New Britain herald., 1924-12-03
TEMPEST $ RAGING WHILE
 BASEBALL MAGMA YES MEET
Hartford Session PrOduc- ing Action However and Numerous Player-DealS Are Reported COnsu- mated.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
 lIlrtsmd, uca @.--Trmp.st whIoh ar4so }aras the or.as4g session o:i Me aunu. moe,uS q ..s N,- toua, ASo"5uoa ot soioua, lase1a. l,agaos s,t ~5e.s, and wll rccsIs only aHer tae a>soc,rlon eo.s through a ....a.aEl r..k9n- uc to1JN
 r.e storm brog- when Nras.tont John Conway Tool. q. ths In,,ml- Goual league ouastnn.} The HN,o,- auon's secretary, John W. Iarru, regarding 'la n9mn"r Of optional players in tar dou9s-A Eastern cir- cult, Hr ch.r-.t tAt' tha mupr leagues hJI broken m agreement that only Sh, u.n from ,Jch club cou'd he paced on aiIon.
 Mr. ltrr," raspo~IrI that he did no know rre number but that the mater was in ,ho nJnIs O Commis- aOuar I2nl'e The International head Jeo.arel flat t Was the bust ness Of tho secretary 10 keep the clubs informed on suoh matters. After a heated debate the question was made tho association first busi- ness for today.
 Representatives from q leagues approved the trcasurer's report which stated that 2S minor leagues representing 212 cities and towns and employing 6,l2& ball players are TOW operating in the country. that $2,l1%,4gS45 WIS pad by major and minor clubs ID purchase and sale of players, and that $l15.S46,a7 Is now in the aAsoclauon's treasury,
 The Pacific coast league opposed the propositions of rhe majors to in crease their reserve lists from 40 to 50 men, and 10 increase the option- d limit from eight to fifteen and Isnst hcn the optIona. period from two 10 five years. The coast mag mates also decided 10 prohibit the| playing Of winter baseball, basket ball ans football by the players ill She league without first obtaining the permission of club owners,
 Empires would be placed in the draft classification under a resolu- ton drafted by Presidents Williams, Hickey and TQo,o of the Three AA circuits and the draft price is placed at $I.5oQ Umpire Mullen of +he American association and Umpire BuI Guthrie of inc Pacific coast league drn a'roaty involved in a pro- poseI "taI'' which may be con- summa.~i today,
 The Western 1caEue also met on opening day and made i mandatory for clubs to ask waivers on players 10 he sold outside Of the circuit. X 166-game schedule was decided up- on.
 John W, Norton Of the St. Paul club of the American association branded the story that he lad sold his holdings 10 Secretary Macmick- ing a deliberate Ilc." He reiterated that nothing would be done about disposing Of the franchise until he had returned to the west.
 Several players deals were an nounced during the day and Manager Miller Huggins Of the New York Yankees approached Manager George Sieler ot the St, Louis Browns regarding q trade or pur- chase of the Browns oear pitcher, Urban Shocker. According to Sister, Hugglns offered no more than had obh4r clubs.
 W. J. Wo!ter, leading out6cl1er os the Pacldc Coast league this year with q batting average Of .3-6, was purchased by Vernon from Portland.
 Rudy ka.ilo, outhcLIer, went from Salt Lake Citv 10 he Boston Red Sox for d ca6h consideration, Out fielder Connolly and another payer to be selected.
 Frany Waynosherg, aSginaw, Ont, pitcher, was bought by Kansas CI'y,
 Marty Shay inile'der Of the Bos- ton Braves, Nas cold to t.la Shrcye- port team cf th- T.Tae Ieag4".
 Henry Domoe, Hartford second haseman, WIS h11Iat ny Rochester for a reported p-lca of &f,do".
 New Hav.n so ] rstuner Joo smith to Reading oe the International league.
 Pltchors Loo F'a~r.s arj Walter House and OWtrIder Eu5opn Swan- son wyre pGrc..ase5 5y Minneapolis from the Burlington, Iowa. club oi the Mississippi Valley l5aguo.
 Henja Sclretbur Columbus short stop, gpas 10 Minnaarols for Out fielder Hobrr' Blessing and TuIrl Bascman Campbell,
 Pitcher R. Luef.,e and Catcher r J. WId,r w.r- s97 ID $, Jo,, pa Mo, by Omea4 ol ,hy W,r'.u lrsEue.
 Annourc.m. rt g. tts rrsjeratjor of Jesse G9.l..'. 'orm-r Giants coach. ami .se anpo.n.mcnt of thc veteran EI15e Eayrs t5 succeed hIm was made ny ovaar J. H. Powell ot the Worcester club e the Eastern league,