The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-27
BASEBALL
MAGNATES
ARE Agreed
Demands Of Minor Leagues
Granted and Contracts With
Players Must Be Respected.

Buffalo. ~. Y. Aug. 27.-One Of the
most important meetings in the history
OF baseball ended al 2 o'clock last night
after a two days session. Representa-
tives OF the National. American and Ma
tional Association OF Minor Leagues
participated. An agreement drawn up
by the major league magnates will be
acted upon at a meeting Of the National
Association OF Minor Leagues to be held
within the next 10 days.
James A. Hart OF Chicago. a represen-
Ftative OF the National league. said:
We have acceded practically every de-
mand OF the minor leagues"
The new agreement is signed by Presl-
dent Pulliam OF the National league and
president Ban Johnson Of the American.
The agreement says in part:
The major leagues shall adopt all
rules governing the game of baseball.
The circuits OF each major league shall
consist OF the following cities
National league-Boston. New York.
Brooklyn. Philadelphia. Pittsburg. Chi
icaso. ST. Louis and Cincinnati.
American league-Boston, New York.
Philadelphia. Washington. Cleveland.
Neither major league circuit shall be
tchanged without the consent OF the ma
k5ority OF the clubs of each major league.
Contracts with players must be re-
Espected under penalty specified In the
bagreement.
The right and title of major league
CLUB 10 It's players shall be absolute and
can only be terminated by release or
F1ailure TO reserve under the terms of this
agreement by the club TO which a player
has been under contract
When major league club serves no
uceS or release on one OF tts players he
shall be Ineligible TO contract with a club
81 another league IL. during 10 days after
the service OF such notice of release, a
club in the league in which he has been
playing shall demand his services
The practice of farming Is prohibited
All right or claim OF major league
club TO a player shall cease when such
player becomes member OF a minor
league club, and no arrangement be-
tween the clubs for the loan or return of
q player shall be binding between the
parties TO II or recognized by other clubs.
The right OF minor league club 20
it players shaff be absolute, except that
from Aug Is to Oct. Is OF each year
major league clubs shall have the priv.
lege OF selecting plaErs Nom national
association clubs for the fn.owing sea
son upon payment OF $3.50 for each PLAYER
80 selected from clubs in class A lea
cues, $500 for each player so selected
from clubs In class leagues, 5000 for
each player so selected ~fTom clubs In
class leagues and 5000 for each player
so selected from clubs OF a lower class.
the payment to be made to the secretary
OF the commission as follows:
Thirty-three and one-thrd per cent Of
the amount when the selection Is made;
Ss 1-3 per cent on April Is following: 33 Is
per cent on May l5 following, the PLAYER
TO revert 10 the club from which he was
selected II the selecting club defaults on
any OF the payments. the players also
revert to the club from which he was
selected N. when released. he is not sign
ed within 10 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 sec
retary OF the commission for promuiga-
fion. within Ave days OF the date OF the
transaction.
Several OF the articles are designed to
protect the interests OF the players A
PLAYER suspended for n period OF longer
than 10 days shall have the right 10 ap-
peal to the commission.
Playing games for a stake Is prohibited
player or a club is forbidden 10 ac-
cept a sum of money as an inducement
or reward for special effort to win a
game.