Show Bonuses t to Abolished b ed By Na National a League g se Heads ha ds NEW YORK Feb 13 Abolishment of ot the system of granting bonuses bonuses' to play players player era for tor batting pitching or fieldIng fieldIng field field- Ing excellence and arid approval of a plan to select annually the leagues league's most valuable star atar were decided upon yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day by club owners of ot the National l league aue These were the principal steps taken at the annual midwinter session which I also formally approved the 1924 schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule of lU games opening April 15 16 and closing September 29 29 but declined to act on a proposal to the number of ot coaches any club might have Action against th tha player bonus first tint advocated at the annual meeting In Chicago recently and urged again today by Christy Mathewson president of ot the Boston Braves was wall taken because of belief that special Inducements for tor meritorious work Is an unhealthy In Influence In- In fluence on the game President John A A. Heydler declared He lie referred particularly particularly particularly to the undesirable effects resulting from the tho bonus for pitchers for lor a certain certain certain tain number of victories Abolishment of the bonus however was not made retroactive Mr stir Heydler pointed out so that with a a. majority of ot 1924 contracts contract already signed It H will not go into practical effect before the 1926 1925 season In f. to follow the American league by having Its outstanding star selected each year by py y ballot of of- baseball writers In the circuits circuit's cities the National National Na Na- NaI I league turned down an alternative alternative I tive proposal made by Sam Ram Breadon of St. St Louis to have the most moat valuable player of each club chosen at the end of the season Beason The plan n adopted under which Babe Dabe Ruth was wa voted the most malt valuable American league player 11 last It season Is the same Mme as that rejected by the tho older organization two two years ago when it wa was simultaneously proposed to both bosh majors Jors by the Baseball Writers Writers' Association Association As As- sedation of America The National league will give 1000 cash h and a diploma omA or other suitable token of ot the award to the player selected se se- se- se NEW YORK lORI Feb 13 The The International International lea league leacue lIe meeting broke up this aft aft- after falling failing t tr agree on the schedule proposed for nr the 1924 season e o OGDEN i I DI DIVISION IO ot of T Teams Won on Lost PC Ogden 7 7 0 1000 I Boxelder B 1 North ei Davis Davi a iF JA 3 4 i Deaf and Blind 2 4 Bear 1 1 1 6 S Davis 1 1 6 S Yesterdays Yesterday's Result Ogden 45 45 H. North Davis Davie 15 Deaf Boxelder-Deaf and Blind Blind- game postponed post post- To be played Monday londay Davis Bear River game gams postponed To be played tonight OGDEN HIGH AGAIN GArN WINNER OGDEN Feb 13 Ogden Ogden continued to lead the local division by defeating North Davis Davill 45 to 15 Red Wads who Is leading the tho league in scoring added 14 points to his total as 11 he added six field goals and two free tree pitches The score 1 i NO O. O DAVIS DAVI DAVIS OGDEN HIGH O. O G O. O Tr P. P Steed I If 2 20 0 0 e 4 I Wade If It 6 2 2 ii rf 0 0 0 0 Martin rf 3 1 0 6 8 Wilcox c 2 2 1 b 6 Taylor c I 5 2 1 Dennet lg IlL 1 0 0 2 Clark lg Ig 5 0 Hansn re rl 2 0 II 0 rg 2 0 0 e 4 I If 0 0 0 0 Irvine I If 0 e 0 e 0 0 I Reezer lg Ig 0 0 0 0 Weir rf rt 0 0 0 0 e f Ririe rg re 0 I 9 0 0 0 01 I Totals 7 7 2 1 Tot Totals l 21 5 B S 3 46 R f ree Watson umpire Maw by George Stalling cf of f Rochester and Jack Dunn of ot BaltimorE A schedule committee compo composed led of or Stallings Dunnand Dunnand Dunn Dunnand and John Jhn Conway Toole To was appointed and Instructed to attempt ft I compro compromise mise mlee and to report at a resumption of the meeting tonight |