The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-26
COMMISSION HANDS
DOWN IMPORTANT
FINDINGS
Wide Difference Between Sale
of a Player anu Release OF
Player by Draft. Gilmore
Gets $4,000.
thy Leased wire 10 Evening HcrniS.i

Cincinnati. O., March 26.-The Ma
tlonnl Baseball commission has pro-
mulgated two findings and IA notice
to an national agreement clubs. The
claim OF the Lexington, KY. club Of
the ohio state league for the service
Of Player Fiilman was refused, the
commission uphoiding a ruling Of the
national board hat the player was
the property OF tile Paris club OF the
Texas-O oklahoma league.
The commission also upheld the
national board In the la'ter's ruling
that George r.. Ort. manager OF the
81. Thomas club OF the Canadian
league. was not entitled to 10 per
sent of the money obtained through
the drafting OF players. Ort had a
contract calling for 10 per cent OF
al money realized BY the 81. Thomas
club through the sale OF players, but
both the national board aud tie ma
tional commission held there was a
wide difference between the sale OF "A
player and the releasing OF the player
by draft.
The notice follows.
section 10 OF the agreement with
the baseball players fraternity reads
as follows: Before a major league
player shall be released outright or
under an optional agreement to class
A or q lower classification his serv-
ices shall first be rendered to an class
"A clubs az a price not to exceed
$1,000 and then to an class A clubs
al q price not TO exceed $3.50. II he
Se a dated player she club from
which he II drafted shalI have prior
Eau1us A.. un gN1tag .ItHu In lfa Ttnuuis
ncation.
There seems TO be a misunderstood
ing a. 80 the exact meaning OF this
particular clause.
when q major club makes appll-
cation for inter-lcague waivers u
should al the same time notify tho
president Of the league OF which Il Ia
"a member whether the player will be
released Internationally outright or
under an optional agreement II wniv-
ers are obtained. An outright release
Is construed Go mean the players
transfer from one club 20 another,
either with or without a considera-
ton. and without hte retention 81 the
right Co recall him. In such case the
player must first be rendered To- class
A and a clubs al a price not 10 cx-
coed those stipulated In section IS.
III It Is the intention % The major
league club to relcase the player UNI
der an optional agreement then the
amount of the option price shall not
he less than $500. as stipulated in
rule 10 OF the commission, and not
more than the respective amounts
prescribed In section IS of the fra
ternity agreement.
III the major league club and the
claiming minor league club cannoi
agree on the optional price. the presi-
dents OF the leagues OF the respective
clubs shall determine the c%onsidera-
ton. provided, however. u SHAH No
exceed the amounts fixed In section
Is. quoted above.
Section rs does not change tho
system OF returning drafted players
as prescribed In section .. article VI,
of the national agreement, and regu-
lated by rule 80 OF the commission.
in any respect
"A drafted player who mas not been
claimed before February I. followine
his selection. becomes subject 90 sec
ton IS. when released By a major
league to a minor league club.
(Signedl
AUGUST HERMANN.
"B. b. JOHNSON,
JOHN X. TENER,
National Commission"