Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-27 | Page 4 | Fluke Home Run May be Barred in A. L.

flUKE HOME RU RUN MAY BE BARRED I IN A. A L. L I Am League Moguls Meet I in February to Draw Up 1923 Schedule I CHICAGO Jan Jn 27 The The spring schedule meeting of the Aln American league will ivill b bo be held In Philadelphia February 19 19 President nt Johnson announced last nl night ht The decision to 50 o hold the meeting In Philadelphia Phila delphia instead of here hore was wu re reached l. l hed because the annual banquet of ot th the Philadelphia baseball writers writer will be held he on ott that date Pr President Johnson together with Ty Cobb and George Sister will be the guests of or honor More than 1000 will attend The principal question to be bo considered red at the meeting will be th the adoption or rejection re te of or the plan to emit cut down the epidemic epi demic of flukey home rUn runs T The o Nations National league however r. r opposed It It and Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- abner Landis ha has since stated that he dO dOe N not favor It It and End that It will hot not be adopted by both major leagues It is possible however that the Am Amen Ameri American rl f is can to 01 league restrict t will home act tr run Independently dir t anything the t plan I beyond teSt feet from froth the home borne plate plato While the plan may to be radical Pr President lIld nt Johnson said ald It would not be a handicap Orthe on Or I the real home boone run nun hitters such as Ken Williams Wil VII llama liams and Babe Ruth