Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-15
NO PENNANT BUYING,
ED|CT OF BIG LEAGUERs
No Purchases, Except From
Minors or by Waiver,
After New Date.
[By Associated Press. /

NEW YORK. Dec. l4.--Major
league baseball magnates In Joint
session today jammed tho brakes
thus checked. for time at least, the
outcry against tho buying of pom
nants." This was accomplished by
tho passing OF 4 rule which prevents
the transferring OF players from ono
club TO another In the major leagues
without waiver process after Juno
Is. Heretofore. such deals werc
possible up TO August /. Under the
new regulation the manager OF
team which by June Is Is not
strong pennant contender cannot in
crease the playing strength OF his
club except by purchase OF players
from the minor leagues.
To offset this rule the clubs ne1t
season VIII be permitted TO carry a
roster OF forty players up to June
10. In place OF May 10. and tho ad-
ditonal month will enable them to
experiment. ana ascertain the value
of younger players who heretoforo
ors unless they flashed sterling form
during the nrst month OF ma non.
nant race. An effort TO increase the
maximum number OF players per-
mitted any ono club previous 10
June ID from forty to nifty was lost
hfier the National League had voted
III iaVor OF IT, and the American
against It. when Commissions,
Lands voted In the negative. How
ever. major league clubs herc,r,a-
viii be permitted to have uc,o,n
players out under option I'm Mace
of eight. but tho proposal To pcrmit
player being held under optlon for
three years in place OF two was do.
fcated.
These were the outstanding
changes IN the code governing the
eS"'''l"h or the National and
'cah Leagues from the stand
point OF the fan in that thew arcc,
tho distribution Of playinr stra,,,h
one" tho pennant races are s,rairh,'
ched out. and tho real battle for tho
nags begun. Several other al,cra.
lions were made In the code h,,
'heS had more to do with the ,cch
h!cai ana executive side OF the ram.
ih'fe was no discussion Of thu
SuESestcd return to nine games IN
place Of the seven in IN. world
series and no agreement was rc,cn.
"a between tho two leagues IN o,n,
upon IN" same day next so,Snn A.,
me SITUATION stands at prcsen, mo
'Na''ohal is down to begin tho I.o,
,,"y' tuesday,. April II, and tho
.c"h League. Wednesday,, Aprn
appeared TO be the general
"pihion. however. that when ~.
I,
nary this confusion OF oneniny
dates would h" rcmodied
The so-called lively bah and ~,
OF home runs did
i"' hE"re In the magnate's confcr-
ehce' according 10 onicial announce.
ment. C
u was decided that the drafti,o
""S shouid he amended TO perni,
ne drafting season Ia commence ,b.
hrSt day OF the world series ..,.h
year and that the draft m.e.in
ShaIi he held in the city wher. 80
.rrst world series Gav1e is nIavcd
u" waiver rules wcr, changed "a
PloE'oe mat club asking waiv.r.
On a player and then withdrawIno
,,.i,t, "'Ner request must do so
'"'n i"r'y-oiGht hours after no.
nee OF claim. or forfeit RICH, 10 .na,
player. 10 such
was also resolved that tho
""u minor League meetings for NAV,
s"", should 10" held in Chicago the
second week Ot December cr.i
S'ohcr Lands was empowered &,
as" OF emergency. to call for a mail
ot" on any matter, thus expeditInr
legislation. The code was cba,,d
|" provide that on tho vote of tbr..-
quarters Of the clubs Of the Two
cues any proposition or IcEis,a
.ipn might he submitted 10 mail
Vote IN place of a joint meeting Of
'he TWO leagues. Where Joint
meeting Is called the clubs that re-
spohd shaI! constitute n quorum. but
ahsen; clubs may be represented by
proxy. 80
the so-callcd transforming situa
uon which resulted in the suspension
or Bah" Ruth and other players early
last scasln was rcncdicd by the
adoption OF rule that no player
Shail participate in exhibition games
after October 81. and that all future
contracts between pinyeru and cl,,ho