The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
CONDEMNS GAMBLING
Recommends That no Major League Club Be Allowed to Play in Minor League Territory Either Be-
 fore or After Season

New York. December 14-The American Leagues declaration ofwar' was pigeon iholed for at least two months and prob- ably for anltinle at the National League meeting today It was not \even seriously considered. President Lynch declared.
 None of the managers could deeipher its purport, he said so they tabled it.
 In the final session. of a three. day meet ing the National League adopted two resolutions today, one calling upon the six states containing cities on the circuit to make ticket scalping punishable by fine and Imprisonment, the other deelar- ing war on baseball pools, ands offering SlOO reward for the convictions of per sons gambling on the game.
 The organization also vested President Lynch with power to act for it in deal- ing with the request of the three princi- pal minor leagues for higher elassifica- .tion. A list of recommendations in this connection was approved. Among them were the following:
 That major league clubs not be allowed to play in minor league territory and vice versa either before or after the playing season. reduction of the drafting season to five days beginning September 15; drafting of umpires; an amendment re- quiring the major leagues to increase salary of drafted players $50 over their minor league salaries; the adoption of salary limits by minor leagues;s restric- tion of players limit in all leagnes to 70 during the playing season and 30 during the off season; the retention of players in the highest class league in which they are purchased so far as possible; draft ing prices of $l50O in class AA; $125O in .chas A: S1eOO in class B.. $50 in class c, and $500 in class D; that players drafted from class A must be offered back to clas A at the draft price before being offered to higher class.
 While it was recommended that Presi- dent Lynch vote for these amendments to the national agreement the entire sit uation was left in his hands and Mir Hermann is for action at the next meet ing of the National commission.
 The league also adopted unanimously resolution submitted by pr. Dreyfuss, de- claring it to be the sense of the gathering that in future worlds series games the contesting clubs be required to turn over 95 per cent of their shares of the receipts to the treasurers of the two leagues The resolution advocated an amendment to this effect to the national agreement and provides that. copy of the measure be sent to the American league.
 Playing next year will cease on or about October 6, a week earlier than formerly s-'t the season will open on or about April Il. q resolution to this effect being adopt ed. Final action before adjournment was the appointment of the committees.
 Constitution: Brush, Herman, Locke; schedule, Dreyfuss, Heydler and Lynch; rules, Ward, Bresnahan.
 Questioned regarding the American league resolution after the meeting, Pres ident Lynch declared that there was nothing in it. He added: We could not make out what it meant
 The only other echo of the world S series ticket scandal was the resolution calling for legislation on ticket scalping. It re- cited that present laws were inadequate to protect the rights of the public and in addition to calling upon the states to enact legislation making ticket specula- tion punishable included the club cities in the appeal The resolution declaring war on gambling recites that organized baseball is determined to keep the na- tional game free from the evil, promises the leagues support to any movement with that end in view and concludes:
 "The National League will pay reward of 500 for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of any persons guilty of using the game of baseball as the basis for making wager or conduct ing pool or any other gambling device whatever"
 It was announced that Providence club had been sold to Frank Navin.
 Charles w. Murphy, owner of the Chi cago Cubs, announced tonight that he had given two players and 5000 for First Baseman Gandil of the Montreal club. One of the plays was Pitcher Slapnick, the other was yet to be determined upon.
 The next meeting of the league will 'oe held in February.
 It was explained tonight that the National league resolution be not al lowed to play in minor territory and vice versa, was intended to do away with the invasion of the home city or vicinity of any league club by club from another league in contests with semi professional, independent or oth- er organizations. Thus, for example, the New York club would not be allowed to cross the river to Jersey City which Is international league territory and play other than the Jersey City club
 Chicago, December 14-President B. B Johnson of the American league arrived here today and intimated that the resolu- ton of his league which favored severilg all relations with the National league was adopted more for a moral effect than with any intention of breaking up the major league relations
 The idea as hinted by MT. Johnson was to indicate to the Natonsl that gossip in- voving the American league or it's mem- bers in relations not in the best inter- ests of baseball would not be tolera ted by the latter and to convince Lynch's league that Johnson's followers felt able to tc alone if they had to. No open war was contemplated he added. unless the Ma tional league started it, The resolution left 'it up to- the Nationals.
 rf Big Coal Shipment
 Pittsburg, December 14.-A rise in the rivers due to rains in the past few days