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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, M. C, TUESDAY. AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 13, 1921.
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BASEBALL RULES
MAY BEREVISED
Many Important Matters
Face Moguls at Their Mid
Winter Confab.
New Yd
ei.itoil Pri
governing
A tncriea ns
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nl'iH'ials it'
llasel'iii! "ui
k. lh-v. i::.--(l-'.y the Ass.
.s.i Kovisii.n of the rules
the gnat uuUloor sported
and a livncral overhaukr.g
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were cmiemiuaivu i..-n
llie National League if
s ni'-i in annual ci'i'Vi !
T'lU'i'. wciv a 1 wt-
e t'ne mogul.- of tiie
nor iliil I lie svat of
ball on glove or '.tat resound on
trKlirld. l"iT mere :-feniea 10 !
- of fireworks liei'ere tiie mid-
! ; m.11 'U ill 'u .
turn here tmiav.
mg crowds t(i uri
UfiiiH' i'U'i aetion.
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tl.'- annual
"f'.u-t--- were
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fes-
I lie n llri'S
fitir;i:'' over
r'.einie a e-
io arrare Ibivg
1 iayer -vos :f in
f0! tnoi'O prlMlit'S.
l-i give aim a uood
him 5 10 Wit.
eonwidora 1 ion a ion
vaie!i players wuuid
"iveive months ipsteut
season.
.lo'in .1 lei!,tr. 1!: National T.easu
ire sin'MiT said he. would propose the
I'.vincf of a limit on tlie prices to be
o; :d minor kt;;uo dubs for pla.v ev.-
to ma 1 .. . league. Umor onicr.".--
r D'.'OiO
holdout cpi
expeeleit to
when a star
er and pouts
' be possible
snankiii.c and ma'- '
There was under
: contract, under
he signed for
of the playing
out mi optional agreement aloO was
slated for argument. The major leasties
are at present permitted to carry
forty men on the reserve list and
eight on optional agreements. Thsy
want the limited raised, respectively,
to 50 to 12. President Toole, of the
International League, said yesterday
nt his leatitie would have no objection
to such- increases, but it would like
to see the big fellows try to keep
measurably near, at least to the lim
its designated.
There will 'e suiii-2 talk, it was
s-id al out reduetioii of admission
priets. but some of the wiseacres de
clare d that, the owners knew that tiie
'fans would pay what they asked and
that they didn't expect any reduction,
except perhaps Tor world's series
I samf-s.
1" r... Tmonn faiV-rl t o i fielder. Other
.,,t in vMtorrtru-'s tliat the deal
l. ieA I LI ' iu-1 i 1 tr .. . -
session and was to meet, again tociay.
President Toole said there were "sev-
ral important matters" to settle. The
league vester.lay voted to refrain f t ora
any discussion of tiie present draft
svstem during the life of the rule,
seven years (the term of v office of
Commissioner Landit).
"If the majors come forward with
a.-, equitable proposition for a new
c-rafting system." Air. Toole said, "wc
would he glad to adopt it, but as the
s stem stands we cannot consider it
fo" a' moment."
TiE FEARED.
to do with
league territory
The minors, it
American Associations, and President
McCarthy, of the Coast League, will
nfor with the majors Thursday re
garding the rule having
the invasion of minor
lr .j maim- leaETUe.
Mas said, are worried about the
standing rule and have fears that
the National League is casung I'mi.mg
eyes at" Toronto and maybe another
city in their territory.
Miller Hug-gins announced ' today
ti-at lie exp.'Cted to manage the Yan
kees again next season and sai.l he
would talk with Colonels Huston and
Ruppert sometime during the day.
ifiitic-ins denied any knowledge
the reported deal
clvinsr Veach and
and Johnny
RUTH'S DEFIANCE
PROYESCOSTLY
Landis' Decision Cripples
the Yankees and May
Cost Them a Fortune.
or
with Detroit tn
Khmke, of Telroit.
Mitchell, the anuee
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BY S31) MERCEK.
IiUrrnational Aews Staff C'orrcsyondent.
New York, Dec. 13. Babe Ruth's
open defiance of Judge Landis, high
commissioner of baseball, will cost the
New York qjub at least $100,000 if in
deed, it does not remove, the colorful
Bambino from the nale of organized
j baseball entirely and render him a
dead asset to the Yankees.
toiKs saiu iiowcti,: judge Landis has given the answer
actually was in the j lo tne oft-reneated ouerv: "Is Ruth big-
tnan baseoall? and it was a reply
MAJORS
Mr. Toole.
making aiid that there would he a con
fab about it soon. Muggins saiu
he had no intention of trading Rocr
Peekinpaugh for Rice or Judge, of
Washington.
"We could use Rice and Judge, too.
for that matter," he added, "but not
at the expense of Peck."
Brooklyn's bosses were reported to hi
talking "trades and cash with Cin
cinnati and Pittsburgh. The Pirates
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re said lo oe vhminb m i" i im.w
m exchange
Schmidt, one
in" May, he may not regain his form
until midsummer.
And with a month sliced off his sea
son, he has practically no chance to
equal or even approach his home-run
records of the past two seasons.
To the loss incurred by Ruth's sus
pension must be added the expense of
securing two new outfielders with
which to start the next championship
season. The chances of the Yankees
repeating as champions under these
circumstances are anything but bright.
Failure then, with no Ruth to draw
the crowds, and no world's series to
top the season, could easily run the
Yankee losses up to a half million dol
lars. The more one ' considers the Landis
decision the tougher it gets.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE IS
TO DROP TWO CLUBS
Richmond, Va., Dec. 13. W. B.
Bradley, president of the Yersinia
t r.vir.or! vpsterdav that a
mooting nf thf leasue directors will
held in Norfolk next Saturday night
or-io wVint Hties will compose
league next year. It is reported that
North Carolina towns may be dropped
and an all-Virginia League formed,
i All Hubs pxnectine: to be in tne
! leaeue next season will be required
put up a bond or $u,uuu eaen
Norfolk meeting.
President Mickey, of the
'Pin
Whitted and .Schmidt
for AY heat and Myers.
nf the league's best backstop?, has
! asked to be traded and the Superbas
rro known to he in the market . tor a
cttcher. However, they may consider
Wheat too valuable.
ft I ne senior circuits
rn h a proposal, beeai
the opinion that the
maiui'-d by the mino
dissatisfaction and we:
on tin nance o
MAY O. K.
Some of
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the drafting
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iid ii.ey Uio!i .i
se ;he. were- oi"
high prices d-.-s
were ca us in.-;
a menace to a
rule?:.
V null
irevci-,i:nu
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it'd AYilliani
;:.eir world's
;':ie owners declared
ese elimination of ihs
world series players
the clause that "
tuey
rule
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an Ruth. Robert Meii
Piercy to 'oe deprived of
series money and to he
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:aeii tor aboir
pi:i vine: season
asserted their desire
would curb the use of pinch hitters.
The present arrangement regarding
plajevs on the reserve list and players
six weeks
Other
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er tnan baseoall? ana a was a
that is not hkoly to bi mothlied by a (
plea of extenuating circumstances.
By suspending Ruth. Bob Meusel and
Bill Piercy until May 20, 1022. and fin
ing them their shares of the world's
series prize money, which are Vicing held
in esc row. Judge landis tossed a bomb
shell into tho American League. AVhilo
the severity cf the punishment was not
unexpected, the verdict carries harsh
provisions that were not anticipated.
Ruth's employers were prepared to
stand a heavy financial less, but had
hoped in some way to have the sen
tence modified so that the home-run
kinpr could train with the Yankees next
Spring and then keen iv condition until
his suspension was lifted.
WILL BABE STAND "HITtllLIV?"
By outlawing; the Babe entirely until
late in May, Judge Land is probably will
! orive him into an alliance with mdc-
pendent promoters and thus premature
ly end a great career. Ruth has many
offers and it will require great tact and
TURNER DEFEATED
BOSTON WRESTLER
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li-'anchise last st
renctereu us uijliuu una wni,
in the league next season t
crs or me ouuuik ciuu, n.-
disposed or virtuaaiy au of hs
and have indicated tnat thoy
be in the league in 1922.
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HALL CAPTAINS Viru i,A
Rockv .Mount. Dec. 13. The Virginia
Baseball Lea-tie in 1922 will probably
be a six-team circuit, according to .
B. Moye. of this city, vice-president of
the league. Mr. Moye said today that
Tarboro, which took over the Peters-
Charlottesville. Va.. Uev.
Sellman Hall of Lothair, y,
guard of Virginia's football
night was elected cayitaiti m 1(
eleven. He is in his thii .j ; , ;
University.
DOWNEY STOPS LI! U ! ,!)N
New Orleans, Uec l;.;. ;,...., (
nev, of Cleveland, Ohio. m ,,, ,
ped Happy Littleton, of New i,",'
the fifth round of a schei'j-o i" .
bout. The men are middle?. 'eii;'
Joe Turner, game wrestler from the
Xation's Capital, is now even with Joe
Shimkus, one of the Boston wrestling
highlights, after his sensational victory
over the big Bostonian at the auditor
iuni Monday night. Turner took two
in three falls" after as fine an exhibition
of the Grecian art as ever seen on the
local mat.
Shimkus defeated the mighty Turner
two in three falls in a match here last
week an-J now the -boards are even,
Turner having three falls and Shimkus
the same number.
Turner registered the first fall Mon
day night after 22 1-2 minutes of fierce
battling. His successful hold was a
double hammer lock a.nd body weight.
Shimkus came back strong for the
s-cond rail i Mi otter 39 minutes had
Turner hazing toward the big iron raf-1
1 ters. Shimkus used a head lock with
j such force that he turned Turner's head j
(into a merry-go-round. In his dizzy j
snell Turner tackled Referee Barnes. I
rersuasion c n the part of the Yankee jje got straight, however, when Barnes !
colonels to keep him "hitched" until h gaave him a lacing lecture. !
The deciding fall was Turner s in
minutes. This fall was. the sensational
end of a sensational match. The big
Bostonian, who had been using the j
deadly headlock concentrated on that !
hold and made Turner suffer a great
deal. Turner's ro-called super-human i
strength re-asserted itself and the local
favorite won.
Monday's bout was one of the very
best ever staged in Charlotte and a
large an! appriciative audience lined
the first floor and the galleries.
can free himself in the manner sug
gested by the official verdict.
Ruth's ill-advised barn-storming tour
last Fall netted hint less than $5,000.
The interest on this, as charged by
Judge Landis. can eaely amount to 10
times the principal.
Aside from what Ruth is worth as a
box office attraction on a Spring train
ing trip nd the first month of a cham
pionship Season, the strong possibility
of his quitting organized baseball
abruptly now looms up. Babe can un
doubtedly make big money on independ
ent bookings next season, but after
that he may not do so well. Home-run
records oir ousn pitcners uu iiol great
ly interest oasebnll fans.
Once Ruth breaks away, lie will ie i Danville, Ky.. Dec. 13. Centre Col-
done as a lanxee. lie win soon oe leee authorities late yesterday sent a
28 years old and he is getting heavy. I telegram to the San Diego Chamber of
He might trade on his reputation m a j Commerce refusing permission for the
third major league if he could find pro- j coiiege to play Notre Dame or any
noters to start one. However the other Eastern college or university at
costly Federal League failure is still ! gan Diego December 26.
fresh in the memories of tne promoters ! " We will not authorize game of foot
and money is tight now. nap for Centre College at San Diego
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In any event Ruth isl not going to be
the heroic figure he was m 1920 .una
last season. If he quits he will Ve a
total, loss to the club, and if he sticks,
but does hot go into training until late
December 26 with other than a Pacific
Coast college or university in good
standing, as proposal for game was
presented to us as a contest of East
vs. West," the telegram said. "Decision
final."
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