New Britain herald., 1922-03-11
LANDS HANDS DOWN.
 SEVERAL DECISIONS
Three Players Are Reinstated and
 Six Turned Down

Chicago, March ll.--Three players reinstated to the eligible roll Of maj jor league club: four applications denied two men consigned to the ineligible list; a draft on the worlds champion New York Giants for $1764, payable within ten days, and the abstract rul- ing that signed contracts between clubs and players are not set aside by prior verbal agreements--those were decisions handed yesterday by Con- missioner Landis, supreme chief of organized baseball
 Enforceable Instrument
 Written into the awards In the ad- montion to both players and clubs that baseball contract is an en- forceabe instrument which signatory parties are bound to execute in the utmost good faith.
 Six players left in the ineligible group must charge their plight to out law practices while under contract with various clubs the commissioners said and may be absolved only by "one full years Association from baseball" They are William B. Haeff- ner, Pittsburgh Nationals; Ray Dem- mitt, St. Louis Americans and D. j. Hickman flames H. Caton, Norman Pitt and George w. Dumont, Brook lyn Nationals. All are taken to task for having been connected in 1921 with "a team haboring and playing against ineligibles."
 Hickman's penalty came for his f.,il t< r,z Ii. ast season under the assignment of Brooklyn Demmitt, Haeffner and Caton played with an industrial concern operating ball team" while under voluntary retirement, it was stated. Pitt and Dumont were censured for violation of reserve ob- legations.
 Howard Burkett Case
 A bill for sl764 was presented to the New York National league club for the improper transfer" of How ard Burkett to the Norfolk club. Birmingham bought Burkett from Norfolk following his assignment to the Virginians by the champions and turned the amount over to the big leaguers. 1nasmuch as the Giants had no claim upon the player following his acceptance by Norfolk, the pur- chase money must be turned over to i5urkett within 10 days" the com missioner ruled.
 James c. Carton. given to Norfolk under similar circumstances was de- clared free agent, and may not be under contract for 1922 to either Norfolk or New York.
 John Wieneke, assigned to Buffalo for 1922 by the Chicago Americans, who sought his unconditional re- ease on the ground that he was promised 1t outside his contract, in the event of his failure to make the White SoX regulars, was denied his olea. The agreement beyond the of the signed contract was 'at variance with human ex- perience" in the view of Judge Landis. Wieneke must play either with Buffalo or go to the ineligible list
 WyckoT to Red SoN
 Frank l.. Miller, Boston Nationals, md Arthur Fletcher. Philadelphia Nationals were returned to the ac- tive lists of their clubs following scason Of professional inactivity in 1921. Both were on the voluntarily retired roster. Miller failed to report for training last season. Upon sub- mission of afidavits that his action was due to the serious illness of a child, his application for reinstate- nent was granted. Weldon Wyckoff was restored to the Boston American club, from which he jumped" in 1916 following his assignment to 
 Judge l.andis is making final prep irations for tour of the South ito zee the boys in action" He will arrive t Augusta, Ga. Monday night and liter day with the Detroit Tigers will leave for Florida, staying We'd nesday and Thursday at Jacksonville, tence going to Leesburgh, St. Peters burg and Tampa by the end of next week, under present plans he will his tour of the Florida camps He will then go to Mobile and New Orleans enroute to Texas.
 Every camp of the major leagues will be visited on the trip, in addi- ton to such camps of the American Association clubs as are in con-