The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-12
Directors of keokuk Base Ball Asso-
citation viii Take Initiative in
the Matter at Meeting
In Chicago.
OUTLINE RESOLUTIONS
Want Salary Limit Fixed at $500
With Thirteen Players lnclud-
ing a Manager-Sterne to
Attend.

At meeting Of the directors Of the
keokuk Baseball Association held yes
! terday, the subject Of reducing the
salary limit and the shortening of the
schedule was thoroughly discussed. It
is the intention of Keokuk directors
to fight for salary limit including
the manager and make the penalty of
infringement of this rule so drastic
that it will not be broken The follow
ing resolution will be presented to
the league directors by Louis Sterne,
who has been delegated to attend the
Chicago meeting:
No club member of this Associa-
ton shall be allowed to pay it's play
ers, including it's manager any amount
in excess Of Fifteen Hundred Dollars
(S1,50000) per month in the aggre-
gate. The numerical playing strength
of each club of this Association shall
not consist of more than thirteen (13)
players, including manager, after June
first"
"The President or Secretary and
Manager of each club is compelled to
furnish The Central Association Pres
ident sworn affidavit on the four
teenth and thirty-first day of the
months Of May, June, July, August
and September of the number of play
ers on its pay roll and amount of
salary paid to each member
Failure of the President or Secre-
tary and Manager of each club to
furnish the above mentioned affidavit
within five days from the above men,
toned date, it shall be mandatory on
the part of the President of The Cen
trail Association to Immediately I'M
pose fine of Two Hundred Dollars
(s20000) on the offending club or
clubs, which amount shall be divided
among the remaining clubs within
three days"
Should any player furnish satisfac-
tory proof to the President of the
Central Association, that he or any
other player is being paid any amount
in excess of the salary his or their
contract calls for, the President shall
the preceding paragraph, and said
player shall be entitled to one-half OF
the fine imposed and collected from
the offending club
The local directors are strongly in
favor of closing the season Labor Day.
BY startling the season May End, this
! can be done; playing 1873 games in
126 days with no open dates. Their
scheme is that double-headers could
be played on opening days and the
first Sunday in each city besides the
double-headers on holidays. In this
way the number of games played
would be only seven less than last
season, with saving Of about two
! weeks in time.
/ The plan of using farmed players is
4 not looked upon with favor by the To-
4 cal directors. They take the stand
4 that the Central Association is de-
/ veloping league, that all players
1 should be the property Of the different
clubs and the developing and sale OF
/ the players is considered big help
/ to meet the expense incurred during
| the season. EARNED or loaned players
come from leagues higher up, conse-
4 quently these men expect big salaries
and it will be an impossibility to keep
within the salary limit unless rule
prohibiting the use Of farmed players
I is passed.
It was also decided to call the an
nual meeting of the local association
November LIST, somewhat earlier than
former years, as it is realized that
next season will be a crucial one, not
only for Keokuk but all cities in the
Association. For this reason the
directors should be chosen early so as
to have ample time to lay plans for
next year.