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Show CLARK SI ! HAS NEW PUB! i I New Minor-Major Agree-, ment, Says Old Fox, May Eliminate Evils. 'Ariin.i"i'i'", ip.-. a r.i;i;i i.V an j r f I ; f I i t Illl'kT W'liirli iiKIJul' ill1!) minor; fr.-nf; i.;i(l! , I m ls toiil.i work uui ;i j1:ui u!itii ,o li.-lir.s v.o.ti'l f.'r.f j'.is- j (:( it hi) i ' 1 j 1 1 ; i in v f pi; i . i :! v. HI j nuiicir, ;i s ,il loil.i - l.v Cl.uk C. ! Criifnli, ii.ana..-r f n.: W.i Till-.-.- r;ir:: :,nu CllillMl puflitr 1 ri I'-snllll ioti IO ll).- AnH-n.-au W-.iKlh- IV- i'n-M in- il (K-..-r auiiiti i- Imy. tr.nl.' or ."-II ;i b;il,l;r. oi. Afl'T t:" dis.'U-ioi.. He !-.-.. lnilun '.;in fii-iin-fl ' m tiie KnJ.MM r)i;it it was the- pmp.-r imif to in in pi mi' h ,i iiic;ihiii'. as I'V'I.t;'! l-air:n! piav-w piav-w ((( ii'il ol ciii' kin.-ril iti liial Lime, i JrtlTil Ii's pla n is i'.Timpo:--.? 1 :p,N l.ls T'imii.-: nnlution. ll Is lli.r (p-rht Hialic ai -ra rmcu.L-nl ilat has' been .iu;ur,h'il. In full Hi.- plan tnllnw- " M--MN1X..I l.a.-fhall lotll malm' ami minor rrm I..- hovitim -1 l.v II. if.- riiies whl.h will t'ivc .nisii.-t- ami eunily to plfiv.T ainl lnii owner.- alike: Tin.- re-v.-'l-ve line, draft 1 ok- and waivei rule. "Tlir- reM-i-e rule will proi.-rt eluhs' pi riprrl rij.-ht.M a rid I hvchI n ie n ts. 'I'lie' draft i nle w dl insure the ad-varn'enicnl ad-varn'enicnl of tin: plu.wr til Ms profession profes-sion , "Tie waiver rule linte-M t l:e dub owner and at. I he samo time the i igHts of the player. Stringent Rules. . Rule that nhall khiji-m the applicu-t applicu-t inn of the three above mentioned rules follow . "No elnh shall he permitted to eell or buv a slaver ewept )v the waiver rule. VaLM4 eaniiMt be reenlldl. All clubs to i.ork under a rinse player limit. That all minor league, player s shall nu to the draft. No Huh shall he allowed lo trade a plaver. The number of players to be drafted in elass A A and A to he greater than the number Ihe rules provide for. The wnixer lre of eluhs in the same Hasfliflt-H lion to be ibe same amount. Tl'f' waller price on n player clashed as a '(Irafted' plaver shall be the .same a f he anion ii I for which ho was dratted. The waiver price on all other pla vers to be the regular price of ihe league re-dwrstln--,' the waiver. 'Any club in any league wishing to dis-pfs,. dis-pfs,. of the services of a player, waivers .ha!l be ask-d; only eluhs in the same ciafsificiil ion shall have the rihl to claim said player, I lie clubs of the league re-(Hiestin re-(Hiestin the waivei- to have prior claim: should two or more eluhs claim the player IL shall bo decided hy lot to -which club be shall pro; it' the player be not claimed in the classification requesting waivers and the club retpiestins;' waier no loiiRer desires I he services of the player, then and in that event he plaver shall become subject, to claim by clubs In lower classifications, clas-sifications, accord in tt to the now exist -hip; rules; wdieti it is determined which club shall have the services of the player, said club shall Kct the player free of cost . "These rules will emancipate the player, as he will no lonner be bargained in as a 'ehattel.' It will also prevent the faim-iiiK faim-iiiK and tho manipulation of players by the clubs. 'The important thins: to all clubs concerned con-cerned is ihat it would equalize the oliatiees of clubs in every league of fet- inp; the .er ices of players. Kadi club would have to depend on drafting and developing its players instead of buying the already made. Favor Minor Leagues. . '"The benefits accrinnif would he much preatcr to the minor leagues than to the majors; the minors would gut the draft price for a player and m t him back or someone else in his stead for nothing. The minor U amies' backs have been broken by carr.vim;- major leauuc-'-owned players and hein unal'le to k1"-' players when they wanted t hem. The. n.ajoi leagues, and in fart all leasues. siioulo1 be compflted to rut their roster lo the pla;.-crs' pla;.-crs' limit by the commencement of their season; this would allow all clubs In lower classifications lo liavi a chance to t;ot the. players that they need. "lftteball should he put on a 'sport baMS by minor league and major alike, and the way to do this is to qim try ins to live on selling players, but by ihe j:ate pationae,e. it' a club can't live that way. there is no other. The, rankest failures fail-ures in the class AA and A kapues are the eluhs that have tried to live on peddling ped-dling players. "The i;n T National Association Record shows that the National association piad the majors SilO.(i."iiJ for optional agreements agree-ments ami outright sale of players. The minors under the new system would save (1 L'A RK GRIFFITH, manager J Washington American league who has evolved a new plan to govern relations .between major and minor leagues. f( I Ai 1 A ' I this SUO.Ofin. besides having all the money paid them lor drafts. Records show there , is no money in selling players. : "All baseball could be run hy one supreme su-preme head, I here would then he no ne-eessity ne-eessity to maintain the big office.- of the National association, as there would he no . arguments or suits to deckle in reference to the ownership or transfer of a player." |
