Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
NO LEN|ENCY FOR
BANNED PLAYERS
o'Mara Told by Lands to Come
Back Next Year for
Hearing
MUST QUIT OUTLAW TEAM

Louisv1llo, Ky, Dec. S.--Organized
baseball is not fattening calf for Its
sons who became prodigals via the con-
tract violation route, was the opinion
today of observers who followed the
meeting here Of the National Associa-
tion Of Professional Baseball Leagues.
This conclusion was reached after
tho associations Board of Arbitration
and Commissioner Lands yesterday
withheld leniency from players who had
served three years Of their automatic
five year suspension for violation OF
Ollie O'Mara, infelder. who turned
his hack on the Indianapolis Club Of
the American Association In l9l9, ap-
penred in person to enter his plea for
reinsta tement. He played outlaw base
ball in Wisconsin last year.
Keep away from ineligible players
| for one year and then come back for
hearing" Commissioner Lands told
him.
Pitchers Steele and Crum, who quit
Indianapolis>i In company with OMara.
also were up for reinstatement. steele
, was placed In the same class with
O'Mara.
play with ineligibles last year.
4 decision has been reached to hold
the 1923 convention in Chicago, pro-
yiding Commissioner Lands calls Q
Joint meeting Of the major leagues there
The decision to hold their conven
ton next year at the same time OF thc
Joint session was the result Of sug-
cestion by Commissioner Landis.. wh'
informed the minor leaguers Of his
desire to have all the baseball leaders
together in the same city Mt tne tine
, II the major leaguers do not hold I
Joint session, however, the minors vii
meet in Nashville, Tenn, for mex
falls convention.
. Secretary John II. Farrell and Pres
ident NJ. H. Sexton were authorized t
. select the city for the 1923 convention
and they assured Commissioner Landi
that his wishes that a meeting Of tn
minors be held along with the major
, would be respected.
0 The National Association adopted
b resolutions conden.ning the plan o
$ the majors to increase the player limi
I from forty to fifty. The 5O-player limi
G have at least twenty five men in tn
minor leagues under option. This, tn
8 minor leaguers con.ended, would prac
n tically give the majors control OF tn
e player market. The major leagues, un
der the major minor agreement, whc
e has five years to run. are allowed T.
have eight players In the minors unde
option.
With the departure Of the majo
= leaguers all talk of further sale
,s at record breaking prices vanished
,,s The Cleveland Americans, however
y concluded the sale of Pitcher Waite
Mails to the Oakland, Calf, clu
of the Pacific Coast League. Will
o Carlton Molesworth, the new manage
n of the Columbus American Associatio
: Club. announced the purchase Of VIII
,. liam Kenworthy, second basemar
d from the Portland. Ore, club.
& President Tearney. Of the Wester
and Three I Leagues caused a surpri.
e among the Western League club own
= ers when he announced his resignatio
y at n special meeting, although his teri
n Of Office was not to expire for at lea!
ID another year. President Tearney in
formed the club owners that he We
disgusted with factional rows and de
sired to step out