Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
OWNERS AGREE
TO GIVE JUDGE
UTMOST POWER
Lands Now Vested With Au-
thOrity to Boss Magnates
and Players Alike.
LEAGUES CLOSE SESSION
nv LUTHER HUSTON.


International News STAFF Correspondent,
CHICAGO, Jan. 13,-Interviews with
baseball msgnates promise to be as
scarce In the future as the Ksiser's
friends.
Besides signing the new National agree
ment under which Judge <. NJ. Lands
viii administer the affairs OF organized
baseball for seven years, the Individual
major league club owners likewise signed,
at their meeting here, an agreement not
to criticize each other publicly or to
talk about one smother, and to accept any
decision Judge Lands renders regard
less OF their personal opinion Of 1t. Ban
Johnson president of the American
League, and John Heydler, head OF the
National, signed this agreement.
EOX TRIALS
COME NEXT.
With the national agreement drawn
up and duly ratified plans for an early
trial OF the ball players under tncict-
ment for conspiracy to throw" the 1918
worlds series to Cincinnati were being
formulated today. George German, as
Bistant States attorney. who viii direct
the prosecution, said he expected TO bring
the indicted players to trial by Feb. ]:
Il Is Germans desire and the desire OF
the heads of baseball to have the trials
completed before the opening Of the base
ball season.
Most Of the magnates had departed
from Chicago today, as the business or
the big meetings In session here since
Monday has been virtually completed.
The single business remaining is the
PRONUNCIATION Of a new set Of drafting
rules and this was to be attended to
By q committee OF major and minor
league-s, which was to meet today. The
new International League and the Amerl-
csn Association VIII not submit TO the
draft, but under the new agreement they
are not compelled to. They are barred,
however, from drafting from any league
Of lower classification. The draft will
prevail, it is understood, in all other
minor leagues.
Formal signing of the new natiOnal
agreement by the National Association
tine minor league body is yet to take
place, but as the minors have voted con-
Currence IN the agreement the signing
IS a matter of formality only.
Players Rumler, BOrtOn, Msggert and
Dale, involved in alleged baseball crook
edness In the Pacific Coast League
Wednesday were expelled from organized
baseball by the National Association of
Minor Lsag CUES.
The national association also decided
to punish the players who have been
playing with Fred McMullin, an indicted
member Of the Chicago White Sox, on a
mt-professional team in California The
players, numbering six or seven, are
The national association adopted resO-
ludons calling upon the players Ito show
cause why they should not be cited" for
their actions
At the joint meeting of the National
and American Leagues the player limit
during the on season was raised from
thirty-five to forty. This means the ball
yards viii be full Of players next spring
and during the fall season when the
youngsters are brought on from the
minors No major league player viii
be allowed to go from one club to another
after Aug. 1.
NEW ADVISORY
BOARD MEETS
The first meeting of Judge Lands with
the new baseball advisory board was
held today. The advisory body consists
of NJ. II. Sexton OF Rock Island, Ill,
and John II. Farrell Of Auburn, y. Y,
president and secretary OF the National
Association Of Professional Baseball
League, representing the minor leagues,
Important subjects discussed ar the
meeting included: Rules to promote CO.
operation and understanding in carrying
out the provisions of the new agreements
procedure for settling Of differences that
may come up between the majors and
minors. plans for presentation and hear
Ing OF future disputes between leagues
Of the same classification in the minors
or between the teams OF one league
Revision Of worlds series regulations,
with relation to the disposition of re-
eeipts, also was taken up at the advisory
boards meeting The assessment for the
government of baseball was raised to Is
from 10 per cent and the rule awarding
the four worlds series umpires a nat
S1.O00 each was replaced by one which
sttpulates that the four shall divide q
sum equal to one losing and one win
ming players shares. The umpires have
long contended for such a percentage
agreement.