Show ALL I IS PEACEFUL AT A T N EW YORK rIOT HOT AIR SOIREE f 8 NATIONAL LEAGUE DIRECTORS HAVE NOT TOUCHED IMPORTANT MATTERS MATTERS MATTERS' f WORLDS WORLD'S SERIES RULES REVISION is 15 LOOKED FOR FORlI President Te Tener ni e in Report Recommends lI s Action Be BeTaken BeTaken Taken to Change Some P Provisions w o of 0 Laws Latus Governing Governing Govern Govern- ing Big Series Says League Enjoyed Year EACH 3 CLUB MAY T NOW CARRY r 22 PLAYERS W YORK Dec 12 Routine business oc occupied the attention of the NEW NEV National onal league magnates here to today ay during the first session of the annual meeting The Thc more important subjects such as ns changes in in the worlds world's ser series series cs regulations the International le league defiance of the national commission i in n the I matter r of the award to the thc Brooklyn club the Barney Garry Dreyfuss Herrmann controversy and the thc possible reprimand of Manager John J J. McGraw of the New York Nationals for his outburst against his players in in the thc final New Brooklyn T York series at the close of to the official of ol the pennant season were not mentioned according report the 1116 P Awarded The meeting was preceded b by a conference con con- ference of ot directors at tho the clo close e o of which It was announced that most of ot In listenIng listenIng listening listen listen- the session had been taken up formal tho the ing to fiscal reports and awarding o of the 1916 pennant to the the Brool Brooklyn club After luncheon presidents and other representatives of ot the eight clubs a assembled and the session session ses ses- sion slon continued until after aCter 6 During Durins the afternoon the league of officers or- or s and the club executives listened to reports b by President John K Tener and Secretary John A A. Heydler The Thc magnates nates abolished the disability t ty list under which clubs were permitted permitted per per- last season season sea sea- extra players to carr carry rule for 1917 son and md adopted a new allowing each club to carry twenty twenty- two players from May Ia 15 Iv to Au August 31 U. U In place of the twenty-one twenty player rule In 1916 At 1 other periods of ot ther the tho regulation regulation regula ula r reason eason the thirty five player tion will prevail pre as heretofore To Amend Constitution The committee on constitution was instructed to draw up an amendment for adoption at the meeting in February February ary Increasing the board of or directors from five to eight which virtually means that hereafter every even club president president dent will be a member of ot this committee committee committee com com- Instead o of three of ot the eight being left out Several Se other subjects also came before before be be- fore ore the meeting Including including- a short re report report re- re port rort b by G G. G V. Pepper attorney for the National league on tho the suit of ot the Federal cacao ca club against ganet the senior organization as one of ot the defendants In the action arising from the peace settlement between organized organized organ organ- baseball and the Federal league A committee representing the American Ameri Ameri- can association presented a protest against the draft rule no now V in operation operation operation opera opera- tion n against class AA leagues and the tho National Association of Professional Leagues ues through a committee presented a petition requesting requesting- the formation for lor- mation matlon of or a board of or arbitration to settle disputes between the major and minor leagues It was suggested that this board bo be compos composed cd of ot two m major jor league and two minor league e representatives representatives es with a a. fifth fIrth member to be selected outside of baseball ranks Both requests were tabled for further r consideration nn HM r 11 n n. n Would Revise nete World orld S Scrim President l Tener in his report recommended recommended mended that official action be taken b by bythe bythe the league looking to a revision rc of or the worlds world's series rules rule especially with the view of setting netting aside a part of the 1 players players' la percentage for distribution among tho the players of or other clubs not participating in the series tho same to tobe tobe tobe be apportioned on the relative standing of ot these theae clubs In In their respective leagues The report also commented on the restoration of peace In baseball which resulted in the league ue as a whole enjoying Its most successful season the attendance in lit 1916 bein being greater than thanin thanin thanin in an any other season In the history o of the league surpassing the previous banner bannor season Meason of or 1909 Secretary report showed 98 postponed games ames during the season of or which 22 were In April and 27 In June Boston Brooklyn and Pittsburgh suffered suffered suf suf- most each having 16 postponed In St St. Louis Louls there were only six postponements post post- Four games Eames remained tin un- un-I un play played 1 Ninety-nine Ninety headers double were played and during the he he season 14 baseballs were used used used-an an Increase of ot 1526 1626 over the 1915 season New ew York used the r greatest number and Pittsburgh PlUs Pills burgh the least AVI 11 Not Talk President Charles CharIs of ot the Chicago club stated that he was not heady dy to make announcement a ai to his hla err efforts to engage a manager for or tho coming season Beason but that he hoped to complete a a. deal before the tho meeting ad ad- ad From other sources however it Jl was 18 learned that Fred Mitchell pitch pitchers pitcher's pitch pitch- pitchers pitcher's ers er's coach for the Boston club had been heen approached anti and had stated that he would be willing to accept tho the 1091 tion Many an o of the details or of f the inter inter- league easu series b between n l cn the th American as association OR- OR and Int IntErn International lea i to clubs chlIs were gone bono into lOtO The International men suggested Bug that each club donate instead of ot to make mako the purse for forthe tho the winning league This was agreed to by all present including including- the visiting committee from the American association Then the International conceded that the series should begin In tho the western cities an and the committee commit commit- tee which will control the tho season post on games I is to consist of or President Hickey American association the president of ot the Three I league and President Bar Bar- row The Tho Internationals International's se season son will open about April IS and close August 5 3 The season post series consisting of or forty forty- eight ht game games u will ill begin August 7 |