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DECEMBER
1925

Wednesday, December 9th

IN THE NEWS: The American League extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 and gives him a raise to $40,000.

Nap Lajoie is named commissioner of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League.

Cards' player-manager Rogers Hornsby is named the MVP in the National League, gathering 73 out of a possible 80 votes. Hornsby was runnerup in 1924 to Dazzy Vance. Other strong contenders are Kiki Cuyler, the Pirates top hitter at .357; the Giants' George Kelly; Pirates' SS Glenn Wright; Brooklyn's Dazzy Vance; and Dave Bancroft, who hit .319 and topped NL shortstops in fielding average while managing the 5th-place Braves.

Thursday, December 10th

IN THE NEWS: The A's pick up veteran SS Bill Wambsganss from the Red Sox.

The American League goes on record as opposing the use of resin by pitchers, but the joint rules committee finally votes it in. The committee also agrees that future World Series games are set to start at 1:30 P.M.; 2nd-place money withheld from the eight Black Sox in 1920 is distributed to the other 1920 White Sox; and players signed by August 31st are declared eligible for World Series play. Finally, no times at-bat will be charged in a fly ball advances a runner to 2B or 3B, as well as home.

Wednesday, December 30th

IN THE NEWS: The Phils send P Jimmy Ring to the Giants for pitchers Jack Bentley and Wayland Dean.