The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
lands GAINS PRESTIGE AT
JOINT MEETING OF LEAGUES
Car Of Baseball Is Firmly
Established Following Con-
ference Wednesday In Chi
Cag0
BY RODNEY f. BUTCHER
Leased Wire 10 The Age-HeraId)

(Leased wire TO The AEe-Heraiu)
CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-Kenesaw Ian
dis remains the czar of organized
baseball.
Not only that, but the old, white
haired squire's powers are broader
than ever before.
This was the net result of the
joint meeting of the American and
National leagues, at which, accord
ing to some advance predictions, the
Lands authority was to be curbed.
What the magnates actually did do
was to give Lands new control over
all cases of tampering with players,
disputes brought UP by big league
umpires, complaints of players over
worlds series sharings and cases in
volving future players.
Lands declared later that the
meeting CLOSED in perfect harmony"
Apparently 1t did, but many were
harmony with which it began it
was said that Ban Johnson of the
American league had intended to
light into Lands both about the lat
ter's alleged usurpation of authority
and miscellaneous expenses of his
office, but that Lands took control
of the situation before Johnson had
the chance to start. Snatches of the
cold turkey" which the fiery ex-
judge handed to the club owners
could be heard occasionally in the
hall outside the meeting room
You can take it or leave it," he
was heard to shout, and, whatever
"it' was, the magnates apparently
took it.
Harmonious Meeting.
National League President John A.
Heydler, whose league unanimously
Endorsed Lands Tuesday night. also
assured newspapermen that the end
ing of the meeting was "harmo-
NOUS" and declared that the "ad-
ministration and ethics of baseball
had improved 100 per cent"
There were two big deals an
nounced during the afternoon. and
more were in prospect as represen-
tatives of the Pacific Coast league
went into conference with Inter-
national league and American asso-
citation members to discuss the draft.
Ray Kremer, ace pitcher of the
Coast league. was sold by owner
Del Howard of the Oakland club to
Pittsburg for Spencer Adams, second
baseman; George Boehler and Earl
Kunz, pitchers. and "a considerable
cash consideration" The magnitude
of this deal can be seen in the fact
that Pittsburg last year paid 100000
for Boehler and $4,000 for Kunz,
Kremer won &c games for Oakland
last summer, even though Oakland
finished but seventh in the Coast
circuit. s.
AThe Boston Red Sex secured Dud-
ley Lee, sensational shortstop of the
Tulsa. Okla, Western league club,
for $4,000 and Johnny Mitchell, for
mer Yankee infielder. The Senator'S,
the Yankees and the two st. Louis
clubs had also been after Lee, best
of minor league shortstops.
Many more deals continued to
hang fire Wednesday night.
Cobb Wants Keysfoner.
Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers has
virtually given up his search for
good second baseman. He had want
ed Eddie Collins or Dykes of the
Athletics, but the price asked would
have weakened his team. Now Cobb
is depending on Dutch Burke, who
was farmed out to Richmond. to
show something on the second sack
next season.
The Whites Soxy were said to be
edging toward Hiquel Gonzales
backstop of the st. Paul club in the
American association, while various
clubs are after pitcher Frank Dean
and Outfielder Earl Coombs of the
Louisville club. Milwaukee, it was
learned, is not likely To- consent to
sell Cooney. Its star shortstop, al
though he had been previously re-
ferred to as on the market.
The Los Angeles Coast league club
is also receiving feelers for Walile
Hood, outfielder, and George Lyons,
pitcher but Manager Marty krug IN
sists that only some good players
and no amount of cash alone, Will
buy either.
kid Gleason, erstwhile manager
of the White Sox, is coming back 10
Chicago to help pilot the Cubs. ac-
cording to an announcement by Man.
ager Bill Killefer. Gleason, who, I'M
til Wednesday. was the only un-
attached real manager in the major
circuit, will act as assistant manager
and coach
Clark Griffith. president OF the
Washington club. has been search
ing yainly for the kind of man
ager he wants at the kind of a price
he wants to pay. Griff admitted
Wednesday night that it looked as II
he might have to so back and do the
managing himself
Practically all amendments to the
major league rules were entirely
satisfactory to Lands. The rule on
tampering provides that no CLUB
shall negotiate with player of an
other club, directly or indirectly, and
the rule is up to Lands for enforce
ment. The player limit will in the