The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
IGNORES JOHNSON
TABLES COMMUNICATION CONTAIN
,xa RESOLUTIONS ADOPT
ned ny RIVAL.
EBBETS TURNED DOWN
nRo0ixI.yN MAN NaN.ED WAR BUT
MAGNATEs REFUSE AND
SHORTEN SCHEDULE FOR
NExT SEASON.

NEW YORK. Dec. l4.~-Ihere Will
be no big baseball war after all. ne
annual meeting OF the National
League adjourned this afternoon
without the slightest official notice
having been taken of the American
Leagues attitude of hostility as de-
ciared In the resolution adopted Tues
slay After a most spirited debate the
National League moguis agreed that
they could not understand the spirit
OF the communication, so 1t was iala
OF, the table TO die Of neglect with the
,;cket scalping scandal and all other
unpleasant subjects.
Charles II. Ebbets, the brooklyn
inapressario stood out for war to the
hilt. bat az is usually the case the
owner OF the Dodgers was talked
down and sat down.
Every one of Ebbet's pet hobbies
were tossed into the discard and he
himself was denied even an humble
position on any OF the various com
naittees besides being deprived of
the privilege OF COMMUNICATING the
discovery Of America by his annual
coium bus Day festivities. The Ma
uonai League season of 1872 Will
start on or near April II. and viii
close on or near October &.
Recognizes Class A.
Inc National isebkQe aoi't"cu thS
lead of its contemporary by ratifying
the majority of requests submitted pE
the board of arbitration Of the ma
ttonal association and the prospective
Class A A leagues relative to the
amendment OF the peace agreement.
Here is what the National League
sanctions.
That major league players be not
permitted TO play in minor league ter
rtory or minor league players IN
major league territory prior to or
4 following the actual schedule periods
OF the various leagues that players
drafted from Glass clubs be Of
tered back to them by the majors at
draft prices and not be turned over
to the Class A a circuits; that the
major league drafting period begin on
September 5 instead of September 1
as heretofore, and that the time De
limited from fifteen to llNe days, tha'
uYnpires be placed on the reserve Hs'
and a draft price fixed for these ON
eials So that they may be advanced
IN the prof ession as are the players
chat minor league players drafted D,
tne majors be given an increase Oh
$50 a month over their minor league
contracts for probationary period OF
xtxty days: that salary limits be hxee
minor leagues, that a player limit Of
twenty-five in the active season ant
yhirty-aye in the off season be OBJ
served by all clubs OF organized base
call. major ie&gues as well as minors
hat interieague waivers hereafter D.
necessary for the return for DOH
drafted and purchased players: tina
The right OF either major league 4
} araft be determined by lot, the CLUB
III that league then to draw for tn
- athlete; the following draft prices TO
minor league talent. Class A A, 81.
500; class A. $3.50; class b. $1,000
class {, $3.50: Class y. $500
New Peace Agreement.
President Thomas Lynch ant
August Hermann were empowered 4
make such changes In these recon-
nendations endorsed by the Nationa
league as might be deemed advisabl
,snen the new peace agreement Is rat
lied at the annual meeting or tn
.sational Commission.
The league endorsed a policy favor
ing the advancement OF the mino
league player aud offered vote O
thanks to Joe Brien. Tom Lynch an
- W Murphy for securing umpir
prick owen from the American AZ
ssnciation.
resolution offered by Barne
n Dresfuss amends the league consti
tu.ion relative to the division 0
worlds series money. Here after
per cent. Of the worlds series spoil
that fall TO the National Leagu
champion will be t1rned over to tn
league exchequer. Probably this VII
be added TO the ten per cent. tn
which is supposed to have been main
tanned as IA war fund ever since peac
with the American League was estab
iished
To Suppress Gambling.
Resolutions were adopted which air
al the suppression of gambling an
ticket scalping. The States of Ne'
York, Pennsylvania. Ohio. Illinois Mis-
seouri and Massa usetts Rs well q
all the cities OF the National League
will be asked to enact legislation tina
n Will make speculation in Amusement
tickets an offense punishable by fin
and Imprisonment.
The following committees were ap
pointed
Constitution--John r. Brush. Au
gust Hermann and william Locke
Schedule--Barney Dreyfuss tchair
man. John A. Heydler and Thoma
J. Lynch; Rules--John NJ. Ware