Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-09
LiDe SPORTS NelDs and Comment
Pitchers Must Drop
All Freak Hurting

Chicago. Feb, AT an informal
meeting held Saturday by the Joint
rules committee OF the American
and National Leagues, attended by
Presidents ban Johnson. John Heyd-
Ter and various club owners, man
ayers and umpires, IL was unanl-
mously agreed that the spitball, the
ace" OF many hurting star, must
be legislated ont OF the two major
ORGANIZATIONS
This rastic move will be made
official AT today's formal meet
ing of the rules committee. consist
iIg OF President Neeck. OF the Cubs,
and President Dreyfuss. of the
Pirates, representing the National
League; Clark Griffith, Washington,
and Connie Mack, Philadelphia. of
the American League But II will
contain a temporary loophole which
VIII prevent hardship on major
hurlers who always have used the
spitbaH In other words. IL won't ne
barred right away.
Just how much time will be al
lowed The spithall pitchers to elm
mate this freak delivery is ques-
ton that VIII he settled at the joint
meeting OF the TWO leagues Wednes-
day.
Heydier FsVors a Year.
President Heydler. OF the National
League, is Of the opinion years
time should he granted the hurlers.
Which probably means that pitchers
now enrolled by the various clubs
will not he depr,-eG of their chief
asset until the beg ming Of the 1921
season.
Each club owner will Zoe required
10 file with the presidents OF tie two
LEAGUES the names OF the pitchers
y no use the splitter. No new blood
corning into the leagues this sea-
son will ne permitted to employ tn"
lamp delivery. The Youngsters who
expect to make good in fast com
paDy This year must go 10 the south
crn training camps prepared TO make
coed w'th their natural stuff.
The shine bah, emery ball and all
such freaks will come to death with
the adoption Of the new rule. No
d.sCOluratious OF the ball Will he per-
mitted, neither will a pitcher be al
lowed to raise the ball 10 his mouth
before delivering ii. The umpires
Will De the jury, and when pucmer
IL caught resOrting TO any kind Of
freak delivery prompt ban shwent
from the game probably will lie the
penalty. with tine attacn,.-
otter rule changes being consid-
cred by the committee were not dis
cussed at the meeting.
Manager Fred Mitchell. Of the
Cubs. wants TO eliminate scoring a
putout for catching a foul fly. 4
stubborn fight Is sure To be made on
that. Umpire Hank O'Day has a good
argument against the adoption OF
such a rule. II is this:
The bases are full with one out. \
the catcher. The ball is lost in the
sun and nobody goes after il. The
sphere fails foul, but bounces into
fair territory. BY ali the rules Of
baseball it is a fair ball Under the
present ruling every effort would be
made by the catcher 10 land the Iali
for Il putout. ODay believes the
elimination OF the putout on the foul
lily would prove a detriuent 10 the
game He vii so inform the rules
committee.
Ba5e.ail men from all over the
country are rca hing CHICAGO on
av2ry train for t.lr hany meeting.
NJ this wees Bes des Pc dents
johnson ana Heydler and-tl" jJin'
rules committee. the following at
tended the informal iIueGns "a, ne
Congress- Hotel gesterday:
William HarridEe, OF the Amer
lean League; Gary l.eirTialn. pre-
iCsnt OF the Cincinnati Reds ana
present chairman OF the National
Commission: james Dunn. president
Of the Cleveland Ina ans: Manager
TITS speaker, OF c ICELAND; Phil Ball
ami Roeby Quinn, II the st. Louis
Americans: Tom ShIhe. Philadelphia
americans; Hank D'D.y and Bill
kienl, National League umpIres. and
numerous Others
Casey Stcngel. outf elGer traded
by the irates 70 the Philiics. drop
| ped in 10 talk Lslne8s Wa res
dent Baker. who will not reach EHi-
cago until today. Grover Cleveland
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