Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-05
CLASS AA GRANTED
National Commission Codes
Everything Requested.
SALARY BOOST REGULATED
Number Of Players to Be Carried
During Playing and Off Sea-
son Revised.

CINCINNATI.> January with the
recognition of class in minor base ball
leagues to be known as class IA and
revision of practically every section of
the national peace agreement, the nation
al base ball commission ended it's eighth
annual meeting here last night.
The visit Of the hosts Of minor league
magnates to the meeting was not in vain,
inasmuch as they were granted every
think they requested of the commission.
The class IA will be ranked between the
two major leagues and the class A
league and will be composed of the In
ternational League, the American Asso-
citation and the Pacific Coast League.
Like the major leagues, the class IA
league clubs cannot sell players except
for immediate delivery. This rule does
not bind leagues Of lower classified
ton, however.
The drafting season, which has hereto
fore opened September 1, will in the fu-
turc open September 10 The season for
purchase players will close August 20 as
drafting season, from September 10 to
September 70, will be given over to the
major leagues exclusively. Two days will
then be allowed to elapse and the class
IA league clubs Will have a ten-day
drafting season. Then the leagues of
lower classification will have their season
in the order of their classification.
Purchase Price Increased.
One of the principal changes in the
agreement was the price to be paid by the
major league clubs for minor league play
ers who are drafted. It follows
To class IA. $3.50 instead Of $1,000;
class A. 81 100 istead of 81 coo; class B.
81. 800 instead Of $3.50; class G. $40 in
stead Of $500. and class ID. $500 instead Of
500.
Glass IA league clubs are permitted to
draft from any league Of a lower classified
ton. including the class A, provided that the
latter class club has not lost player by
draft to the major league clubs. The limit
of the number of players which can be
carried on the reserve list was also re-
V sed and follows:
Ma jOr league clubs. DO; class AA, 10;
class a %; class b, Is; class c, "a.
No regulation was made for class D
leagues.
From May Is to August % major
ls- lie clubs are restricted to twenty-five
pa, ers. while the restriction In the minor
leagues are: Glass AA, 20; class A, IS:
class Il. IS: class c, IA. No provision was
made for class d.
Heretofore the National Association of
Minor League Clubs paid an annual as
sessment to the national commission of
x1.C.O. This was done away with upon
the recommendation of President johnson
of the American League, and in the fu-
ture the commission will stand the entire
expense of running itself This Is the re-
suit of the healthy receipts from the re-
cent worlds championship series. al well
as the intercity series. which were under
| the auspices of 1Se commission.
Only IS Per Cent Salary Boost.
Another rule which has bearing on all
minor league players was passed at the
/ Of ho fhoY0gc1v0c N
holds that no major league cldb be allow
ed to increase the pay Of player who is
under a probationary contract more than
p per cent OF the salary he received from
the minor league club from which he was
claimed. In regard to this 1t was ex-
planned that the players frequently were
given huge salary for the forty-f1ve
days of probationary play with the major
leagues, only to be thrust back into the
minors and become dissatisfied over the
much smaller salary there.
/ Hereafter all major league ball players
and clubs will be prohibited from playing
! exhibition games in minor league towns
| without the consent Of the home club,
while the same rule applies to minor
League players and minor league clubs
playing in major league territory.
August Hermann, president OF the Gin
cinnau base ball club. was reelected
chairman Of the commission: John E.
Bruce Of the st. Louis club of the Ameri-
Il y
while Joseph Flanner was chosen as sec
rotary to the chairman Of the commission.
Secretary Farrell's Views.
]. H. Farrell. secretary Of the National
Association. in speaking of the changes.
said
The commission awarded every request
and I believe that we have bettered condi-
tons among the minor leagues more than
100 per cent. There will not be q minor
league man In the country that will not
be elated over the result Of the meet.
4 ing"
4 Chairman Hermann of the commission
j said:
i The requests made by the minors We're
fair ip every case. OF course, there had
to be some exceptions made where agree
ments were In vogue previously to this
; decidedly few, and I think that we have
betfered the condition of the national