Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

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REQUESTS it submitted to the National
Commission and committee from the
National Association of Professional
Baseball Clubs.
During a session in the afternoon II
of the II requests had been tentatively
granted and at night session that
lasted almost until midnight the play
ers the minor league representatives
and the National Commission debated
the points which were contested. In
Is of their requests the players were
practically successful. A slight COM
promise was effected in four requests,
while the Fraternity players waived
two requests entirely. President Fultz
of the Baseball Players Fraternity said
after the meeting tonight
"Of course would would like to have
left the room with the commission and
The minor leagues conceding all of our
requests which were considered just. But
we are perfectly satisfied. We got as
buch as we expected and possibly a lit
Gle more. We have no complaints and
we were treated royalty" Request No.
!, which during the afternoon session the
commission offered to compromise on by
inserting the word negotiate" instead of
the word Sign was finally conceded by
fhe commission, to read: when a play
er receives 10 days notice of uncondi-
tional release he shall be free TO sign
with any team Immediately, the contract
70 run from the expiration of the Today
period
Number 2 request, which asked that
National Association players shall re-
eeive 10 days notice before they can be
released Internationally" was modified
20 include a five-day notice of release to
Glass IA and Glass A playeds, but took
po notice whatever of leagues in lower
classification.
Request No. 8 was conceded by the
Players Fraternity with an announce
ment that they would leave it to the
commission to do what the latter con-
sidered. equitable. 1t reads:
when a player is transferred he
shall be transferred subject to all the
terms of his contract"
In request No. 5, the matter con-
corning waivers was eliminated and
the will now read:
When player is given his uneon-
ditional release he shall be notified in
writing to that effect
Request No. Z, which dealt with side
agreement, was amended so that no
side agreements are permissible and
that club making a side agreement
be fined $500 by the National Commits
sion.
Request No. II, which read: ''If
player has been in the major or Class
AA leagues for any portion OF the
e.
and IL at any time after the beginning
of the 18th year no team in such
leagues desire his reserve he shall re-
ceive his unconditional release" etc,
was modified to>Eead Is years instead
of IL,
Request II was done away entirely,
but a new request embodying the same
idea will be formulated and agreed upon.
The commission will meet tomorrow
morning to take up several cases that
appear on its docket. The majority of
the baseball personages in town prepar-
ed tonight to leave for their homes to-
morrow morning.
If all or any of the requests of the
Players Fraternity for a revision of
the rules of organized baseball is to be
mission or the committee from the
minor leagues 1t will be only after
hard struggle This developed early
at the joint meeting of the three bodies
here today, when the committee from
the Fraternity was heard.
The committee was headed by David
Fultz, president of the Fraternity, and
included five players. At the opening
of the meeting it was decided to take
UP the requests one by one. II no
agreement could be reached on any OF
them it was to be laid aside and the
next taken UP.
The first request was as follows:
When a player receives 10 days
notice of unconditional release he
shall be free to sign with any team
Immediately. the contract to run from
the expiration of the 10 days PERIOD
1t was discussed three quarters of
en hour, and after the players COM
mittee refused to permit the substitu
ton by the committee of the word
negotiate" after the words shall be
free to" was laid aside to be taken up
later.
The second request taken up read:
1.-The National Association players
shall receive 10 days notice before
they can be released. unconditionally."
Mike Sexton argued this rule for the
committee from the minor league He
said this concession might be made by
Class AA and Class A leagues, but that
below that standing it was impossible.
He declared that rs per cent. of the
leagues below Class A were losers last
year and he estimated with this rule in
effect in May, June and July of last
year 1t would have cost the minor
leagues below Class A $4,000.
After further debate, request No. 2
was passed over for further considera-
ton. Secretary J. H. Farrell of the
National Board was heard at length
on the subject.
Request No. 8, which reads: When
player is transferred he shall be
transferred subject to all the terms
Of his contract" brought forth more
opposition from the National COM
nnittee.
Chairman Hermann insisted that IL