Show 41 L ORM A NEW NATIONAL AGREEMENT TO GOVERN i 3 ORGANIZED BASEBALL Var ar Conditions Force Those at Head of Game to toMake Make Changes and New Provisions in Relations Relations Rela Rela- Between Major Mayor and Minor Organizations Organizations New Scheme to Settle Disputes t 1 S. S EW EV Feb 9 A A new national agreement for the government of organized baseball recently promulgated 0 all aU leagues and clubs has bas become operative throughout the thet t It has been signed by Presidents Tener lener and Johnson f the major J leagues Jagues agues as party of the first part and President l. l H. H Sexton of the National Association of Minor finor leagues les party arty of the s second part t L b. The he work of pf l revising the former fonner agreement was chiefly f. f one lone by Chairman Herrmann of the national commission legislative faults and abuses of rules which have been uncovered un Ull- nn- nn covered during the last thirteen ye years rs are sought to be remedied rem rein g died in this revision i Hereafter all disputes be- be major and minor league lubs lubs will be adjusted by the the minor league 16 f resident President and the secretary of i he National association For- For the N National commission pas as sole ole arbiter t The period period period- for drafting drafting players rom rora minor lea leagues cs will be from SepT Sep- Sep T ember emler 20 o to 25 five fin days later Inter than Sc an and cancellation of or any raft must be made macic within twenty twenty- ur hours hour Clubs cannot have ha more ban eight players out on option at nt IV time including those sent out ont or a or-a or a second time i l A A player purchased from a a. a class J 1 AA Ak league may remain with the I minor league until the close of the peason eason instead of reporting immedi- immedi t atel K Included in the thc are set sev- sev t d ral Tal concessions made to the players players' I i in 1914 b by the baseball summarized a aft follows Notice of Reissue Itc II Ten days day notice DoUce in writing must be bet t given ginn to a major majol league player and ant live five LYe days to a 21 class AA or class elMs A A. player play play- 1 tt er when unconditionally released I 1 Written notice of conditions of or transfer trans trans- transI I S t fer tel must be furnished to an any player re released released released re- re leased to another club I It I t A player er shall hall be bo declared a a. free tree I n gent In Jn case all an conditions of ot a players player's play play- ers er's contract as agreed to b by the parties parties parties par par- ties are nt not written tho the contract and land the offending club or its manager L shall han be fined iced in amounts ranging from fromI I 1 1100 to Traveling expenses including sleep sleep- i en U and meals en route must be paid vald I major league players from their homes I to training camps eA 1 A player la er who has been in the thc major leagues hagues for ten years cannot be re reI released re- re I leased to a minor league except he is willing to make such transfer and all other major league clubs cluba have waived en n his hit services Irot et A Two new sections of or tho the a agreement cover the provisions restricting tho sending of a player to a lower league beCore he has hus been offered to class AA i 1 fjand land Jan class clasa A leagues thus keeping him himi i tin in the thc highest classification his skill I oJ a warrant JI M A COP copy of or his contract vl which ch shall I rl be co considered an original must bo be f fur fur- ur- ur I nl h d the player Hereafter when wilen either cither major league I certifies cert that amendment to the rules rulos Im II necessary tho the national commission I shall set a A. date Hot not later laler than March 1 Of or any year oar for a rt J. J meeting of the thc rules committee Committee consisting of t three tiree members rom from each of ot th the major maor leagues and ono one rom from om tho the minor leagues A majority vote ote Otc shall be necessary to adopt review Jc re- re view low or repeal a rule Place and and do date te K I. or ot such meetings shall bo be arranged by byne 1 the ne be major lea league presidents who shall shaU t fact act ct alternately as chairman of ot the thc I committee t i |