Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-14
SUGGESTS ZONE PLAN
TO CURB EASY SWATS
|Moguls Also Want TO Bar
Pop Bottles From
Game.
w DEALS PORT T. ID
browns Purchnsc Thurston for S15,-
900 From Salt LIKE Cuy-kcrr
Not Yet nm Applicant for Rcin-
abatement.
'Ew DEALS EPORTED
IBy Associated rress.l

lby Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. l3.-Thc Amer!-
lean League at it's annual meeting to-
quay took action to check what IL re-
|Sardcd ns two detr!m.nts 70 abe ma
'ional Iamc-hOmc run hitting and
3pop bottle throwing.
The owners recommended TO the
1JOint rules committee representing
Shoth the American and National
leagues. that HON. run zones be cs-
atablishcd I'm all big League parks TO
fcurb the abnormal growth OF circuit
Ihitting. and urged that steps be
taken to regulate tho SALE OF soft
drinks SO that fans no longer would
pc tempted To use the BOTTLES az
missiles.
The league. which closed it's ses-
sfnns today also voted Ia open tho
season Wednesday. April Is. and de-
;ihed 10 establish a FUND OF $4,000
20 aid disabled bal, players or their
antilles by setting aside 10000 an.
Hually for nvo years beginning In
1923. from tn. American Leagues
share Of the worlds series receipts.
Adjustment Of opening dates with
tn" National League which yesterday
decided 10 start tho season April IL
I was left tn til" joint schedule com
tnitice with the Understanding, t.
Was said tina, IN. older organization
Iwould agree 10 .Nprii i. as "A start
I.ng date
Tn" action designed to curb home
run hitting whs the result o. II de-
risicu ~ the majority ~ club owners
hat the Increased heavy batting was
l. d"trimcut Ia TIA" popularity ui tho
game. While details Of Tho coming
May will lie ieft to Ia" rules cnin-
1mitt"c, 1t was TIA" general opinion
hat Il minimum di-tluc" of 500 feet
D." established. outside 81 which home
runs would h" allowed, ia parks
where short fences or stands abu,-
| ing on the playing ncid afforded
easy marks fpr heavy hitt.rs.
col. Jucob RUPERT. Yanhc" owner.
was Understood TO hay" opposed tn,
11uuing scheme. which among others
would have q marked .a"ct on the
| huu" run achievements pt i.tbc RUIN
"l,u established Ia. individual nigh
4 mark FOR all time in 1921 with nfty-
/ nine homeTs. The peak IN league
nom" run records WAS reached last
year when ha;smcn in ,hc two
leagues collected lrii circuit blows
NOR" than 100 in excess Of the best
previous marx ?3G mad" IN 1921
Discussion OF p.ayer deals through
out the day ia American League
CIRCLES conferred around tn. reported
,'tei of tho Sew York Yankees 10
rad" Rob M"usel. Aaron Ward and
pitcher 90 tho Chicago Waite Sox
0"r Eddie collins and Dick Kerr. hut
late m the dag. officials II both clubs
said tho deal SIN IN tho air.
II Wa generally reported mat the
teal hinged upon Lnc possibility Of
Kerr. who rallied :" report last spring
- the White Sox being r"Instat.d
Iny Commissioners Lands FOR the 1929
-eHSpn bat Mir Lands declared n.
hHd received no application from,
Kerr. and that 50 far nothing had
been don" in tn" pitchers behalf. The
commissioner pointed out that IL
Kerr had played against Ineligible
riay"r, tho past season he would b.
obliged, under league rules to re-
main inactive another year before
20 s!h!c reinstatement. 1t was sug-
scsi"d that early reinstatement nigh,
10" Influenced by kerrs previous
good record and the fac, tina, in the
lfl" worlds series. which was al
i't"d 10 have been thrown TO Gin
cinnau 10y Il group OF White Soy
players later barred from the game.
he won TWO games for the Chicago
team by brilliant pitching.
one important deal announced as
conSummatcd was the purchase NV
the 81. Louis Browns for $l5.uoO. of
Hollis Thurston. rlEhthandch pitcher
OF the Salt Lake city club OF the
Pacific Coast Tongue.
Frank J. Navin. president OF the
Detroit club. was reelected vice.
president. President H. u. Johnson
retains ONCE under twenty-year
term to which he WAS elected in