The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-05
SUPREME COURT IF
 BASEBALL ACTS Grants Class AA to Three
 Leagues MANY CHANGES MADE Change Draft Prices as Follows: A, so5nO. S150O. R. S120O. C..
MANY CHANGES MADE
Change Draft Prices as Follows: A, $2500; A, $500; B, $1200; C, S750, and D, S500-The
 Commission Pleased

= neinnati, January 4.-With the : ognition of class in minor baseball ; Agues to be known as Class AA. and : revision of practically every section of the national peace agreement the National Baseball commission ended its eighth annual meeting here today.
 The visit of the hosts of minor leagues to the meeting was not in vain, inasmuch as they were granted every thing that they requested of the com mission. The Class AA will be ranked between the two major leagues and the Class A leagues, and will be com posed of the International league, the American association and the Pacific the Class A league clubs cannot sell players except for immediate delivery This rule does not bind the leagues of lower classification, however.
 The drafting season, which has here tofore opened on September 1, will in the future open on September 15 The season for purchased players will close August 20 as formerly. The first five days of the drafting season from
  given over to the major leagues ex- eluslvely. Two days will then be al- lowed to elapse and the Class A | leagues will have a 10 days drafting season Then the leagues of lower classification will have their season in the order of their classification.
 One of the principal changes in the agreement was the price to be paid by major league clubs for minor league players who are drafted. It follows; To Class A, s250O instead of 5000; Class A, $15oO instead of sto0O; Class B, s12Oo instead of s75O Class c. $75O instead of $500, and class D, $500 in stead of $500.
 Class AA league clubs are permitted to draft from any league of lower classification. including the Class A, provided that the latter class clubs has not lost player by draft to the major league clubs.
 The limit of the number of players which can be kepi on the reserve list was also revised and follows; Major league cllihs 35; Class A, 30; Class A, 2si clas 2e; Class c, 24 No regulation was 'fiap for Class D leagues
 l From May 15 to August 20 major league clubs are restricted to 25 players while the restrictions in the minor clubs are:
 Class A, 20 Class A. IS; Class B. 16; Class c IA. No provision was made for lower class clubs
 Another rule which has bearing on all minor league players was passed at the request of the minors them selves. lt Holds that no major league club be allowed to pay player who is under a probationary contract more than 25 per cent of the salary he re- ceived from the minor league club from which he was claimed. In regard to this it was explained that the players Frequently were given huge salary for the 45 days of probationary play with the major leagues only to be thrust back into the minors and become dis satisfied over the much smaller salary there.
 Hereafter all major league ball play CTS 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.
 AuBusl ltoiflnanns proSluent or the Cincinnati Baseball club. was reelected chairman of the commission John F. Bruce of the St. Louis club of the American League was selected as sec retary while Joseph Palmer was chosen as secretary to the chairman of the commission
 J. H. Farrell, secretary of the na- tional comiaission, in speaking of the changes said:
 ''The commission award every request made by us and l believe that we have bettered conditions among the minor leagues over 100 per cent. There will not be minor league man in the country that will not be elated over the result of the meeting"
 Chairman Hermann of the commis- sion said:
 "The requests made by the minors were fair in every case. Of course there had to be some exceptions made where agreements were in vogue previous to this meet However, we found these to be decidedly few and l think that we have bettered the condition of the national game as well as that of the minors"