Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18
LEAGUE MAGNATES
HOLD SESSION
AMERICAN LEAGUE DIRECTORS
SUSTAIN DRAFTING PRICES
Grlffiths Opposes Ban Johnson's
PIans-No Changes Made in the
Rules-Foul Strike Clause
Stands
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--The Amerl-
can league of baseball clubs today 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.
The National league at meeting in
Cincinnati some time ago decided to
agree to the proposed change, but the
action of the American league today
will have the effect of preventing any
change in the old drafting price.
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 5000 from
class d, although an unlimited num-
Der could be drafted at the price
named from the other classes.
Drafting Prices
The National association proposed
an amendment providing for new
class-class AA. The price for
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, $400
The proposed amendment provided
that only one player should be drafted
from class AA and that an unlimited
number should not 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
American league today the proposed
amendment, and received the leagues
answer through President Johnson
that the league refused to concur.
Griffiths Rejects Compromise
President Johnson proposed this
compromise: That the drafting price
be $1,000 for classes AA and A, $3.50 for
class B and $500 for class c and all
other classes.
The proposed compromise involved
an agreement that only two men
should be drafted from either class
AA, class A or class B or any other
classes.
Griffiths who had 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 salts
factory, pay the prices proposed by the
amendment.
Griffiths, in behalf of the National
association, fatty declined to accept
the proposition.
A joint committee on rules of the
two major leagues met today and re-
adopted the 1904 rules. Absolutely no
change was made. The foul strike rule
was unanimous in its opinion that the
rule should stand.
World Championship Series
The conditions for the worlds cham
pionship series of games between the
respective winners of the National and
American leagues were made known
today. There will be seven games, the
location of the first three to be decided
by lot The deciding game will be
played in 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 Off
ciate at the games are to be appointed
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 ge.
the remainder, 60 per cent. Seventy
five per cent of the pool will go to the
winners and 25 per cent to the losers
The receipts of the other games are
to be divided between the clubs. The
teams will play for special pennant
and each member of the winning team
will receive an emblem
| The National commission has given
permission for local championship Sc
ries. providing application is made be-
| forehand to the commission.
1t was decided further to enforce
more strictly the balk rules and to
insist upon the rule for level pitchers
boxes.