The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
REACHED
 IN B|G LEAGUES
Baseball War W hich Has Wag-
 ed So Long is Ended
CONTRACTS ARE RESPECTED
Joint Agreement, Including Playing Rules, Etc, Will Be Formulated and Schedules Arranged at
 Early Date-Asslsn Men.

Cincinnati January 10.-Peace was or | ficially proclaimed between the Nationai l and American Baseball leagues when the | conference of their respective commit tees adjourned here shortly after o'clock tonight The committee had been in ses- sion yesterday and last night, and 1t re-
 mained in continuous session today with
 out recess for luncheon or any other in-
 terruption until a decisive and final re-
 suit was reached, and the conferees
 caught the night trains for thelr respec-
 tive homes.
 The result Is covered fully in the signed
 articles of agreement that were given
 out after adjournment, and they are final.
 While all of the eight conferees did their full share in reaching result
 which was received with demonstrations that were like a jollification, it is con- | ceded by all that the personal relations between Chairman Hermann and Presi- dent Johnson had much to do with it. While the jollifying over the declara- ton of peace was going on at the St. Nicholas, President Puliam announced that there would be a meeting of the National league in Cincinnati January 19 It was also announced that there would be a meeting in February of the presi- dents-Pulliam of the National league, Johnson of the American and Powers of the National Association of Minor
 Leagues at some place to be selected
 hereafter, to take preliminary steps Tor
 an agreement between the major and the
 minor clubs similar to that which has
 just been entered into between the two
 larger leagues.
 The joint peace commission of
 the National and American Base
 ball leagues, which convened at the
 St. Nicholas hotel yesterday, adjourned
 shortly after o'clock tonight, when
 statement was officially given out show
 ing that the following agreement had
 been unanimously adopted, after full
 and fair discussion by the committees
 from the two leagues of all complaints
 and matters of grievances and abuses,
 growing out of the present baseball condi-
 tions:
 '1 Each and every contract hereafter
 entered into by the clubs of either league
 with players, managers or umpires shall
 be considered valid and binding.
 "2. A reserve rule shall be recognized
 by which each and every club may re-
 serve players under contract, and that
 uniform contract for the use of each league shall be adopted.
 "3. After a full consideration of all con- tract claims by each and every club, 1t IS agreed that list marked Exhibits A and B Is the correct list of the players | legally awarded to each club. Exhibit A being the list of American l league players and exhibit B being the | list of National league players. "A. It is agreed that any and all sums of money received by any player from any club other than the club to, which he is awarded by the exhibits hereto attest ed, shall be returned forthwith to the club so advancing said sums, and until all said sums of money so advanced are returned. said players shall not be per- mitted to play with any club in either | league.
 The Two Circuits. '5. The circuits of each league shall | consist of the following cities: American League-Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington Cleveland Detroit, Chicago
 and St. Louis. National League-Boston, 1 New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pitts
 burg, Chicago St. Louis and Cincinnati.
 Neither circuit shah be changed with | out the consent of the majority of the l clubs of each league. It Is further pro- l vided that there shall be no consoda- l ton in any city where two clubs exist; nor shall any club transfer or release | ltS piiStTS TOT tie puTpoSe ol lnJuilnB
 and weakening the league of which 1t Is
 a member.
 | 6 On or before the first day of Febru-
 ary of each year the president of each l league shall appoint schedule commit | tee of three each, who shall be authorized | to prepare a schedule of the games to be | played during the championship season | by each club in each league. This sched- ule shall be submitted by the committee Q | ment to each league for their ratification and adoption. This committee shall be authorized, if they deem the same advs- able to provide for series of champion
 ship games between all the clubs in both leagues.
 "7. On or before the first day of Febru- ary of each year the president of each league shall appoint e committee on rules
 of three each, who shall be authorized to
 prepare uniform playing rules. These rules shall be submitted by the committee within three weeks after their appoint ment to each league for their ratification and adoption.
 Agreement to Be Drafted. Il. It is further agreed that the said | TWO leagues herein before mentioned
 shall enter into national agreement em-
 bodying the conditions and agreements
 herein before set forth; and it is further oeieoo thdt ITeSiuentS Ban B. Johnson and Harry c. Pulliam be and they are hereby appointed, each a committee of one from each league for the purpose of
 making. preparing and formulating such
 national agreement and it is further agreed that they invite President H. T. Powers of the National Association of Professional leagues to confer and ad- wise with them in the formulating of said national agreement.
 '9. It is hereby agreed that each mem
 Der hereby bind himself and his respec-
 tive league by signing this agreement;
 this tenth day of January 1903 HARRY PULLIAM AUGUST HERMANN JAMES A. HART. FRANK DeHAAS ROBSON ''B. B. JOHNSON, "CTJAPJ.ES A COMIcKEv