The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-07
PLAYERS FRATERNITY
FACES WARM FIGHT
Eleven Requests of the Players Have Been Agreed
To While Six Requests Are Yet to Be Considered
by the Joint Communicable Struggle Prom
ises to Be Hard Fought

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playing season for twelve different
years. and If at any time after the be-
ginning of the twelfth year no team
IN such agues desire his services. he
shall receive his unconditional release
etc." was modified to read fifteen years
tead OF twelve.
Request No II was doro away with
entirely, but q new request, embodyins
the same idea, will be formulated and
agreed upon.
The commission Will meet to-mor-
| Cincinnati. o., January eff all the
requests of the Players Fraternity for
revision of the rules of organized base
bali arc to be granted by the National
| Baseball Commission or tho committee
from the minor leagues, II will be only.
after hard struggle. This soon de-
yeioped l, =, the the Joint meeting of the
! mittce from the fraternity was heard.
! rho committee was headed BY David
! fultS, president of the fraternity, and
included five players The requests
| agreement could 10 reached on a re-
/ quest, II was laid aside for further
/ consideration.
| The first request was when q play er
| receives ten days notice OF uncondi-
! tionnl release, he shall be free TO sign
| With any team Immediately. the con-
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| ten day period"
1t, was discussed three, uuarters OF
an hour. and after the players com
mittee refused to permit the sHhsti; ~,
words Shall be- free to-" It was laid
aside.
/ The second request read:
National association players shall
receive ten days notice before they
can be released unconditionally." This
also was laid aside.
Request number threo. which read:
when . player is transferred he shall
Of his contract" brought forth more
opposition from the National Commits
sion and was passed over
Request number four met no oppo-
When O player Is transferred he
shall be furnished with writing
which shall be binding on all tho par
tics concerned showing what teams
have n claim 10 him and what that
claim Is"
Chairman Hermann announced this
the announcement at this time, he said,
would not be binding.
Request No. WAS laid over. II
reads:
When u player receives his uncon-
ditional release or when waivers arc
asked upon him he shall be notified in
writing TO that effect"
The commission seriously objected
to tho part concerning waivers.
Request No. Is read:
at the time contracts are sent out
every player shall receive a copy to
was agreed to without dissention.
Request No. I:
All written agreements. whether
embodied in formal contract or not,
shall DO binding upon both the club
and the player"
This was agreed to after much dis
cussion.
T2.nV.Sr
Every l2,'ss' f team shall furnish each
player with two complete uniforms,
exclusive OF shoes" rhi. also was
! Request No. Q:
Every team ~hall pay the actual
travelling expenses of it's players from
their homes TO tho training camps. or
! So much thereof as does not exceed
the expense from the league city to
the training camp The commi ssion
agreed to this without discussion
/ Request No 10:
I II 81 regular contract "a not tender
ed probationary player before the
expiration OF the forty fifth day pro-
stationary period he shall be o free
agent This was agreed to-
Request No. IL:
If player has been IN major
leagues Tor any portion of the playing
season for ten different years and II
at any time after the beginning OF the
tenth year no team IN such isagueg de-
sircs his services he shall receive his
unconditional release; subject. however
10 reservation by the club which signs
him." This rule WAS accepted
Request No IL:
IF player has been IN the major
and the class IA leagues for any por-
ton OF the playing season of twelve
the beginning OF the twelfth year, no
team IN such leagues desires his SER
viceg he snail receive his uncondi-
tional release. subject. however. to
reservation Ivy the club which signs
him The committee from tho class
IA league strenuousiy objected 10 this
Request No. 10;
When team asks for waivers on
q player It shall not be permitted 10
withdraw requests" After q short dis-
cussion this request war also passed.
Request No. Ii:
When player ia fined or suspended
he SHALL be given notice in writing,
stating the amount of the iine or the
duration OF the suspension and tho rca-
son therefor This war agreed to.
Request Nc. Ia,
No player shan DO discrinlinated
against or his position IN organized
haii in my way affected because Of
MS connection with tho fraternity
This was agreed 10.
Request No. 10:
Every park shall be equipped with
a. blank wall painted dark green,
placed back OF centre field. in line
: With tho pitchers plate and home
base, OF sufficient size as 10 AFFORD n
background for pitched balls" This
was also agreed to.
Request NO, il concerns the better
ment Of the players IN so far as keeping
: them IN the highest possible classin,
cation. There nre FIVE paragraphs 10
the request. and the commission fully
agreed with the intent of the request,
. but after much argument Il was de.
i c!ded that the manner in which It was
: worqed was urtcasible, ANA would not
work out 1t is possible, however, that
new request 10 take the place OF this
rule which will cInhody the same prin-
ciple VIII he agreed to
> In all the joint commission agreed
10 eleven OF the requests of the play
4 trs ana passed over six.