Show IMPORTANT CHANGE CAC IN BASEBAll R RULE CI CINCINNATI Aug 19 The The national baseball commission has adopted a new rule to cover covel what rule 36 failed to do as it has been shown that the old rule can be and has been evaded The new rU rule 51 is Is Whenever v ne r a major ajor league club has hassold hassold hassold sold a player to a minor league club with an option to repurchase and such option has been exercised by tho the major league club selling the tho player and the tho same club then sells tolls the same player a second time on a straight sale and then repurchases the player the purchased player must report to the major club on onor onor onor or before the of August and if it such g players do rn n not report f they will lra be subject to major r or minor league draft 1 during th the regular drafting season from morn the club with which they are found play lag ing As an illustration the Brooklyn club last year sold told Finleyson to the Brockton club with au an al option to repurchase which was exercised Under the rules this player could not be sold this year by Brooklyn the tho latter retaining an option to repurchase The records show that this thia year he was sold told outright and again repurchased by Brooklyn In this case the player will have ha to report on August 23 or be subject to draft |