Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15
Senior League Men
Sign NetO Agreement
and Close Meeting
HeydEer's Z erns of Office Elk
tended and Salary Boosted
-HerzOg Gets Hearing.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-With the new
national baseball agreement duly ratified
the magnates OF the National League
were ready to conclude their annual
winter meeting at the Waldorf today,
winding up routine odds and ends.
The National Leaguers will remain over
until Saturday, however, when they will
get together with the American League
clubowners for a joint powwow. The
American League win meet here Friday
and is expected to set It's seal Of approval
on the new agreement
In addition to extending President
Heydler's term Of office for three years
and raising his salary to $4,000, the
owners of the senior league recommended
that kpitbau pitchers who have been
using the moist delivery be permitted
to continue until they outlive their use
fulness- Bill Doak of st. Louis made an
appeal on behalf Of the fog ball pitchers
Charles Herzog, who has asked Tor
vindication anent charges made against
him by Rube Benton, was to get his hear
ing at today's session Of the old league
There was little OF Importance left on the
slate aside from business legislation to-
day, and ii was expected that the owners
would get time to talk trades and sales
Of players.
There was much talk Of trades between
the various National League CLUBS yester-
day, but not a single deal was made. II
was announced that Connie Mack ana
Branch Hickey had agreed upon tentative
!ans for q series Of exhibition games
IN the South, between the PhiIadeiphla
Athletics and the st. Louis Cardinals.
The 1920 season, President Heydler,
said, proved the most successful in the
history of the National League, the paid
attendance being more than 1,Oo0OJ0 In
excess Of the previous season. During
the season the clubs used q 1924 baseballs,
~, = In
crease was due mainly to the enforcement
Of the new pitching rules, said Heydler.
\ constitutional amendment was adopt
ed which provides that when waivers are
asked on players the waivers may be
withdrawn. Under the present rule when
waivers are asked and a club puts in g
claim for the player the transfer must
be consummated.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15-The National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues. born Monday as the successor
Of the New International League ceased
to exist Tuesday when the club owners
voted to return to the old name. The
circuit, therefore, win continue as the
New International League. 1t was the
opinion of the club owners that the new
name would cause too many complica-
tions.
John Conway Toole, who has been at
torney for the National League since 1911,
was formally notified OF his election as
president. TOole intimated in an address
TO the owners that while he was pleased
at his unanimous election. the terms were
not exactly satisfactory. After cousulta
ton IL was decided TO make his term a
president FIVE years at salary Of $4,000
year.
The schedule for 1921 will consist Of
16S games, TO be played between April
20 and Sept q. The schedule commit
tee will meet in New York either Feb.
II or q. GO
A new plan OF meeting the league ex-
penses was adopted. This provides for
tax on each club OF two cents on each
admission. BY this arrangement each
club will contribute to the expenses of
the league It's share in proportion to its
total attendance.