New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Leagues
Meet to Settle
Draft Rulings
Representatives of Majors
Also To Be ON Hand for
Convention Tomorrow
BY Jack Lawrence

Big and little baseball men are de-
scending on the city of Buffalo to-day
in mass formation, and by tonight the
machinery of the annual convention of
the National Association Of Profess
sional Baseball Clubs will be whirling
more or less gayly.
Major leaguers and minor leaguers
will mingle for the better part Of &
week, and before the session is ad-
Journed there is almost certain to be
lot of intercsting news for persons
who follow the executive affairs of the
diamond. While the meeting is essen
TALLY 81 miner league affair, there will
be 50 mary representatives of the two
big circuits on hand that it will have
most of the glamour of n major league
debate. owners, secretaries and man.
ayers of practically every one of the
sixteen major league clubs will be on
hand to share in the political shadow
boxing and lobbying that is bound to
Before the session closes there NAV
be important action taken in relation
tc new and comprehensive draft rule
designed to apply to all grades of or
ganized baseball. Those who favor
such rule are prepared to fight for its
adoption and those who oppose it are
equally prepared to do everything in
theil power to kill such a move. The
outcome, one way or the other, will
have an important bearing on the fu-
ture Of baseball.
Seek New Playing Material
While the minors are in session the
major league owners and managers will
be lowering in the otfing and sparring
for possess on of some highly desirable
playing material that is now on the
rosters of the smaller circuits. Sew
eral important trades and purchases
involving some we'll known diamond fig
ures are known to be under serious
consideration.
The meeting OF the minors is in the
nature of a prelude to the annual ses-
sions of the American and National
leagues which are to be held here on
December IS and Ia. The Joint meet
ing Of the two big leagues occurs on
December Is at the Waldorf.
The Buffalo meeting will be official
" opened tomorrow by Judge X. NJ.
Lands, Commissioner of Organized
Baseball, who will deliver a speech
that is expected to carry message
of grave import to majors and minors
alike. John II. Farrell, of Auburn,
secretary of the National Association,
has planned banquet in Judge Ian
dis's honor, and this will give the Com
missioner an opportunity of addressing
the combined forces of the great and
little circuits.
According to rumor in circulation
in local baseball circles here yesterday,
Judge Lands will announce from Buff
falo the extent Of the punishment to
be meted out to Babe Ruth for his
post-season transgression Of the rule
prohibiting members of world series
teams from transforming.
Ruling Will Come as Relief
The extent of Ruth's sentence has
been subject Of uneasy speculation
on the part of the Yankee owners for
many weeks and definite ruling from
Judge Lands will undoubtedly come
as a great relief to them.
Representatives of both the Giants
and Yankees left for Buffalo last night
and will probably remain there until
the convention adjourns. Colonel T.
L. Huston and Colonel Jacob Rupert,
owners of the Yankees, will represent
the local American Leaguers, while the
worlds champion Giants will have their
interests cared for by John J. McGraw
and Secretary Tierney.
According to a statement given out
yesterday at the Yankees Offices in
West Forty second Street, bids will be
received for the steel work on the
new American League Park on Thurs
day December 20.