The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-14

THE classification legislation In the
National association national
agreement will be revised at the
annual meeting Of that organization IN
Chicago next fall. The system may
not undergo radical change, but there
will be notifications that will do away
with abuses and injustices that have
arisen in the course of the develop
ment of the game, to individual minor
leagues in all sections Of the country.
The major leagues are interested IN
the matter, because the draft price
of the player is determined by the
rank Of the minor league of which the
club to which he belongs is a mem
Der at the time of his selection, but
the parties of the first part In the
agreement will have no part in the
acw grouping of the minor leagues
This power is delegated to the minors
by section 5 of Article 6 OF the ma
tional agreement. which reads as fol-
lows:
The National association shall have
he classification Of its leagues and
the adoption of a salary for its clubs
according to such classification and 1t
agrees to withdraw protection from
any league which allows any OF us
clubs to exceed the salary limit pre-
scribed for leagues OF Its classlnca-
ton. 49,.
The succeeding section fixes the
nr,ce for selecting a Class A player by
q major club at $1,000; If a class d
n,aver at $3.50; Of q Class c player at
s5Oo and Of a player from a CLUB OF
lower Gloss" at 5000 The quoted
words were manifestly employed IN ex-
notation of the creation OF classes De-
low D and are ~assuredly suficiently
elastic tc include the rest OF the letters
of the alphabet. However, II IS ap'
narent that, although the National as
ISOLATION has sole control Of the
grading of it's leagues in rank, three
classes-A, B and C-must be etalneo
IN otder that the drafting rights OF the
major leagues under Section o. Ar
t,cle 6, NAY be exercised at the price
fixed for each Of these ranks.
care the Tigers out Of the p%ennant
running this year? Decidedly not
said Manager Hughey jennings the
otbor day. We've got to work hard-
or than ever before, that's all. VINO
Al think will win If we fail to get IN
~ tho An,sh. Well, frankly, 1 like the
looks Of the Red Sox. The Reo o
team has even chances with the Atm
letics Of landing first In the race de-
sn,te the big handicap the Connie
Macks now have on Taylor's men. AS
iona &C this Red Sox ~smash-bang hit
t,ne continues nothing In the world
It'll sion the team. Great pitching by
remarkable pitching staff such as
the Athletics have will win a pennant'
sometimes, but when you nave TO
hooso O a team that IS playing
areat hall In the field and hitting fair
., we,l behind wonderful pitchers, and
q team that is bubbling over with con-
edence which has resulted from a
Ionq stretch of victories Is able to
stort a batting rally which means
oworvwhere from three to four singles
~ civ or eight hits with doubles and
tr;n,es scattered among them, and has
. couple of great left-handers, who sell
dom mitch three, four or five hit
Games, but who nev get hammered
o,t oP the box either, why, give me
The chaps who are hitting and who
hova the confidence. 1t would be a
greot thing for Boston to win the pen
o.nt and If we cannot climb in there,
whv. my lest wishes to Pat Donovan's
team"
President Lynch has been closely
observing the work of his umpires. He
ia fairly we'll satisfied with the way
they are performing. but is anxious to
improve the staff as much as he a n
Next year he expects to have two or
three new men of intelligence and
good Judgment. In order to get high
class men for the position said the
league chief, 1T IS necessary to make
the work attractive. Intelligent men
will not stand for constant daily abuse
on the field, and l am doing my best
TO eliminate the use Of bad laeuage by
players. If we can hush up the rough
fellows it will be easy to get a n
class Of men to do the umpiring, for
it Is interesting work. I think we are
making progress along that line.
Every case Of profane or obscene Ian
guage used to an umpire calls for a
fine or suspension, and this rule Is
being vigorously enforced" Mr.. Lynch
Is very earnest In his desire to make