Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14
CLASS AA MEN
AWAIT FURTHER
DRAFT THREATS
Big Minors Don't Seem to Be
Worried Over Boycott Hint
by Majors.
Bx JACK VEIOCK.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-MaJor league
moguIs made plans today to call the
blum of the nOn-draft minors-n 1t Is
a bluff.
If the s.recaIcitrants'' mean to main
tain the stand they have taken against
the ancient right of the majors, it means
fight.
President Charles Ebbetts of the Brook
lyn Dodgers sounded the note of warning
when he suggested that the major leagues
adopt rule fOrbidding any club owner
from purchasing players from the leagues
that do not recognize the draft.
The minor league club owners are sit
ting back quietly awaiting developments
without comment The Class IA League
advocates of the nondraft would not COM
ment last night on the threat passed out
by Ebbetts. They will await action on
the part of the majors first.
There will be action and probably an
abundance of it. The suggestion made
by Ebbetts was to be the main topic
under discussion by the National League
today and President John Heydler said
the league "favors some such action. -
That the Nationals will adopt q resOlu-
ton and carry it on to the American
League with the suggestion that 1t be
made unanimous was considered a Ger
tainty.
Ban Johnson's League went into ses-
sion today at the Commodore. The
American Leaguers had slatefun OF
routine business and the like, but as
rule they dispose of such matters
quickly.
The situation developed out Of the draft
question was believed sure to come up
for discussion and as several American
League magnates are known to hold the
same opinions as their National League
brothers, some sort of drastic action to
bring the non-draft minors to time was
looked for.
The idea proposed by Charles Ebbets
was for the majors to refuse to buy or
sell to the anti-draft leagues until they
agree to allow the majors to draft their
stars for $1,000 instead of taking them
OF the auction block for $4,000 or such.
Let EN- do it. That's just what we
want Jack Dunn, boss of the Baltimore
International League champions, said to-
IF they do it there viii be three more
major leagues in five years"
Outside the draft controversy the clans
gathered for the American League meet
Ing were wondering ''whatu they do
about Babe Ruth"
While the major league club owners
were busy with their meetings today
their managers and scouts continued talk
the Waldorf and Commodore were
crowded with baseball men and managers
expected TO get warmed up to some real
action.
~ Cobb was expected to talk turkey to
the Yankees regarding deal for Feach
and Ehmke, both Of whom are for sale
or trade. Miller Higgins was expected to
sign his contract to manage the Nanks
again, and do it in time to get down to
finalities with Cobb and others who want
to swap or sell players.
Jim Dunn, Cleveland, openly is in the
market for pitchers. Practically every
club wants something.
Announcement was expected today that
Claude Milan would manage the Wash
ington Senators next season.
Officials of the International League
adopted a 1888 game schedule. opening
April 10 and closing Sept. ., at their
wind-up meeting here Tuesday. Open
ing games will be played az Newark,
Baltimore, Jersey City and Richmond.
A suggestion that the four Northern
teams be permitted TO train for one week
prior to the opening of the season in
parks OF the Southern teams was adopt
ed. The price of waivers was increased
from 81 900 to $1,000 and a rule was
adopted which will prohibit the with
drawaIN of waivers once they have been
asked.