The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19
THB SETTLEMENT.
The Terms Under Which the
Baseball War Has Ended.
POINTS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT.

". I. Harris Tells Wherein the New Re-
gime VIII Differ from the Old-How
the Associations Have Been Laid Out.
Players Fully Protected.
The baseball complications are now at
an end, and all parties interested in our
great national game as it is played profess
sionally are happy over the manner in
which the disputes have been settled. As
there is every reason TO believe that they
have been settled for many years to come
the admirers of the game have cause for
congratulation. Strife was ended and
peace established by the final adoption Of
the Spalding-Thurman plan of reconstruc-
ton.
The new agreement is a lengthy docu-
ment, drawn up in legal phraseology, con
tanning about 5000 words. / VIII try to
make clear in a condensed form those feat
ures of it which are not already generally
known. The principal one is the abolition of
the old board of arbitration and the estab-
lishment Of a national board, with such eX-
tensive powers as tOmake il almost Omnip-
otent in baseball matters. This board con
sisGS OF three members-One each from the
National league. the American association
and the Western association. These mem
bers are elected for five years, buJ can be
removed by a two-thirds vote of the bodies
which elected them. They receive 81, 500
yearly as salary. They elect a chairman
and secretary and such other officials as
may be needed, and decide the compensa-
ton they are to receive. The chairman
may be one Of the three or an outsider. In
the latter event he has no vote. Allen w
Thurman, Of Columbus, VIII be the first
member from the American association.
and L. G. Krauthoff, Of Kansas City, from
the Western association. The League mem
Der will be either John J. Rogers or &. II.
byTne. A. &. Mills will be offered the
position of chairman and y. +. Young will
probably be chosen secretary and treasurer.
The board is TO decide all disputes be
tween clubs and players or managers, and
be the interpreter of the various clauses OF
the national agreement Ii viii keep the
records Of the players in all the cluos, par
ties to the agreement, whether in major or
minor leagues; it viii record all contracts
and releases and promUlgate the same;
supply any club at any time with ire
standing Of any player: interpret the play
ing rules and amend the same at its pleas
ure; it may appoint official scorers, and
also appoint umpires, and assign them for
any association if requested; in matters
within is jurisdiction its decisions are TO
be final; IL may reinstate suspended play
ers; iC will have the exclusive control Of
minor leagues. and many other privileges
that make it n power indeed in the conduct
of the inside affairs Of baseball The ex-
e 4
menrs or the clubs, and the fines and penal
tics inflicted for transgTess.on and viola
tons Of the national agreement.
The board viii classify eli minor leagues.
fix the assessment to be paid By each, pc
city the salary limits for eaCh and the limit
of compensation 70 De pad umpires by
each class. II VIII also pTescl.be the
amount Of compensation 20 be paid 20 a
club for any player j. may have who is
taken by club Of higher class. In o.her
words, any club can require the services %
any player in a grade under its own when
i desires, with tie proyI=o thai II cannot
negotiate with a player Of lower grade
club during the playing season without
the assent Of the board and by paying the
com pensatl0n Ixed- Between seasons they
are AZ liberty 70 negotiate with any player
in any club Of a lower grade AZ viii In
every case however. the player must be
given au increase of salary. and cannot
even then be transferred without AIS free
and fu.l consent
The provisions in regard 20 players G-e
tie fstr-st and most equitable ever go
agreed 20 b. baseball rl4es. AID they CO
away with nearly al the features y 1sca
plzyers have heretofore considered ohen-
sive- The Te=erve r1.ie remains il force a.
heretofore. and players may y transferred
from one club 70 another, but no trzEsfes
cau b- made without TIE free and full con
sent of the player and H al advance il
salary. ard the player y guaranteed pre-
lection from aly measuUss q maze BIN
ss-u where be bzs refused 70 20. Any
PLAYER Tan ret his absolute release from tie {
board should his club n az time % more Z
than fffean G4ys ia srrrar- - aim for
salary. II. wien q club transfers IS rleu.-
ber=hso from ore ASSOCIATION 20 anos h@-. 4
suy player CAD show cs1-e 70 satisfy TIC I.
board tazt Il BE- - Transferred with the i
-lub he TlIi ~ u lTe1 thereby. Re n2aT % 4
tain Els release
C0ztrac-s ~ lie major leagues r-aT b 4
made s1r aav Length q tine desired ia; .
O. -a1- tezyues vii nave % Re ~overne1 On 4
.h.s subject ~ t1e board Wh@nsv~r 4 4
-sao Q snauds or is eKDe. ed. to PLAYERS q 4
.ar- club s~s r~ieasesi fror. rese-~z.l1l.
uat tae.r services are ~ Sscet - acceptance
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