St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-04
TEN PER CENT p1AN
WESTERN LEAGUE NIAGNATES RE-
TURN TO 1T AFTER LONG
DEBATE.
FORMING AND DRAFT RULES
ALSO OCCUPY THE ATTENTION OF
THE BIG ONES AT
LENGTH.
EIGHT OF DENNY LONGS MEN
VIII BE Taken Care OF by President
johnson and Ellis, of Grand
Rapids.
FORMING AND DRAFT RULES
EIGHT OF DENNY LONGS MEN

Old friends are best, in the opinion
of the magnates of the Western league,
for they yesterday decided, after a
long debate, to return to the old plan
of sending 10 per cent Of
all receipts to the president
which was bandoned at the fall meet
ing. The old plan was especially un-
satisfactory then, as the league con-
tanned two clubs which were weak in
attendance. Toledo and Grand Rapids.
1t is stated by other members of the
league that Toledo only paid $29 to-
ward the expense of the umpires of the
league during the season, while st.
Paul and other prosperous clubs were
mulcted to the extent of over 81, 900
each. This seemed unfair, but it also
appeared unlikely that such figures
would be repeated, at least with the
present list of cities, and it was finally
decided to go back to the old plan,
which gives the players of any club
which may be losing money a guaran-
tee for their salaries, and enables the
league to step in and finish the season
with the club if the management
throws up the sponge.
obviate the evils OF the drafting and
farming" systems, the three resolu-
tions applying to these being as fol-
lows:
No club a member Of this league shall have
the right to sell and deliver a player to a
club in any other league during the playing
season without the unanimous consent OF the
league.
ANY player joining a Western league must
deliver Of tha loo
his bona fide release before participating in
any championship game.
Any such player, thereafter being sold to or
drafted by a National league club being the
property Of the Western league, 5000 must be
paid into tie treasury of the league for such
player.
President Johnson was directed to Sc
1ect regulation ball for the use of the
league during the coming season.
The matter of passes was discussed
at some length, and the president was
directed to procure a number of passes.
good on all grounds in the league, the
president to have fifty and each club
fifteen. 1t was further resolved that
no pass be given in a city by visiting
manager without the consent of the To-
cal president. .,s -.se...-
Messrs. Watkins, Vanderbeck and
Manning were appointed a COM
mittee to draw up rules under
which to play for the De-
trcit Free Press trophy, and they held
q short informal conference, but did
not promulgate any rules. They decid-
ed that the matter was not urgent in
any sense, and might, if convenient,
wait until May Or June before a decis-
Ion would be required. They were de-
termined, however, to draw up a set
of definite and unmistaka BILE rules as
to the possession of the cup, and play
for the same, especially with a view to
preventing recurrence of the disagree
ments over shares in the gate receipts
which arose among the players of the
national league on the temple cup Sc
ries.
President Johnson and Mr.. Ellis were
deputized to look after and secure the
contracts of the following players Of
the Toledo team: Hughey. Nops, GiIks,
Connor, Outcalt, Roach, Gallagher and
inland.
At 5 o'clock the league adjourned,
and the majority Of the members took
the evening trains for Chicago.
The railroad committee reported that
1t had not completed the contracts with
all the roads, and 1t was consequently
given further time.