Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE CONSIDERS MANY
 IMPORTANT CHANGES IN BASEBALL

New York, Dec. 13ADiscussion of rropos0d changes in major league rules occupied the attention of Ma tfonal league club owners during most of their second day session today Ac- ton was postponed until the confer eFice with the American league tomor- row. s..
 The more important proposals in- ciuded alterations in the bafnstorm- ing rule; vesting in the home club and the baseball commissioner the power to decide when weather and ground conditions were suitable for world se- ries play, instead of leaving the deci- ston to series umpires as in the past; and fixed sums for urnpires officiating .n the world series instead of allow ing them a percentage of the gate re- ceipts as at present.
 Other propositions concerned plac- ing the baseball commissioner on the inter-l league schedule committee; :. inr creasing the player limit and the num- Der of players permitted out under option, and fixing June % as the date after which no trades above the waiv- CT price would be permitted .or more than twenty five players could be car ried by any club.
 A new board of directors was ap- pointed in Charles H. Ebbetts, of the Brooklyn club; Garry Hermann, Gin cinnati; W. F. Baker, Philadelphia, and Samuel Breadoh, St. Louis.
 Robert D. Emslie, who has served as umpire in the National league, for the past 31 years, was appointed in an advisory capacity to the president of the league. Only in extreme emer- Gency will the veteran umpire be called upon to again take his post on the field. -.s
 In his new position, En1slie will aid not only in the development and in- struction of young umpires, but his experience as playing rule expert will be available to the league and to baseball generally.
 ,Emslie umpired his first game in the senior league at Cincinnati Aug ust 29, 1891, and Tor 31 consecutive seasons he has been rated as the past master of patience and diplomacy among baseball officials.
 Emslie first was a pitcher, his work of note being with the Guelph Maple Leafs. His professional playing career was from 1882 to 18S7 He was consid- cred the greatest curve ball pitcher of his time, and in 1884 pitched 51 games for Baltimore, losing but IS In 1886 his arm weakened and in 1881 Charles D. White, then president oi the old International league, appoint ed him umpire.
 Emslie is Canadian. and for near ly half century has been a citizen ol St. Thomas, Ont.
 President John A. Heydler said that there had been no discussion of. the so-called lively ball or the. suggested increase of from seven, to nine games in the world series play of the future
 Only two deals of importance were announced in National league head quarters. The first vas the purchase by Pittsburgh of Pitcher E. D. Kunz of the Sacramento club, Pacific Coast league, for >$7 300 ca6h and four play erS. It was understood that Kunz was being held at cash valuation of $S5,. 600, but that the Sacramento cluk agreed to accept the following players in part payment: Pitchers "Chiefr Yel- lowhorse md William Hughes and Fielders Claude Rohwer and Harry Brown. The majority of these players were held under option by the Pitts burgh club.
 Philadelphia secured Shortstop Hei. nie Sands, from the Salt Lake City , club, also of the Pacific Coast lea. gue' in exchange for four blayers The quartet exchanged for Sands i, composed of Infielders Iislie and SmitI Catcher Peters and Pitcher Singleton