Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-12
NATIONAL BALL. .
PACT SIGNED BY
MAJORS, MINORS
Sport Virtually Is Brought
Under the Control ofFed-
eraI Judge Lands for at
Least Seven Years.
tey The AssoeIated Press,


brought under control OF Fedora
fudge lands for at least sever
years when the drafting commit
tee of the National Association o
Minor leagues voted approval o
the new national agreement, al
ready accepted hy the two majol
! leagues committees. The actio.
creates the office of baseball
commissioner with supreme pow
erS and with Judge Lands as the
first incumbent.
All that remains is official APP
prevail Of the league represents
tives as a whole which probably
| will be given tomorrow. Baseball
men said progress of the agree
ment to the club owners would be
a mere Formally"
Majors Made Concessions.
The minors reported a few
weeks ago to be hostile to the new
agreement, today found the majors
ready to Concede their demands.
Expressing themselves as satisfied
with Judge Lands, the minors
were doubtful as to whether a man
agreeable to them would be chosen
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, if a new
commissioner is chosen, either a
man who meets with the approval
Of the minors must be selected or
they may withdraw. ...
Il
baseball disputes will contain two
minor league representatives. the
other two to he presidents of the
National and American leagues.
When this board is unable to set
tie a dispute, the case will go be
fore Judge Lands and his decision
will be final.
Vote To Restore Draft.
The minors today voted to re
store the draft, but made resefva-
tons to the restoration which does
not make it 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 leagres which
do go in, but may draft from each
other. The Pacific coast league VIII
take part in the draft.
The draft season was made from
october Is to October 20 and the
draft prices We're set as follows:
Class AA, 5000.
Glass A, $4,000.
Glass b, $4,000.
Glass C, $1,000.
Glass ID, $1,000.
New Salary Limits.
The minors also established a
new scale of player and salary
limits as follows:
Glass AA: No salary limit; thirty
five players until thirty days after
season opens and then twenty-five
Glass A: Salary limit of $4,26O;
player limit Of thirty for first
thirty days and twenty thereafter
Glass b: Salary limit of $4,000
and player limit of twenty Tor
thirty days and sixteen thereafter,
Clas C: Salary limit of S2,6Oo
and PLAYER limit of eighteen for
thirty days and fourteen there
after. no
Glass D: Salary limit of $2,4Oo
and player limit of eighteen lor
thirty days and fourteen there
after. .,
Failure to live up to these limits
will result in a fine of 500 for the
first offense, 5000 if the case IS
not rectified in ten days and theh
| fine of $500 and decision by the
rational board of control.
To Classify Leagues.
The club owners decided to
,lassify leagues on the basis OF the
asst federal census, and under the
scale:
Leagues with 100000 to 1000
700 population-class b.
Leagues with 10000 to 2oo'oo
lopuation-class c.
Leagues under 10000 popula-
ion--class d. ..y
Glasses AA and A will remain -
1t present more than 100000 pop
llation.
The annual meeting of the as
ISOLATION will be held the llrSt
Tuesday in December hereafter
md must take place in a city rep
resented in the association.