New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Advisory Board
Acts to Restore
Universal Draft
Will Act ON Landis Sugges-
tion to Strike at Opposi-
ton on Legal Grounds
BY w. !. Macbeth

sfs y. AVA0AOCtA
AS was pointed out in these columns
.. couple of days age, Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, Commissioners Of
Baseball who favors the idea Of uni
vcrsal draft throughout the entire fam
ny OF the supposedly happy organiza-
| tion, intends to strike at the opposition
on purely legal grounds.
rms fact developed at Tho annual
meeting of the National League in the
hotel waldorf Astoria yesterday after
noon. The meeting. adjourned from
ahe previous day, and dallied along in a
marx time" fashion, only to allow the
american League to catch up, brought
only the one startling result. Said re
suit IN the form of resolution unani-
mously adopted and proposed by Au-
gust Hermann, read officially as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That President John A.
Heydler of the National League. as a
member of the advisory council, be in
structed to present to his colleagues of
the advisory council a proposition to
amend the maio minor league rules so
as TO re-establish the draft"
Satisfactory Amendment
Ierse and sweet is this resolution,
nut nroad-sweeping in it's scope. For
the American League at its annual
meeting at the Hotel Commodore
backed in word and phrase every senti-
n'ene OF the Hermann expression. The
american League went on record as de-
slTous OF having Commissioner Landis
ca4l meeting of the advisory council
TO propose amendments to the draft
rale that would be satisfactory to both
MINOR and major league baseball.
hehlnd the scenes Of both major
league meetings easily can be discerned
nne fine, Spencerian hand of Judge
henesaw Mountain Lands. The com
missioner of baseball doubtless passed
Ine "up.D As much was admitted by
sohn A. Heydler. president of the Ma
tlonal League and official spokesman of
what had transpired during the delhi
erations of his flock
In announcing Mr.. Herrmann's res
olution the National League president
prefaced his remarks by the phrase
AT the suggestion of Judge Landis."
1t has been known from the time of the
Buffalo meeting that the commissioner
purposed to serve as no figurehead. He
sounded warning there that baseball
(maJor and minor) must walk the
strait and narrow.
Boycott Discarded
Striking at the recalcitrant minor
leagues through the adpisory council
is bound to find common footing on
the part Of the two major leagues at
their joint meeting in the Hotel Com
modore to-day. For the time the scheme
Of Charles H. Ebhets of boycott has
been discarded. That would have left
the majors open to the charge of par
ticipation in the matter Of throwing
nt1 nOi j
in the profession.
end of the week. The crisis has
reached an acute stage-so acute that
all OF the minor leaguers are remain
ing over for the explosion. The Inter
national League magnates, without ex-
ception, were in town last night. They
pay no fealty to Judge lands, but they
respect him.
Outside Of the Hermann resolution
(and Garry, by the way. was the one TO
point out this weakness in the armor
of the draft dodgers) there was not
much stirring in National League cir
cles, except in Room 426, guarded by
the sinister Dick Kiusella and Hans
Lobert.
Game Safe for Umpires
President Heydler was instructed to
use every means at his command to
suppress all forms of rowdyism at
National League parks. In the mat
ter of abusive language, pop-bottle
throwing and the like it was decided
to press matters in court to the fullest
extent of the law. Special represent
atives will be employed to patrol the
stands not only in the interests of
extra precaution but to secure wit
nesses against all disturbers,
1t was decided also that each league
should be fitted with exits for un1pires
SO that officials would not have to
come in contact with the players of
either side when entering or leaving
the field of play.
President Heydler was requested to
inspect all the cluhhouses of the Ma
tional League parks before the open
ing Of the 1922 season, and especially
the visiting clubhouses to assure