Show I CONGRESS ONG ESS ASKED TO CO GONT CONTROL OL BASEBALL r I I 1 MW rw Jan Jait 15 Some Somebody Some Somebody body Lody h his 9 thrown l a i curie cur nt at Amer Arner- American lean ican baseball I Into the discussion of ot the tho game gameS S e came r mo a n petition headed b a letter with the name of hi l I 13 Johnson of the tho can Ameil-can I- I can call league leacue attached which w urges urge congress to lake charge charco of or the American national game license pIa el and umpires and pa union The paper circulated hero here Is lii I ho- ho believed be believed to 10 ha haie hao e conic como from Cleve Cieve- CI Cleveland v- v vc c land hand ai at a Johnon John on let letter Iler ter was wa addressed to Joseph A Collier of thit cit The plan n set I foI follows In iii part pari I No man n man or set sot of men may own more than Ihan one club In each league Each Kach ah club umpire manager couch and must nine secure n a It II cerise from the tho Ko go each Sear ear and such licence mav be bo sus suspended us- us for the good of o the tho gun game or for Cor any other reason o 0 club nay may carry corry more mon than 25 23 uniformed men after aCter the th first month of or any season e on No trades 01 sile ot or bel between een the I clubs of or a league gue m-iy m bo ho mild made at any limet time lime without t hout consent of ot tho th majority of or clubs in such league I All placers in a league must bo be pall paid the tho same amount of ot depending upon the length of ot er eer- cr vice in any league of ot that cliss or better Each club mai otter offer ery C ciery Cery ery ear for tor the best batter fielder CleMer and nd pitcher provided pros Iro nil nih clubs In the league do the tho SlI esme and that all ar ore are uniform Etch ch league will I bo he h tree free to 10 make its 0 oun oan n schedule of rates rate S tr o hear ear The petition calls tor for a Il commis- commis Ion ion ot of o throe three honest honel men appoint appointed 1 ed 1 by the of ot the tho United to 10 administer the tho law u ho not to administer the game came The commission would have t away awny from the political at- at at nt of or Jail PenaltIeS and fines R ar are aro for tor any violations violation of the Iho law The Tho letter r signed b bi Johnson I ends ads Your position r relative lalive to the Iho regulation ot of o our national game gam I is cOr lt It Is my firm that we can only secure adequate and satisfactory results through the me ml Hum of ot a II lon creat creat- creat created created ed by the soi go eminent |