St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-18
CHANGED THE RULES.
The National League and American AS
ISOLATION Hold Conference in
New York.
They Agree Upon the Maximum Of
Salaries to be Paid Other and
Details
Arbitration Committees Appointed
and Arrangements Made for
Next Year.
st. Louis Administers Another De-
feat to Chicago, by Partial
Umpiring.
Base Bali Conference.


NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE conference
committees of the National league and
American Base Ball association continued
their sessions to-day at the Fifth Avenna
hotel. Shortly after noon the conference
committees announced that they had COM
pleted their work, and were ready to SUBJ
NIT their reports to their respective asso-
Citations. Then the members of the Ma
tional league and the Am erican association
held separate meetings, at which the re-
SpectiVe committees announced tine result
of the conference. The following is the
agreement adopted tonight by joint conYen
tions:
First-That this document shall be en-
| titled 1.-The National Agreement" and shall
Supersede and be substitute for all other
agreements, similarly, or otherwise, desig-
mated as heretofore subsisting between the
parties hereto.
services of any player by any club member
Of either party hereto, for longer period
than seven months, beginning April | and
terminating Oct. 81, and no such contract for
services to be rendered after the expiration
OF the current year, shall be made prior to
| the 10th day Of October Of such year, nor
| shall any negotiations be entered into by or
| between any club or agent thereof, and any
| place for services to be rendered in an ensu-
| ing year prior to said day of October. Every
contract shall be forwarded, within ten days
| after its execution, to the secretary of the
| association of which the contracting club is
member for registering and approval, who
| shall forthwith notify the secretary of the
I other party hereto, and the other club mem
| bers of his association.
The third section. referring to blacklisted
| men, is the same as that in the old agree
ment.
Fourth-Immediately upon the execution
| OF this agreement, the secretary of each aSsO-
citation party hereto, shall transmit to the Sec
| retary of the other association party hereto
q complete list of all players then under con-
| tract, and all who were on Aug. "a, 1885, un-
| der contract with the several club members
and shall annually, on Oct. 10, send a similar
list of players then under contract with the
| several club members of such association,
and such players, together with all others
hereafter to be lawfully contracted with by
| such club members are and shall be ineligible
| to contract with any club members of the
other association party hereto, except as here
matter prescribed provided that the number
of players so rendered ineligible shall not at
the time OF sending such report exceed
| twelve for each said club members
| Fifth-Upon sthe release of a player from
| contract with any club member Of an associa-
| ton party hereto, the services of such player
| shall at once be subject to the acceptance Of
| the other club of such association expressed
| in writing to the secretary thereof, for a
| period of ten days. After notice of the said
| release and thereafter, if said services be
| not accepted, said player may negotiate and
| contract with any other club. The secretary
| of such association shall send notice to the
| secretary of other associations of such play
ers release under the date thereof, and said
acceptance OF his services at or before the
| expiration of the ten days aforesaid.
| SiXth-No club not a member of either as
| sociation party hereto on the date of the exc
| cution of this agreement, shall be entitled to
membership in either association party hereto
| from any city or town in which, on that date
| any club member of such associations party
| hereto was located; provided, that nothing
| herein contained shall be construed to pro-
| hibit any club member Of either association
| party hereto from resgning its membership
| in such association and being admitted to
membership in the other association with all
| the rights and privileges conferred by this
| agreement.
| of a game with a club containing an ineigi-
| BILE player, is the same as that of the old
| agreement.
| Eighth-No club shall pay to any one of its
! players for one seasons services salary in
| excess of $4,000, nor shall any club employ
| ing a player for any portion of the season
| pay for said players services rate in excess
| of said maximum salary, nor advance pay
| ment for such services prior to April !, in
any year, except a sum of money in the
month of March sufficient to pay for the
| transportation of such player from his domi
| cile to the city where such club is located;
| provided. that any player to whom the pro
| visions of this agreement applies, whose SER
vices are required by any club member Of as
sociations party hereto, shall be entitled to re-
| ceive for said services at least 81, 900.
| Nlnth-A board of arbitration, consisting
| OF three duly accredited representatives from
| each of the associations parties hereto, shall
| convene as soon as practicable after the exc
! cution of this agreement. in q place to be mu-
| tually agreed upon, and shall organize by
| the election of a chairman, secretary, and
| such committees as shall seem to them neces-
sary. They may make, and from time to time
| revoke. alter and repeal all necessary rules
and regulations not consistent with this
agreement for their procedure and transac-
| ton of their business. Their membership on
said board shall be determined at the pleasure
| of their respective appointing associations
| upon duly certified notice thereof. A quorum
| shall consist of at least two representatives
| from each association, and all questions shall
| be voted upon separately by the respective
| delegates, and no such chang es or alterations
| shall be made unless concurred in by a ma
| jority Of the delegates of each association.
| Tenth--In addition to all matters that may
| be specially referred to them by vote of the
| associations party hereto, the said board
| shall have sole exclusive and final jurisdic-
| tion of all disputes and complaints arising
| under and all interpretations of their agree
| ment. They shall also in the interest of har-
| mony and peace arbitrate upon and decide
all differences and disputes arising between
| the associations party hereto and between a
| club member of one and club member of
| the other association, parties hereto, pro-
| vided that nothing in this agreement should
be construed as giving authority to said
board to pass upon, alter. amend or modify
any section or part of section of the consti-
tuition of either association party hereto.
The document is signed by n. E. Young,
president of the league, and II. D. Nc
Knight president of the American aSsocia-
ton. The status of the Eastern and South
ern league clubs was referred to the board
of arbitration. The American association
appointed Zach Phelps, w. E. Merrick and
G. II. Byrne as committee of arbitration.
The league, at an executive session held
this evening" decided to allow the Provi-
dence, Buffalo and Detroit clubs to remain
in the league. The arbitration committee
of the league consists of n. E. Young, J.
B. Day and j. r. Rogers. The arbitration
committee held a session after II o'clock
and organized, with Mr. Young as chairman
and Mr. Byrne as secretary. Messrs.
Phelps and Rogers were appointed as
committee to prepare articles of qualifying
agreement. The next meeting will be held
Dec. in Philadelphia.
ChicagOs Again Defeated.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17.-The Browns again
defeated the Chicagos to-day in their series
| for the championship of America, but they
were ably assisted by the umpire.
1t was over half an hour before
the two clubs could agree upon an umpire,
Comiskey wanting one of list of local
men and Anson insisting on one of the
| T,ucaS OlaVerS AnSOn SupUeStad that