Show JOHNSON SAYS RESERVE RULE I WILL CONTINUE Players Notified Must i Not Talk Terms With I Oth Other r Clubs liT Hr lee Cincinnati 0 O. Jan 7 rhe flie The National r lonal baseball n made clear that re reon reorganization reorganization re- re on organization and election of 0 a chairman will bo postponed until after ancl tho the j Joint major league mooting In New York YOli January 16 36 No o action actton wa wal wan taken n at HH Itis mooting meeting with Hh regard to ousting Herrmann herrmann Herr herr- mann us am chairman lien Han John Johnson on president of or tho the American Amer Amor- ican lenh league LE declares the reserve reser rule rulo IB is AUll In force torCe Ho lIo Bald said unconditional reI releases oases were a Q war inca In regard to tho the unconditional releases re re- lea leases of of- September and the man ninny many claims ch of or players org to bo lie free n tho major lent lent- leagues hold held that l tho rulo rule IH iii strictly binding upon all players named In lIt tho the list Jut The Tho releases release I Issued to the various players player was wa a a. war measure pure and simple It was OIL our 11 wish wl-h tile thoy should bo ho free freo to enlist In tho the l service o of ot bum Sani or 01 to tv enter essential employment employ employ- meat ment to help tho the nation I Mr Mm h declared tho tImo national lional continues to favor nol 1 n. n ono olio n national or a commission headed by a a. disinterested person Chairman August Herrmann of or th the National commission sold said In hi his annual I I i 1 do not deem it advisable to dl discuss dis us- cuss CUBS suggested augmented changes in the composition composition compost compost- tion Uon or prerogatives os of ot tho slon elan or amendment to the tho national agreement In advance al of or tho conference soon noon to be bo hold held between n tho the major r leagues and representatives of or the National National Na Na- a- a of or minor leagues I strongly recommend that tho election of or officers b bo deferred until an nn agi agree agree- ce cement ement e- e ment meat has hn boon boen reached le n certain points which In Jn my mr judgment ju will be arrived at nl In tho tha conference between tho leagues Rues on January 16 16 A notification was sent Rent to T Ty Co Cobb b and other players that they will ill not bo bG allowed to talk tall terms with any club except the one to which tho they thoy were under contract when the war started It was It-was was reported to the commission that Cobb was negotiating with Miller Huggins Huggins Hug Hug- gins manager of 0 tho the Now ow York Americans Amer leans to sign a contract for next sea season n. n Lieutenant T. Colonel Huston of or orthe the tho Yankees who was at the meeting denied his club Was after alter tho the Detroit star Joe Joo Tinker Al Tierney and Thomas a committee representing representing- the minor leagues ues received cd word that thal all minor Il league ngue players must report to tho the clubs they arc are under contract to toa toa toas a as tho the same ruling made In regard 0 o major league players hol holds s good for forth th those se of lessor lesser ma magnitude hit |