The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-13
ASSOCIATION OF
BASEBALL LEAGUES TAKES
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS

the question OF salary limit for clubs
and the apparent diversity of opinion
among the attending delegates presaged
contention In the first regular session.
Clubs In the AA. and A. classes, re-
speetively, were insistent that if sal
airy limit be imposed, it must not be such
as would impair the quality of game they
offered their patrons while the advocates
of close salary limit, principally own
ers OF smaller clubs, asked that the larger
leagues be prevented from entieing by
Tmeans of higher salaries the men who
on the other hand, would be of profit
to the minor organizations None of the
| officials of the association was confident
that the salary limit question would be
settled without opposition. Talk of a
sliding scale of salary limits proper
toned to the waiver and release prices
OF the various leagues rapidly progressed.
President Sexton today said before an
adjournment was taken of the present
meeting a salary limit would be set. For
the leagues ranking under A. stringent
salary limits will be arranged, and they
are to be strictly enforced, he said. The
main contenders for the next meeting
are Atlanta, Columbus, o.. and Nashville
| Tenn.
sliding Scale Salary
A sliding scale" salary limit probably
will be adopted by the national asso-
citation of minor leagues, it was said here
tonight by magnates who discussed the
matter at the brief opening session Of
the associations annual meeting today.
According to a plan informally preached
a limit for each league graded according
to its class, VIII be proposed, and after
some possible adjustment of detail will
become a rule. the magnates predicted.
Serious opposition to a salary limit
that they thought would tend to "impair
the quality of baseball" developed among
representatives of the American asso-
citation, and the International league
Some magnates appeared afraid of con-
fusion from the sliding SCALE" and sew
eral favored deposit with the league
president of all players salary money and
penalty for payment to a PLAYER of
sums other than the acknowledged con-
tract price.
After Good Players
After President M. II. Sexton called the
meeting to order reports were read. rou-
tine preliminary business was disposed
of, credentials examined. and committees
appointed. In the crowd which thronged
hotel where the meeting was held, were
the leadinb baseball men of the country all
denying that they were selling or buy
ing, yet all cautiously inquiring about
new and promising players.
This salary limit question will be the
principal matter of official business to
appear before the association at its
meeting tomorrow and the day after
1t would not be settled without tight,
it was agreed, and the contention prom
ised to extend the meeting by prolonged
wrangle.
Evers Is There
President Charles w. Murphy and Man
ager John Evers of the Chicago National
league club, appeared at the meeting,
but neither would admit more interest
in the proceedings than desire to pro-
mote friendship with American baseball
men. They laughed at talk of a trade for
Joe Tinker, and said they were just
looking around That was Connie
Mack's comment until he was ready to
tell of his trade for Daley and Murphy
and Eyers were watched for announce
ments of trades