Evening star., 1914-01-12
DEMANDSARE REJECTED
BY THE MINOR LEAGUES
Refuse to Accede to Request That
Major Players Contracts
Continue in Bushes.

NEW YORK. January 12.-John A.
! Heydier. secretary Of the National
Neague. has returned to this city from the
meeting Of the national commission in
Cincinnati. Mr.. Heydler talked freely
regarding the negotiations between the
Players Fraternity and the national COM
mission, pointing out several items that
had been rejected by the commission, the
| most important Of which was the refusal
OF the minor leagues to honor the terms
| of major league contract when the
player was sent to a minor league. Some
Of the details Of what the commission
granted and refused to grant is found
in the following interview with Mr.. Heyd-
Ter:
THE request that the contract terms be
observed by q minor league club secur-
ing a player from the majors will be
turned down eompletely,' Mr.. HeydieT
said. After the players committee had
listened to the remarks Of the minor
leagues committee it was apparent that
the players realized they were asking too
much In this particular request A man
with three-year contract, for instance,
who might be ready for the minors be-
fore one year was completed, could not
expect a minor league club to accept that
contract, since all the minor leagues are
governed by certain salary limits.
Each Case on Its Merits.
''Then the players asked that reduc-
! tion of more than 25 per cent be for
hidden. After long discussion. in which
the minor leaguers did about all the talk
ing. since they and not the majors would
be affected. it was decided to leave In
dividual cases with the national COM
| mission.
| ''Now a player who feels that his sal
ary has been reduced too much will put
F. the case up to the commission. and that
body will determine whether he has been
| dealt with justly. This compromise
/, makes the commission sort Of jury on
| the worth Of the player, and II the COM
mission feels that the player has not re-
| cetved proper treatment from the minor
| league club 1t will make a ruling on the
mans salary which the minor league
| must accept.
"The refusal Of the request that waiv-
| ers once asked could not be recalled was
due to the experience of the National
| system for one season and 1t proved a
money loser for the clubs. A player
purchased for 5000 or $4,000 whom a
| club desired to turn out for more sea
another club. Thus the club lost money
| as well as the player. Naturally this
! system would make club owner less
| anxious to buy players, and in this way
the minor league clubs would suffer and
the players would get fewer chances.
A Benefit to Players.
THE double waiver system is the great
est benefit the players receive under the
new agreement, working, as it does. with
unconditional releases. which were form
ally given without the formality Of ask
ing waivers, though any club in the
league might claim the players services
within ten days. Now the player is sure
Of ten days pay. and fifteen clubs must
pass him up before he Is sent to nainoi
league. The class AA and clubs must
| give a player five days notice. while
| the leagues from class B down need give
| no notice whatever. Under the agree
ment relating to the club furnishing uni
forms. each player agrees to put up
cash forfeit, which will be returned te
| him when he turns back his uniform.