Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-23
BASEBALL RULES.
The Salary Limit Fixed by the League
Magnates.

The baseball magnates, in session in New
York yesterday afternoon, made some import
ant changes in the league rules The most inn.
portant related to the execution of contracts
between clubs and players. For section % the
following was substituted: "An contracts be-
tween its club and its players shall be exc
cuted by the secretary Of the league in behalf
of such club, and may be either by telegram
or writing, to be followed within thirty DAYS
thereafter by regular league contract. which
after registry shall be transmitted to said club
and notice thereof transmitted to all other
league clubs and associations, parties to the
national agreement Of professional baseball as
sociations"
Instead Of the general %, 900 salary limit Of
last year the following paragraph was inserted
Section 30.-Strike out and insert: 1.-THE com
Pensation for all league players for services as
league players shall be limited, regulated and
determined by the classification or grade to
which such players may be assigned by the
secretary OF the league after the termination
OF the championship season, as follows: Class,
A, compensation q, 500; class B, 81. $50; class
G, $4,000; class d, S1,750; class E, maximum
compensation 1880. But this section shall
not prohibit the payment Of extra compensa-
ton for the services of one person to each club
as held captain or team manager"
1t is provided that batting, fielding, base
running, battery work, earnest team work and
exemplary conduct shall be considered as a
basis for classification. Every contract exc
cuted by league player shall be accompanied
by an affidavit to the effect that the considera-
tlon named IN the contract includes all sala-
rles, bonus, rewards, gifts, and ernoluments,
and every other form of compensation expressly
or lmplledly promised him for his services as
player during the term of such contracts and
satisfactory proof to the secretary of the
league of any false statement contained in
such affidavit shall, after fair notice to such
player blacklist him, unless the ruling of the
secretary be reversed by the board of directors
upon proper appeal, hearing, and counter
proof.
In addition the president of each club is re-
CURED to file, on the Goth or 21st of October,
an affidavit with the secretary of the league,
setting forth the full payment of salary, bonus,
reward, gift, emolument, and every other form
OF compensation expressed and implied made
to each player in full settlement of his service
as player for and during the season then ter
minating.
Violations of the limit rule or false state
ments shall subject the club to fine of q, 900
and the release of the player from reservation
for the next year.
1t was decided that the compensation limit
should not apply to PLAYERS with whom clubs
have made contracts for a continuance of
salaries above the limit
The delegates agreed to retain the error
column in the score. An amendment to the
constitution was adopted so that any club fail
ing to appear to play schedule game shall be
fined 1900
W. P. Spalding was given the contract for
furnishing club outfits for three years. The
spring meeting of the delegates will be held in
this city, and the next annual meeting in New
York.