The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-11
THREE PLAYERS
ARE REINSTATED
Four Applications Denied and Two
Men Consigned to Ineligible List
in the Major Leagues.


ers reinstated to the eligible roll of
major league clubs, four applications
denied, two men consigned to the in
eligible list, a draft on the worlds
champion New York Giants for $1,746,
payable within ten days. and the alb
stract ruling that signed contracts be-
tween clubs and players are not set
aside by prior verbal agreements
these were decisions handed down to-
day by Commissioner Lands, supreme
chief of organized baseball.
Written into the awards is the ad-
moniticn to both players and clubs
that baseball contract is an enforce
able instrument which slgnatory par
ties are bound to execute in the utmost
good faith.
Six players left in the ineligible list
must charge their plight to outlaw
practices while under contract with
various clubs, the Judge said. and may
be absolved only by zone full years
dissertation from baseball" They are
William B. Haeffner, Pittsburgh Ma
tionals; Ray Demmitt, St. Louis Amer
leans; .. ]. Hickman, James II. Cation.
Norman Pitt. George II. Dumont, all
OF the Brooklyn Nationals. Ali are
taken to task for having been con-
nected in 1921 with team harboring
and playing against ineligibles."
Hickman's penalty came for his fall
ure to report to the Toledo club last
season under the assignment of Brook
Ign. Demmitt, Haeffner and Cation
played with an industrial concern
operating a ball team" while under.
voluntary retirement, it was stated.
Pitt and Dumont were consured for
violation Of reserve obligations.
A bill for s1.746 was presented to the
New York National league team for
the improper transfer Of Howard
Burkett to the Norfolk team" Birm-
ingham purchased, Burkett from Nor
folk following his assignment to the
Virginians by the champions and
turned the amount over to the big
leaguers. Inasmuch as the Giants had
no claim upon the player following
his acceptance by Norfolk, the pur-
chase money must be turned over to
Burkett within ten days" the COM
missioner ruled.
James c. Carton, given to Norfolk
under similar circumstances, was de-
clared a free agent and may not be
under contract for 1922 to either Nor
folk or New York.
John Weineke, assigned to Buffalo
for 1922 by the Chicago Americans,
who sought his unconditional release
on the ground that he was promised
such release outside his contract in
the event of his failure to make the
White Sox regulars, was denied his
plea. The agreement, beyond the stip
ulations of the signed contract, was
''at variance with human experience"
IN the view of Judge Lands. Mr..
Weineke must play either with Buffalo
or go to the Ineligible list.
Frank L. Miller, Boston Nationals,
and Arthur Fletcher, Philadelphia Ma
tionals, were returned to the active
lists of their clubs following a season
Of professional inactivity in 1921. Both
were on the voluntarily retired roster.
Miller failed to report for training last
season. Upon submission of affidavits
that his action was due to the serious
Illness of child, his application for
reinstatement was granted. Weldon
WyckoR was restored to the Boston
American club, from which he jumped
in 1916 following his assignment to
Minneapolis.
Judge Ldn0lS tonight was HldhlHS
final preparations for a tour OF the
south "to see the boys in action" He
will arrive at Augusta. Ga, Monday
evening and after day with the De-
troit Tigers will leave for Florida,
stopping Wednesday and Thursday at
Jacksonville, thence going to Leesburg,
st. Petersburg and Tampa. By the
end OF next week, under present plans,
he will complete his tour of the Flori
da camps. He will then go to Mobile
and New Orleans en- route to Texas.