New Britain herald., 1929-12-12
BASEBALL SESSION
 WILL END TODAY
Hold Joint Meeting Of American
 and National Leagues

New York Dec. 12 (Pl-The base ball conclave will end today with q combined meeting of National and American League forces at the Bilt more. It will climax the calmest gathering of baseball magnates eyer held. Even at this farewell con clave today, the most important item to the fans-the question of an earlier closing next year-cannot be officially decided as it was found that the two constitutions placed this matter entirely in the hands of the league presidents
 Since both John Heydler and Ern- est Bernard are known to favor the earlier closing, it is practically safe to presume that the next major league campaign will extend from Tuesday, April 15, through Sunday, September 2S. Such a chart would provide for l60 possible playing days, considered an ample number. with Boston now playing Sunday baseball.
 The joint meeting today will he occupied chiefly by another question dear to Commissioner K. NJ. Landis. "ho Will presIde--his project 10 re- qulre both m1jOr and minor league clubs to give official notice to base ball authorities upon acouirin- con- trol ol q franchise in a smaller league. The commissioner. arch enemy of chain store ownership, be- lleves that clubs purchasing lesser teams should be forced to notify inc commissioner office. the two ma for league headquarters and the nation al association of professional base ball leagues.
 The operation of such q rule would guide all clubs in organized base ball in their scouting activities
 me question of broadcastine fnaJor league games also vas on the agenda of the joint meeting today. with the chances favoring q reten- ton Of the present status-of leay- Ing the matter up to each individual >iup lo utClQc TOT itself.
 Further deals or swaps of nlayore remained in the air, but no more had been completed early today. The wholesale Homecoming made DOS sible by the two transactions yester day was featured, of course, by the return of Grover Cleveland Alexao- der to the park when he won h;s maJor league spurs in 19l1-Baker Bowl in Philadelphia.
 Old Alex the Great broke in elShteen years ago with a record of tWenty-eight victories.
 Robert ShaNkey new manager Of the Yankees, announced that the ccachInG question already had been settled by the Yankees. that Charlie O'Leary and Arthur Fletcher would return for another campaign.
 The meetings of each individual league at the Commodore ended yesterday with the terse bulletin. All Quit on the Baseball Front"
 me American League. according to President Barnard. devoted it's t'ihc 10 private and internal af fairs of mo public interest" Tho Natoinal league goings- on were mere open but of only slightly more in terest' particularly since no positive action was taken.
 The National League did decide 10 aSh the manutdcturcrs Of the offjc,al leaSue ball. A. G. Spalding and company. whether the balls could Le made without gloss. The senior hIaJor circuit last year had it's um- pres remove the gloss after the half way post in the race had bean reached Anti-home run screens also were discussed, but no action Was taken.
 While it is improbable that the rules committee will be convened lhlS winter, tn two leagues may mt il di1erent Interpretation on an ao- proved ground rule, which has caus- eu trouble from time to time in the matter of q wild throw into dug ou'' two bases now are allowed from the point the runner has reached when the Siddy throw is made. This may be changed to one base in aI- dltlon to the one for which the play "r is headed at the time the throw is made.