The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MEETING ADJOURNS'
Three Amendments to Con!
stitution-Ruling of Arbi- J
tratiOn Board Upheld

New York December 1.-THE annual
meeting of the National League of Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs closed tonight.
After adjournment the club owners were
the guests at private banquet given by
John K. Tener, governor of Pennsylvania.
and the newly elected president of the
organization.
During the day the league added three
amendments to it's constitution, favored
a new method of holding the annual
drafting of players and decided to hold
the annual schedule meeting February
3 in this city. President Tener is to an
nounce later his appointments OF constitu-
ton arbitration and rules committees
The league confirmed the ruling of the
arbitration board, which failed to uphold
the protest of the New York club against
surrendering quarter share of its 1912
world series receipts to the other seven
clubs. 1t was held today that the ma
tional commission rule requiring the ap-
port1onment was constitutional and the
sS6,oeo withheld from the new club was
ordered divided. 1t was decided that the
Giants should get a one-eighth share of
the money. The clubs protest againtt
strrenderlng the quarter share. s25.Dn OF
the 1913 world series receipts was referred
to the national commission.
New Rule Introduced
The new draft rule. which the league
favored, was introduced by Charles II.
Ebbetts, president of the Brooklyn club.
1t is designed to reduce the element of
chance in the frawng and to give second
division clubs free selection of players
before first division clubs. in this man
ner strengthening the weaker clubs and
thus strengthening the league. Concur
renee by the American league, the ma
tfonal commission and the associated minor
leagues is necessary before the rule be-
comes effective.
One amendment passed was looked un
on as an instance of how the league plans
to broaden its presidents powers. Gov
ernor Tener will have authority to arbl-
trate a dispute between two clubs over
The waiver price on a player which one
desires to relieve. II club has paid
several thousand dollars 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
another National League club claiming
him, but can demand a higher price. If
the clubs cannot agree, President Tener
will have power to strike medium by
which the purchasing club must abide if
1t wants the player
Another amendment prohibits the owns
er, manager or agent of one club ne.
gotiating with a player OF another with
out first getting permission from the
players owner to do So
No Deal for Tinker
The meeting adjourned without any deal
having been made for Joe Tinker, Cincin-
natf's deposed manager, although several
trades assigning him variously to Pitts
burg, Brooklyn and Philadelphia. were
rumored.
Manager Stallings offered Pittsburg 5000
for Dolan, 1t was reported. while Manager
Doom offered Pittsburg Camnitz and
Byrne for Dolan. which would reverse
the trade which Doom and Manager
Clarke made last summer.
Governor Tener announced the appoint
ment as his private secretary, of D. LEROY
Reeves. sporting editor of the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger and formerly ss-
retary OF the Philadelphia club.