The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-03
BASEBALL SUFFERS
FROM WAR;. 50 MINOR
LEAGUE CLUBS QUIT
Eight Others Have Been Forced
to Change Their Playing Seized
ules to Suit New Conditions /;
No More Changes Expected.


New York. sept. 3.-Furthcr effects
ot the war upon baseball. particularly
the minor league circuits. is shown IN
the latest issue of y s%cmi.onicial organ
Of the professional game. The records
Indicate that nine leagues, consisting cot
more than hfty clubs, have dishanded
since thu opening Of the present sem
son; that eight others have been forced
20 revise their playing schedules while
%scvcfal more have either dropped club.
or shifted them % cities or towns which
promised better support. An these
changes occurred during the first half
of the season. huweNe r. and Ia appears
that Those organizations which have re-
adjusted 60 meet or passed the crisis
wiz continue until the close of thcif
regular playing season schedule.
Further analyzed the report. show
thut Ihrre.i illinois Iowa indiana.
Northwestern. south Atlantic, Virginia.
central Texas. Dixie. Georgia Alabama
North Carolina and Northern leagues
.nh abandoned the idea Of PLAYING out
the schedule season. Among those cir
cults which revised their schedule,
were the American aud international
leagues, due TO the cancellation of the
proposed inter league series. Western.
Eastern, New York State. Texas. Cen
trail auI Blue Ridge leagues. In scv
cral eases the revision Of schedules Was
made necessary through the dropping
of more than two clubs.
The secretary of the National Nsso
%cintion OF Professional Baseball
Leagues has called 90 the attention 81
all members ot that organization the
rcquircmeut. that the secretary of each
lcague entitled 10 the privilege OF res
.crvat,on. shall ON OF before October J..
1917 transmit 10 his office q reserve list
of players under contract with each ot
IT, several club members for the currcu,
season. In addition thereto the serrc
.taries must send q list of the players
reserved in any prior annual rrscrv,
.llst who have refused 60 contract with
such club, as wen as of pll ineligible
players. No player purchased or draft
ed i- 10 bee included In the reserve list
of the club selling him or losing his
services by draft. In no case b. the
list of reserved players 60 exceed the
player limit for each classification.
Glass "A clubs shall not have more
than thirty players under contract or
reservation 40 any time; class \ clubs
mot more than twenty eight: class h.
twenty siN; class G.. twcnty.fuur: and
class y. twenty-five players. No club
shall carry more than five suspended
players ON It's reserve list and umpire.
are subject to reservation iu the same
manner as players. The major league
drafting season opens september 20:
that of rlu,s "A September -. class a..
October q; elias, B. October lu; class g..
October II. and continuing for tive
days after these dates named for the
minor leagues.
The drafting price, which major
leagues shall ruy are as follows. Class
IA players. $500; class 4. sl.5OU;
class Il. $1,000; class g.. $3.50 and class,
u. $500. All sales 10 major league.
must Doe made within twenty days prior
90 the close uf the league season.