Evening star., 1928-12-14
BUDDY MYER DEAL
STILL HANGS FIRE
Griff's Effort to Obtain
Catcher Autry of the
Indians Also Fails.

CHICAGO. December 14.-Base ball
as played by the American and National
Leagues once again will run opposition
to foot bail as staged by our Ieadlng
colleges next october.
Tl5is became evident at the joint
meeting os the major league magnates
here Yesterday when it was announced
that the playing season for the two big
timers would open on April 10 and
terminate on October 6.
This wouldn't be so bad we're 1t not
for the fact that the world series, the
blue ribbon event of the national
pastime, also must be played.
- Generally three days Of grace are al
lotted between the closing of the reg
ular playing season and the start of
the classic, which means that 1t may
come to pass that the series still viii
be on past midi October, especially if the
conteSting teams run amuck of some
foul weather such as was experienced at
Pittsburgh in 1928. or if there is an extra
day in between Jumps from New York
to st. Louis. as was the case The past
Fall.
The nnagnateS are all fet up over the
nice weather they experienced in Oc-
t0ber during the past two years, but
it is Just possible they will be up against
q rainy spell when the 1929 series is
On. for as a general rule base ball never
gets run of three good years in sue
CeSSion.
1t is understood the American League
n1agnates were keen for the earlier
closing of the season. a week earlier to
be exact. but several of the National
League moguls visioned an extra Sat-
urday and Sunday by prolonging the
playing season.
Session Proves Peaceful
The magnates had a peaceful session
and everything went off like clockwork,
with Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands,
commissioner of base ball, in charge
The genial judge took the magnates off
their guard by calling for a showdown
anent all their minor league holdings.
Of course, the st. Louis Cardinals
showed4up with the longest list.
Judge Lands made inquiry of the
Cleveland Detroit and st. Louis clubs
as to Eiist how they Jared with their
minor league interests, and when adj
Fised that most of them had finished
on the wrong side of the ledger the
commissioner opined as how it might
be better for base ball had they all
showe9<a deficit of $4,000. In other
words ii Judge Lands does not take
'kindlyEto major league clubs dabbling
IL mi4pr league ownership to any ex-
tent.
TheE imagnates decided on a fiat
TaiveH price of $500 for the future. and
this Yin include free agents. In the
past il a club invested $4,000 to $4,000
in kenege or semi-pro player-and
as a General rule it cost that much to
set Eoliege player to affiX his sigma
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lose considerable money if he asked for
.Walverh on the player, as the old price
was fifBd at 81 500, with $500 named
as th9 figure the club is bound to be
Reimbursed for its investment in money
and time in the player In the case of
iSalecten players who are eligible to the
,Craft tR price shall be exactly what is
raid fRt.the player
The Fn1atter of the passing of good
umpire $s- who are growing old in the
servicG was discussed informally and
;Eoo Quafln, owner of the Boston Red
Sox, Edvanced suggestion that it
might Ewell pay the magnates to take
actionk on. 1t is reported that the
TeasonkBiu KLEIN is retiring from hand
ling tAe indicator in the National
Ieagufts due to falling eyesight. If this
really hS the case Quinn believes that
base bali owes it to KLEIN to be allowed
to correct this weakness by wearing
glasses. His line of thought is that a
number of ball players are permitted to
wear glasses, and get. away with it, so
why not umpires?
President E. s. Barnard of the Amer
lean League looks at the matter in much
the same light as Quinn and says he
can see no objection to umpires who
have been in the service, grown gray on
the diamond as it were, wearing glasses
Surely the fans would rather see good
umpire such as Bill Klem Tommy Con-
molly and Others who have been put to
the acid test over a period of years.