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MARCH
1903
IN THE NEWS: Baseball rules committee chairman Tom Loftus of Washington proclaims that the pitcher's box must not be more than 15 inches higher than the baselines or home plate.
IN THE NEWS: In the first trade under the peace treaty, the Giants send their 1902 part-time manager Heinie Smith to Detroit for 2B Kid Gleason, who is immediately moved to the Phils where he will end a 20-year playing career.
IN THE NEWS: The New York Highlanders are officially approved as members of the AL.
IN THE NEWS: The two MLs agree to blacklist future contract jumpers.
IN THE NEWS: Sporting Life, the nation's oldest baseball publication, begins its 21st year. It will close during WW I.
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