Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-23
NOW WILL THEY STRIKE?
Salaries of Baseball Plavers
 Cut Deep.
THE OUTSIDE LIMIT IS @ BOO
Consternation Spread Among the High Priced Beauties-PIayers to be Graded. The Weak Clubs and Smaller I..cras Will be Benefited.

Priced Beauties-PIayers to be Graded
 The Weak Clubs and Smaller Leapue Will be Benefited.
 NEW YORK, Nov 23-The Nationa
 League of Baseball clubs finished it's labor,
 ast night. The League, after many hour:
 pr discussion, finally gave out a great
 scneme as an effort to place the weaker clubs
 on par Financially with the stronger clubs
 This scheme has created a genuine sensation
 the baseball world, and when it is thor.
 ougniy understood in all its bearings will
 ;ause walllng and gnashing of teeth among
 me ball players throughout the country, for
 u Is scheme for equalizing and reducing 'he salaries paid to ball players and an efforT 70 prevent the wholesale elimination of the minor leagues, which the present extrava- Sant salaries in vogue is calculated to accom- olisn. The reduction is to be done by grad mg the players into classes with stated aIarles Tor each class; and in order to insure me carrying out of the plan in good faith by all parties, any violation of the rule will s,1b lect both club and player to severe penalties The full text of the plan is shown in the amendments to the constitution, adopted by she League as follows:
 Amendments-Section g. Strike ont second inc ito make it's own contracts
 Section 90 Substitute ''all contracts betvvaer o 'iuo ana It's players shall be executed by the sec etary or the League on behalf of such club and nay be either by telegram or writing. to be fol-
 s"ed within thirty days thereafter by a regular league contract, which, after registry shall ha transmitted to said club and notice tbaraof transmitted to all other League clubs and all as 'oclatlons parties to the national agreement of professional baseball associations
 Section 30 Strike out and insert:
 'The compensation for all League nlavars for be mi fad 1eterlnlned by the classification or grade to WHICH such players may be assigned by the secre- ary or the League, after the termination of the 'nahpionshlp season, as follows: Glass A, com penSatlon S2,5OO; class B, compenSat tion 30 oso. Class c, compensation S2, GOO; class D. compensa lon Sl,75o; class k, maximum compensation PA,ooo. but thlS section shall not prohibit the payment Of extra compensation for the services l one person 10 each club, field captain or cam manager.
 In determining such assignment hatting fold ng, base running battery work earnest tean, "ork ana exemplary conduct both on and off 'he held, at all times shall be considered AS oasis for classification
 hach player upon executing League contract 'hall make affidavit in form prescribed hv the secretary of the League to the effect that tha ohslderatlon prescribed in said contract includes HI salarles bonuses, rewards, gifts and emolu alehIs ana every other form of compensation ex- 2ressly or impledly promised him for his ser
 
 ind satisfactory proof to the secretarI, of +ha League of any falsesstatement contained in sncb unoaVlt shall, after fair notice to such player blacklist him, unless the ruling of the secratarr' De reversed by the board of directors of the League upon proper appeal, hearing and counter proof. O0''Ai'ei The president of each club shall, between tho 'oth and 2lst days of October of each year file Ill alildaVlt With the secretary of the League set nng forth the full payment as salary honus TO a nd compensation, express and implied made to each payer Tn Iull settlement of his services as pIaver or ana during the season then terminatino flolatloh or the limit to compensation prescribed Il section 50, or any false statement in said ah7 iaVt, shall, upon satisfactory proof to the secre ary or the League, subject the club to which iiu president belongs to fine of & 600 and the eleaSe ot any player the subject of such ilIaoo1 compensation or false statement from reserVa- Ion by such club for the succeeding year which player, however. will be retained nn6er rasar,~a lon for such other club as the Leapue may, la ermine. W Negotiations for the release from contract or and for services of players other than nose ol Natlonal League clubs shall be carried Ill exclusively through the secretary of tho 1eague or his duly authorized agent
 The president, secretary or manager of ,, cluh nall He With the secretary of the League eithar letIer or telegram, written offer for the re- ease and salary for said player If two ar ,oora .easue clubs hle an offer for the same player he offer first received shall have nrioritv of laim to such player until such negotiations fail 'hen the offer next in order filed shall he anti eu @ to hego'atlon and so on in sequenciaI order ltn any subsequent offers but no clnh Sbou ave prlor clam to any such negotiation fo- lore than one player not under contract with it required by another League club Neootia. ons carried on directly or indirectly Uith an Icn payer except through the secretary of the eague shall forfeit all right to contract ,ith reservation C11ob ,,lo, le club so offending, FeSolveu, mat the amendments to sections 27 and 30 be adopted, to take effect on Doo 1s' 'oo' anu lhtt the limitations of players compen tton, contained in section 30 shall not annII to . layers with whom the several ea o,1,a oI,,ha I ade contractile obligation for a continnapca of llarles or compensation in excess of said 1in,ito ohs' pfo'lueu that list of such players With 10 amount or compensation so promised accom- an1ed by pledges against future increase tbar :, be filed with the secretary of the Teao1,a nner sIore Dec. 10, lesS ana further, that release of lch players by the clubs now entitled to tbajr rvlees shall exclude them from the benefits of is resolution. o1 me renalnlng proceedings of the League. gwen out to the reporters, can be sunna3 briefly as follows: It was agreed to make e clause in the constitution proyidino for o game schedule permanent: the annnal eeting will be held hereafter on the first ednesday after the second Tuesday in No-
 
 'mDer or each year; the members of the lnmlttee on arbitration were instructed to 'te for Nick Young for chairman; the nres- ent ot the League was authorize to emnlov gal counsel whenever necessary; new com ittee on playing rules was appointed, con 'ting of Messrs. Spalding, Day and Rogers: special committee on the disposition of ayers of dlsbanded clubs was appointed insisting of Messrs. Young, Spaldine and ay; Messrs Rogers and Young were an- tinted committee to Gearrange the form the constitution without changing it's sub ance; the report of the joint committee on aying rules was accepted; the Spaldine ball IS readopted for thrae years; the disposi- 'n ot the printing of the League book was t in the hands of the secretary; the next nual meeting shall be held in New York d the spring schedule meeting shall be held : Washington. The League then adjourned. The only topic of discussion among the seball men congregated at the Fifth Ave e was the salary bombshell exploded. It IS the unanimous opinion of all that the J ague had made cast iron rule that it 'uld be impossible to violate without detec. n. To say that the players are discusted i ,uld be to put it mildly. They are not C kled to death because under the new z @F --r-. .-A