Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12

New York. Dec 1.-THE National
League brought it's annual meeting to
a close, tonight, After Adjournment
the club owners were the guests at
private banquet given by John K. Te
ner, governor of Pennsylvania, and
newly elected president of the organ
ization
During the day, the league added
three amendments to its constitution,
favored new method of holding the
annual drafting of players and fixed
upon Feb. as the date for the annual
schedule meeting which will be held
here. President Tener is to announce
later his appointments of constitution,
arbitration and rules committee.
The league confirmed the ruling of
the Arbitration Board, which failed to
uphold the protest of the New York
Club against surrendering a quarter
share of its 1912 World Series receipts
to the other seven clubs. 1t was held,
today, that the National Commission
rule requiring the apportionment was
constitutional and the $4,000 withheld
from the New York Club was ordered
divided. AS a balm to the Giants 1t
was decided that the local club should
get one-eight share of the money.
The clubs protest against surrender
ing the quarter share, $4,000, of the
1918 Worlds Series receipts was re-
ferred to the National Commission, the
league being in doubt whether the Ar
filtration Boards decision applied to
the 1913 protest.
The new drafting rule is designed to
eliminate as much as possible the ele-
ment of chance In the drawing and to
give second division clubs a free Sc
lection of players before first division
clubs, thus Strengthening the weaker
clubs and consequently the league in
general.
Concurrence by the American League,
the National Commission and the As
ISOLATED Minor leagues is necessary be-
fore the rule becomes effective.
One of the amendments passed was
looked upon as an instance Of how the
leaS1e plans to give its president a
broader scope of power than hereto
fore. Governor Tener will have author
ity to arbitrate a dispute between two
clubs over the waiver price on a
player which one desires to release. If
a club has paid several thousand dol
lars for a youngster and, finding him
wanting. decides to let him go. the
club will not have to dispose of him
at the usual $500 waiver price to an
other National League club claiming
him, but can demand a higher price
If the clubs cannot agree, President
Tener will have power to strike a me-
dunn, by which the purchasing club
must abide if it wants the player.
Another amendment prohibits the
owner. manager or agent of one club
negotiating with player of another
without first getting permission from
the players owner to do so. The third
amendment was a technical one set
ting aside, in the case of New York
City, the rule that no city shall have
two National League clubs. This was
passed because Brooklyn is within the
greater city. The meeting adjourned
without any deal having been made for
Joe Tinker, Cincinnatis deposed man
ager, although several trades assign
ing him variously to Pittsburg, Brook
lyn and Philadelphia were rumored.
Roy Miller, released recently by
Philadelphia to Montreal, announced
he had quit baseball and would prac-
tice medicine in California.
Gov. Tener announced the appoint
ment as his private secretary of ID.
Leroy Reeves, sporting editor of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger and for
merly secretary of the Philadelphia
Club.