The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-05
CHANGES IN
 B. B. CLASSES
CLASS A IS CREATED AND THE DRAFTING PRICES RAISED IN
 ALL INVESTIGATIONS.
Minor Leagues Win Out on Every Re. quest Presented to the National Baseball Commission Which
 Has Just Closed.

Cincinnati, Jan.s 4.-With the rec ognition of a class in minor baseball leagues to be known as class A and a revision of practically every section of the national peace agree- ment, the National Baseball Commis- sion ended its eighth annual meet, ing here today.
 The visit of the hosts of minoi league magnates to the meeting was not in vain inasmuch as they were granted everything that they request cd of tlhe commission The class A will be ranked between the two ma jor leagues and the Glass AA leasu~ will be composed of the International League, the American Association and the Pacific Coast League. Like the major leagues, the Class AA league clubs cannot sell players except for immediate delivery. This rule does rot bind the leagues of a lower class ification, however.
 The drafting season, which has heretofore opened on September l 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 September 15 to September 20 will be given over to the major leagues exclusively. Two days will then be allowed to elapse and the class AA League clubs will have a ten days drafting season. Then the leagues of lower classification will nave their season in the order Of their classification. One of the prin- cipsl changes in the agreement was the prices to be paid by major league for minor league players who are drafted. It follows:
 To class AA. s2.50O instead of $1,Ooo Glass A, $1.5OO instead of $1.0o0; Class B. s1.290 instead of s750; Class c s750 instead of $500 and Class D $500 instead of $500.
 Class A league clubs are permit ted to draft from any league of lower classification, Including the class A. provided that the latter class clubs has not lost player by draft 10 the major league clubs.
 The limit of the number of players which can be carried on the reserve list was also revised and follows
 Major League clubs S5, class AA 20; Class A 2S; Class B 26; Class C 24.
 No regulation was made for the Class D. League.
 From May l5 to August 20 Major Ieague clubs are restricted to 25 play CTS while the restriction in the minor leagues are:
 Class A 20, Class A IS; Class B IS, Class c 14. No provision was made for Class D.
 Heretofore the National Association of Minor League Clubs paid an annu- al assessment to the National Com mission of $1O00. This was done away with upon recommendation Of President Johnson of the American League and in the future tho conmis- son will stand the entire expense Of running itself. This is the result or the healthy receipts from the recent worlds championship series as well as the intercity series which were under the auspices of the commission
 Another rule which has . bearing on all minor league players, was passed at the request of the minors themselves. It holds that no major league club be allowed to pay play CT who is under probationary con- tract more than 25 per cent of the salary he received from the minor from which he was claimed. In re- gard to this it was explained that the players frequently were given huge salary for 45 days of probationary play with the major leagues only to he thrust back into the minors and become dissatisfied over the much smaller salary there
 Hereafter all major league bah rlayers and clubs will be prohibited from playing exhibition games in inor league towns without the con- sent of the home club. while the samo rule applies to minor league