The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-12
New Scale Of Salary and
Player Limits Is
Established
lands IS APPROVED
Official Recognition as Base
ball Dictator II Given
Chicago Jurist

organized baseball lin ~" United
states today virtually waa brought
under the courtol ~ Federal Judge
k,ncanW NJ Lands for az least
,r,cu years. whom the drafting com
mite, of tho National Association
pr Minor leagues officially voted ap-
prova Of the new national agree
mont already accepted by the two
major League committees. which
creates the office ~ baseball com
missioner with supreme powers. nnd
with Judge Lands aa the first In
cumbont.
Al that remains to pat the ngrcc-
mcnt into effect ia the official ap-
prnval or tho various league repre-
srutatiycs hs a whole which prob
ably will be given tomorrow. Base
bail men tonight sni1 the prcscnta-
don Of the agreement to the club
owners would bc "a mere Formally
and that the action or the drafting
committees virtually constituted for
NAL acceptance by all tho parties
concerned.
Tho advisory board provided In
the agreement To settle all baseball
disputes contains two minor league
representative under the now agree
mcnt. the other two members to he
tho presidents OF the National and
American league. when this board
IL unable Ia settle any dispute, the
case viii go before Judge Lands as
baseball commissioners and his de.
cislou will bc final Tho minor League
representatives will be selected to-
morrow.
Glass "A 10 Remain out.
Tho minor league representatives
at thci rmecting today voted TO re-
store the draft. hut made rcscrva-
tons Ia the restoration which does
not make 1t compulsory. Any league
SO desiring may remain out OF the
draft and the American association
and tho new International league an
nounccd their intention OF not taxi
ing part II. Leagues which do not
take part In the draft Will not he
permitted to draft players from the
leagues which do 40 In. but may
draft from each other.
Tho draft season was mado from
October Is to 90. and tho draft
prices were set az follows'
Class "A. 5000.
Glass "A. $4,000.
Glass u. 3?.500.
Glass &, $500.
Class ID. $1,000.
The draft price OF $1,000 for class
"A leagues was tho ono recently
suggested by major league represent
atives. Many of the minor leagues
thought $1,000 should bc the price.
New Scale Or Iin,ttS.
Tho minor leaguers also estab-
lished n new scale of player and
salary limit as follows;
Glass AA: No salary limit; 40
players until 80 days after season
opens and then 20
This gives the Class AA leagues
virtually the same rules as are In
effect for the ma Jors.
Class A. Salary limit Of $A,2bo;
player limit of 20 for 80 days and 10
thereafter.
Class Il: Salary limit OF 33.200
and player limit OF 20 for 80 days
and l6 thereafter.
Glass G; Salary limit OF s2,6bo,
and player limit OF is for 80 days
ana IL thereafter.
Glass -: Salary limit OF s2,iO0
and player limit OF is for so days
and Ia thereafter.
Failure to live up to these limits
will result in a fine Of 500 FOR the
first offcnsc, 5000 II the case In not
rrctificd In 10 days and then fine
of $500 and decision by tho national
board of control
The club owners decided to class
ify leagues on the basis of the last
federal census instead OF the Schoo
census, and under the following
scale
Classification Of Leagues,
Leagues with 100000 to 100000
population--Class II.
Leagues with 10000 to 2b0.0o'
population Class G.
Leagues under $4,000 population
r--class -.
Class "A and \ will remain a
nt prcsvnt--More than 1000 ,00'
population.
The annual meeting OF tho osso
citation will he held the ilrst Tues
day in December hereafter and mus
take place In u city represented II
the association.
Besides acting on the new m
llonal agreement tomorrow and SO
lcCting it's advisory board members
the association expects TO take ac
tion concerning nv" minor loagu
players who are alleged To hay
played hall on the Pacific coast thi
winter with Fred MCMullin, Chicag'
Mhitr SuN player, Indicted for al
legged completely In throwing game