The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-14
EMSLIE, VETERAN
UMPIRE, IS MADE
CHIEFS ADVISOR
Dean of Arbiters TO Help
President Heydler Out
on Hard Decisions

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 Discussing
G.. proposed changes I'm major league
rules occupied the attention Of Ma
gunu league club owners during
MOST OF their second day session to-
Hay. No action was taken on any
,f these propositions, the matters
being laid over for conference with
the American league at tomorrows
'oIut session.
The moro important proposed
changes considered included alter
as1us In the barp pstormiug rule;
rastiug in the home club and the
.-ahall oommissiUiher the power to
decide when weather aud ground
conditions were syllable for the
world series play iikSead Of leaclup
tho decision to series umpires. as i'm
'He past; and fixed Signs FOR umpircs
officiating in the world series in
stead of allowing thoIn a percentage
o. 'hs gate receipts az at present
other propositions discussed had
40 do with the propos ul 10 place the
baseball commissioner IN the inter
league schedule comlpittee; raising
The player limit and the number
Of piayers permitted out under
option; and fixing of une - as the
date ON which trades abov, tho
waiver price would Doc ne mUted on
"a d by any club.
Emslic Is Rev rprdcd.
Aew board OF dirttfors was an
rointd,I in Charles II, Fbbets Of the
brooklyn club; Gary Herman,
r.n,.nnaU; w. F. baker, Phna-
delpNa, and Samuel, Breadon, St.
Louis, Several 9th kr committees
we're appoiRted. ircluding those
known as corfStitutio o, playing rules,
schedules and telegrj Lrh committees.
Roberh D. Emslie,, who has served
.- umpire in the National league
far tho past 81 wears was appointed
I- ar advi S,ry cgGaI ~ to the presi-
dent Of the league. NDnly in extreme
emergency will the veteran umpire
gc called up3n to- take his post
.re#u on the. ficld4
In his new posit on Emsle will
aid not only In tle development
and instruction. y of young umpircs.
lint his experle uce s. playing rule
rsurrt will continue to be of service
10 The league a Nd to baseball gem
Emslie umpireda Ills first game in
JE. Tor league 2, Cincinnati Au-
aust %. 1851, and for 81 consecu-
live seasons he hH,s been rated as
the past master q patience and
diplomacy among ~ seball officnls
Prior to taking upl umpiring, En-
slfa was a pitcher, his first work of
note being with the, Guelph Maple
Leafs. His professio 1al playing ca
ruer was from 1882 to 1887. his
clubs being Camden, Baltimore. To-
ronto and Memphis. He was consid-
cred the greatest curve ball pitcher
of his time. and In IS 81 he pitched
n games for Baltim more, of which
hut is were lost. In 1885 hts arm
weakened and 1887 Charles d.
White, then president Of the old In
teruational league. apuointed him as
umutrc.
Emsie was born in Guelph, On
tario.
Lively Ball Left Alone.
President John A. h,eydler said
that there had been no discussion
relative to the so-Called lively ball
or the suggested increase of from
seven 10 nine games in the world
series play OF the future. Asked
regarding the possibility OF the Ma
t.onal aud American leagues open
ing upon different dates next sea
son, he said that he was unable ia
state what date, II any, had been
selected for the junior league open
ms In 1923, hut that the Nationa,
would begin play on April II.
only two deals OF Importance
We're announced in National league
headquarters. The first was the
purchase by Pittsburgh OF Pitcher
FL Euuy M tha Gacra apto Tlrh