Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-12

Minor Leagues Advised by
Garry Hermann TO Keep
Salary Within Gate Receipts
Of Smallest Club.
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Omaha. Nov. IA horizontal re-
ductlon Of 20 per cent IN the salary
limit paid by minor league clubs was
The recommendation Of the committee
on constitutional revision Of the Ma
tionaI Association 81 Professional
baseball tongues. Il was adopted. so
far ~ IL concerned clnss A and Glass
y leagues Leagues in Class A we're
permitted to revise their salary lists
~ fitted their convenience. and
leagues IN the { and y class were
given another day IN which to agree
on n limit that would be- satisfactory
a. them and make report tomorrow.
The recommendation Of the com
mlttee followed an address by presi-
dent Garry Hermann Of the national
commission In which he declared that
organized baseball leagues should
have salary limits which would he in
keeping with the gate receipts
President Hermann reviewed last
years disastrous financial operation
u the baseball buslncss and declared
that immediate and drastic action
was necessary for the preservation Of
ofeanIzed ball
Gate Receipts TO Govern.
There mus, be q greater economy
In the operation ~ the business de-
pnrlmcnt OF the national sport said
Mr. Hermann. There must be es-
tablIshed a salary limit which will be
IN accord with the gate receipts. The
time II past when angels can be
called upon 20 support the buslneas.
The smallest minor IL entitled 20 the
same protection that IL accorded the
greatest major league The salary
limit should be established. not 10 fit
the gate receipts OF the biggest club
Ia the league. hut rather by the in.
come Of the smallest"
Chairman Hermann told OF his
conference with Federal league Off
clals and declared all his talks had
been IN an individual capacity and not
as representative either Of the ma
tional commission or Of the Cincinnati
baseball club The schedule of salary
limits WAS then presented by Judge
kaeanaugh of Little Rock. chairman
Of the committee on constitutional re-
vision II recommended The follow
Ing limits
M Publicity for Association.
Glass "A. $1,000 per month: Class
A Southern association. $4,000 West
ern league $500 Class n. $4,000.
Class G. 1890: Glass u. $1,000 These
limitations we're put on the number Of
players.
Class "A. "a for first twenty days
ana ~ during season. Class a. 20 and
Is; Glass Il, "a ana IL; Glass c, 20
and ~. Glass d. ~ and II.
I4eeause the Federal league had
clubs in two American association
elites representatives Of that league
objected TO their salary limit being
made public and club owners were
permitted to agree on what their
limit should be.
Animated discussion over the limits
Of Glass G and y resulted in their
case going over until tomorrow. Sew
efal representatives Of these small mt
nors declared thai they would be I'M
able TO exist with the proposed limlta-
ton on them. especially as Il had to
do with salaries. Glasses A and Il
made no protest and the limitations
we're accepted
Iail. Over led situation.
an important amendment was the |
provision adopted Tor at least one ex- !
ecn,iYe session at each annual meet +
Ing Of the assoc iation. This provision I
was adopted. Il was stated to pro-
vide an opportunity for league off
ciulg ana club owners 20 threah out /
lheir grievances without the details T
h,inR made public
There was considerable tnlk outside I
the convention OF what may be ex- /
peeted 20 result from further confer.
ene,s between members Of the nation /
al commission and officials of the |
Federal League. II seemed 10 be the /
general Impression that some changes
Would be made 10 the personnel OF
both the American association and the
league. although no definite
action Was taken hy the association il
aoif