The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11

AGREEMENT REACHED
Peace Committees of the Big
eagues Give Out Statement.
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DETAILS OF THE COMPACT
=, With List Of the Players Award
;. 10 the Various Clubs Of the
TWO Leagues

|ttnusti OHIO, January io.-1he joiot
4 Committees Of the National and
4 an baseball Leagues, which conycued
g, Nicholas hotel yesterday, ad
a, shortly after Z o'clock tonight
IL settlement was officially styen oui
\ !, that the following agreement bad
Enormously adopted after a full and
scn.sion BY the committees fiom the
..r,,os Of all complaints and matters
rIeyapces aud abuses growing OUT "a
IA S.ent baseball conditions:
..s aud every contract hereafter on
No. Nv the clubs Of either lnagn
mt NJ managers or umpires shau hA
|,3ered valid and hindlng.
.aserva rule shall he recogul2cu' pF
IA sb and every club may reserve
Sn5er contract and that a unito M
"a n, Tor the use of each league en- w
|oppteu' mil consideration Of all con
|: Aiotr,s nv each and every club IT Is
ci ssnt list marked Exhibits A and
ne &c correct list Of the players award
s eSJt 1 being the list Of American
ii niavers and exhibit z being the list
)Wtional league players -
}st, il agreed that any and sll sums OF
| racsiSed by any player from any
liz re- ran the club to which he IS
}.s"S nv The exhibits hereto attached
&Ee raturned forthwith to the club so
KIN sums and until all said sums
[%nav so advanced are return d, sald
|1ks shaU not be permitted TO piay VII
|fubs in either league, ~,
N.Y. circuits Of each league shall con
FM the following cities; .n,
CleYelauu' Dt'lVit' NHi
h thU Il. New York, Brooklyn.
|3.SeIpbis. Pittsburg, Chicago, IT. Louis
6s5s tbar circuit shall be changed without
/ nsnsent Of the majority of the clubs OF
|t4lese7le II is further provided that
|a< sbsiI he no consolidation in any city
|55s two clubs exist; nor shall any club
6><er or release It's players for the pur-
6zff InIuring ar weakening the league or
Hfu Il Is a member
Ian or before the first day Of Feb
III OF each year the president OF e9ch
INA shall appoint a schedule committee
|<&ee. who Shall be authorized to pre-
|S& schedule for the games to be played
|inF fine Championship season by each
|4r each league. This schedule shall
by the committee within three
|<W after their appointment TO each
|rs6 FOR their ratification and adoption
Fs Committee shall be authorized-ir they
|alssthe same adyisable--to provide for 2
|Ie& Of championship games between all
|{hs clubs in both leagues.
IN bp or before the first day of Fehru-
a each year the president Of each
|t,n shall appoint committee on rules
|thtee each, who shall he authorized TO
|uaxe uniform playing rules. These rules
HING submitted by the committee within
|a6kweeks after their appointment I"
[t hague for their ratification and ado4-
Ia n rs further agreed that the said two
|588 herelnbeforo mentioned shall enter
|S< National agreement cmbodying the
&ifi Ions and agreements hereinbefore set
kt5A aud It Is further agreed that Presi'
|1s6aBan johnson and Harry G, Pulllam,
Hey are hereby appointed. each a com
E8 Of ono from each league. for the
}{&e Of 1naklne, preparing and formulnt-
KE1Irh National agreements aud it IS fur
444rreed that they invite President +.
RIVERS OF the National Association (
M sloual League to confer aud a.iNisp
7hem In the formulating of said Na'
NH agreement,
n Rrehy binds himself aud his rcsprr-
Vague By sigung this agreement, TIL
Nv Of January, 1903.
|& Harry pulNaln,
|8 August Hermann,
|& James Hart
|f Frank Dchass Robinson,
I& "B B. Johnson,
&C, A. Comiskcy.
"Charles w Somcrs,
"H. J. Killilca.'
|x4sp followed a list Of the players award
tr'the various clubs Of the two leagues
|4i44p exhibits A aud r showing that
eyers will remain whore they were AZ