East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-12
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
ADOPTS NEW 7-YEAR
NATIONAL AGREEMENT
Minor League Demands Are AL
lowed and Draft is Restored
Salary Limits and Popula-
tion for Minors Fixed.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia. P)--0r'
ganized baseball virtually was brought
under control OF Federal Judge Land.
Is for at least seven years when the
drafting committee OF the national as
ISOLATION OF minor leagues voted APP
proval OF the new national agreement,
already accepted by the two major
league committees. The action ere
ates the office OF baseball commits
sioner with supreme powers and with
Judge Landis as the first incument.
All that remains is official appro-
val OF the league representatives as "A
whole which will probably be given at
once.
The minors reported few weeks
ago to be hostile TO the new agreement
found the majors ready to concede
their demands. Expressing themselves
as satisfied with Judge lands. the mi
nors were doubtful as TO whether
man agreeable TO them would be cho-
sen when his term expired. but this
matter was quickly settled by the
proposition from the majors that the
minors sign the agreement for only
seven years. Then. II new commits
sioner Is chosen, either a man who
meets with their approval Of the mi
nors must be selected or they may
withdraw.
ADVISORY Board Fixed.
The advisory board 20 settle baseball
disputes will contain two minor league
representatives. the other two to be .
presidents Of the National and Ameri- /
can leagues When this board is un- 4
able to settle q dispute. the case will .
20 to Judge lands and his decision
will be final.
The minors voted to restore the
draft. but made reservations 10 the re-
storation which does not make II
compulsory.
Any league so desiring may remain
out OF the draft. Leagues which do
not take part will not be permitted to
draft players from leagues which do
go in. but may draft from each other
The Pacific Coast league will take
part in the draft.
Pr.ces Are Set High.
The iraYr Season 'wds made from oc-
tober i5 to October 20 and the draft
prices were set as follows
Glass "A. $4,000; class A, $4,000;
class B, s2500; class G. $500; class D.
$1,000.
The minors also established new
scale OF player and salary limits as
follows:
ClassAA--No salary limit; So play
crs until 80 days after season opens
and then 25.
Glass A-Salary limit OF s425o;
played limit OF 80 for first 30 days
and 20 thereafter.
Class B--Salary limit Of S32oo and
player limit OF 20 for 80 days and Is
Glass C-salary limit Of $3.50 and
player limit of is for 80 days and
Glass D-salary limit of s24O0 and
plnyer limit of is for 80 days and IA
thereafter.
Finis for violations.
Failure to live up to these limits VIII
suit in fine OF 800 for the first Of
fense. 5000 II the case is not rectified
in 10 days and then fine of $500 and
decision by the national board of con-
troll
The clubowners decided to classify
leagues on the basis OF the last federal
census and under the following scale;
Leagues with 100000 TO 100000
Glass u.
Leagues under 25O.OOO popula-
tion, Glass ID.
Glasses A Aand A will remain as at
present more than 100000 popula-
tion.
The annual meeting Of the associa7
tion will be held the first Tuesday In
December hereafter and must take
place in city represented in the asso-
citation.
Besides acting on the new national