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Show i Semipro Baseball Body Will Bar I All Players on Outlaw List MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 3 (UP) Directors of the national semipro baseball congress, led by President Ray Dumont, meeting today in conjunction with the minor league baseball association, drafted terms of a nation-wide system of player contracts for semi-pro semi-pro teams to become effective immediately. leased otherwise by manager or aponsor. Violation of contract by player results In player being listed as sn outlaw In aemipro ranks and ineligible ineligi-ble to compete in any aanctioned league or tournament in the United States. Directors also voted to cooperate with organised baseball by barring from sandlot leagues or tournsment competition any player on the in-, in-, eligible or outlaw list of minor and ; major leaguea. This drastic ruling affecting more than 200.000 sandlot players was posaed unanimously by semipro officials of-ficials In order to prevent p la yen from professional leagues joining semipro clubs without permission from organised baseball. I In connection with 7M district tournaments, preceding statewide events throughout the United 8tates. tha congress voted that a player. In order to be eligible, must not have participated in organised baseball base-ball after June IS. 19M. Tha national system of semipro contracts spproved by directors today to-day requires a player to be a member mem-ber of a team for a one-year period 1 after date of signature unless re- |