Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
LEAGUE MANAGERS
/, PLAN TOEND YEARLY
HOLD-OUT EPIDEMIC
Revision Of Rules and Over
hauling Of Baseball Before
BasebalIists' Convention.
NO DROP IN ADMISSION
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
New York, Dec. 1S.--Revision of the
rules governing baseball and n gem
cral overhaulinR of the game We're
contemplated when officials OF the Ma
tional League of Baseball Clubs meets
in annual convention mere today. |
There seemed to be promise of fire.
works before meeting was adjourned. |
The owners and managers profess
ed fatigue over the annual hold-out |
epidemic and were expected to 80 ar
range things that when n star player |
goes off In corner and pouts for more |
pennies 1t will he possible to give him |
a good spanking. and make him go TO |
bat. There was under consideration |
a new contract ,under which players |
would be signed for IL months instead |
of the playing season.
Prices of Players Too High.
John Heydler. the National League
president, said he would propose the
fixing of a limit on the prices TO be
paid minor league clubs for players
sold 10 majors. Other officials OF the
senior circuits said they favored such
Il proposal because they were of the
lopinion that the high prices demand
ed by the minors We're causing dissat-
isfaCtion and were n menace to u con-
tinuance to the drafting rule.
Some of the owners declared they
would propose elimination of the rule
preventing worlds series players from
transforming, the clause that caused
George Herman Ruth, Robert Meusel
and William Piercy to be deprived
OF their worlds series money and TO be
suspended for about six weeks of the
| 1922 playing season. Other officials
asserted their desire for rule that
VIII curb the use of pinch hitters.
May Increase Reserve List.
The present arrangement regarding
players on the reserve list and players
out on optional agreement also was
slated for argument. The major
leagues are at present permitted TO
carry 40 men on the reserve list and
eight on optional agreements. They
want the limit raised. respectively. to
so and u.
President Toole of the International
League said yesterday that his league
would have no objection to such In
creases, but 1t would like to see the
big fellows try To keep measurablv
near, at least. to the limits designated.
There will be some talk. Il was ga i'd,
about reduction of admission prices.
but some of the wiseacres declared the
owners knew that the fans would pay
what they asked and that they did
; not expect any reduction, except, may
I be for worlds series games.
Draft System to Continue.
The International League failed 70
clear up its arguments in yesterdays
session and was TO meet again tomor-
! row. President Toole said there were
several important matters" to settle.
y The league yesterday voted TO re-
q irain from any discussion OF the pres
ent draft system. during the life of
the rule. seven years (the term of Of
$ iice of Commissioner Landis).
IF the majors come forward with
n an equitable proposition for a new
drafting system Mr., Toole said. I'VE
n would be glad TO adopt il, but as the
I system stands, we can not consider
II for moment"
Mr.. Toole, President Hickey OF the
| American Association, and Mccarthy
q OF the Coast League will confer with
. the majors Thursday regarding the
( rule having to do with the invasion
OF minor league territory by major
league. The minors. it was said, are
worried about the standing rule and
have fears that the National League
e is casting longing eyes at Toronto and
maybe another city in their territory.
a Hugglns TO Stay With Yanks.
. Miller Huggins announced this
: morning he fully expected to manage
%" the Yankees again next season and
said he would talk with the Yankee
IL owners some time during the day re-
y garding the matter.
X Higgins denied any knowledge OF
"a tho reported deal with Detroit. in
? volving Feach and Ehmke of Detroit
and Johnny Mitchell, the Yankee in
fielder. Other folks said, however.
that the deal actually was in the
$. making, and that there would be a
II confab about IL soon. Huggns said
Is he had no intention of trading Roger
Peckinpaugh for Rice or Judge Of
2 Washington.
we could use Rice. and Judge too,
0 for that matter" he added, but not
0 al the expense of Peckinpaugh"
- Reports Of Pending Trades,
30 Brooklyn's bosses were reported to
be talking trades and cash withs Gin
cinnati and Pittsburg. The Pirates
$. We're said TO be willing 10 part With
. Whitted and Schmidt In exchange foi
Q Wheat and Myers. Schmidt, one OF
N the leagues best backstOps, has asked
n to be traded, and the Superbas are
known 10 be in the market for Il
. catcher. However. they may consider
Wheat too valuable.