Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-07 | Page 9 | Minor Leagues Seek Remedies

MINOR LEAGUES SEEK REMEDIES COLUMBUS Ohio Dec 7 The JP-The thirty first annual convention of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues settled down today to the busin business ss of ot prescribing for the minor loop ailments A committee of five live has been wo working working work work- king k- k ing diligently for many months months' preparing preparing pre pre- paring prescriptions and now the first of these are arc up for a thorough thrashing out and the thc committee believes be be- most and probably all of them will be adopted during the three day conference l COAST LEAGUE DISSENTS Chief among these recommendations is the adoption of a n player and salary limit The passage of this became became became be be- came almost a certainly yesterday when the International league joined the American association in giving ing its approval While the Pacific Coast league remains a holdout on the proposition proposition proposition prop prop- it is indicated the majority of smaller circuits will follow the move of the thc two lenders leaders Recalling that last year several minor clubs were compelled to fold up in in because major league clubs withdrew their financial support support support sup sup- port the committee has recommended recommend ed that major league clubs operating farms be required to guarantee their operation for a full season This is ex expected to meet little opposition from either cither the majors or the minors The Thc American association in another another another an an- other meeting this morning planned to iron out its difficulties by finding finding find find- ing lag purchasers for the Toledo and Kansas City clubs OFFERS IN SIGHT I It was reported late last night that I at least three men were in the market for tor the thc while Lee Keyser owner of the Des Moines club in m the Western circuit has announced he is willing to buy the Kansas City franchise franchise fran fran- chise as soon as the present board of directors makes an offer to sell This offer was expected to be forthcoming forth coming toda today I