New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

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decided that players drafted fiom CLASS y
/ leagues must be offered back to ClaSS \
/ leagues at the draft price. The MAYOR
/ league drafting season is TO open hereafter
on September 15 instead Of September j.
and continue for five days instead N NJ
teen days
The National League owners also eN-
pressed themselves az favoriaS reseiNa-
tion list fer umpires and that umpires
should be drafted from minor leagues in the
same manner as players at stated prices to
be fixed by those leagues. 1t was voted
that all minor league players who are TEX
en- on trial by the major league clubs should
stay with The big league at least siXr Gays
and that they should receive an increase In
salary Cf $50 a month over the salary which
they received IN the minor league.
1t was requested that all minor leagues
Including the new Glass "A. fix a salary
limit for players Tn, number Of players %
be carried by major league club was fixed
at twenty-five i'm season and thiTty-nve ont
Of season. and il also was requested that
the minor leagues fix a limit as well II
was decided that all drafted players must
get nterleaguc waivers from the big leagues
before being sent back TO the minors Is
well as purchased players This recon-
mendation was made so that player could
he kept in the big league as long as posi-
bic and receive thorough trial
Another innovation suggested was to the
effect that when the annual draft takes
place and several clubs from each league
put in bid for the same player it must
first be decided by lot or otherwise which
of the big leagues shall have the right TO
draft the player Then the player shall be
disposed Of as heretofore by lot
The drafting prices for the differ ent
leagues were fixed as follows: Class "A,
S2,500; Class \, $3.50; Glass T., N,0Oc;
Glass G. $780, and Glass j., $500. II was
the general opinion that the big leagues
should DO all they could to advance young
player in his profession, and that they
should give him q fair trial and keep him
In fast company as long as possible.
Ward on Rules Committee.
| Besides the schedule committee President
Lynch appointed John r. Brush, Garry
Hermann and William A. Locke to serve
on the constitution committee, and John
NJ. Ward, Roger Bresnahan and Robert
Emslie TO serve on the rules committee
A vote of thanks was extended 10 Joseph
d. O'Brien, c. w. Murphy and President
Lynch for obtaining the services of Robert
owens, the umpire, who comes to the Ma
tonal League from the American Associa-
ton
Mrs Helen II. Britton. the owner of the
ST. Louis Cardinals. again attended the
session OF the league, but tool; no part in
the formal discussions Of business matters
although she voted on questions. Mean
while her husband. Schuyler Britton. talked
baseball with Roger Bresnahan and others
in the corridors of the hotel.
Charlie Murphy. of the Chicago cubs,
announced that he had obtained Chick
Gandil from the Montreal Club of the In
ternational League. who has the reputa-
tion OF being a strong first bascman. Muir
ply gave in return Slapnicka, a pitcher,
and another player whose name was not
announced
There was rumor ahoat that attorneys
had been consulted, and suit cOntem-
plated against Ban Johnson, president of
the American League regarding the
charges he made before the National Com
mission against three men concerned I'm the
ticket speculation investigation. u. careful
investigation Of this report failed to sub
stantiate #. Two of the three men who
were mentioned in Ban Johnson's charges
positively denied that they had any idea
Of bringing suit. John Whalen. treasurer
. Of the New York Club. said the whole thing
was news to him. and that he had no
knowledge Of what the three men intended
TO do.
There was little rupture in the national
board OF arbitration Of the Professional
Baseball League, through the resignation Of
J. c. Ewing. of San Francisco. of the Pacific
Coast League, who is understood to have
resigned from the board because J. II. Far
rell, secretary. refused TO join him IN pre-
senting the new constitution TO the Nation
al Commission. 1t appears that just before
Ban Johnson left for the West on Wednes-
day he and August Hermann, of the Ma
! tional Commission, met in the Waldorf TO
consider informally the new classification
and rating of the international League, the
Pacific Coast League and the American
Association.
II is said that Farrell excused himself
from appearing before the commission on
the ground that nc could not leave the
work i'm the board. Johnson and Herr
mann, therefore, could not take up the
matter. and they postponed it until next
week. when the commission will meet in
Cincinnati.
Ewing was much disappointed over this
action. and was anxious to have the ques-
tion disposed OF before the commission left
New York. and rendered his resignation to
the arbitration board. Ewing says he Will
go 10 Cincinnati, and work individually for
the higher rating Of these leagues, but will
not act again with the board.
Harry Wolverton the new manager of
the Yankees, put in a busy day lodging
those who We're trying 10 find out whether
or not he was going TO trade Hal Chase.
WolvertOn said that he had a long talk
with Chase yesterday morning and that
they came To "a perfect understanding.
Chase is pretty sure 10 be at the initial
sack on the hilltop next season, unless
something unforeseen occurs. Wolverton
Will leave here r1r California to-day to get
his family. Hc will return by the first Of
the year