The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
REFERS PLAYERS
DEMAND TO CLUBS.
Each Minor League Club to Have
Voice in Answer to Requests
Of Players
Fraternity.
REQUESTS REASONABLE
General Opinion Prevails That Most Of
The Request Should be Granted
Ono Extor-
tionate.

ceiyed a letter this morning from
Secretary Farrell OF the National AS
ISOLATION asking him to secure from
each Of the clubs In the league their
views on the demands OF the Play
ers Fraternity which AFFECT this
league, copy Of these demands be-.
Ing enclosed. The following demands
were made:
Third-When q player is transfer
red he shall be transferred subject
to all the terms Of his contract.
Fourth-When player is transfer
red he shall be furnished with state
ment in writing which shall be bind
ing on all the parties concerned show
ing what teams have claim on him
and what that claim Is.
Sixth At the time the contracts
are sent out every player shall re-
ceive q copy, to be kept by him for
his own use.
Eighth Every team shall furnish
each player with two complete uni
forms, exclusive Of shoes.
Ninth Every team shall pay the
actual travelling expenses of its play
ers from their home to the training
camp, or 80 much thereof as does
not exceed the expense from the
league city to the training camp.
Thirteenth When team asks for
waivers on player 1t shall not be
permitted to withdraw the requests.
Fourteenth When a player is fined
or suspended he shall be given notice
lin writing stating the amount of the
/ fine or the duration Of the suspension
and the reason thereof.
Sixteenth Every park shall be
equipped With a blank wall painted
| dark green, placed back OF center
/ field in line with the pitchers' plate
and home base, Of sufficient size as
to afford a background for pitched
| balls.
/ Seventeenth Before player shall
I be released outright to lower cIas-
! sif1cation, waivers shall be secured
I at the same price for all classifica-
i tons, first from all teams in his clas-
stfication and then from all teams, II
any. between that classification and
the one to which he goes, according
to their priority in grade.
Before drafted or purchased play
er shall be released under an option
al agreement prior to the expiration
! of the season following his draft or
purchase, waivers shall be secured
from all teams in his classification at
the draft price or purchase price as
the case may be.
Before drafted or purchased
player, after the expiration Of the
i season following his draft or pur,
chase, or any player at any time,
i shall be released under an optional
agreement, waivers shall be secured
from all teams in his classification at
i $1,000, If he is to- be a major league
player. and $3.50 IL he is to be a Ala
i classification player. This Paragraph
is subject, however, to requests ii
I and IL.
Waivers having been secured. as
4 set forth in either Of the two forego-
. ing paragraphs, player may be re-
leased under an optional agreement
at a price which shall be the same
for all classifcations according tt
their priority in grade.
u AS this list Of requests was Just
] received by President Justice this
morning, he has not, OF course secur
, ed the view Of the clubs in the league
on the requests. Justice, himself, is
of the opinion that many OF the re