Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-30

Meeting of tho National AIbtra-
tion Committee.
WORK FOR THIS SEASON AT AN EMO.
important Rules Adopted Which Will Prevent
Maay of The vexations Which
Have Arisen in Years
Gone by.

Arbitration Committee OF inc tntec PiVae~
sional base ball associations concluded their
labors last evening, after an all-day session.
The address Of congratulAtion to the clubs,
together with the amended and extended
article OF agreement, are drawn up and In
the possession OF the Secretary. They will
70 before the three associations at their re-
spectiye annual meetings, and as matter
of form be adopted and signed.
This agreement now
Becomes Permanent Law
like q stitutiou, and will last till set
aside, unless il be amended or added 70
from time TO time. The agreement will
not be known hereafter as the trfparttte
agreement, because more than three par
ties may become members Of the Union.
The instrument has therefore been chris
-Isssa- tks- &stiona AgSeemept q Pro!ss;
sional Base Ball CLUBS, ana N neMspap9
parlance will be known as the Nanonh
Agreement.
The address which precedes the sgree-
ment 10
Cougratulatory aud Explanatory.
1t congratulates the three associations upon
the fact that the fret season has passed and
the Arbitration Committee has not had one
dispute or infringement OF the rules
brought before IT, The success OF the
scheme has been thoroughly shown, aud
the great benefit TO clubs, players, and low
ers OF the game, has been almost universal
ly recognized. Then comes the arguments,
so often used in your columns, that tho
scheme is
The Players Best Friend,
for the reason that il keeps alive and makes
possible the existence OF thrice the num-
Der Of clubs that could or would exist un.
der competitive bidding for players, and
this gives employment to thrice the mum
Der OF professionals. That the legislation
/. wisest which has for its aim the greatest
good to the greatest number.
The new agreement Is much more COM
prehensive than the Old. Ihe greatest In
noyatiop is the throwing down oi the bars
and the invitation to all reputable base ball
associations to Join and become parties u
The National Agreement
and received 10 full benefit OF all its pro
tectiye provisions. Thus. by the President
ui any Basc Ball Association signing the
National agreement, all clubs oi that as
;, citation thereby come under the aSr"e'
meuts. provisions, and are N fully pro.
tscted and guarded rs the Cincinnati or
Chicago clubs. Thus the Minnesota Az
socation, the Pacific Coast Association the
Inter State Association or the Southern As
sociation can organize, and by signing tho
agreement, can promise
A Permanent Organization
for all their clubs. Even the so'called
Union League can become member by re-
voking their motto OF revolution or ruin.
ard giving up their insane idea OF signing
signed players.
That part OF the agreement which draws
L.. ,t,Ia
employing reserve player, and against
any club playing against such club. viii
have the effect To place any club which
EMPLOYS a reserved player on similar
footing 10 one which should employ an eH.
PEELED player. II
VIII be Readily secn
Eli6,sr 10 Trre tSo rffOins.
There is hardly any doubt that the Inter
State Association OF the East, including
Washington. Trenton, Harrisburg, Read
| ING Hartford, Albany and some New Eng'
land towns, will come In and sign the Ma
| tional agreement.
Thi, rgreement Of the three associations
| 10 strictly refrain from encroaching upon
| each Others territory IL concession Gil
| around which shows plainly how earnest
| the three associations are In
| bringing About Mutual Good.
| This puts an end 10 all the idle gossip about
| League clubs locating in Baltimore, 81
| Louis or Cincinnati, or OF Association CLUBS
| locating In Chicago or Boston In this tho
| Lssgue gives US the most aiVantase'
A further provision IN mHde that " hn'
| sired at any time by any club, II can trans
| fer Itself from one association to another.
| and still maintain its righ. of territory.
| For instance, IL a vacancy should occur in
the I1aRu. and the Cincinnati Club should
| deem IL advisable To take the vacancy
| The American Associations
| could not put another ciub In 'incinnsu.
| Another new provision is 10 play umpire
ard club managers under contracts, ana
| mhle such contract respected n much - .
| players contract.
The pol cY Of buying players by big bon
| us,s ,uch ~ VAS done by the ~. Louis
| club In the case Of Lewis, is squelch"d W
, CIsu.r providing that when . club re-
eases a player, that player shall not os
eligible for
| NrgotIation or Contracting
with ans Other club until ten days after
the Secretary Of the Association shall have
mailed notices Of his release to the bscrs
tsries u all th. other parties thereto. Inis
.u.kes tny contract invalid which may "
made With tuch released player, pnof te
ten days after the notice Of rslssss pro
I muleatfd, and gives every club c"augs
get at TIE released player at the same hms
The scheme OF an
IntsrchnnEe Of Chsmpiosshtp 0smet
between League and Americas clubs VA
informally considered, and II vi. sgreed z
submit the plans TO the two Associations
tLsir respective annual meetings. A gen
erai desire W.. expressed that the schedule
oommit,.e 2, Of the two bodies come tDgsth
or and sprse upon schedules which should
moi conflict In New York and Phiisdsl
pbis. This will gndou btedIy be done. u
n word.
The work Of the Csssatttee
shows how harmoniously things are work
ing and how much all parties are d.siroa
a aiding each other 70 their mutual good