Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-11-13 | Page 8 | Minor Loop Hits Chain Store Ball

Minor Loop Hits Bits Chain Store Ball American American- Association Sets Deadline for New Stars I KANSAS CITY Nov 13 UP iP- iP Directing a blow aV at the at-the the chain store system In baseball the American association as as- sedation has imposed drastic penalties for clubs which acquire player strength from their major league af at- except during the early stages of the annual By a vote of six to two association club owners in session here over the week-end week adopt adopted d a n resolution setting May 15 as the last date on which a member can obtain players from their major league sponsors A team vio via lating the new regulation would be subject to a a. a fine of 1000 for each game and g games mes won by the offending offend offend- tag ing team would be thrown out The resolution met with the prote protests s of the Columbus and Milwaukee clubs lubs owned by br the St. St Louis Cardinals and the St S1 Louis Browns respective respective- ly Earlier in the session representatives tives of the two clubs had joined in making unanimous the reelection of President Thomas Thomas' Hickey a foe of the chain store system President Hickey Is serving his eighteenth consecutive year ear as head of the circuit