Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03
MINORS ASK CONCESSIONS
PUBLIC TO FOLLOW CLOSELY
DECEMBER BASEBALL MEET
smpit Circuits Likely to Have Re0ue~ts
Hohored-Ask Representation in
bRschnii's Court Of Appeals.

NEW YORK. December when
the National and American Leagues
mold their annual meetings here ami
IN Chicago on December u. the base
Dali public. and particularly that part
or II which represents the minor
leagues. will have an eye on each meet
ing and an car close TO the ground for
hrst-hand reports OF the attitude OF
the big fellows toward suggestions
which VIII bc offered by the National
Association.
For the first tmc in it's history the
National Association OF Professional
sascbaN Clubs which includes all the
recognized minor leagues stood upon
It's undcrpinniue this year and became
bold enough 10 make q number OF rec
concentrations for the betterment of
baseball i'm Is own immediate circle.
The minors want il understood that
the! are not making demands: they
have merely adopted resolutions to be
placed before tho big lcaguers at their
winter sessions. and they are living in
the hope that favorable results will
follow
The biggest thing asked for BY the
National Association as Il whole is the
sanction Of new baseball court OF
appeals BY the ma ors. Minor lcagucrs
40 not want /" cras. the present Ma
tional Commission. but they believe
that they should have some voice in
controversies between themselves and
the mai ors
For this rca son they viii ask ,hat
a new board OF appeals he formed. con-
SistinS OF two major league ropre,em.
tatNeS, two minor league members aud
a neutral mcmhcr. the body as a Who'll.
TO decide ali cases ia dispute hc;.>ccn
minor and major league club owners
'len nigh up III the national gam"
nave said many times that the minor
leagues could gain concessions from,
the majors If they would hut ask for
Them. And the plan for minor league
representation or "a new board of APP
pealS seems likely to he given supuort
by the majors. since il docs away with
the much talk of idea OF (isruptiug
the time -honVred National Commission
Another apuaal 10 b. placed before.
the major Ionruca at their December
meetings has to IL with tho liftin: Of
the draft from tn. three class "A
leagues. This recommendation. back
od NJ by the National Association. AZ
whole. will extend the PRIVILEGES
OF TN" Pacific Coast League. the hmcri-
can Association and the International!
leaEuc " II Is sanctioned 10y tho two
mig leagues these three big minors viii
enjoy freedom tia; they have hccr
looking forward {" for ,ears
What Class AA club owners wan, j.
The right 10 huid nv strong teams
and retain their players az lura as
fhcr sec 1T They VIII no; ask equal
drafting privileges with III" mainr:
ana the! do no; expect To lie given IA
rating on the same level. They hone
ny having TIA" major lea que draft
lifted from them, TO create better
market for their stars and to enjoy
the right OF selling PLAYERS To- whom!
they please. instead OF being forced
TO sell their best talent each fall ar
lose Il in tho draft at q much smaller
price than they could get o;hcrwis.
The sentiment ot the minor leagues.
az whole. in supporting their three
big brothers in this move has bc.r,
prompted by the belief that in ir;inr
III" draft 81 better market will be
created for ball players OF all classes
and this with no srca; hardship OF tn,
MA Jois
Two or thre" years ago Class \
ana r Leagues would have natly re-
fused TO support such a move. but
the task Of boosting old King swat
I" his forncr high plane OF prosperity
is big one. ani the minors have
come 10 tn. conclusion tha; they can
afford "a grant concessions to each
other il ordar 10 gain their ends