Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-09
OWNERS MOVE
TO NEW YORK
FOR GATHERING
Big Leaguers Get Ready for
Their Session-RumOrs Fol-
low Minor Convention.
DRAFT STILL UNSETTLED

BUFFALO, Dec 9.-NOthing but ru-
mors remained today or tns minor league
meeting.
Most Of the magnates, the managers
and the players had started their move
ment on New York for the major league
meetings next week. RumOrS Of surprise
changes were still being famed around.
Bill Killefer, manager OF the chicago
Cubs, has resigned and William Week,
president of the team, is out, according
to the latest story. ktllefer and Week
are said to have been held responsible for
the failure Of the Cubs to get Helnie
Before leaving for New York. Garry
Hermann, president of the Cincinnati
Reds, denied that Eddie ROush had been
or would be sold to the New York Giants;
Roush probably will not be in baseball
next year. He has demanded new
three-y ear contract calling for an enor-
nous sum and the Cincinnati Club does
After a near all night session on the
cases Of a hundred disputed players, the
National board of arbitration went back
into session this morning. Their bust
ness may not be completed before the
end of the week. Jack Hendricks, man
ager Of the Indianapolis club Jack Dunn,
manager of the Baltimore club. and many
other pilots who were depending on the
services of reserve jumpers" next sea-
son, had a surprise as well as all the
delegates today. when il was learned that
the resolution restoring reserve jumpers
to good standing does not apply if the
Jumpers" played against lnelglDle
players Hardly more than few of the
hundred players will be able TO get back
into baseball through this new interpre-
tatiOn of the resolution.
Frank Schultz, former Cub star out
fielder, signed a contract to play next
season with the Seattle club. He was
free agent and arranged the deal himself.
Before leaving John McGraw. manager
of the New York Giants. said he was
through and had no more trades in sight.
He said the world champions were all
ready for the spring training camp.
Other major league managers said there
was nothing left after McGraw had fin
ished spending money and they were also
ready to start another pennant race.
Predictions Of 4 prosperous season in
1922 and a spirit of optimism despite the
high price Of playing material and its
scarcity, were made freely by baseball
men as the annual convention Of the Ma
tiOnal Association came to close.
Just what will eventually come Of the
draft problem as it stands today between
the majors and Glass "A leagues is
question The committee appointed by
the minor leagues to meet with the ma
jOrs in New York may take up the ques-
ton and It has been said by some who
claim to be well informed that the
Class IA leagues are willing TO return to
the old system Of drafting providing Ger
tain conditions are carried out. What the
Glass "A magnates want is a fixed price
OF $500 for players drafted from them.
Some Of the big leaguers think this fig
face OF hundred thousand dollar play
er deals, most anything is reasonable, &C
cording to the double-A club owners.
By resolution late yesterday the
minors reduced the National board Of
arbitration from ten TO seven members.
The new board Will consist Of william
II. Mccarthy, Pacific Coast League; 7. d.
Martin, Southern Association; Dan
O'Neill. Eastern League; John TOole. IN
ternattOnal League; A. p. COrish, South
Atlantic League; W. c. Branham, Pied
mont League, and J. B. Jameson, Blue
Ridge League
A committee consisting Of John H
FarraG, secretary of the National Asso-
citation; Toole Of the International
League; Mccarthy Of the Pacific Coast,
and Thomas J. Hickey Of the American
Association, was appointed TO meet with
representatives of major leagues in New
York next week TO confer on questions
Of mutual interests.
The 1922 meeting Of the association
viii be held in Louisville.
Secretary John II. Farrell, who has
served the association for twenty-one
years, was ordered TO take q thirty day
vacation and the order got a big hand
from the convention
Manager Wade killefer Of the Los An
geles Club, sold the following players, he
announced today: Player Andrews, to
Beaumont; Player Anheiser to Oklahoma
City; Pitcher Brown to Kansas City, and
Catcher Stanage to Sacramento.
Bob TarletOn, manager Of the Calves
ton Club, purchased Outf1elder Duncan
from st. Paul; Third Baseman Moore
from Little Rock; Pitcher Graham from
Louisville and Outfielder OBri6n from
Fort Worth. TarletOn also traded Out
felders Mcdonald and Allen and Catcher
O'Brien to Portsmouth, Va. for Out
fielder Mathag and sold Gutfelder Joe
Doran to the Des MOines Club Of the
Western League. Tom Hayden, presi-
dent of the Japlin Club, bought Third
Baseman Jenkins from Cedar Rapids
Jack Holland Of Oklahoma City, made
offers to both Del GainOr and Ownie
Bush to manage his club next season.
Holland also purchased Outfelder Mid
dleton from Seattle.