The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-13

National and American Leagues
Have Finally Concluded Terms OF
Agreement.
Agreement

officially proclaimed between the Ma
t-onal and American baseball leagues
when the conference Of the respective
committees adjourned tonight. The
committees were in session yesterday
and last night and It remained in con
tiAUous session today without luncheon
or any other interruption until a decis-
i've and final result was reached and
the c0nferees caught the night trains
for their respective homes.
The result is given fully in the signed
articles of agreement which were given
out after adjournment and they a g
hnaL- The cOnferees Of the American
League had plen.potentiary powers
from the start and the National League
conferees did not sign until after they
from their respective clubs. The con-
were given such powers by wire today
ference wOul have closed late in the
afternoon or early in the evening but
for the delay n getting such authority
from the New York and Boston clubs
Of the National League. The
Of all OF the National League clubs
we're kept at the long distance tele-
phones in their respective cities during
the afternoon and full and final con-
sent was secured before the adjourn
ment so that the decision reached is
that Of the court OF last resort ana viii
he recognized as the supreme law Of
the two large leagues.
While all the e-~ht CCHfr"e"s old Their
full share in reaching & result. which
yr--- ---~sr--9 ~. Characterization &C
approval i is conceded by all that the
0=rso0ai relations between Chairman
Hermann and President Johnson had
much 10 30 with it.
While tie j~oI:fcation over the declar-
0tiOn Of peace was going on at the St
Microbes. President Pulliam
ID that thCra would be a neeti~g Of
the National Le1gu" at the Grand hotel
"~a week from nex Monday, January
18th.
Il was also announced that th@"a
would he = Tectin@ in February OF the
'H~aN nresiTeHte. Hurry Puninm Of IT,
Tat'cr"l Tna~ue: Bar Johnson Of Tho
American League ard Pat Powers Of
the National Association at come rlaca
to he selected hereafter fer the purDos"
of taking the preliminary steps for an
T"rnemn"t between The r70iOr md e."
minor clubs. similar 20 that which has
inst b"an entered into between the two
LARGER leagues.
TIL PRINCIPAL points Of the a"r"pTno1t
with which vas signed by all the on
farnae are p follows:
First. eaCh and every contract herr
after entered into by the clubs of either
league with players, managers or UNI
ni"as shall he considered valid and
binding.
second. a reserve rule shall De rec
Ognized by which each and every club
nay reserve players under contract.
ard that a uniform contract for the
ren of Zach league shall be adOnted.
Third. contains an agreement upon
the correct list Of the players generally
awarded to each club.
Fourth. 1t is agreed that any and
all sum Tcney received by PLAYERS
from any otho~ han the club to which
he is awarded to shall be returned
aid sum-. and until all the said sums
Of mOnny so advanced are returned,
said player shall not be PERMITTED to
nlav with any club IN either league.
Fifth. The circuits of ach league
shall consist Of the following cities:
"American League. Boston, New
York. Philadelphia. Washington. CleVe-
land. Detroit, Chicago and st. Louis.
N"fion2I L"1@u"-ROstOn. New York,
BROOKLYN. PhiladaIphia. Pittsburg, Chi
cage. st. Louis and Cincinnati.
"N0;tNe~ circuit shall be changed
without the consent of the majority Of
the clubs Of each league.
at IS further provided that there
shall b. no consolidation in anv city
whore two clubs exist: nor shall any
club transfer or rale1Se its players for
the purpose of injuTing IT weakening
Tho league Of which il is p member"
'Sivth 'ni seventh provide that on or
before February /. each year, tho
I"a~ue Presidents shall appoint com
TitteaS Il three on schedules ard
ilayinG luieS, whose report shall be
suFmitt~d TO each league for ratifca-
ton. Tho schedule committee iG au-
th1rized to provide for championship
games between cubs in beth eagun
.Eichth. 1t is further agreed that
tho sold two leagues hareinbefore men
toned Shai enter into a n%atiOnH1
"~reemarr eTrbCdvin@ the agreements
md COnIi.i ions hereinbefore set forth;
il is furth-r agreed that presidents Ban
johnson and Harry C. Pu'liam be. and
mfttea III ono from each league for the
PURPOSE OF making. preparing and for
T7uIatin- such national agreement.
and il II further agreed that they in
vito President p. T. Powers Of the
National Association Of Professions
RaSohnl Leagues 70 confer n adVi~e
with them in the formulating of said
national agreements
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