The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-09
IS CURTAILMENT
Or MINOR LEAGUES
American Baseball Magnates
Still in Session
TURN DOWN PROPOSITION
Do Not Agree with Plan Made for
Raising Drafting Price from
$3.50 to $15oo-Johnson's
Salary Is Raised.

Chicago, December s.-If the action
taken at the closing session of the AM
erican baseball league meeting here to-
night meets with the approval of the
National baseball commission, the powers
of the minor leagues will be curtailed to
a great extent The proposed changes in
the national agreement which benefit
minor leagues by raising price of draft
ed players from these organizations from
$3.50 to $500 and the limiting of the num-
Der of players to be drafted from one
club to one man. was turned down by
the magnates and President Johnson was
authorized to act for the American league
In conjunction with the National leagues
representatives and Chairman Hermann
of the national committee TO frame nat
ional agreement eliminating this clause
in the agreement. President Johnson will
leave for Cincinnati tomorrow, where he
will meet with Chairman Hermann and
go over the matter in tetail.
Another rule adopted to,sly by the mag
mates and which will be submitted to the
national commission for consideration
was that In the future requests for waiv-
ers of drafted players. or purchased play
ers for services of the following year.
shall be allowed from the time of the
beginning of the drafting season until
February / of the following year.
The effect of this rule If adopted by the
national commission will prevent minor
league clubs from arranging with the
major league clubs to draft certain play
ers and cover them up during the draft
ing period, and n the expiration of the
drafting season secure waivers. and allow
the player to eventually get back to the
minor league club 10 which he belongs
With more time to investigate young
PLAYERS the magnates believe that they
would not be 50 apt to waive claims
on unknown material.
In connection with the waiver question
two other resolutions were passed. both
of them being brough- up for discussion
by Secretary Bruce of the national COM
mission The first resolution was that
in the event of any waiver being grant
ed on any player, and said player re-
mains with said club requesting said
waivers for a longer period than thirty
days after such waiver is granted. an
other request for waiver on the player
shall be necessary before said club can
dispose of the services of the player.
The other resolution adopted. provides
that during the playing season forty
eight hour notice shall be given each club
by telegraph of all requests for waivers
and during the non-playing season, ten
days notice thereof shall be given by
letter
C. w. Sommers of Cleveland was re-
elected vice president Of the league at
the morning session. President Johnson's
contract runs for six more years, and as
he Is president and secretary treasurer of
his organization no other officers had
TO be elected. Boston, St Louis and Phil
adelphia and Detroit were given director
ates
President Johnson's salary was raised
to $4,000 year, and this time he decided
to accept the increase. Last year the
magnates added the same amount to the
presidents salS<y but Mr.. Johnson de-
clinel to accept the advance u.s.
The foul strike rule came up for dis
cussion again today, and after a long
argument 1t was found that the members
of the league stood and on the rule.
What disposition was made of the
Washington club is not known, as all the
magnates declined to discuss the matter.
The general belief. however, is that the
matter was left over to be settled at
some future time.