The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-06
Other Ten to Come Up Later
Green Background for
Batters Hereafter.

CINCINNATI, O.. Jan. s.--Ths Ma
tional Baseball Commission agreed to.
day to grant seven Of seventeen requests
made by the Bailplayers' rrternity. so
far as the major league IL concerned.
The ten other requests were deferred for
tier action ana ell referred foa action
by the minor leagues.
The most important request granted
was that . ban player after he has
served ten years In the major legues
viii be given hls 0nconditionl release,
IL no team IN the majors desires his
services.
The commission also granted the re-
quest that every major league park
shall be equipped With blank wall.
painted dark green, placed back Of
box and homo plate. Of suficient size
10 afford . background for q pitched
all.
pave FuAts. President Of the Fra
entity, who acted a. spokesman for
the BAN players committee which met
the commission In open Sessi0n. said .
background was needed. because In
juries resulted when advertising signs
md fans In bleacher seats made II hard
for the batter to see a pitched bail.
The oousmission agreed to Srant a
request providing that when'a player Ia
fined and suspended he shall Be given
written notice stating the amount of
the fne. duration Of suspension and
reasons therefor.
The commission also granted the re-
quest that q player shall not be dis.
crimAnAtsd against because he 10 nom.
Der OF the fraternity.
| II was expected that before the close
Of the day definite decision would b.
reached on all requests. both from the
major and minor leagues.
The nrst request was a. follows
"when q player receives ten days no
tice Of unconditional release he shall b
free to sign with any team Immediately
the contract to run from the expiration
Of the ten days period"
II was discussed three-Quarters OF al
hour, and after the players committe
refused to permit the substitution b.
the committee Of the word negotiate
Aftsr the words ,AAall Pc free to- VA
laid ASIDE 10 be taken up later.
| The second request tatsh read: ma
tional Association players shall receiv
ten days notice before they can DO RI
leased Internationally" .,
Mike Sexton argued this rule for tn
committee from the minor leagues. II
said this concession might be made
Class "A and Class A leagues. but tina
below that standing It was impossible
He declared that 20 per cent. OF tn
leaxues below Class A were losers Las
year. and that he estimated with TIL
rule In effect in May. June ana Jul
last year It would have cost the nhino
. lea CUES below Glass a $sso.0o. -.
HERRMANN WOULDN'T tNJUR
~ PLAYER WITH THIS RULE.
After further debate. request No.
/ was passed over for further considers
: ton. Secretary J. II. Farrell Of tn
! National Board was heard at length o
the subject.
Request No. 3, which reads: "whs
. player II transferred he shaM
= transferred subJeOt to all the terms
|. this contract" brought forth more o.
. posit,on from the National Commission
. Chairman Hermann Insisted that
. would be DOING the player . grave u
fury to pass this rule. but intimate
! that, if,ths fraternity desired 1t. u
Commission had no real objection. II
rultx continued his argument on u
. u,otion. and. by consent, thi0 WI