The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-21

The managers OF the Blue Grass
League ~Inet in Lexington Tuesday
Lexington was represented by I. A
Sheets, Winchester by W. R. Thomas
Lawrenceourg by Ballard and Hoff-
man and Richmond by M. C. kellogg
Read the Call.
The president read the call of the
meeting and the resolutions passed
at the last melting which was to
the effect that any club not repre-
scented i'll person at this meeting
should have its franchise forfeited
The 40 business transacted was
an order FORGETTING the franchise OF
Frankfort and Shelbyviile. There
were several applicants for the fran
chise and quite a contest was had
between Mr.. j. Q. Stewart and W. r.
Thomas both Of Winchester for the
ShelbyvllIe franchise, but it was
finally granted to Mr.. Stewart and
the Frankfort franchise granted to
Mr.. H. Il. Phillips of Winchester.
Executive Session.
The meeting chen went into ex-
ecutive session and adopted a con-
stituton and by laws patterned after
the constitution and by laws of the
National League. Quite an amount
of business was transacted.
The managers settled up the af-
fairs of the League for the past year
sosthat at the beginning of the sea-
son there will not be one dollar of in
debtedness against the League.
Frankfort was in arrears and had
been called on upon several Occa-
sions for payment of its League per-
centage and arrears but had not
responded. This was announced to
the managers whereupon an order
was unanimously passed directing
the President to notify the old man
agement OF the Frankfort club that
unless the arrears were paid within
ten days the pennant, which was
won by Frankfort last year, would
be awarded to Lexington, which
stood second in the percentage.
Fixed Salary Limit.
The managers also fixed the salary
limit at an amount not. to exceed
$4,000 payment for any one club,
which Inc udes the salaries of all
the club players, the captain and
managers. 1t adopted stringent
rules against the violation of this
salary limit and any club violating
it shall be fined $4,000 for the first
offense and for the second offense
a fine of $4,000 and forfeiture of its
franchise. The managers all signed
this agreement.
Fixing of Guarantee.
Another important matter was the
fixing of the guarantee and per-
centage basis. 1t was agreed that
the guarantee to the visiting club
should be $500 or 40 per cent of
the gross gate receipts in the option
of the visiting club and not more
than fifteen passes per game were
allowed to the home club.
After the adoption of the consti-
tuition and by laws the League de-
cided to go under national protec-
ton of the National agreement of
the National Association of pro-
fessional base ball Leagues which
permits this League to enter Class ID
of that Association.
This VIII be of great benefit to the
club as all of their players will be
protected No club In the United
States, under this national agree
ment, can sign or play any of the
League s players and if any of the
players are drafted the club drafting
them will have to pay to the owner
of the player at least 100000. The
owner OF the player, OF course, has
the right to enter into negotiation
for the sale of the player at any
price it nay agree upon. Every
manager present gave his check
necessary to obtain this protection
and copy of the constitution and
by laws were Immediately mailed to
Mr.. Farrell, of New York, Secretary
and Treasurer of the National As
sociatio..
Umpire Arrangement.
= Another important matter was the
arrangement of umpires for the com
ing season. 1t was decided thai
when the schedule was made which
will CONSIST of 100 games, fifty OF
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