Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-25
A rR1-pART1Ts AGREEMENT

Formulated for the National League ana
Association and Minor Leagues.
PHILADELPHIA, JAN 24-John I. Rogers, as
chairman of the committee appointed by the
National League and American Association
of Professional Baseball Clubs to formulate
a new national agreement for the protection
of the minor leagues, has drafted new
amendment. This new law is based upon
the old agreement, but is very materially
changed in many important particulars. A
resume of the agreement shows that 1t is
tri-partite, the first party being the National
League and American Association OF fro-
fessional Baseball Clubs; the second party
being "such eligible professional assoc1a-
tions as shall, with the assent OF the Ma
tional Board, become signatory parties ana
admitted to Glass A: the third party Will be
such similar professional ASSOCIATIONS as
shall be admitted to Class B. Glass A Is
meant to include the larger leagues. ike the
proposed Eastern and Western Leagues.
Glass will include all others.
Glass A associations can contract Win
ther players for one, two or three seasons
with the right of reservation (where their
contracts are for one season), and subject to
the selection" of their PLAYERS by the parry
of the first part at the price OF sI59 1or tne
release Of each player. They Shall pay TO
the National Board $500 per CLUB 1or league
ofeight clubs, or if six clubs, $3.50 for each
club, or 5000 if of four clubs.
Glass associations shall have the priv
ilege of signing player for but one season,
with or without the privilege of reservation
as they may elect, and subject to selection"
by clubs of parties of the first mart and py
clubs of class A at the rate of $50 for each
player so selected if entitled to reservatlon,
and at the rate of 800 for each player If not
entitled to reservation. They shall pay to
the board, if reservation be claimed, one
halt of the amounts paid by class CLUBS.
and if not entitled to reservation, sou per
year for each club.
When a player under contract shall pc eA-
pelled, suspended Or rendered ineligible,
notice of such disqualification must be
given to the board, which shall therew1th SO
notify all clubs under the agreement. NO
game shall be PLAYED between any clubs of
any association acting under the agreement
when such clubs contain an ineligible
player, nor with any club that has played
with team containing an ineligible, unner
penalty of suspension or EXPULSION. The
same penalty applies to club contracting
for the release or transfer of players and
failing to fulfill its agreement.
Before any association shall be granted
the privileges and protection of this agree
ment, it shall enact laws or regulations de-
barring any of its clubs from entering into
contract with any player while under ar
rearS of salary to him and from suspenu1nS
or otherwise attempting to disqualify such
player for refusing to contract, while it Is so
In arrears, and shall also provide tor the ex-
pulson of any club for refusal to pay ar
rears of salary to player when thereto re-
quired by said association or by the Doard.
All rights of any association shall be for
feited tor failing to expel any of its club
members that may play game of ball ex-
cept under the playing rules adopted by the
National League and Association OF Profes-
SiOnal Baseball Clubs.