The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-25


to the Contrary-NationaI Board Puts in
Time in the Adoption of New Ma
| tionaI Agreement-Changei in Name of
the Board-Some of the Points of the
New Agreement-work of Forming a
National League Schedule Taken Up.
! New York, Feb 24.-The annual
/ schedule meeting of the National Base
| ball league representa- tiyes was begun
at the Fifth Avenue hotel here today.
AS in former years there was a large
number of baseball men in attendance,
including presidents, managers and
| players. There were many rumOrs 10
the effect that the spring session this
year would be lively one, but the first
days session passed off very quietly.
The regular league meeting was call
ed to order Immediately after the ma
tional board had taken recess, and re-
manned in session until O'Clock behind
closed doors. When they adjourned,
the secretary stated that the entire time
of the session had been taken UP in the
adoption OF new national agreement.
The material changes made from the
Z one IN vogue are as 1OlhOWS.
The national board will in future be
called the national board of arbitration,
and its members increased from four 10
five
The board shall determine the CLASH
fication of the clubs which apply for
protection to the popula ton ION the
basis of the last census) of the city
where they are located, or where there
are two or more large cities the aggre-
gate of the population will be consider
ed. There will be six grades, namely:
A. b, c. d. Z and F and the fees, in
Guiding right of reservation for each
club in these grades, will be SO, $50 $40,
$50, $50 and so respectively.
The limitation for the protection Of
players from A to B and so on down
will be from the first of October 10 the
first Of January. The drafting of play
ers from these classes will cast as fol-
lows: Glass A. $500; 3, $500; c, $500; d,
800: z, $75 and F, $50.
Clubs are forbidden TO negotiate with
a player in minor club during the sea
son, without notifying the club to which
the player belongs
Applications for membership must be
made annually. as membership Will
cease at the end of each season.
Any club a member of any minor
league a party to this agreement, who
shall enter into any negotiations 10 be-
come a member or cooperate with any
organization whose existence viii, IN
any manner. conflict with the letter and
spirit of this agreement, or the inter
ests Of any of the clubs operating under
il, shall forthwith forfeit all rights and
privileges conferred by this agreement,
said forfeiture to include its member
ship in any association a party 10 this
agreement and all rights or reservations
of PLAYERS The penalty here imposed
shall be positive and final and shall not
be revoked unless by the unanimous
consent of the board or upon the appeal,
by a three-fourths vote, of the major
league. This also applies to managers
and players.
The national board resumed its ses-
sion at 7:30 tonight and took up the la
Dor of forming a schedule for the Ma
tional league clubs.
There was a strong representation
from the minor leagues in evidence and
il is expected that the magnates will
have some trouble in satisfying the mi
nor league presidents, who claim that
they suffer from a number Of uncalled-
for grievances and hardships at the
hands Of the major body.
During the meeting of the magnates
this evening, a session was held in an
adjoining parlor of the hotel. for the
purpose of organizing the minor
leagues The following representatives
were present: Interstate league-Presi-
dent G. b. Hover, Pittsburg; Western
league. President Ben Johnson, Com
mercial Gazette, Cincinnati: Western
association President T. J. Hickey, St.
Joseph, Mo-. New England league,
President T. II. ,Murnan, Boston; East
ern league, President p. T. Powers,
Jersey City; Pennsylvania State league,
President Frank Hough, Philadelphia
Inquirer. and Atlantic league. President
San Crane, Morning Advertiser, New
York T. J. Hickey acted as chairman
and Frank Hough as secretary.
The meeting adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, when paper Will
be prepared in which will be set forth
the grievances of the minor leagues,
and il will be presented 10 the national
league tomorrow.
The national board adjourned at 1880
tonight. The members said that moth
ing of public Importance was transact
ed, and that the only business consider
ed was in reference to some of the minor
leagues The meeting of the representa-
tlves of the National league will be re-
sumed tomorrow morning.