Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-06
DISCUSSION OF DRAFT
SYSTEM S|DETRACKED
Deals for Players Forgotten
as Magnalcs Talk
Ruth Case.
1-o DISPUTES ARE TAKEN ur
Commissioners I.andis VIII Address
Club Owners at Dinner Tomorrow
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Players Nee
lSsspry, IL Consensus OF opinion.
[Rv Associatod Press.l

BUFFALO, y. V, Dec. 5.-The PEN
atty imposed upon Babe Ruth and
two other players or the New York
American League team, for disre-
Earding an order against playing .
exhibition games following the
worlds series contest. ovcrshadowcd
all else in interest among the base
ball men, innor and major. here to-
day for the twcn,y-iirst annual meet
ing OF the National Association for
Professional baseball Leagues.
Deals for players, President Mich
ael II. ScNton'S campaign for greater
economy in the management of
smaller leagues and the possibility
of roins,atinE the draft system be-
tween minors and majors. were tenn
porari!y sidctrackcd while magnates
and players discussed Commissions
or Lands ruling and its possible cf-
feet on the national game next sea-
son. IT was the generally expressed
opinion that tho best interests of
the game demanded diSciplining Of
the players. and that the penalty
imposed has the effect Of putting n
stop 10 transforming after future
worlds series.
Nnnks Have Recruits.
We have eight or nine promising
youngsters. and then there is Il wide
open hcld here to secure new play
ers by trade or purchase" Colonel
Ru7pert stated. The fine and sus-
pension OF the American League play
crs has given an added interest 10 the
appearance Of Commissioner .andis
here on Wednesday evening. when
he will be the guest and chief speak
er at dinner given by the locai
committee TO visiting baseball men.
Tn" national board OF arbitration
this afternoon took up l2G cases OF
al .SnlltpS rn1 nd
other issues growing out of the sea-
sons play in twcnty-siN minor
leagues. One OF tho controversies
developed what was termed minor
Babe Ruth case in the southern AS
sociation. Nine players of the Nash
VILE team played three games with
DycrshGrg after sanction had been
refused. The players were assessed
So? each by the board. this being the
amount they received from the three
games.
Only Nine Cascx Ended.
only nine cases had been disposed
OF when the committee ended its first
sitting. and the prospect was that
its calendar would not I've cleared for
several days. Among the other cases
passed upon was that of w j. Ken
worthy, OF Seattle. He sought re-
lease from Seattle following "A change
IN management. The board found
That his contract carried fun rcser-
HH'il t"lSc anu ulSalluwed his APP
plicaion for release.
secretary John II Farrell. of Au-
hurn, who presided at today'S session
OF the arbitration board announced
that The next board will consis, OF
seven Instead Of ten members, ny at
present. Each class of minor Leagues
VIII be represented. and each will
choose It's own members. Two mem
hers VIII be named To represent class
Ma leagues, Of which there are three
the lnterna tlonal American Asso-
S'".ioh ana I'aClhc Coast. Class \
leagues. OF which there arr fnrr yrjii
be represented by TWO members. and
classes t. and d, each will have
one representative. All will he named
before ncAt Years meeting OF the
minors The first session Of the ma
morrow. "