Show I SANDLOT MEN START MOVE FOR NATIONAL GAME CAME Defer Action l Relative to Professional Leagues Cleveland 0 O. Jan JU IS i. A A national movement mo for th the promulgation and furtherance of or athletics and recreational recreational activities tho the director of at which will wilt bo be appointed d by tho government Go was launched In a cm resolution adopted at tho the annual meeting of ot the National Baseball Federation Americas America's premier sand lot organization here hero toda today Tho resolution declares that the war has hns demonstrated that thal ph physical training trainInG train train- ing an and public recreation is essential to tho the well being and morale of ot the people and that baseball will be opo ope of oC tho time biggest substitutes for the social features eliminated by the tho recent prohibition prohibition pro pro- enactment Action of at severing relations with professional leagues was det deferred A k standard set of or rules covering playing playIng play play- Ing Ing- and eligibility is to bo ho drafted at nl atthe atthe the March meeting of ot tho the board of at directors Affiliation with the American In Industrial In- In Athletic association was for for- mutated Committees have been appointed appointed ap ap- ap pointed by both organizations to draw up a working agreement Officers elected were William S S. S Haddock Pittsburgh president James H. H Lowry vry of at Indianapolis president atthe of at the defunct National Amateur Baseball association first vice president Tom Nokes ol cs of ot Johnstown Pa and V V. E. E of at Detroit elected re-elected secretary secretary secre secre- secretary tary an and treasurer respectively Claton Clayton Clayton Clay Clay- ton C C. Townes of at Cleveland was elected to the tho newly created office of ot coun counsel Membership of at the thc board of at directors was Increased b by tho the addition of or two past presidents The next meeting Is subject to the call of at the board of at directors which will m probably be at the same time and place of ot the leagues joint m meeting e o tin g. g A dinner tonight closed the conven conven- tion |