The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MAGNATES MEET
Committee Heard Plants Of Players
Organization.
ELIMINATE FARMING CLAUSE.
ELIMINATE FARMING {
This Seems to BE tho Principal Griev
ancc OF tho piaycr-Committce
Promised to Consider Natter
anu Render Decision Toll Day.
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ffSy Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec, EATER trying, for
sH., DAYS The National League masTatesS
.irxlily got: into session fo-3igf1t. When
the .rec.irc, was called to order by Presi-
Gent Young there were present: A II.
sSoien A ~ CoITtani and j. ". Billings,
BIOS. on: ". W. Kerr. Barney Dreyfus and
n. l. Au;er, OF 9nit.ssourg; a j. Reach and
.,ohonci john /. h6sers. OF Philadelphia:
Fred X. Knowles, of New York; James
Hart. OF Chic ago: John IT. Brush. of Gin
cinn7lti and Il. Deiraas Robson and STAN
ley Robson. ST. Louis.
The co1nraIttec appointed by the League
- hear the grievances of the Players
Protective Association was in session. The
committee is composed of MessTs Rogers,
Soden and Brush. The players orsaniza-
1ion demand that the session be an open
ono R-as acccdcd fo.
Nr. Soden stated that the committee
had been appointed to listen 10 the play
ers. Ii had no power to act. but would
report the conference back TO the meeting
q THE League.
GRIEVANCES OF PLAYERS
Lawyer Taylor for me players. said
fiiley only wanted. in the present form OF
contract. d modification Of the reserve
cause; The entire elimination OF the
farming case, and the MOD Eication OF the
clause relating to t[he power of the club
owners ITO buy and sell players or claim
consent.
Mr.. Taylor exacted "a promise that the
committee would report the matter 10 the
League Immediately and that some action
would be taken by the League at Its pres
ent session.
I'VE believe said Taylor. that The
players and cIlIt, owners can get together
and adjust their matters without resortins
10 war We are not looking for trouble:
we are sInrLy moving with mn idea OF
putting he game on a tcEsher plane.
To-day. under the present system. a
.yall player is looked upon as a save. He
il a Save under the reserve rule. The
r,favers suggest that it be limited and that
no player may be reserved by a club for
more than five years.
I'VE don't think you hive the right,
,noraay or legally, to hold payer for
an indefinite period. Let each club not
reserve more than ten men,
FARMING SYSTEM.
LAS to the farming out system. we
want it abolished altogether. There is no
Justice in it at all for the player. If a
man ceases to pc valuable. give him his
release
LAS to the system of buying selling
and Calming players. the payer wants the
contract modified SO that he VIII have
something TO saw in the matter
MIR. Taylor submitted draft Of the
contract the players wanted put in vogue.
The committee promised the players to
consider the matter at once and give
them a. decision tomorrow.
The Leagues Circuit Committee was in
session this afternoon Later it was an
7lounced the committee had talked over
the American League Informally
Mr.. B. Johnson said Colonel Rogers,
has not made any demands Of the Ma
4ional League, nor has he signed The ma
tional agreement. Just at present the
American League has no jurisdiction, as
far as the National League is concerned.
PLAYERS DEMANDS.
A memorandum of the players demands
was submitted to the League to-day.
They are as follows:
..First-Clrih owners not to have the
RICH. to reserve players at a, salary less
than that provided for the ensuing year,
nor for more than three years.
-.Secend-Not to buy, sell. assign. trade.
1onn, accept, select or claim service of
any player for any period in any way
without his written consent
''Thrd-Clup owners to pay physicians
fees for injuries received in actual pay.
''Fourth-No PLAYER to be suspended
without pay more than three times sea-
son or two weeks at IL time.
''Fffth-Connlittee of Arbitration. one
member to be ctlosen by owners one by
sihe players and a third by these two, such
committee TO pass on all differences be-
rweell payers and owners"
e. H. Cunningham. owner of the Nor
folk Baseball Club, arrived in New York
to-day. According to Mr.. Cunningham
the New York Baseball Club in receipt
of Pitcher Matthewson last year. agreed
10 pay $1,000 for his release Although
Natthe.son has participated in several
Eama.s in a New York uniform, Mr.. Gun
ningham asserts that the money has never
Been paid. The matter VIII probably be
ralien bsfore the League