The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-05
7GijR'ANTSREQUESTS
MADE BY MINORS
sNational Baseball Commission
81 Ends Eighth Annual
a Meeting,
CLASS IA is RECOGNIZED
AWill Be Ranked Between Two
Major Leagues and
l; Class A.
CLASS IA is RECOGNIZED

Cincinnati, Ohio, January with the
recognition of class in minor base
bali leagues, TO be known as Glass AA.
and revision of practically every
section OF the national peace agree
ment, the National Baseball Commits
sion ended its eighth annual meeting
hero to-day
The visit of the hosts OF minor league
Masnates 10 the meeting was not in
Suin, inasmuch as tney were granted
everything that they requested of the
commission. The Class "A will be
ranked between the two major leagues
and the Class y league. and will be
composed OF the International League.
the American Association AID the Pa
ciic Coast League. Like the major
leagues, the Glass IA League clubs
cannot sell players except for immc-
diat1 delivery. This rule does not bind
the leagues OF lower classification,
however.
The drafting season. which has here
tofore opened on September ]. will In
the future open on September Is The
season for purchasing players will
close August 20. as formerly. The first
Sve days of the drafting season. from
September 10 to September 20, will be
given over to the major leagues oX-
clusively. Two days will then be al
lowed TO elapsc. and the Glass AA
league clubs will have ten-day draft
Ing season. Then the lea cues OF lower
e!ass!hcau ton will have their season in
tile 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 arc drafted. L, follows:
To Class IA, $500, instead of $1,000:
Class A Sl,5oo. instead of $1,000; Class
y $1,000 instead of $3.50; Glass c, $3.50,
!uSiead OF Sa0o, and Glass D, $500, in
stead of $500.
Class. IA league clubs arc permitted
70 draft from any league of lower
provided that the latter class clubs has
net lost 4 player By draft to the major
league clubs.
The limit Of the number OF players
Est was also revised as follows: Major
Lea cue clubs, IS: Glass "A, 80: Glass y.
rs; Glass b. 20; Glass c. -. No regula-
zion was made for the Class D leagues
From May Is to August 20 major
league clubs are restricted to % play
ers. while tho restriction in the minor
teI are: Class IA. 20: Glass A, IS;
was made for Glass D.
heretofore the National Association
OF Minor League Clubs paid an an
~''ui HSSESCllItHl 10 the national Com
mission OF $1,000. This was done away
npon recommendation of President
johnson, OF the American League and
IN the future the commission will stand
me entire expense OF running Itself
y MS is the result OF the healthtul re-
celpts from tho recent worlds cham
plonship series, as we'll as the inter
city series, which were under tho aus
Pices Of the commission.
ANOTHER rule which has bearing
St All minor leas que players was mass
ca at the request of the minors thcm-
selves. IT nolds that no mutor league
Club be allowed to increase the pay Of
player who Is under a probationary
contract more than - per cent OF the
GALAXY he received from the minor
league club from which he was CLAIM
ed In regard TO this II was explained
that the players frequently were given
u huSG salary tor the forty frye DAYS
OF probationary play with the ma ior
aeieues' only to be tnrust back into the
'ninoF and become dissatisfied over the
much smaller salary there.
Hereafter all major league ballnlay.
sTs anu clubs will be prohibited from
playing exhibition games In minor
league towns without the consent OF