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TlohihwsJd SpuhLixopsby Red WyczawskiTHIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAH for major changes in the framework of professional baseball, according to Herman D. White, Eau Claire’s Mr. Baseball, who is kept busy by his work on several top committees which formulate rules of the national pastime.Besides his duties us a machine shop official and head of the city council, Whitt is a busy member of the executixw commit ft» which directs the National Association of Professional Baseball League, (the minors). He also serves on committees having to do with major-minor league relations. He has been president of the Northern League since 19.35.Part of the reason for the many important changes up for consideration in organized baseball, White said, is the congressional investigation of the game more than a year ago. Some of the changes will be the result of baseball's 7 desire to remove from its organization those things which a drew criticism and charges of monopoly. »The major and minor leagues will take up these prob- e lems in their sessions at Phoenix, Ariz., next month in the JJ form of amendments or new legislation.Several Eau Claire baseball men and their wives plan!0 to attend the Phoenix conventions, some as official reprc- 0 scntatives of the Bears or the Northern League and others I for the trip to the southwest vacation spot to enjoy the . gathering of baseball's top executives. Among the men go-ing are White; Barney Neary, Northern League secretary; | K. B. Bez.onson, Bears president; Walter Brock, Bears bus- . iness manager; Rufe Waters, Bears director; and Emory f (Ham) Olive, sometimes Northern League umpire.Most publicized of the new rules to le consideredI
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Daily Telegram
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Nov 22, 1952
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