Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-12
Lands NOW SUPREME
IN ORGANIZED BASEBALL
Drafting Committee of National
Association OF Minor Leagues
Approves Offer of Majors.
TO SIGN UP FOR 1-lEAR pERIOD
Bind Selves to Pact During Term
of CommisSioncrship - Remove
Obstacle Ia Original Draft Pro-
yidcd by Possible Successor.
TO SIGN UP FOR 7-YEAR PERIOD
LRv AssccIntcl rross !

ball in the United States today virtu-
ally VAS brought under the control
OF Federal Judge Kencsaw NJ Lands
for at least seven years, when the
drafting committee of the National
Association Of Minor Leagues official
~ voted approval OF the new ma
tiOnal agreement. already accepted 10y
the two major Leagues committees.
which creates the office OF a baseball
commissioners with supreme powers.
and with Judge Lads as the first in
cumhcnt.
All that remains to put the agree
mont imto effect is the official ap-
prevail OF the various leagues repre-
scntat!voS rs whole. which probably
will be given tomorrow Baseball
men tonight said the presentation Of
the agreement TO the club owners to-
morrow would toe u mere formali:y'
and that the action Of the drafting
committees virtually O rs I u e d
concerned
The minor leacuers. reported few
weeks ago to be decidedly hostile to
the now agreement on tine ground
that f; would not give thcm a fair
deal. today found the majors rCIGy to
conccde the new demands made by tho
smaller circuits.
Expressing themselves as satisfied
with Judge Lands as baseball com
missioner. the minor lcaEUcrs were
doubtful as to whether Il man agree
able TO them would be chosen when
Judge Lands term expired This
matter was quickly settled by the
proposition from the majors that the
minors sign the agreement for only
seven years-the term OF Judge
Lands contract ~ the end OF that
time II new commissioner is
chosen. either u man Who meets with
the approval III the minors must to-
chosen or they may withdraw from
the agreement.
Minors on Hoard.
Tho advisory board provided In tho
agreement 20 settle baseball disputes
WI! contain TWO minor league rep
reSentatiyes under the new agree
the presidents Of tho National and
American Leagues. When tn.. board
IS unable TO settle any dispute. the
u.s. NJ! 20 ny,"re judge Lands as
"aSebaH commissioner and his de-
4 Gision VII! hc final. The major
: !thSu" representatives Will be select
The minor league representatives.
al their meeting today. voted - re-.
Stoft inc drAit. but made reservations
Ia the restoration when docs not
make X compulsory. Amy league so
desiring may remain out OF the draft
ana IN" American association and tE..
7 new international iraGu" announced
+. their attention o! not taking part in
Leagues which 10 not take par, in
the general draft viii not he pcr-
Mittcd 10 draft players from lpa.uc
winch do 80 in, but may draft from
each other The Pacific Gonst League.
the only other Clas. IA crganiza-
ton. VII! take part in the draft.
The draft season was made from
osioner - 10 october 20 aud the draft
prices wcr" set as follows: class An,
5000; class \, $4,000: class l.. S2.50U;
nr"r, Price s5.oo".
An leagues Was the one recently Sug-
lliyvss. Many Of ne minor leagues
iR9uEht $500 should be the price
The minor lcaguers also established
= new SCALE OF player and salary
Class AA--no salary limit: thirty
I'VE piayers unul thirty days after
season npens and then iwcutv-nvc.
rms gave The class "A leagues v.rtu-
tor tie major leagues.
C!ass A..s9l.ry limr Of s+e50;
GGia%er limit 81 Unity for hrst thirty
class R-raiary iimit Of Ss.a1o aud
player limit 90. ~cn.ty for thirty days
"' Glass; siNtGren5 ilafS.Sifis ,"., Of 60
PLAYER limit OF cith,ecu for thirty
days and fourteen thereafter.
n,a SI"rs PM, hTsa. az iimit O $24oo and
DAYS and fourteen thorrutrtr
Fines for Ni"inti"m,
Will resul, in a ma If SOD ,nr W..
FIRST off"nsc, $500 If Tho cas-. Is M,
ractified in ten days and then inc II
800 ana n,gis."n hr the national
1h% club owners decided to elias
SLY leagues on ;l. l.SI- .i $50 I..t
Federal census ir.strua of rt.. sct"oi
celsus and und.., ,lI ~, ,',, s,..".
scale.
I.cagues win e5o.odb - ono .ooo
pupulution-CIass 4:
Leagues wiz, f5n0uo -, aro.n.a
popuiatiou-CIa G. '' -''''
Leagues under l5r ga, ,.,,.,ri.,f
class d. - $500 '''''@'''i'--
Glasses IA ana \ viu ,.,t,i as
al prcsCut-mgl, than nhV tUn
population Tie H,iuua5 ,r...ft,, ~,
~" association viii be hcId M. nr-r
TUESDAY IN December hcr,ts,,r ana
lrUst take place IA ti,y r.f,,..,.,,.i
in the ass6cia,ion.
Besides ACTING on the nov r
tiOna! agreement tUmur,uv ur,d
lcctinr its aaylsgrt iyuld u',i,'h..'.
the association tNu,rts 10 rlE. ...
tiou concerning ay.. minor f,,...,.
players HhC Az. alleged 81. rI,,.
PLAYED bail on Tho T.I.ist Coas, III.
winter with Fired McMuin. Ch,rsr,
White SoN player. nlI,fai fIr
legged cofnplc.ty in inrowIr.; glu..s
in the 1873 worla series
baltimore sells Newton.
The sales Of r.t.urr %rvt1r We.
Baltimore 10 Birmirgnau, rrI III
SarSsdni % EUEalo, 3. Detroit w,r,
announced.
The minors league roIv IFS .a-.-
posed pi rrceid. ut Martn III rh.
southern Association ,rrrs,u,Er.,