Evening star., 1944-12-11
Griff May Cut Night
Tilt Demand 10 s.;
Lands Is Honored
By JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE ma jor-
minor league annual meeting opened
today at the Hotel New Yorker and
the news was passed by word of
mouth that the big leagues probably
will reject the minor leagues
approved boost in draft and waiver
prices.
No official would permit himself
to be quoted. but an authoritative
source indicated that the amend
ment to increase the waiver price by
1919 per cent would be turned down
by the majors as we'll as the amend
ment to add territorial protection
for the minors from threats of in
vasion by major league clubs,
Meantime poll of majority OF
big league clubowners indicated the
game will be ruled by a three mar
advisory council comprised of Foro
Frick, National League President;
Will Harridge, American League
prexy, and Leslie M. o Connor, Sec
retary to the late Commissioner K
NJ. Lands.
Without exception each of the
lmagnates interviewed agreed this
would be the best solution unit
after the war, or at least for period
of one year.
Griff Springs Surprise.
Clark Griffith, on the other hand
stated that he favored the choosing
| Of a successor to Lands immedi-
ately. The Washington owne,
sprang a surprise when he intimatec
that the would ask for only 35 night
games for 1945 instead of an un.
limited arc-ight schedule. This /:
seen as a sort of compromise with
night ball opponents who appear de.
termined to limit each club to Il
night games this season.
The majors also were expected tc
discuss the postwar problems in.
volving high school baseball anc
'promotional work with emphasis or
the improvement of umpire stand
ards.
Although the new ruling increas-
ing the induction of the 26-37 age
group may lessen the trading desires
of some of the club owners, at least
four deals are more than in-the-
rumor stage, with the four man
swap involving Pitcher Bill Dietrich
and Outflelder Guy Outright of the
Chicago White Sox and Pitcher Jim
Bagby and Outs elder Oris Hockett
of the Cleveland Indians looming as
the most important. The Tribe also
would like Catcher Ike fresh.
The Chicago Cubs may trade Out
fielder Andy Pafko to the Boston
Braves for Pitcher Alva Javery and
have been offered Third Baseman
Hugh Luby by the New York Giants
for Outflelder Lou Novikoff. Gin
cinnati's Reds are stocked with out
fielders with Frank Kelleher, Tony
Criscola and Gerald Walker as trad
ing bait for a third baseman
The Detroit Tigers and St. Louis
Browns are knee-deep in converse
ton with the names of Outfielders
Chet Laabs, Milt Byrnes. Mike Char
tax, Shortstop Joe Orengo ano
Pitchers Forrest Orrell and Bob Gill
lespie mentioned often.
Lands in Hall of Fame.
Lands JOINED such illustrious
baseball men as John McGraw, Con-
ME Mack, Ban johnson, George
Wright and Morgan G. Bulkeley
when he was elected yesterday tt
the hall of fame by a special com.
mittee headed by Stephen S. Clark
president of the National Baseball
Museum.
The only other business complet.
ed was the extension of the workins
agreement betewen the Reds ane
Syracuse of the Internationa
League for another three years with
Jewel Ems renamed manager of tn,
Chiefs.