Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-11
MAGNATES IN
JOHNSON LOOP
GET TOGETHER
Peace Reigns as Result of Long
Meeting and fractional
Fight Ends.
NEW YORK KEEPS MAYS
Sports Editor May Be
New Commission Head

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Harvey T. Wood
ruff, sports editor of the Chicago Tribune,
forged to the front today as the leading
dark horse candidate for chairman OF
the national baseball commission. Wood
ruff, it was understood. is favored by
the National league. The list Of nom
nations to be made by the National
league at the joint meeting today had
dwindled down from fifteen to four. 1t
was reported. The men still remaining
on the list besides Woodruff are Big
Bill" Edwards, collector of internal reve-
nue. at New York; John c. Toole, at
torney for the National league, and State
Senator James J. Walker OF New orh.
The meeting to select a chairman for the
national commission was sc4eduled 10
begin shortly after noon 1t was TO
be followed by the major minor league
meeting at which new national agree
ment is expected to be adopted
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Peace reigned in
The American league today following the
annual meeting of club owners which
ended at a. m. A resolution ending the
present difficulties and making it prac
Gcally impossible for similar troubles to
arise again was unanimously adopted.
The settlement appeared to be a com
promise between the warning tacbons-
All litigation instituted by the New York
club against President Ban Johnson will
be withdrawn; Carl Mays will be rem
Stated as a member of the New York
club in good standing; all games pitched
by Nays last season for New York VIII
be recognized, thus giving New York
third place and third prize money In
the 1910 race.
Ing follows:
sThe difficulties hereto existing be
tween the members of the association or
any of it's officers have been thoroughly
settled once and for all. The meeting
buttons to carry ont the following:
Il The dismissal of all litigation
Instituted by the New York American
.. The reinstatement of Carl Mays as
q member of the New York club.
49, The recommendation to the ma
tional commission to award third place
IN the American league race to the w
York club and third prize money to W
York.
of review or arbitration for two years,
consisting Of Col. Jacob Rupert and
Clark Griffith, TO act as reviewing
board, with final and binding power to
review any penalties or tines in excess
of 500 or ten days suspension. or any
act that any member reels aHeGts ms con
gtitutional rights as a member OF the
association. In case the reviewing board
Is unable to agree, a federal judge in
Chicago shall decide the questions sub
mitted."
NATIONAL ALLOWS
SPTT-BAILERS TO STAY.
National league owners, at their meet
ing yesterday. in addition to adopting
a schedule Of 1874 games for the 1926
season. accepted the new rules aGreeH
Hpon at a meeting of the joint rules
committee of the nerican and National
leagues Monday The new rule regard
ing spitball pitchers was contested by
St Louis, and instead of limiting each
club to two pitchers, as VIII prevail
in the American league this season, I;
was decided that all clubs will be per
nitted to play every spitball pitcher now
on their roster. A list of recognized
these men will be allowed 20 use the
'spitball" during the coming champion
ship race The list follows: Boston,
Rudolph, Fillingim and Heating; st.
Louis Doak, Goodwin and Tuero; New
York, Douglas; Brooklyn. Mitchell and
Grimes; Philadelphia. Hogg; Cincinnati,
Fisher; Chicago, Hendrix; Pittsbnrg,
none.
league inspected the books OF the orga-
nizatfOn. President Ueydler stated that
six umpires have already signed con
tracts for 1920. This list includes Bob
Emslie, william KLEIN. Hank o'Day, Bar
TT Mccormick Charles Moran. Peter A.
Harrison and Lu G. Fyfe, who last sea
son handled the indicator in the Michi-
gan-Ontario league and who previously
worked in the Central and Western
Charles Rigler and e. c. Quigley have
not signed contracts. but their sigma
lures are expected shortly. said Presi-
dent Heydler. William Byron has re
tired from the league. The salary toI
nmnires. which was cut in 1918 and 1919
has reverted back to the 1871 standard
according to Mr.. Heydler
MIDSEASON PLAYER
LIMIT AT %. ,,,
the number of players on each team q
twenty FIVE men between May 70 am
Aug. 81 but after that date and unit
the en- dof the season each club VIII De
roll. The waiver price was raised IRON
81 500 to $4,000 an dthe president OF IN
league was given the power to name tn'
waiver price on free agent out In'
price will not be over SloOO.
The American league magnates, at
meeting preceding their night session
adopted three resolutions dealing, witt
transfer of players during the plaElns
seasons, secret negotiations between play
Ars and other clubs and postponed games
The first prohibits the trade, sale, LOAF
or transfer of a player between July
and the close of the championship season
to another American league club by any
method except the regular waiver route
Games in which this rule Is violated VII
be declared forfeited.
The second forbids player to nego
tiate with another club for his services
without the knowledge of his manage
and prohibits clubs entering into nego
fiations with players of other clubs with
out the knowledge of the club having
title 10 the players services. \ fine o
Al .O0O for the first offense and expulsion
from from the he league for a second offense il
provided. The third resolution provides
hat a game postponed in one city ma!
Sc played off in the other city In case
where the season has closed IN tne CIT.
In which the postponement occurred.