Evening star., 1944-12-12
Advisory Council Of J
To Rule Until Landis'
Successor Is Named
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Dec. r. The
promptness with which major league
club owners set up an advisory
council providing for the continu-
ance of a commissioner led veteran
baseball observers to believe today
that the national pastime again will
be under a one-man rule before the
start of new season.
While this does not mean the
owners will hurry the selection of a
new commissioner. yesterdays ac-
ton indicated immediate tackling of
the problem of finding the right
man.
A special eight-man committee,
four from each league, will be ap-
pointed to work on a new major
league agreement (the former pact
of 24-year standing was terminated
yesterday stressing the provision of
new commissioner.
This committee, appointed by the
league presidents, Is expected to
make a report by February.
Three Man Council Rules.
1t is believed the new agreement
will be streamlined, clarifying GER
tain hazy rules, and will deny the
new commissioner some of the wide
powers granted to the late K. M.
Lands.
Meanwhile, baseball will be gov
erned by the Advisory Council, COM
prised of Will Harridge, president
of the American League; Ford Prick
National League head, and Leslie M
.O'Connor. secretary-treasurer under
Lands, who will act as chairman
The council will operate with all
the powers and duties of the COM
missioner as provided by the ma jor
league agreement of 1921. They
will act on all matters except any
case involving players claim
against club or league. In this
event the league heads will not
have any vote and O'Connor will
make the decision. On the other
hand, O'Connor will not vote on any
other matter unless the two league
presidents disagree.
Today's separate National and
American League meetings deal
with the amendments handed to
them by the minor leagues with the
draft and territorial problems the
most important. The minors want
a a>331s per cent increase in the draft
price and the right for any minor
league club to take over the fran
chise of any major league team
which intends to invade said teams
territory. The question of pro foot
ball interfering with the baseball
schedule also will be discussed, as
will the number of night games to
be played.
LandiS Award Established.
Bowing to the wishes of Lands,
who asked that no memorial be
planned for him, the two leagues
voted to establish a Lands award
to be presented to the most valuable
players of each league. The players
will be selected by the Baseball
Writers Association of America.
Frick, whose four year term as
National League president expired
yesterday, was reelected for four
years, with Sam Breadon, president
of the st. Louis Cardinals, named
vice president for a one-year term.
Clark Griffith, Washington head,
was elected vice president of the
American League for one year. The
Board of Directors chosen we're
National League-Horace C. Stone
ham, New York; Philip K. Wrigley,
Chicago, William E. Benswanger,
Pittsburgh, and j. A. Robert Quinn,
Boston. American League-Donald
Barnes, st. Louis; Walter Briggs.
Detroit; Connie Mack, Philadelphia,
and Griffith.
1t was announced that the 1945
all-star game will be played in Fen
way Park, Boston, July 10. AS Bos-
ton has no lights, it will be the first
all-star day game since 194l when
the game was held in Detroit.
Only One Minor Deal.
The only deal that developed out
of flock of rumors was the New
ork-Chicago trade involving two
left-handed pitchers. The Yankees
gave up Johnny Johnson, with an
o. record last year, to the White
Sox for Jake Wade, who won two
and lost four. However, deal in
volving Outf1elder Oris Hockett and
Pitcher Jim Bagby of Cleveland and
Pitcher Bill Dietrich and Outfielder
Guy Outright of the White Sox
was on the fire. Lou Boudreau,
manager of the Indians, is holding
out for Catcher Mike fresh or Out
fielder Ralph Hodgin instead of
Outright.
The Boston Braves and Chicago
Cubs were talking trade with the
Cubs ready to part with Outielder
Andy Pafko for Pitcher Alva ia
very, but the Braves want a sec
ond-string pitcher and infielder
thrown in. The Browns are ready
to part with Outfelders Milt
Byrnes and Mike Chartak, with De-
troit as possible bidder. The Cubs
want more than Hugh Luby of the
Giants for Lou Novikoff. Another
trade possibility is that involving
Phil Weintraub of the Giants for
Javery.