Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-26
BASE BALL NOTES.
Meeting of the Minor Leagues Tester
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New York, Oct 26.-F'or more than seven hours yesterday the delegates to the National Association of Profes sionaI Base Ball Leagues, in session at tue Fifth Avenue hotel, wrestled with ther new national agreement. When they adjourned last night everything had been fixed to the satisfaction Of all the interests concerned in the new
 movement, and the N. A. F. E. B. L. was firmly cemented together in ten- year agreement. In a nutshell, the minor leagues of the United States and Canada have banded themselves to- gethcr in a prospective fight against the major organization of the nationa, game. the National and Amer1cau leagues.
 President Powers declared the ses- sion open shortly after Il o'clock. All the delegates, representing nearly every state in the Union, were present when Secretary Farrell called the roll. At 1:20 a recess was taken, and up to that time the only definite thing done was tie adoption of the ten-year agree ment. An hour later the delegates agaIu went into session, and until z o'clock the new national agreement oc- cupied their attention. After another hour, adjournment the national board of arbitration went into session. The session will be finished to-day. Section by section the new national agreement was taken up and with only q few changes it was ratified as adopt ed in Chicago September. The first clash came when the section regarding 2 the salary limit was read and after mucn discussion the old limit was in creased $200 in each class. Under the new order of things class A clubs may | maintain monthly salary list of $2,- GOO, class B $1,200; class c S1,000- and class D S900. In connection with tue salary limit question the delegates passed the following:
 Upon satisfactory evidence to the national board that any club has ex- ceeded the salary limit of it's class, the secretary shall warn the president vf the offending club and the offending club must show within fifteen days that it has come within the limit of it's class. If, after notice, the club rails to coraply with the rules the offending club shall be punished by the with drawal of all protection under the na- tional agreement"
 In connection with the contract jump- ing ql estion the original penalty clause was amended as follows:
 Any player under reservation to any club party to this agreement that con- tracts with or plays with any other club without the written consent of the president of the club he is under reservation to shall be disqualified fror1 playing with any club party to th.s agreement, and all club members party to this agreement shall be de- barred from employing or playing with or against such disqualified player un- til the period of disqualification be re- voked by the national board upon the terms specified in article ?.
 Under the original penalty clause aly player who was guilty of contract jumping was to be punished with per maEent suspension by the N. A. F. E. E. l.. There were many of the mag mates who believed that the clause as it was adopted originally should pre- vail, but after almost endless discus sicn a system of fines was adopted as a punishment for jumpers.
 Section 4, article 27, provides that class 4 contract jumpers shall be fined $1,GQ0; class B $500, class c $400 and class D $500. In all cases the fines shall be paid to the national board, and if the player is taken back into the or ganization he must return to the club from which he jumped and at the saIae salary he was receiving at the time he jumped. The section also pro- yidcs that the fine must be paid by the player.
 Tdat the new organization intends to 'sgo it alone, iiIccdapendent of the major organizations, is eylG aced in the pass age of rule relating to early spring practice games. None of the teams in tue new organization will be allowed to play National or, American league clubs exhibition games if there are any players on the major league teams that are ineligible under the N. A. P. B. B. LIS national agreement. In all cases games between N. A. P. B. B. l.. teams and National or American league teams must be played under the minor league rules of the home team.
 This clause means that the new or garization will adopt playing rules in dep1ndent of the big leagues.
 Befcre adjourning the following rules anc contract committee was ap- pointed: Hickey, Farrell, Sexton, Mur- nane. .0'Rourke and Chadwick. 4 committee consisting of Murnane, O'Rourke, Hickey, Farrell, Sexton, Barnard Frank and Lucas was ap- pointed to select an official ball for the new organization.
 At tho close of the meeting of the natIOual DOafQ IL was announced that their deliberations would not be made known until after te-day,s session Of tine association.
 Manager Donovan Of the St Louis base bali club wired from Kansas City last night that he had signed John T. Farrell. second baseman, who played wi5h the Washington American league club tile past season. A private dis patch received yesterday says that Bill DaElen. shortstop of the Brooklyn team. has signed to play with the Alaerican league team in St Louis next seasoa.
 Tom Loftus will not be-witll the Chi cage National league base ball team next season. He has cut loose from the cid league and next year will go with the American organization, it is said. Loftus had long conference with President Hart of the Chicago National league club yesterday with our coming to terms. It was learned positively that place will be made for Loftus in the expanded American circuit, although at the present tim, tllr city to which he will be assigned sr;.l is in doubt.