Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-15
Declaration ofWar Pigeon
hoIed by Nat'I' League.
Important Changes Recommend
ed in National Agreement,
Season OF 1912 Will Open April
II and Close on Oct. 6.

New York. Dee 1.-THE American
| Leagues Declaration OF war WIS
pigeon holed, Thursday, for at least
two months, and probably for all time
by the National League. 1t was net
even seriously considered, President
Lynch said at the close of the ses-
sion None of the magnates could I'M
derstand its purport, lie said. so they
tabled it.
: At the final session, today. of its
three-day meeting the National
Lee que adopted two resolutions, one
calling upon the six states containing
cities in the circuit to make ticket
scalring punishable by fine and i'm
prisoument, the other declaring war
on baseball pools and offering 500 re-
ward for the conviction of persons
gambling on the game.
The organization also vested Pres
ident Lynch with powers to act for
il in dealing with the requests by the
three principal minor leagues for
higher classification. A list of recon-
mendations in this connection was APP
proved Among them We're the fol-
lowing: That major league clubs be
not 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. be-
ginning Sept. Is; drafting Of umpiresi
an amendment requiring the major
leagues TO- increase the salaries ct
drafted players $50 a menth over their
minor league salaries; the adoption
OF salary limits by minor leagues
restriction of the PLAYER limit in all
leagues to 25 during the playing sea-
son and % during the off season; the
retention of players in the highest
class league in which they are pur-
chased so far as possible drafting
prices of said $500 in Glass AA, $3.50
in Glass a, $1,000 in Glass +, $3.50 in
| Glass C and $500 in Class D; that all
| players drafted from Glass A must
| be offered back to Glass A at the draft
| price before offered to a higher class
While it was recommended thai
| President Lynch vote for the amend
j ments to the National Agreement. TIL
entire situation was left in his hands
and Mr. Herrman's for action at tht
next meeting of the National Commits
sion
The league also adopted unanimously
a resolution submitted by President
Dreyfuss declaring it to be the sense OF
the gathering that in future worlds
championship games the contesting
clubs be required to turn over % per
cent. of their shares of the receipts &c
the treasurers of the two leagues.
The resolution advocated amendment &c
this effect to the national agreement and
e Na
sent to the American League for its con-
sideration.
Playing next year. will cease on or
about Oct 6, a week earlier than for
merly; the season will open on or about
April H. a resolution to this effect being
unanimously adopted.
Final action before adjournment was
the appointment by the chair of the fol-
lowing committees:
Constitution-Brush. Hermann. Locke
Schedule-Dreyfuss Heydler and Lynch
Rules-Ward, Bresnahan and Emslie.
what did you do with the American
League resolution" asked chorus OF
reporters when Sec. Heydler said that
was all.
placed it on the table" he replied. 1T
was discussed for brief space and the
sense of the meeting was that 1t was
hard to act upon. There was not any
feeling shown, the thing was two days
old and there was not much discussion,
either, except we couldn't understand Il.
The next meeting of the league will be
held in February.
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, for
$4,000
Norman Elberfeld, third baseman
of the Washington Club. has been
sold to Chattanooga, where he viii
captain the team, next year.
The Chicago National League club.
today, traded Pitcher Slapniclfa and
another player, whose name was not
made public TO the Montreal Club, for
First Baseman Gandil