South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
CHANGES
IN MAJOR LEAGUE
RULES DISCUSSED
Action to Be Taken at Joint
Meeting Today - Many
Trades Still in Air.

NEW YORK, Dec. Boy 4. P)
Discussion OF proposed changes in
major league rules occupied the at
,ention OF National league club own
ers during most OF their second
day session today. No action was
taken on any OF these propositions,
tho matter being laid over for con
ference with the American league at
tomorrow joint session. The more
important changes considered in
cluded alterations in the barnstorm-
ing rule, vesting in the home club
and the baseball commissioner the
power % decide when weather and
ground conditions We're suitable for
world series play. instead Of leaving
the decision TO the series umpires as
in the past, and fixed sums for UNI
plres officiating in the world series
instead of allowing them a percen-
tage of the gate receipts as at pres
enr
Other propositions discussed has
20 do with the proposal to place the
baseball commissioner on the inter-
league schedule committee. increas-
ing the player limit and the num-
Der OF players permitted out unGer
option and fixing June 25 as the
date after which no trades above
the waiver price would be permitted
or more than % players could be
carried 10y any club.
New Board Appointed.
A new board of directors was ap-
pointed IN Charles II. Ebbets OF the
Brooklyn club; Gerry Herman. Gin
cinnati W. +. Baker, Philadelphia,
and Samuel Breadon, St. Louis. Sew
eral other committees were appoint
ed, including those known as con-
stitution. playing rules. schedule and
telegraph committees.
Robert ID. Emslie, who has serv-
ed as umpire in the National league
for the past 81 years, was appointed
in an advisory capacity to the pre-
sident of the league. Only in extreme
emergencies viii the veteran umpire
be called upon to take his post again
on the field.
At the start Of the day it had been
said that possible but not probable
Developments for the day were the
arrival Of Eddie Collins and Jake
May with the Yankees. from Chica-
go and Vernon respectively; the
transfer OF Lee Meadows from the
Pills TO the Cubs; Of Zach Wheat
from the Dodgers to the Cards and
OF Jake Daubert from the Reds to
the Braves.
Arrange Big Changes.
Everything is being arranged for
n graceful exit. even to the extent
Of presenting the Yanks with Eddie
Collins, Bib Falk and Sam Rice. The
White SON, il seems. are to get Aaron
Ward ard permission to lure Roger
Peckinpaugh from Washington. The
Senator's are to get the pink cork
screw.
II Collins comes 10 the Yankees
there isn't the slightest doubt that
not a few of Higgins employees Will
80 elsewhere. Off-hand, one would
name Ward, Carl NAYS. Bob Meuse!
and a young pitcher. probably
George Murray. The possibility Of
Falk figuring in the trade is out Of
the question. according TO Kid GIea-
son. If any outfelder comes here it
Will be Amos Strunk. not so young,
but still retaining his girlish figure.
1t is understood that Iris Speak
Ct has siEnified his Willingness to
take over Carl Mays, but this is an
embryonic prospect.
The business of morping up all
loose details also Will be attended TO
by the National leaguers at the wal
dorf. There ore many trades in the
air, but few of them ever will reach
the ink and paper stage.