The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-16
ANNUAL BASEBALL
CLASSIC REDUCED
TO SEVEN GAMES
American Favors, Nation
al Opposes, So Lands
Breaks Tie

SEW YORK, Dec. i5.-Major
, league baseball owners. in joint
meeting today, voted to re-establish
the seven game world series instead
OF the nine game series in effect for
the last three years.
American league club owners were
unanimous for the change, while Ma
tional league magnates voted Z TO
/ against II. Inasmuch AZ under
Joint agreement each league has only
one vote, Commissioners Lands, who
is authorized q to cast the deciding
ballet In case OF tie, voted for the
seven game series.
| A committee representing the
minor leagues--S. G. Toole, j. h.
/ Farrell and T. j. Hickey, appeared
/ before the club owners and urged a
change IN the rule which permits
malor club 10 invade minor league
/ territory for certain cash considera-
/ tions. The matter was referred 70
the advisory council
Leagues Help willie Keeier.
The National and American
| leagues each voted to loan $3.50 to
Wee Willie" Keeler. a star batter
OF former years, who is now or. teal
! " III.
/ Judge X. W. Lands, baseball com
missioner. came ou; strongly for
4 restoration OF the. draft in an address
this afternoon Before the Baseball
Writers association.
Any system which prevents a man
from advancing in his business or
profession is Un-American and un-
sportsmanlke, ne declared. IL Is not
right TO compeI a good player to
stagnate in the minor leagues When
he might bring more money with
greater satisfaction to himself In the
big leagues. he said.
The Chicago Cubs alone OF the
National league clubs, voted In taVor
of the shorter series.
The Draft Discussed.
The late neeting was given over
I almost entirely to a discussion OF
Ithe draft and its restoration upon
an equitable basis. Several roughly
formulated plans were submitted TO
the advisory council which has been
called into a specis) meeting tomor-
row morning TO draw an arrange
ment satisfactory 20 both minors
and majors" Should the advisory
council adopt a plan tomorrow, II
will be submitted TO the minoi
leagues concerned for action.
ed Walsh. star hurler of spitbalis
-in other days, and recently mana
ger OF Bridgeport in the Eastern
league, was added to the American
, league staff Of umpires. Walsh VII
, be the ninth man of the staff anc
> will be employed as supernumerar>
until he qualities as an Al arbiter
I, Oscar Witt. former Red Sox thirt
sacker, obtained by the Reds ovei
-, the waiver route, was sold TO th'
: salt Lake City club. The price wa
Cobb After n Shortstop.
The movements of Tyrps Ray
, mond Cobb, sometimse called "th'
Georgia peach" were impeded by
fuzzy top coat today but he man
aged to get around to the differen
conferences He said he wanted
shortstop, but that 1t appeared as 1
the market for shortstops was CLOSED
TO him. He offered Veach ant
Dauss and maybe some cash" e
y the Red Sox for Everett Scott, bu
the sox wanted q shortstop In thu
trade.
Then Cobb and Miller Husgins o
the Yanks got together and ar
ranged a scheme whereby the Yank
would get Veach and Dauss iron
| Detroit. send Johnny Mitchell AM
Dauss to Boston for Everett Scot
and transfer the latter to the Tigers
: But something happened to tina
Y deal and Cobb appealed to hi
I owner. Frank Nayin. and Navin at
tempted to arrange deal with con
ME Mack through which the Tiger
would get the services of Joe Dugar
Ty said that II he didn't get
y shortstop tonight he would be q
; route to Georgia soon after sunu
- tomorrow.
u The major league officials will re
= sumo their joint conference tomor
- row.
o Mike Sexton, president OF the Ma
I. tional association, summed up IN
!, present status OF the draft questio
~ ! between the majors and minors a
: follows
7, Sexton Explains Situation.
/" This agreement Is an agreemer
between Two parties. the majors o
one side and the minors on tn
~ other. 1t was adopted by all Partit
- Interested in convention Wher
;. everybody had a voice:
" zone of the fundamental primo
Y, plies OF this new agreement was IN
% re establishment of the principle ,
=, the draft. with the specific under
~ standing that leagues so desirin
mlght remain exempt. All league
=, were expected to D., declare their il
NJ tentions by February Is, last yea
~ ~ and five leagues did so In rejectin
In the draft,
= These leagues do not submit
IN the draft now nor do they draft froi
A. others.
- since this years annual meetir
a OF the National association ht
passed by | do not believe there
M way to change the present statl
mr. OF the draft as it would take unaT
pr imous vote of all the minor league
% 10 change It's status now Prior
IN the next convention OF the Nations
association. at least / do not belieN
IL u could he obtained.
is EnrEFoLDER on the CHAMPAIGN
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