Show Officials Differ on M Merit rit I of Coated Baseball Minor Leagues Swing Vote Again to Permit Use of Resin by Pitchers By HENRY L L. L FARRELL United Press Pres Staff Correspondent NEW EW YORK Jan 30 Prominent Prominent baseball authorities failed aled to agree today on the merits of the change In the pitching rules permitting g the tile these uee se of resin on the ball bal The National atonal 1 league men who proposed the change at their annual meeting In December think it I will willbe wi be of benefit to the game and the league men who voted against It see nothing good in It American I leaguers claim that the pitchers have been using resin anthe anthe an on the ball right along and now will 1 go even further In cheating with other substances if I they are allowed to use resin openly While Wilile the National league magnates magnates mag mag- nates do not deny that pitchers have been rubbing their hands with wih resin before they left lef the bench they dispute the contention that open use of the substance will wH en encourage encourage encourage en- en courage more cheating Those who opposed the change Inthe in inthe inthe the rule believe beleve that It I will wi bring back the theold old sailors and floaters that caused the rule to be pass passed d several years ago against the use uee of any foreign substances on the ballAs bal ball As a pitcher Babe Ruth said to today to- to day I believe beleve that the use of resin will help get better beter control but I doubt that many pitchers will wi be beable beable beable able to do tricks with the ball bal Wh When n we were allowed to use stuff on the ball there were only onh a few pitchers like Eddie Cicotte and Hod Ellen Eller Eler who could make the ball bai do things Ruth also doubts that hitting will willbe willbe wi be decreased greatly greaty b by the change in the rule As long as the ball Is full of hop he said It I will wl take more than resin resin to keep some of the heavy hitters from giving It I long tong rides rIdes The American league voted solidly solid solid- sold sold- I ly II against the change but the de decidIng deciding deciding de- de votes yore were cast b by Commissioner Commis Commis- abner Landis and Dale Gear Gea president president president dent of the Western Vester league who I represented the minors We Ve e think that the game will wi be Improved by the change John A. A Heydler president of the National league said There can be no rio doubt that excessive hitting mace maae the game less and that I tighter pitching ought to bring back some of the old style etyle baseball |