Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-12-12 | Page 20 | Committee Appointed to Attempt Amateur Baseball Rule Changes

J COMMITTEE APPOINTED AP TO ATTEMPT k AMATEUR BAS BASEBALL B L R E I REVISION ISRI IS RI k COMMENDED RECOMMENDED AT CONCLAVE I Arbitrator M May y Be Chos en en to Govern em Local Loca Diamond iamond Loop B By Haricy Barney Y 1 ant an Ln board d members b ot of tho Salt SaU ko oC ot Ama Ama- Athletics took Initial steps Thursday night Upward safeguarding safeguard ln in ing against recurrence of of In bUny bulLy and tournament squabbles o othe ol of the tho paz past euon A unanimity of ot purpose plus a a. whole hearted airing airing air air- ing of at all grievances characterized Thursdays Thursday's combined business meeting meeting meet- meet ing inc and b banquet ct The The- pervading evadIng Jd idea o was of or re revising revising re- re uch such bylaws as s offer loop- loop boles boles' an 1 authorizing oth effective op operation op- op ornU n of ot tho pow power Members of ot tho meeting tl the tle a most outgrown laws laws JaWS concluding at t L the tim end nd that a a. special committee would function better better- betterin in th the necessary nary sary process of ot revision than would the thc entire body COMMITTEE TO I OBTAIN SUGGESTIONS A A. committee of ot firo therefore vas Z appointed to obtain major suggestions sug sug- Ug from each ach club and to or organize or- or plans for changes at least two weeks before tho the annual meetIng meet meet- Ing which IE Iz scheduled for for- orthe forthe or the latter latter lat lat lat- ter pUt part of oC January By th that t time tho committee will wm vo interviewed the suggestions of ot and m managers alike Following is th tho personnel of or the investigation In committee appointed by Pi President Jei Sharp Secretary Secretary Secre Seere- tary C. C Oren Wilson Don Reddish i oi tho the Monday l league Al Phillips T Tuesday and Th Thursday da Ping fIns Nyberg Nyberg Ny- Ny berg lerg Wednesday and Sunday Sundays a arid and II 11 O. O Turville Friday Tho general opinion expressed Thursday night concluded that the b handling of ot squabbles should be I lodged upon the tho shoulders of ot an in individual In- In dI a arbitrator authorized to render decisions decisions' promptly The special committee Js 13 likely to t report on providing an arbiter Nevertheless the tho board of at control wUL likely ly remain intact to aid the arbiter D. In his dc decisions Two factions fac fac- lions took side on the board Issue ono championing tho elimination o ot cl club b representatives from the board arid and th the other favoring th the inclusion within tho the boards board's ranks of t only disinterested parties The comen sus of ot opinion how however hower er seemed to indicate a a. stand pat during the 1 1331 31 season ou on tho the matter r of ot chool- chool ing inS tho board personnel BOARD CONSISTS OF LOOP MEMBERS At t present tho the board of or control consists of ot one member from each of ot tho the leagues elected by clubs of ot reach each f circuit at tho the annual meeting A suggestion by Nelson Bob Cooper manager of ot the tho City base- base bailers baUers to organize tile the mass of players rs the tho toll of ot accidents acci- acci dents may b be carried out Coo Coopers Cooper's s plan would amalgamate te tho the OO- OO odd oad players Into Inton a n baseball union for Zor insurance against accidents as as aswell aswell well as as for tor a n. furtherance of or baseball base base- ball knowledge and tho the breeding eding of good will wm By a mild assessment of or Individual ual players sufficient could be bo raised to to Insure the entire group against injuries