The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-15
WAR CLOUD NOW
ARE PASSING OVER
American Leagues Declara-
ton Has Been Indefinite
ly Pigeon-FIoled

York. Dec. 15-The American
leaeues declaration of war was pig
eon-holed for at least " months and
probably for all time by the National
league Thursday. 1t was MOI even Sc
considered. President Lynch
aeclared at the close Of the session.
None of the magnates could decipher
Its purport. he said, so they tabled it.
In the final session of the three-day
meeting, the National league adopted
two resolutions Thursday, one calling
upon the six states containing cities on
the circuit to make ticket scalping
punishable by fine and imprisonment
and the other declaring a ban on all
pools and offering 500 reward for
the game.
The organization vested President
Lynch with powers to act for it in
dealing with the request Of the three
principal minor leagues for a higher
classification. A list Of recommen.
dations in this connection was approx
cd: Among them were the following:
"Ihat major league clubs not be al
lowed to play In minor league territory
the playing season: reduction of the
drafting season to five days beginning
September Is; drafting of umpires. an
amendment requiring the major
leagues to increase the salaries Of
drafted players $50 q month over
their minor league salaries; the adop-
ton OF salary limits by minor leagues:
restriction of player limit in ali
leagues to twenty-five during the play
ing season and thirty-fve during the
on season; the retention Of players in
the highest class league in which they
are purchased, so far as possible;
drafting prices of $500 in class "A.
$3.50 in class A, $1,00 DIN class B
$3.50 in class z and $500 in class d.
That players drafted from class A
must be sold back to class A at the
draft price before being offered a high.
er class.
President Lynch vote for these amend
ments to the national agreement, the
entire situation was left in his hands
and Mr.. Herrmann's for action at the
next meeting of the national commits
sion.
The league also adopted unanimous
~ a resolution submitted by President
Dreyfuss declaring it to be the sense
OF the gathering that in future
testing clubs be required to turf over
twenty-five per cent of their shares Of
the receipts to the treasures of the
two leagues. The resolution advocated
a amendment to this effect to the
national agreement and provided that
a copy of the measure be sent to the
American league.
Playing next year will cease on or
about October 6, q week earlier than
formerly; the season will open on or
,,about April IL. a resolution to this eff
feet being unanimously adopted. Final
action before adjournment was the
appointment of the following commit
tees:
Constitution-Brush, Hermann and
Locke.
schedule-Dreyfuss. Heydler and
Lynch.
Rules-ward. Bresnahan and Ems
Questioned regarding the American
league resolution after the meeting.
President Lynch declared that there
was nothing in It," He added: I'VE
couldn't make out what it meant"
The only other echo of the worlds
series ticket scandal was the resolu-
ton calling for legislation on ticket
were inadequate to protect the rights
Of the public and in addition to calling
upon the states to nae legislation
making ticket speculation punishable
included he club cities in the appeal.
The resolution declaring war on gam
bling recite sthat organized-somethin
Samuel Lichtenheim. owner Of the
Montreal club. was the authority for
the statement this afternoon that
Frank Navin. owner of the Detroit club
has purchased the Providence club of
the. International league. paying S70,-
900. President Barrow of the Inter-
national league left for Providence to-
day to close the deal.
Norman Elberf1eld. third abseman
OF the Washington club. has zecn sold
to Chattanooga. He will captain that