The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
Advisory Council Will Meet
Today to Consider Question
"Big" Minor Leagues Fear Panic in Market
For Ball Players Waiver Rule
Favors Philadelphia Clubs.
By JAMES cRUSINBERRY.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Major
league baseball magnates wound up
their annual conclave here today with
out any settlement OF the draft ques-
tion, but while most of the club own
ers departed for their homes. they
left the advisory council here to hold
snother session tomorrow on the i'm
portant issue. The council is COM
posed OF Judge Landis. commissioner
pf baseball; President Heydler. OF
the National League; President John
son, OF the American League, and
President sexton and Secretary Far
rell, OF the National Association OF
Minor Leagues.
Members Of the two majors spent
all the time at their meeting today
in making minor changes in rules OF
the working agreement and as a
number had transportation westward
on the afternoon train, the business
rame to a halt at train time and the
draft question was left to the coun-
Gil Lands has called a meeting OF
The latter body for 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.
Club owners of the big minor
leagues who have rejected the draft
were uneasy all through the meetin?
OF the council and the ma jors today
tearing they would by some means
force the rejecting ones back into the
fold
MINORS ARE WORRIED
IL such a thing could be done there
would be a panic in the market for
haii players. which was bulled to rec
ora heights during the last two weeks
Many OF the minors have PLAYERS
tney wish to sell and are still holding
OUT Tor the advanced prices.
mere seemed to be a difference OF
upinlon onong the baseball men as tc
tne power OF the sdvisory council SOM
Tanned the latter body could cbanps
me rules and force all to accent tbe
ut' and others believed il wouId
pe necessary to have a vote Of ali
n GIuos on 1t. which would likely
tne issue ever until next fall :
pal among the change,
h@oe IN the working rules bv m.
Two majors was one referring :,
waivers on players. and II give,
Dotn Philadelphia clubs a great ad,
vantage II was decided that "
ease more than one club puts i, !;
claim on a player on whom wal.
ers are asked, the various claim.
ants will have priority in revers,
order of their standing in the pen.
nant race. That means that AT IN,
present time either PhiladelpbIs
club could get any player IL cl .met
without any argument. becaus.
both Philadelphia clubs were las
in the race.
May Change Option Rule.
II was recommended by the
majors that the rule on optIona,
players be changed so that a clut
may put out fifteen instead Of
eight. 1t seems that several Of tn,
clubs have been breaking the rule
when it limited them to eight, ant
all might live up to it if they were
allowed fifteen.
The player limit will stand a
forty. A motion was made to in
crease il to fOrty-five. but il wa.
voted down. In case a club is VI
Co the limit. il cannot put in claim
for a player unless announcing a
the same time the release of one
II a club gets a player through
the waiver route and then ask!
waivers on him within thirty day:
during the playing season, the clu'
from which the player was Cd
tanned shall have first call. In tn
off season. il waivers are asked OF
such a player within ninety days
the club from which he came vii
have first chance.
No trades developed today
number in prospect were adNahce'
a stem or two however.