Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-13
SOME IN OLD LOOP
WANT $500 PRICE
Say $4,000 Valuation Now
in Use Apt to Cheaper
Circuits Players.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

DISCUSSION is going the
~ rounds about whether the Ma
"A tional League should increase
1 a the amount of its waiver price
to clubs of its own circuit. The
present sum is 1000, that of the Amer
lean League is $500 and for inter-
league waivers the sum is also $500.
Some National League teams con-
sidering whether to ask waivers on GER
tain players contend that the price is
an differentiation of players and apt
to give a false impression as to the
worth of National League players.
On the other hand, 1t is argued that
the waiver price between clubs OF the
same league should be merely nominal.
Clubs should not seek profit in these
transactions, runs the contention, but
should be willing to help each other out.
The tendency elsewhere than the Ma
tional League has been to call for a
high waiver price. The American
League lifted its price at the request
of clubs that were advancing large sums
to obtain new players.
Minor Prices High.
In the American Association the
waiver price is So 900 and in the PACING
Coast $4,000 also. The International
League is $4,000, with a time limit OF
10 days in off-Season transactions and
4S hours during the season. In other
minor leagues of high classification the
waiver price is usually $1,000 to $4,000.
The object of the waiver sum is 70
give the selling club some return for
permitting the player to go. Occasion
ally the waiver price will cover a large
amount of the expenditure In securing
a new player. At other times 1t Is only
a small percentage of what is spent in
getting new material.
A suggestion that the waiver price
be made uniform for each league OF a
certain class interfereS, of course, with
the individual rights of the leagues.
A minor league has player rights SIM
liar to that of the major leagues. The
minor league can mama waive valua-
ton to suit itself. Naturally II 1t Is
too high there are not likely to be
many players claimed by waiver.
Little Leagues Hit.
This agitation in regard 10 the waiver
regulation between leagues is presumed
to have been started prior 10 the minor
league meeting in Chattanooga Ey those
who are seeking to have some reduction
made in the number of players who are
under reservation.
The minor league will again make
the claim that they are starved to death
for lack of material. Thomas j. hickey,
president of the American Association,
has made public announcement that
he favors curtailing the season of 1880
so that it will be over and out Of the
way by the time that the world series
climax is reached. That does not mean
that this will go into effect, because
his league will have to act upon 1t, but
1t is very significant.
The overhead of the minor league
has been excessive because those Of
the highest classification have attempt
ed to keep pace with the majors as
nearly as they can, as many Of them
have clubs in close proximity to major
league organizations.
Those of lesser classification have
tried to hold the pace of the higher
powered minors. All are demanding re-
trenchment of some kind, but they wish
to see it begin with the majors. They
want them to cut down their total Of
reserved players.
Copyright. 1927