The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
AGREEMENT
RATIFIED IN FULL
National League Magnstes
Conclude Annual Spring
Meeting.
DRAFT PERIOD SHORT

New York. Feb. B-The National
Lesgue concluded its annual spring
meeting at the waldorf-Astoria to-day
by ratifylng in full the terms of the re-
vised peace agreement which binds to-
gether in working harmony the various
major and minor leagues OF organized
baseball
The National Association, the control
ling power Of the minor leagues, had
! already subscribed TO the new articles,
and It was announced by August Herr
mann, chairman OF the national COM
mission, that the American League had
pledged itself to dip in its oar for the
| common cause. The terms OF the new
peace pact were expounded pretty thor
oughly at the time Of the annual big
league meetings IN New York last De-
cember, and all the concessions that were
granted the minors at that time have
been subscribed in the new policy.
A new class OF AA rating has been
granted TO the International and Pacific
Coast leagues and the American Asso-
citation, provided each OF these circuits
can show a population Of 1.750.OOO. Here
after the major league drafting period
will be chopped from fifteen to five days,
and will begin on September 10 instead
| of September /, as formerly. The major
league players will be allowed only one
drafted player from each Class AA club,
while only ore player may be drafted
| from a Glass A team.
The draft prices have been raised to
the following figures: Glass "A, $500;
Class A, $500; Glass B, $l,2eO; Glass c,
$50; Glass D. 500.
A strict roster limit will be enforced
both in the major and minor leagues.
| League clubs cannot at any time hold
in reserve more than the following num-
Der OF athletes: Major leagues, 3; Class
| AA, 30: Glass A. Is: Glass Il, IS: Class C.
"a; Glass d. -. Between May Is and
August 20 these various classes will be
restricted to ., 20. is. l6 Il, and Il men,
| respectively, per team. In the case Of
| the major leagues. the managers are cN-
cluded from the count the same as in
eligible players.
Major league recruits turned back 10
the minors will have every chance Of bet
tering themselves, for they must first be
offered to Class "A league. then to Class
A, Glass B, Glass e. and Class n, in turn.
The same ruling holds good in the minor
leagues
| Section ., article 3. Of the national
agreement, relative TO the drawing of
major league schedules, was amended so
that hereafter the respective presidents
of the National and American leagues
will have full power, thus:
THE respective presidents Of each
major league shall in person or by proxy
annually prepare a schedule Of games for
each major league for the ensuing PEN
nant race. avoiding as far as possible
conflicts in championship games in cities
in which rival clubs are located. The
schedules thus drafted shall be submitted
20 each major league not later than the
Second week in February each year. and
no alteration shall be made In any date
or dates allotted therein without the con-
currence OF both league presidents"
Section >, article 5, relative to protec-
tion OF territory, was also revised. Here
after no major league territory may be
granted 70 a rival league except by a
majority vote of both major leagues.
John NJ. Ward, chairman of the Ma
tional League rules committee. made a
report TO the brother magnates. He said
that he and Tom Connolly. chairman OF
the American League rules committee,
had reached an understanding and that
they believed no changes should be made
in the code except the insertion of a
clause to prevent the pichers' box from
being built up higher than the batters'
box. Bob Emslie and Roger Bresnahan,
Wards companions on the committee,
voiced the sentiments of their respective
chairmen.