The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-14
PRUNING KNIFE TO
Be WELDED MAY IS
INSTEAD Of JUNE IS
Also Will Have One Month Less
of Period For Unrestrict-
ed Barter
BOTH MOVES FOR ECONOMY
No Action Taken on Broadcast
ing But Sentiment Is
Shade Against It

New York, Dec. 14.-(Py-Now that
the storm clouds of economy have
broken over the annual major league
meetings-and disgorged just faint,
faint mist-baseball magnates hustled
back Wednesday to their efforts TO
trade broken down athletes for heal
thy citizens, with additional good rea-
sons for haste.
Next season the managers OF the
National and American Leagues Will
have one full month less of the unre-
stricted barter period, during which
they can buy, sell, or swap their war
riors back and forth without asking
waivers of the opposition clubs Oh
either circuit.
BY unanimous vote Of the league
owners, meeting separately in the OPP
ening sessions Tuesday OF the annual
three-day conclave, the final date
when each playing roster must pc
pared to % men was advanced from
June Is to May Is, without changing
the player limit, or including coaches
among that number.
Both of these moves, in the name OF
economy, had been discussed vlgor-
ously before the meetings began but
when the cigar smoke cleared after
hours of argument, things remained
pretty much as the magnates found
them.
No Resolutions Passed
No resolution was passed in either
league, for instance, moving toward
cheaper prices for tickets, for the seal.
ing down of players wagers in general
or Kenesaw M. Lands S65,00O salary
in particular, for change in the pres
ent system of distributing world series
pasteboards only in sets OF three, or
for an increase in the number OF
cheap bleacher seats.
Instead the club owners decided 10
let each man put into effect his own
scheme for retrenchment in the man.
ner best suited to his Individual prop
lens, making economies, and shaving
overhead wherever possible.
To this end, John A. Heydler, re-
elected president for another four
year-term in the course OF his 81
wears with the National League, vol
unfairly reduced his own salary ana
pledged other economies in the man
apement of the leagues affairs.
Out of the meetings, where most
of drastic propositions had been eX-
pected, actually came only two Tor
final discussion at the joint meeting
of the owners Thursday. one was
the problem of radio broadcastlng, up
on which no action can be taken be-
cause of conflicting opinions among
the league owners, and the other is
the shift in the player limit date, al
ready decided upon unanimously ana
therefore no subject for debate.
Opposed To Broadcasting
Informally the National League, IN
which the Chicago Cubs and Boston
Braves broadcast and Brooklyn sees
no objection, went on record to as
opposed to broadcasting.
The American League owners. with
Chicago, Boston, Detroit and ST
Louis on the air all season, were d.
vided, 4 to 4, on the wisdom OF broad
casts. Neither leagues nor magnates
however, expressed any desire to force
their own wills upon others, and the
question will provide little subject
for debate Thursday.
The new player limit date strikes
a blow directly at the richer clubs
able to maintain large rosters indefl-
nitely, and represents the sole major
move on the part of the magnates
toward economy.
Under the new rule, all clubs Will
save a months salary for between 1C
and 20 players, and the poorer clubs
taking on the excess baggage OF the
bigger fellows a month earlier, are eX-
pected to develop stronger teams.
While the American League with
held its figures for the season, the
National League announced a decline
of is per cent in attendance in 1882
in comparison with 1881. The Cubs
led in home attendance with 975 ,0O(
paid admissions, as compared with
the league record they set at l,485 ,OO(
in 1929. The New York Giants were
the best road club, attracting $4,000
fans.