Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-02
WOULD REVISE system
GRIFFITH URGES PLAYERS
NOT BE TRADED OR SOLD
Presents Resolution Witch Would
HcE"1utiOnInc Major md Minor
League Methods.

Three years ago Clark Griffith man
aSer OK the Westminster club. in the
zion TO the officials of the American
League. requesting them never again
TO nuE. trade or sell ball player. He
contcnicd tina; ihs would give equity
and Justice TO the players as we'll as
TO the clubs
At The time Tho resolution was pre-
scented the Federal League players had
Just been thrown out OF employment.
and II was thought the wrong time TO
adopt any such resolution.
Griihth has no" presented his reso-
luton III revised form. It is as fol-
lows:
Organized baseball. both major and
minor. can be governed by three rules
which Will give justice and equity to
player and ciuD-owner alike:
J. The reserve rule.
=. The draft rule.
. Til" waiver rule. .
The reserve rule Will protoc; clubs
proneTty rights and Investments.
The draft rule will insure the adj
rHncemcnt OF the player in his pro-
iession
The waiver rule protects the club
owner and It the same time the rights
Rules that shall govern tho appiica-
ZION OF the three above mentioned rules
TO be rs follows:
|; No club shall he permitted to sell
rule
:. Waivers cannot he recalled.
player limit.
g.. That al minor league players shall
go TO the draft.
.. No club shall be allowed to trade
Il payer.
G.. The number OF players to be draft
ed IN class IA. and n. to be greater
A. The waiver price OF clubs IN the
same classification to the same amount
8. The waiver price on a player
classed as drafted" player shall be
iNs, ho
was drafted.
o. The waiver price on all other
Of the league requesting the waiver.
to dapoSe S o y a"y s isafes w Of
clubs in the same ciassiflcation shalt
have the right to claim said player,
the clubs Of the league requesting the
waiver 70 have prior claim. should two
he decided by lot to which club ne
shall go: IL the player be not claimed
in the classification requesting waiv
ers and tho club requesting waiver no
longer desires tho services OF the play
en- then and in that event the player
shall become subject 10 claim by clubs
IN lower classification. according to the
now existing rules: when II Ia de-
termined which club shall have the SER
wees or the player. said club shall get
Jhe above rules Will cmancipate tho
player. he will no longer be bargaiued
for in as "ckattel' and it will also
prevent the farming and the manipula-
ton of players by the clubs.
The important thing to all clubs
concerned is that il would equalizc
the chances of clubs in every league OF
getting the services OF players and
each club would have to DEPEND or
drafting and developing its players, In
stead OF buying the already made.
The benefits >accruing from the above
would be much greater to the minor
leagues than 10 the majors: the minors
would get the draft price for player
ana get h i'm back or some one else In
his stead for nothing. The minor
leagues backs have been broken by
carrying major league owned players
and being unable 10 get players when
they wanted them. The major leagues
and. in fact. all leagues should be COM
PEELED TO cut their roster TO the play
crs' limit by the commencement OF
their season: this would allow all cubs
In lower classification 10 have a
chance TO set the payers that they
need.
Baseball should be put on sport"
basis by minor league and major
league alike. and the way to do this