Evening star., 1938-11-30
Old. League Baseball
Due 10 Be Accepted
By American Loop
Cleveland, Turned Down
In 1893, Again Will
Ask Night Games
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

ASSoclSteo FfesS Sports writer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-In homes
and farmsteads over the land the
big league baseballmen are slowing
away their hunting equipment and
pairing their bunions in preparation
for the winter meeting which starts
here December 13.
Baseballmen do about 90 per cent
Of their meeting while shifting from
one foot to another in the hotel
lobby, retiring to the easy chairs
only on the third day whtn arches
finally crack under the strain, so a
certain amount of resting-up always
is necessary in advance of the con-
Ventions.
The approaching meeting promises
to be fairly interesting. even though
the net results never are COM
mensurate with the amount of talk
indulged in. There should be several
big player deals, with the Cleveland
Indians and New York Giants figur-
ing in the most important trans
actions.
To Adopt National League Ball.
The two leagues are due finally to
get together on a uniform baseball,
with the American adopting the So
called pitchers agate introduced
by the National year ago. Tests
have proved this ball travels as far
as the American League pellet when
hit solidly, but its raised seams
afford the pitcher better grip.
1t is recalled that both leagues
were set to adopt this ball at their
last winter meeting, but that some
thing happened at the last minute.
The American Leaguers became
miffed at President Ford Frick of
the senior circuit and bolted the
tentative agreement. Now they are
understood to be at peace again.
Next summer, with a uniform ball
in play, it will be possible to make
more accurate comparisons in the
pitching and batting Of the rival
leagues.
The New York Yankees, with no
money troubles, are going to ask
the American League to start pay
ing player salaries on the first day
of spring training, rather than watt
ing until the season opens. Owner
Jacob Rupert has figured out that
this would be an effective method
Of discouraging the holdouts and
getting all players into camp on
the dot.
Sure to Bring Squawk.
This would stand an excellent
chance Of adoption were it not for
the fact that there always are sew
eral clubs with no money to speak
Of in the bank. They depend upon
the spring exhibition games to pay
their training expenses and to get
them back home for the big open
ing day. They will put up a howl
at Ruppert's suggestion.
The subject of night baseball will
be up for some acrimonious dis
cussion In American League coun-
cils, with the Cleveland Indians de-
manding permission to play seven
games under the floodlights next
summer.
It takes q majority vote Of the
clubs to grant the fixing of night
games, and the club, that applies
must convince the others that the
nocturnal bouts are a financial ne
cessity. Cleveland was turned down
the last time it applied, but they
say President Alva Bradley Is COM
ing back this time with fire in his
eye.
Fight Over Broadcasting.
The only National League argu-
ment in sight Is three-cornered
one, with General Manager Larry
MacPhail of Brooklyn scrapping the
Giants and their American League
allies, the Yankees, over Larry's
right to broadcast home games. The
three clubs had an agreement not
to broadcast before Larry took over
in Brooklyn, and he Is fighting to
break it.
Reports are current here that the
Giants have offered st. Louis $780,
600 for either Ducky Medwick or
Johnny Mize, but there is no con-
flrmation in the Giants ONCE.