New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
JOINT MEETING OF
 BASEBALL MOGULS
Single Session All That Was
 Needed for National League

New York. Dec. Is Rl-National League magnates headed for Chica- go today for the joint meeting of the major circuits there tomorrow with a Steering committee" newly designated. ready to preserve the peace that has settled over the base ball world. A single session was sufficient to clear the league busi- ness, permitting cancellation of the meeting scheduled for this morning.
 Nothing of importance was &C., complished in the trading marts during the meeting but in the selec- ton of William F. Baker, of Phila- delphia, Barney Dreyfuss, of Pitts burgh, and William L. Veeck, of Chicago. to work with a similar committee chosen by the American League for the purpose of smooth ing major league relations, the mag mates see cause for rejoicing.
 Some of the duties of the new committee, as outlined by President
 John A. Heydler, will be establish
 ment of closer relations with Con- missioner K. M. Landis, whose i benevolent despotism" has proven mildly irksome to the owners. The committee, on which Landis will act
 as an ex-officio member, will replace
 in effect, the advisory committee that has failed to function since | friction arose between Commissioner | Landis and Ban Johnson, president
 of the American League, two years l ago.
 The new body is not seeking to | curtail any of Commissioner Landis' l present powers, President Heydler l pointed out, but will act as an inter-
 mediary between the minor and ma- 1 ior leagues with the special duty of
 codifying anew the present minor | league agreement. In fact, the en- 1 tire purpose of the committee is to | maintain harmonious relations
 throughout baseball, President | Heydler said.
 The action of the senior circut | heads makes certain the reelection | of Commissioner Landis at the Chi cago meeting for a term of seven
 years. The committee will not func- 1 ton until after Landis has been re-
 named, Heydler said. giving this as an indication that there will be no attempt to dictate new clauses into the commissioners working agree ment with the leagues. The question or 1or inc nf to S60,000 was tabled for later dis cussion.
 Action on the 1927 schedule was | deferred at yesterdays meeting pending a conference with American League officials in Chicago tomor-
 row. Both leagues are said to have agreed to a 1927 closing date about Oct. 2, week later than last sea son, with the opening games on
 April 12.
 Use of the resin bag for pitchers during the coming year was endors-
 ed by the league after President Heydler had reported an increase in
 pitching effectiveness since adop- tion of the rule last season.. The report of the president revealed that all records for attendance were shat tered in 1926 when 4,500,000 specta- tors clicked through the turnstiles in eight park. This was an increase of 600, 900 over 1925, also a record ! breaking year.
 Cullen Cain was reelected man. ager of the National League service bureau for three years and August Hermann, of Cincinnati, William F. Baker. of Philadelphia, Samuel Breadon, of St. Louis, and Wilbert
 Robinson, were named directors for 1927. A proposal to fix a minimum
 of games in which batsman should appear before gaining recognition as 1 leading clouter of the. circuit was
 rejected.