The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
JUSTICE HOME;
TALKS OF CHANGES
In Very interesting Interview to The
Gate City Today he Outlines
Three Proposed
Measures.
League Would Attempt to Limit Life
Of Central Association Player
to Three Years In This
Circuit.
Suggested Changes.

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Reduction of the salary limit from
s1,400 to $1,000.
Bylaw limiting the life of a player
in the Central Association to three
years.
Bylaw making 1t the cuty of clubs
to file with president every fifteen
days a receipt of salaries.
President NJ E. Justice, who has
had an extremely busy baseball SEES
sion in Hannibal, returned to Keo-
kuk last evening after successfully
closing with the new association in
manner. satisfactory to the entire
league. Today he gave to The Gate
City most interesting interview of
the proposed changes in the constitu-
ton and bylaws of the league which
may go into effect at the annual
meeting In October. Despite the
storm of the past week the league ex-
cutive was very optimistic and ex-
poets to see the c. A. come to sue
cessful termination on Labor Day.
Three matters which | consider of
extreme Importance were discussed at
the, Hannibal meeting anc very likely
will come up for action at the Octo-
Der meeting said President Justice.
"The first is still further reduc-
ton of the salary limit to $1,000. The
magnates realize that they have been
paying too much for baseball players
in the past. A good Illustration of
this can be taken by glancing over
the salaries which the clubs are pay
/ ing to players who recently came
/ from the Northern Arkansas league.
Not one Of them is receiving more
than 500 per month and they are all
! good ball players. In discussing this
matter the magnates could easily see
! that Tom HAYDEN of Burlington was
/ paving his players only little over
/ $1,000 and consider that he has a
great ball club.
The Central Association may like.
wise take the lead in new measure
4 which l soon expect to see many OF
the minor leagues follow It is limit
ing the life of a player in this league
to three years at the outside, possibly
only two. This would make the man
!, ager hustle for young ball players and
would occasion cheaper teams, but al
the same time teams that would give
satisfaction OF course the manager
would not be included in this
Protection against the recent &C
ton of Hannibal is found in a thirt
measure which may be introduced a
o. the October meeting and in which
D am heartily in favor of. 1t Is tn,
compelling of clubs to file receipts o
0 salaries from the players at the sam
0 time that affidavits as to the salarie
0 are made. This is done every fifteel
days and If the receipts did not ae
0 company them the league woul
0 know the club was failing financially
O No club should be allowed to get i
0 arrears as far as Hannibal did.
o. 81 consider that the league ha
: made good proposition for the pla!
0 ers IN assisting the Hannibal club t
carry the burden which 1t ha
to face
! TODAY I received formal appl
o cation from Iowa City for the frar
0 chfse | think that city would hav
0 been in position to have finance
o the club for the rest of the leagu
Q season, but am pleased that Hannibs
0 is to remain