The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-13
National and American
Act on Agreements
This Week
NO ACTION ON DRAFT
No Definite Settlement Of
Important Phase of
Agreement Made

NEW YORK. pee. I2..-Tho tontl-
tive draft Of the proposed new ma
lional baseball agreement, which i'
20 be the government of the sport
was ncccptd today by the major aud
minor lcuru, committees which
have been working on the doru-
msut for two days. Tho agreement
as accepted vss draftcd lnat night
by Judge kcuusuw Mountain Ian
lis. George Wharton Pepper of
philadelphia, John Conway Toolc 90
Scw York and J. G.. Jones OF st.
Louis.
The com miitcc submitted two tom
tative agreements. one between the
National ana American leagues, ana
tho other between tho two major
Leagues and tho National Association
Of Professional Baseball leagues, the
minor league organization.
Take Action This Week.
Action on the agreement between
the two major leagues VIII bc taken
at their annual meetings, that OF
the National league hero Tucsdny
and the American league Friday at
Chicago. Tho agreement between
the major leagues and the minor
league association Will bo acted on
In a referendum ana will he submit %
ted to each of the 81 leagues In tho
association. The latter VIII hold a
meeting at Chicago January 10 t'
lake final action az an association
aud January IL there will be "A join,
ratification meeting I'm Chicago To
bc participated In by the National
and American leagues and the Ma
tional association.
The most important controvcr
isl point In the proposed agree
ment between the major leagues auo
Tho minors was that relating To th
drafting OF players from one lcagu
by another OF higher classification
The point was not definitely settled
by the committees because OF tn,
known opposition OF the America
association and the Internationa.
eaRue to the restoration of the drait
Some class a leagues also are OPP
posed to 1t, while all leagues be
low class A favor II.
Tho American association and III,
International league. II is .said
would have no objection to drat
provision, II tho price for playct.
% taken by the major league club
ls fixed at 1880. 1t is undcrston
the major leagues are willing IT,
make the price $1,000.
Draft ls Made Optional.
To make progress towards Ia
completion of the new nationa
agreement. tho Joint committee n,
copied n provision that the draft
optional. The clause would perm.
drafting of players by the mai"
league only from those lowe
leagues that favor such opcratiul
but any major league that reject
the proposition will not bs pc!
mltted to draft players from league
Of lower classification. Thus II tn
American association and the In
tSrnational league continued thci
opposition to the draft they will be
prohibited from drafting players
from the leagues of lower clasgifica
ton that adopt the proviscion, an
the two class Ah circuits the
would be restricted from obtaining
new players by outright purchase.
or by developing players not Con
nected with organized baseball.
Tho acceptance OF the tentativ
draft Of the new agreement by tn
joint com mittces today, howcyc
does not mean It's final adoption "A
the respective committee Will h'
obliged To make "A report back t'
It's organization for raufication'