The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-19
BASEBALL MEN
CLOSE THEIR CONVENTION IN
NEW YORK CITY :
President PuIliam of the. National
League Is Given More Aufhori-
ty-Minor Leagues Also
in Session.

New York, Dec. 14.-The national
baseball meeting came to a close at
the Victoria hotel today. The princi-
pal business done was the drafting
Of a resolution giving further and
more arbitrary powers to the re-elect-
ed president, Harry c. Pulliam. 1t all
came up regarding the question Of law
and order on the ball field and the
governing and disciplining Of players
who may become engaged In contre-
versy with opposing teams or in op-
position to the umpire's decision.
Heretofore an injustice has been
done, the same being recognized by
magnates, in the fning Of players for
transgressions while on the field. A.
player would object to a decision by
an umpire and perhaps use more or
less abusive language, thus subiecting
himself to discipline. The umpire
would thereupon put the offending
player out Of the game. a fine of ten
dollars would go with such election.
Then It frequently happened that other
members of his team would also bait
the umpire. These players who were
really in all equity more offending
than the one fined, escaped without
punishment.
After much discussion of this in
equality in discipline OF players the
resolution was offered so that only
those who were really guilty of unbe-
coming conduct on the field might he
punished.
The president was empowered to
fine or suspend, at his discretion upon
the report Of an umpire, any riaT@r
guilty of rowdyism. 1t was Tlaned
within the province of the president 10
name the fine.
President Pulliam, by virtue of the
constitution is. the committee on sched-
ule. In the coming season of 1906,
the playing schedule will contain 154
games. The first game will be played
Thursday, April II. The season will
end on or about October 7. The exact
date of the finish could not be determ-
ined owing to the customary playing
off of postponed games.
The Hanlon case has been definitely
decided. Hanlon goes to Cincinnati
TO manage that team.
At the Fifth avenue hotel the Ma
tional Association of Minor Baseball
eagues had an extended session to-
day and a committee from the Nation
al and American leagues composed of
President Ban Johnson and Carry
Hermann, met representative COM
mittee of minor organizations and af-
ter a lengthy discussion settled the
deal which President p. T. Powers, Of
the National organization had been
working for for over three years. The
drafting of players from the minor to
the major leagues has been bone Of
contention for some time.
The minor leagues are classed IN
four sections known as A, B, c and D,
under the new arrangement perfected
today, will have the privilege of pro-
lection SO far as that but one player
can be drafted from each club. But
no matter what price may have been
paid heretofore for player a club
selling such players in class A may
not receive more than one thousand
dollars purchase money. This limita-
tiun in the other classes is as follows:
Class II seven hundred and fifty dol
lars; class G, FIVE hundred dollars;
class D, three hundred dollars.
In all but Glass A clubs may draft
any number Of men, the entire club if
they see fit. The Spaldlng ball was
again adopted. This contract runs for
Ave Vo1rG