The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-11

ter entered into by the clubs of either league with players. managers or um- pires shall be considered valid and bind- ing.
 Second--A reserve rule shall pe recog- nized by which each and every club may reserve players under contract and that a uniform contract for the use of each club shall be adopted.
 Third-After a, full consideration of all contract claims by each and every club 1t Is agreed that list marked Exhibits and B Is the correct list of the players legally awarded to each club. t
 Exhibit A being the list of American League players and Exhibit $ being the list of National League players. Fourth--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 here to attached, shall be returned forthwith to the club so advancing said sums and until all said sums of money so advanced are returned, said players snail not be permitted to play with any club in either league
 Fifth-The circuits of each league shall consist of the Following cities:
 American League-Boston. New York Philadelphia, Washington, cleveland, De- troit, Chicago and St. Louis.
 National League-Boston,, New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia. Pittsburg. Chi cago, St. Louis and Cincinnati.
 Neither circuit shall be changed with out the consent of the majority of the clubs of each league. It Is further pro vided that there shall be no consolda- tion in any city where two clubs exist; nor shall any club transfer or release its players for the purpose of in5uring or weakening the league of which It is member.
 sixth-on or before the first day of Feb ruary of each year, the President of each league shall appoint a 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 within three weeks before their appoint ment to each league for their ratification and adoption. This committee shall be authorized-if they deem the same advis- able-to provide for a series of champion ship games between all of the clubs in both leagues.
 Seventh-On or before the first day of February of each year the President of each league shall appoint Committee on Rules of three cacn, who shall be au- thorized to prepare uniform playing rules. These rules shall be submitted by the committee within three weeks after their appointment to each league for their rat ification and adoption.
 Eighth---It Is further agreed that the said leagues herelnbefore mentioned shall enter into national agreement embody- ing the conditions and agreements here inbefore set forth, and it Is further agreed | " c. Pulliam be ana they are hereby ap- pointed each committee of one from each league for the purpose of making, preparing and formulating such national agreement; and 1t is further agreed that they invite President P. T. Powers of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues to confer and advise with them in the formulating of said na- tional agreement.
 Ninth-It is hereby agreed that each member hereby binds himself and his re- spective league by Signing this agree ment. this 10th day of January, 1908.
 .(Signed) Harry Pulliam, August Herr man, James A. Hart, Frank DePaas Rob inson, B. B. ohnson, Charles A. Comis- key, Charles w. Somers, H. J. Kililea.
 Then follows a list of @ne players awarded to the various clubs of the two leagues, marked Exhibits A and B, show ing that the players will remain where they were at the time when the truce was proposed at the meeting in New York last month. According to this list La Joie, Flick and Bernhar will play with the Cleveland American League next year while Chesbro, J. Tannehill, Conroy. Will Hams. Long and Keeler will be with the New York American League Club, while Leach, who. 1t is claimed. had been sign ed by the Chicago American League team, will remain with Pittshurg as will Se- bring, swho it is claimed belonged to the American League.