The San Francisco call., 1905-02-18
SAME PRICES
WILL PREVAIL
American League Refuses
to Raise the Ante When
Drafting Minor Players
COMPROMISE PROPOSED
johnson Offers to Patch
Matter Up, but Smaller
Clubs VIII Not Accept

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE American
League of Baseball Clubs to-day re-
jected the amendment proposed by the
National Association, an organization
of minor league clubs. providing for an
increase in payments by the two major
leagues for players drafted from teams
in the minor leagues. Under the old
agreement the major leagues paid $3.50
for players drafted from class A
leagues; $500 from class b; $500 from
class c, and $500 from class d, al
though an unlimited number could be
drafted at the price named from the
other classes.
The National Association proposed an
amendment providing for a new class
class AA- The price for a drafted
player from this class was to be fixed
at $500, for class a $1,000. class B $3.50,
class c $500 and class d $40O. The pro-
posed amendment provided that only
one player should be drafted from class
AA and that an unlimited number
should be drafted from the other
classes at the prices named.
Howard Griffiths Of Jersey City, rep
resenting the national board OF the
National Association, submitted to the
National League to-day the proposed
amendment and received the leagues
answer through President johnson that
the league refused to concur.
COMPROMISE is PROPOSED.
President Johnson proposed this
compromise: That the drafting price
be $1,000 for class AA and A, $3.50 for
class b and $500 for class c. and all
other classes. The proposed compro-
mise involved an agreement that only
two men should be drafted from either
class AA, class or class B or any
other classes.
Griffiths. who had the power to act
for the National Association, declined
to accept the compromise. Johnson then
said that the American League would
agree to act under his proposed COM
promise scale OF prices for one year,
and then, If the experiment was not
satisfactory, pay the prices proposed
by the amendment. Griffiths, in behalf
of the National Association, fatty de-
clined to accept the proposition
Joint committee on rules Of the
two major leagues met to-day and re-
adopted the 1904 rules. Absolutely no
change was made The foul strike rule
was discussed. but the joint commit
tee was unanimous in it's opinion that
the rule should stand.
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
The conditions for the worlds cham
pionship series of games between the
American leagues were made known
to-day There will be seven games the
location of the first three to be decided
by lot The deciding game viii be
played in a neutral city to be desig-
mated by the National Commission.
Each club must deposit a forfeit, the
amount to be fixed by the National
Commission The two umpires to Of
ficiate at the games are to be appoint
ed by the respective presidents OF the
two leagues.
OF the gross proceeds the National
Commission Will retain 10 per cent for
expenses Forty per cent of the bal
ance of the gross receipts Of the first
four games will be set aside as a pool
for the players. The clubs will get the
remainder, so per cent. Seventy-five
per cent of the pool will go to the win
ners and % per cent to the losers. The
receipts of the other games are to be
divided between the clubs. The teams
viii play for a special pennant and
each member of the winning team will
receive an emblem.
AT the American League meeting this
afternoon II was decided TO enforce
more strictly the balk rule and to en-
force the rule for level pitchers boxes.