The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
FEW CHANGES
NOTED AFTER
BASEBALL MEN
QUIT SESSION
Draft Season, World Series,
Increase in Player Limit,
Umpires, Pay and Price of
Minor leaguers Debated.
By CHARLES A. TAYLOR.
InternssienaI News Service.

AH EW YORK, Dec. l4--The
N joint meeting of the Ma
tional and American Leagues
at the Hotel Commodore today
was Just another of those. pro-
tracted baseball confabs. 1t lasted
nearly six hours with no time
taken out for refreshments, and
Judge Landis, high commissioner,
who presided, was the target Of
SO many motions and resolutions
before the end that the former
jurist was forced to remark:
This beats the Federal court
game all to pieces for sustained
action"
Out Of the tangle Of legislation
attempted a few matters Of interest
TO fandom stand out. The first IA
vorable action came when II was
voted to start. the drafting season
one day before the worlds series
opened, a joint meeting OF the
leagues to be held the first day Of
the series in the city where played.
Next came a blow at barnstorrn-
ing by way Of an edict that no hall
player shall play in exhibition
games after October 81. No excep-
tions are to be made to this new
rule, so the ball tossers will have
to get some other job for the off
season by November 1.
CHANGE FOR SERIES. .
Next came a change in worlds
series procedure providing that The:
question whether the field was in :
a proper condition for playing or
the weather favorable should be de- /.
cided before the game by the high
commissioner and the president and
secretary Of the home club. No
provision was made to supersede
the umpire's authority after the
game is actually started.
The attempt led by Colonel Rup-
pert to increase the player limit
from forty TO fifty was defeated.
the two leagues being divided on
the matteS, but Judge lands cast
ing the deciding vote in the mega
tive. 1t was determined. however.
to substitute June Is for May is
as the date for cutting down .he
player limit to twenty-five. Also,
June Is was substituted for August
ers from one club to another.
BIG DEALS IMPOSSIBLE.
This means that the big deals
OF the past, made when the season
was well under way, such as tAe
transaction whereby the Yanks OBJ
tanned Joe Dugan from the Red
Sox. will be impossible in the NJ
ture.
An unusual decision as TO what
shall constitute a quorum for fu-
ture joint meetings was that what
ever clubs respond TO the commits
sioner's call shall constitute such
quorum.
Then, jumping again 70 worlds
series matters, il was decided to
pay each of the umpires 50 900 for
his services. instead OF allowing a
sum based on the players share.
1t developed that in the last worlds
series the umpires received 81 500,
so they get a slight raise.
The effort of some Of the minors,
not of the Class AA type. to get a
little more money out Of the majors
for their chattels failed.
ASKS FOR INCREASE.
Dan o'Neil, president Of the East
ern League. speaking for his or
ganization. the Eastern League, and
the Southern Association, asked
that the draft price be increased
from $4,000 to 5000. but the big
boys said may. nay" The majors
did agree. however, to make paw
ment in full for their players on
delivery instead Of a half payment.
The big fellows also voted to con-
slider such players as they sent TO
The minors. subject to the draft, no
matter whether they went to. the
Class AA leagues Of some other.
OF course. the gambling and base
ball pools came in for a long dis
cussion. and IL was decided to get
all possible cooperation from the
public and the authorities in stamp
ing out these evils.
The action Of the commissioner I'm
announcing that the $4,000 re-
ceipts of the second and tie game
Of the last worlds series should go
half to disabled soldiers and half to
New York City charity was unani-
mously approved by the owners.
and the s0otment OF this money viii
soor he made nuhliC