The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ENDS ITS SESSION
GRANTS. CLASS \ A RATING no
THREE MINOR LEAGUE
ORGANIZATIONS.
NEW DRAFT PRICES
ADOPTS RULE THAT PITCHERS
BOX SHALL NOT BE HIGHER
THAN THAT OF
BATTER.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.--The Ma
ttonaI League concluded Its annual
spring meeting at the wuldorf-As-
tofia today by raufying in full the
terms Of the revised peace agree
ment which binds together in working
harmony the various major and mi
nor leagues Of organized baseball. The
National Association, the controlling
power Of the minor leagues, mad al
ready subscribed to the new articles.
ara II was announced by August herr
mann, chairman OF the National Conf
mission that the American League
had pledged itself TO dip in its oar
for the common cause.
Tho terms of the new peace pact
were expounded pretty thoroughly at
the time OF the annual Dig league
meetings In New York last December.
anu ail the concessions that were
bean subscribed In the new policy. \
new class Of "A. rating, has peen
granted to the International and Pa
cine Coast Leagues, and the Ameri-
can Association provided eeach of
these circuits can show population
Of 1.750.v0o. Hereafter tho major
league drafting period will be chopped
from fifteen to nve days. and Will
begin on September 10 instead Of
September !, as formerly. The ma
Jof league players will be allowed
only ono drafted player from each
class A. club while only one play
ar may DO drafted from class A
team.
New Draft Prices.
The draft prices have been raised
10 the following figures:
Glass "A, $500, class A. u.soo;
class b, $1,000; class G. &2bo; class
y. $500.
A strict roster limit will be en-
forced both In the major and minor
leagues. League cluos cannot at any
time hold I'm reserve mere than the
following number of athletes:
Major leagues. IS. class AA. 80:
siass A. IS: class q. IS; class c, III:
class p. 20.
Between August 18th and August
Goth these various classes Will Dc
restricted 10 Is. 20. Is. 10. II and II
men, respectively, per team. In the
case OF the MAJOR leagues the man
ayers are excluded from the count the
same as ineligible players.
What should prove q great boon 10
the playing fraternity In contained III
the new regulations OF waiver pro-
cedura. Hereafter all the clubs OF both
major leagues will have to resign claim
10 all players--both drafted and pur.
chased--turned back to minor leagues.
III the case OF drafted player, the
claiming club will be required to pay
$3.50 additional to the draft price. This
liz added TO protect major league from
loss on Southern training expenses. In
- the case Of a purchase player being
claimed a fair price IL to be fixed by
arbitration. That assures q big league
club against great loss when high
priced phenom faiis to deliver.
McCraw was forced to carry Mar
GUARD. for whom he paid $1,000 for
two seasons simply because all the
rivals would not waive. He could
have got no more than $1,000 for
the 'kube' had he sent him To =
rival city.
Major league recruits turned back
to the minors will have every chance
az bettring themselves. for they must
FIRST be offered to Glass A league. then
10 CLASH, Glass Il. and Class ID in
turn. The same ruling holds good in
the minor leagues. A player cannot
be sent to slower company until all
the clubs Of the various leagues of his
class pass him up. Major league con-
tracts must be rendered big league
players before February ] each year.
Minor league players advancing to the
majors must he given probationary
contracts for forty-'sve days. at pay
Is per cent. in advance OF the salary
received in the bushes.
Section :. article >. OF tho National
agreement. relative to the drawing OF
major league schedules was amended
80 that hereafter the respective resi-
dents of the Nationaf and American
!. Leagues vall haye full newer. thus.
S<shcduIo Resolutions.