The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08
AMENDMENTSTO MAKE OPERATION
 TOO EXPENSIVE
By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Staff COrrespOndentJ

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 Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 8-(UP)-The 43rd annual meeting of the Nation al ASsocation of Professional base ball clubs-the minor leagues-was scheduled to wind up its business today with reports from post war planning committees slated to wind up the three day session.
 Suggestions frcm a committee named to promote baseball through out the high schools of the country and others on urnpires, and player rights were on the agenda.
 Yesterday, the second day of the meeting, saw most of the major business disposed of and resulted the adoption of two important amendments winch afford added protection to the minor leagues.
 The first was an amendment sponsored by the Pacific Coast league to keep the majors from en- reaching on minor league territory. The rule provides that if a major league club desires to move its franchise to city wherein minor league team alreaGy is in operation, it must furnish adequate co:npensa- ton to the minor league club affect ed and also to every other member of the affected circuit.
 Another angle, injected by the Baltimore club of the International league stipulates that the minor league team already located in a city in which a major league club desires to operate should have first chance to operate the major league franchise.
 Thus the minors virtually elimi- mated their territorial worries by making a transfer too expensive an experiment for 8 major league team.
 More Trouble
 Before the amenoment becomes 8 part of baseball law. however, it first must be approved by the ma jors at their meeting in New York next week and baseball men were extremely doubtful if their sanction would be given.
 The other proposal adopted pro- vided an increase of B 1-2 per cent in the draft price of players. This means that a player drafted by a major league club from a double "A" circut will cost $10,000 instead of $7,50O as in the past. Other class ifications will receive a proportion ate raise in their draft prices. That amendment also was sponsored by the Pacific Coast league which had originally asked that the draft price be upped to $15,0O0 or doubled.
 Of the B amendments considered, seven were adopted, five withdrawn and one defeated The defeated amendment, sponsored by the Southern Association, had requested permission for leagues below dou- ble "A" classification to pay bonus es to players for signing contracts. Service Men
 Of the 13 amendments considered, seven were adopted, five withdrawn and one defeated. The defeated amendment, spo5lsorde by the Southern Association, had requested permission for leagues below double "A" classification to pay bonuses to players for signing contracts. Service Men
 The minors agreed to increase their player limit by permitting each club to add one returning service man to its player list for every five men on the active list A team permitted 40 players, thus can increase its number to 48, provided the egiht additions are service dis charges.
 The other amendments dealt principally with regulations gov- erning the return of players now in the service.
 The trading mart as yet not very active, saw few deals consumated The Jersey City Gaints of the 1n- tcrnational League traded infielder George Souter and pitcher Dick Kenworthy ot Toronto of the same circuit for infielder Dick Shoff.
 The Kansas City Blues of the American Association announced their second deal of the meeting, trading outfielder Jess Landrum to Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League for outfielderS Otto Meyer and F0yreSt R0pfrS