The times-news., 1938-12-14

receptive to adopting uniform
ball of the same type as used in
the National: At present the ball
in Will Harridgc's circuit has a
lighter cover and slicker seams,
preventing the pitchers from get
ting their best grip. The Ameri-
can owners will vote on the ball
tomorrow. Clark Griffith of the
Washington Senators offered the
proposal for changing the pellet.
The National league voted to
raise it's player limit from % to
25 men but the American mag
mates voted instead to keep the
23 limit. with a two-man disabil-
ity proviso. If one of the 23 men
on the squad is disabled, he will
be put on the new disability list
and another player brought into
the squad. However, the injured
PLAYER must remain on the disa-
bility list at least 60 days before
he can be taken off and returned
to duty. Commissioner KenesaN
NJ. Lands has objected to the
practice of having players placed
on the voluntarily retired list
when injured. The commissioner
feels that the voluntary retired
list should be restricted to men
who are quitting the game for
good. = ,,... 49, .,; e
This player limit issue will be
thfeshed out at Thursdays joint
meeting. of the two leagues, and
if the National and, American
owners are unable to come to an
agreement, Commissioner Lands
will cast the deciding vote for the
National or American plan. )
Both leagues rejected the New
York Yankees, proposal that
players be paid on AN, eight
months basis, from February, 15
to October Is instead, of by the
season. The Yankees believed
such payment basis Would, les
sen the number of holdoqts dur
ing the spring training period. ,
Will Harridge was reelected
president, secretary and itreasurer
of the American circuit, for a
term of ten years. His previous
tenures were for Ave and three
years. Col. Jacob Rupert, own
er of the Yankees; was reelected
vice president. Connie Mack of
the Philadelphia Athletics was
named manager of - the. American
team that will compete in next
seasons centennial all-star game
at Yankee stadium on July II. :.
The American league also
adopted the same radio policy as
that prevailing in the National,
This permits each club to deter
mine its own policies regarding
the sale of broadcast rights. to
commercial companies. Previously
the league had control of this
matter. q.
Clark Griffith'S proposal to linn
it farm systems to one club in
each minor league or association
was not considered yesterday be-
cause owner Rupert of the Yam
KEGS was absent because of i'll
ness. The Yankees would be the
club most affected by such limi-
tation.
Meanwhile Managers Jimmy
Dykes of the Chicago White Sox
and Joe Cronin of the Boston Red
Sox were discussing possibilities
of exchanging. two utility infield-
erS. Dykes would like to get Eric
McNair, in return for Boze Ber-
ger. Dykes, who played with Nc
Nair on the Athletics, believes
that Eric will improve if he car
J get hi minto a White Sox uni.
form. This transaction is expected
to be announced today.
Cleveland is negotiating with
both Detroit and the Red !Sox fol
a deal in which the Indians might
! dispose of pitcher Denny Gale,
house and second baseman Odel
Hale. The Indians would like tt
get outfelder Pete Fox from. The
Tigers or outfelder Ben Chap
man from the Red Sox. Of cours'
other Tiger and Sox players prob
ably would figure in the deal.