Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-14
.EBBETs SPONSORS MOVE
AT NATIONAL GATHERING
Exorbitant Price Asked for
Stars Causes Action by
Brooklyn Owner.
TmE ONLY couRsE
Matter VIII he Taken Up mt Joint
Session Of League In New York To-
InOrroN-lSf-Gauc Schedule for
1922 Season Approved,
IBy Associated Press. ]

-s.-. NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Appeal TO
boycott class AA and class y minor
baseball leagues, in SO far rs the pur-
chase of their players was concerned
was made at the annual National
League meeting today by Charles Ii
Bbbets. owner o. the BROOKLYN club.
favored the idea after d!scussing
"prohibitivc" prices asked by the
minors for star performers, and suE-
gested that the matter be placed be-
fore the joint major leagues meeting
Thursday.
- I'VE Thought ut first" said one
club own.r, that we could fix a limit
price TO De paid by majors for minor
would not help matters. The only
way 10 get around high prices is TO
adopt Mr.. lcbbets' suggestion and re-
fuse TO buy players, at any price.
from leagues refusing TO draft"
Would AntaSonize Minors.
The suggestion OF the Brbolilyn
owner, If adopted by the majors.
would place a stone wall" about the
built by the dropping OF the draft, ac-
cordinS to some of the international
League owners, who finished up their
annual meeting today. They asserted
tagonize tho minors and cause n
breaking up of the friendly relations
now existent. Commissioner Lands.
. they said. would hardly stand for
IN his report to the National
League, President Hcydler said he be-
liercd the time had como when the
major leagues should consider means
OF increa sing the supply OF skilled
players and to give proper training
opportunities to young men desiring
TO enter the professional game from
the college field or the sand lots, but
clubs for fear that their advancement
to higher classes and higher nay
would be restricted.
The ruling permitting clubs to ar
range their own spring training dates
was retained.
15I-Gnme Schedule.
"A discussion OF all matters regard
ing the leagues relations with the
minors NV, was postponed until tomor-
favored for 1929. Tho opening date
was suggested as April II, subject TO
approval of the American League.
For consideration of the league.
which will meet again tomorrow, MIR.
Heydler made the following suEges-
tions:
"Legisla ton or action looking to
the arrest and conviction of pop
bottle throwerS in baseball parks
Protection of umpires in exhibition
games between American and Ma
tional League clubs by giving um-
pres mower TO report to Commits
sioncr Lands infractions of rules or
Arrangement OF exits from tho
playing fields at several National
League parks, so that umpires would
not be compelled to como in contact
with players of either club when
leaving the field.
Joining with all legaues In an eff
Tort to secure return to normal rail-
elimination of the so per cent sur
Charge on Pullman tickets.
Barney Drcyfus, of PITTSBURGH. wa q
elected chairman of the new board OF
directors OF tho National League
Other members are William Veeck'
Chicago: Charles "a. Stoneham. New
York. and George Washington Grant.
Boston.
Mr Heydler's report showed that
the salaries paid last season to man
a"crs and players In the Nationa.
League alone were over $1,000, 600.
Compared with five years ago. this
~is AZ increase G. approximately 20
~Der cent.