Rock Island Argus., 1901-10-26
AGREEMENT
Drawn Up by New National As
sociation of Baseball
Leagues.
SALARY LIMITS ARE DECIDED ON
And Other Matters of Vital Inn
portance to the Game Set
tied at New York.

tied at New York.
The delegates to the meeting in
New York of the National Association
of Professional Baseball clubs spent
the greater part of yesterday in dis
cussing vital matters at the Fifth Ave-
nue hotel. They did not convene
until nearly noon, and after that with
very brief Interruptions they kept
their executive session up to a late
hour at night.
Nearly every point of vantage in
the baseball world was represented at
the meeting with the exception of the
territory covered by the National and
American baseball leagues Presi-
dent Z. Il. Powers of the new as ocia-
/ tion wished il to be distinctly under
| stood that the National association is
not in conflict with the minor
leagues, but, as he explains it, the
minor leagues throughout the United
States have been banded together to
Illustrate any attempt on the part of
the National and American leagues to
take advantage of the abrogation of
the national agreement, which for
several years past has been a prote =
/ tion to the minor organizations pos
sessing players.
Ten Year Agreement.
The session was taken up mainly
with the discussion of the new Ma
IT, nal agreement but before anything
wa, decided all the delegates present
recognize in every detail the nav
agreement r the next 10 years.
A national board of arbitration has
been vested with supreme authority
and a wide scope of territory which
it's mem bership represents is con-
| sidered by the new orgauiz ttion t be
as effective as it is far reaching.
Folio wing are the names OF the mem
bera of the board OF arbi ration: T.
j. ckey. of St. Joseph, Mo ; NJ. II.
Sexton. Rock Island. Iii James H.
OR Jurke, Bridgeport. Conn w. H.
Lucas, Portland. Ore t H Muir
name. b ,ston AID J II Farrell, Sec
retary, Auburn. n Y
The new national agree nent was
taken up section by section and it
was decided Ihai the salary limits in
the four classes should be as follows:
Glass A-$2. 600 per month.
Class B-$I, 200 per month.
Glass C-sl 900 pr month
Glass D-S9Oo per month.
Penalty for Violation.
In reference to salaries it was de-
cided that should any club exceed the
salary limit of it's ella it's secretary
will be warned by the secretary of
the association and after being so
notified if the offending club shall! not
make good it's forfeiture within 15
days the national association shall
Withdraw all benefits and protection
from such club.
Another question of great moment
was the infliction OF penalties on play
ers who might jump their contrac 8,
and it was decided that any player
under contract to q club who should
violate his contract with a minor club
or association in playing with another
should be debarIed from the privi-
leges of any club a party to the
agreement. Should any player un-
der reservation violate the rules
he will be disqualified from playing
with any club member party to the
agreement and all club members par
ty to this agreement shall be debarred
from employing or playing with or
against such a disqualified player un-
til his suspension has been revoked by |
the assoclation.
Ban on Ineligible Players
While the new arganiZ alton claims |
not to be antsgonistic to the National |
league or American league, there is a
provision in the national agreement |
that in case the National or american
clubs go south or anywhere else fer
practice or any other purpose what
ever, they must not play with ineligi-
BILE players; or, in other words, those
players who shall be under the ban of
the new association shall not be eligi-
BILE to play with visiting teams or
local teams.
Another cast-iron rule which may
prevent players leaving the services
of any club or party to the new agree
ment without the consent of the own
er or owners provides that they shall
be fined as follows:
Glass A-$1.00O
Class B-3600.
Glass C-$400.
Class D-$300.
Without the payment of these fines
in the several classes a PLAYER cannot
get back into his club or maintain his |
original standing.
Stricken with Paralysis.
Henderson Grimett, of this place,
was stricken with partial paralysis