season to another American League Club by any method except the regular waiver route. Games in which l this rule is violated will be declared 1 forfeited
 The second forbids a player to nego- tiate with another club for his service: without the knowledge of his manage and prohibits clubs entering into nego | tiations with players of other clubs without the knowledge of the clut having title to the players services A fine of s1.o00 for the first offense and expulsion from the league for 2 second offense is provided.
 The third resolution provides that z game postponed in one city may b' played off in the other city In case. where the season has closed in the city in which the, postponement occurred. There was some discussion of thu Mays case at the hearing but the op posing factions announced at the clost the session was harmonious" through 1 out
 The rules drafted yesterday by thu rules committee were read ant adopted.
 Just before the close of the meet ing the club owners adopted a resolu 1 tion relating to tie agnes or game: postponed because of rain or lega causes.
 Such games shall be played off ol the ground where the postponement oc cured on some open date during tn
 same or any subsequent series, tn
 date to be optional with the home club The date for the game must be SC and the opposing club and the presi dent of the league notified before D m. on the day on which the postpone n- ent occurs. The other clubs are als' to be notified and the date set will be | come a part of the regular playing | schedule. The only exception will b, | in cases where the season has closed in the town of postponement, in whicl 1 case the game will be transferred un 1 der the resolution previously adopted Open dates between series will b. considered as belonging to the clul l having tn preceding series except il i cases where either club needs the opei date to meet it's regular schedule re 1 quirements.