The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-27

BUFFALO, N Y, Aug. ga meeting
in which representatives of the National
league, the American league and the Ma
tional Association of Minor Leagues par
ticipated ended tonight after a two days
session. With the drafting of an agree
ment drawn up by the minor league rep
reSentatives before them, the major
league officials drew up a carefully worded
agreement and submitted it at the final
meeting tonight This agreement will be
acted on at a meeting of the National
Association of Minor Leagues to be held
within the next ten days.
The new agreement is signed by PreSi-
Gent Puil1am OF the National league, and
President Ban Johnson, of the American.
They, with August Hermann, of Cincin-
natl. as chairman, will form a national
committee to adjust such matters as may
GENE UP for settlement between the ma
jor and minor leagues.
The agreement says in part:
The major league shall adopt all rules
governing the game of baseball.
The rights and title of major league
TO use players shall be absolute and can
only be terminated by release or failure
TO reserve under the terms. of this agree
ment by the club to which players have
been under contract When a major
league club serves notice of release on
one OF IT'S players he shall be ineligible to
contract with club of another league if
during ten days after service of such no.
tlce of release club Sf the league in
which he has been playing shall demand
his services 80
The practice of farming is prohibited.
All right or claim of major league club
70 a player shall cease when such player
becomes member of minor league club
and AM ~, no arrangement between the clubs
Tor the loan or return of "a player shall be
binding between the parties to it or rec
ogn1zed by other clubs St
t The right of a minor league club to it's
players shall be absolute, except that
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major league clubs shah have the privi-
iege OF selecting players from National
ASSOCIATION clubs for the following sea-
son upon payment of $3.50 for each player
so selected from the clubs in class A
leagues, 5000 for each player so selected
from clubs in class B leagues, $500 for
each player SO selected from clubs in
class c, and 5000 for each player so Sc
lected from clubs of a lower class, the
payments to be made to the secretary OF
the commission as follows:
Thirty-three and one third per cent of
the amount when the selection is made;
80 1-3 per cent on April Is following;
80 1-3 per cent on May Is following, the
player to revert to the club from which
he was selected if the selecting club de-
faults on any of the payments; the play
er also to revert to the club from which
| he was selected. if when released he is
not signed within ten days by a club
of major league.
major league club may at any time
purchase the release of player from a
minor league club, to take effect forth
with or at a specified date. provided such
purchase is recorded with the secretary
of the commission for the PRONUNCIATION
within five days of the date of the trans
action.
Several of the articles are designed to
protect the interests Of the players. A
player suspended for a period of longer
| than ten days shall have q right to APP
peal to the commission. ;qg
Playing games for a stake is prohib-
| tied. A player or a club is forbidden to
accept sum of money as an inducement
| or reward for special efforts on his part
| to win a game.