Show MAJORS RENEGE SALARY SLASH IN BASEBALL I I Raise Rals Ante but hut butS S Schedule Is Gentlemen's Agreement New ew York Jan n 17 A A week of ot conferences conferences con con- and Joint sessions here be between between between be- be tween major and antI minor league base baso- baseball ball baU club owners will bo be completed tomorrow to tomorrow to- to morrow morro when a a. working agreement is signed by the national commission for tho the two tv major organizations and anda a committee representing representing- the National Association of ot Minor L Leagues gues to take the tho place of or the national agreement abro abrogated b by mutual consent The minors will go their own Wa way under tho the control of or their own o national national national na na- board of ot arbitration which will have full tull Jurisdiction after atter its term of ot office expires In 1921 There will willbe willbe be no more draft or optional agreements agreements agree agree- ments in the national association andall and andall all players must be purchased by bj major major major ma ma- jor and minor clubs from tho the minors for cash all moneys and sales paper to pass through Secretary John II 11 Farrell p office at Auburn N. N Y At a a. special meeting of ot the National league today tho the recently adopted salary salar salary sal sal- ar ary limit of 11 per month for tor each club was declared declared to be According to President Herdler Herd Heyd- lor ler tho club owners agreed on a n higher limit but Just what it is he declined to discuss further than to sa say that It was waB satisfactory to everybody c Interested It is generally understood understood understood under under- stood however that a similar limit hn has been adopted b by the American league and that all the major league clubs will bo be bound b by a gentleman's agreement to observe it Many trades and deals were rumors rumored during the tho week but the the- only on one that was Wt consummated was a triangular lar mar exchange of or players in IJ which the tte I J I Boston Washington and Detroit clubs CIUlla of ot the tho American league were Inter Inter- ested Boston gets Oscar from Detroit and Pitcher Dumont from Washington r ton Detroit In return secures se secures se- se e- e cures Pitcher Love Catcher Ainsmith and Outfielder Shorten and the WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington club gets ets Harold JanvrIn second second second sec sec- ond baseman from Boston The Detroit club signed Dan Hawley HaYle who managed Toronto's Toronto pennant win pennant ners last year ear as scout In place of ot Bill Donovan |