Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-25 | Page 12 | Baseball Deadline May be Set

BASEBALL 0 DEADLINE MAY MA Y BE BE SE-ft SE AMATEURS HOPE NEW RULE WILL BRING HARMONY I federation Heads to Vote on Several Changes at Annual Annual An An- Annual nual Session By TOMMIE PORTER I Many of the difficulties of f amateur ama ama- eur baseball in Salt Lake City may maybe be tie smoothed out Thursday evening t when the officers I and rind team managers i of Salt Lake Feder atlon of Amateur A Athletics t h 1 hold their annual meeting meeting meet meet- J ing in itt The Tribune Tribune- Telegram I. I L. L i c At this time act action ac ac- t y r t i tion will be taken t vt- vt upon the proposed constitutional ti t tu utI 81 I cons con s 0 c changes h a n g c s which 1 should do away I with the many arO arguments arguments ar- ar O and pro pro pro- Delbert Moss 1 Mo tests which marred the he last season I Controversy Looms Loom Most of ot the troubles centered around round the eli eligibility of players especially es es- es when a team picked up tip a aman aman aman man man to 10 replace an injured d perform perform- er cr iv Acting on the suggestion of The Telegram the rules committee now proposes reposes a rule rul to bar teams from picking up a new player after July 15 15 regardless of circumstances Of course rule would not aply apply ap ap- ply ly to clubs entering the city or state tournaments which are allowed to todd add dd three throe men from their own league for lor or competition in the meets as j in inie inthe the ie nast Th The Tue committee which consists of Delbert Moss Mou m manager of ot the Waatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- satch atch club Bud Harmon manager of Sugarhouse Sus arid and Cal Wool Woolley ley y Red Bed and nd White WhIle skipper also hopes to clarity clarify the residence rule which caused a used some trouble last year Under the proposed change a player play- play er era rs would become come eligible for league play ilay only resided In Salt Lake ke City for 30 days Wilson Gives View A According to the federation secre secre- tar ary C. C Oren Wilson this should be construed as meaning that any play play- ere er r whose name name appeared on a teams team's roster at the close of ot one season who moved mo away and returned before the opening pening of the following season would immediately be eligible for lor Still other difficulties would be eliminated by the proposed changes In n player rules which would bar fed fed- federation ration players from Irom playing with other ther leagues excepting those of a lower classification and would not nol permit players player signed with federation teams cams at the start of the year but who have been released for a tryout trout with a faster uter group to 10 return to the I local ocal organization after July 15 Sharp to Preside The committee has recommended that hat the board of control be elected ele at large and consist of but three members Officers for tor the ensuing year ear will wille be e elected at the meeting which is js open to managers manager pl players and back back- I Ier er era rs of all teams in the tha organization and nd to representatives representative of prospective I teams Jesse B Sharp Is Js p presIdent pres- pres s. s Ident dent of the body The meeting Is ISI scheduled for tor 8 S