The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-13
PRAISE FOR new
| BASEBALL CODE
MagnateS Enthusiastic Over
New Agreement Drawn by
Judge lands.
MINORS ARE P0TECTED
(By JACK vEIock1

New York, Dee, l3--U. n. Sl-Basc-
nan Is surely going ahead, The new
national agreement framed by the joint
committee of major and minor league
REL resontatiNos is looked upon by base
ball men here today As the most i'm.
| portant legislative step taken since the
| formation OF the National league half n
century ago.
e is an instrument they say, that
VIII accomplish things beyond the CN-
| pectations of followers OF the game for
! II ~ SO wordCd as to provide Tor the
| treatment OF unseen emergencies,
Perhaps the biggest feature OF the
| new agreement is that II provides pun
ishment for infraction OF the rules 10y
clubs, players mad others and for ac-
| ions detrimental to the welfare OF the
game not covered by the written word.
The power granted to Judge lands
~ broader and farther reaching than
| that held by the old national commits
sion, but baseball men are satisfied that
II has been placed In the hest possible
handS-the hands OF n fearless and ca
pablo administrator.
The fact that future questions which
interest both major leagues will lie
voted on by clubs instead of leagues is
one OF the features of the new docu-
ment as is the section which empowers
judge Lands to impose n fine nv high
MS $4,000 on a major league club for
]
Ihat the new agreement will be rati-
ned by both major leagues liz "A GER
taintN The National league viii adopt
| II at its meeting here today. The
American league which meets in Chi
caBo this week will also ratify. and the
various minor leagues are expected to
follow suit at meeting in Chicago on
Jan. 10,
An agreement between the majors
ana minors covering the draft, terri
tolial and player protection and other
matters OF interest, is toi be presented
To all leagues by the minor league COM
mittee which helped frame both new
agreements, but popular opinion among
the minors fnNors practically every fca-
ture embodied in the document with the
exception OF the draft, against when
Il strong fight is being made by GER
tam club owners in the new lnterna-
tlonal league and the American assoc
citation. The chances of the draft be-
ing restored, however are better than
to l, and those ohJccting WILL il l.
believed be voted down when the
minor league body meets in January.
Tho new International league Went
INTO session here today Mt the Imperial
hotel Difference of opinion in regard
to the draft In It's ranks. not TO mon
ton squabhles over IA salary limit and
us observance, were expected to keep
the atmosphere warm for "A time
Rumors OF n big dcnl In the making
between the Giants and Reds were IN
circulation hero today. II was said
New York had offered Manager Mo-
ran a catcher and $50, 600 for tho pick
of the Cincinnati club, While neither
Manager McGraw nor the pilot of the
Reds would admit It, the waRs had It
that Eddie Roush is the player New
York Is after
Anyone who has good pitcher to
trade for an outhelder can interest
President Navin of the Detroit Tigers.
Navin has Ira FlaRstead to uso as
trading mntcrIal for n good twirlor.