Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-29 | Page 4 | Commission Makes Important Ruling

COMMISSION MAKES IMPORT ANT RUliNG CINCINNATI Ohio Feb 29 On On the ground that the Galveston Galveston baseball club w was s entitled to extraordinary consideration because of of l last st summers summer's summers sum- sum I mers mer's ruinous ruinous- business the national ba baseball commission has refused the I application of ot Tony Smith of the Galveston Galveston Galveston Gal Gal- veston club to be declared a free agent With the permission of the national board the Galveston club suspended operations August 21 1915 with tho the privilege of reserving its players for far forthe the following year Th The commission said the most Smith suffered was the he temporary inconvenience of ot being re required required required re- re to wait sixty days for six sta days' days salary due him The commission issued the following follow follow- ing trig statement relative to the new rule on players given unconditional release by the p- p Federal league In all cases in which which- a player has reverted to a national agreement club as the result of his unconditional re release release release re- re lease hy y the Federal league or any of its clubs it is the duty of the club to which he returns promptly to contract t with such player transfer him to o another another another an an- other club or waive all all- claim to him himIn himIn himin In writing Major league clubs are instructed to notify the tIle president of at their respective respect respect- ive lye league what action if any has been taken relative to player players who have re reverted reverted reverted re- re to them Minor league clubs are required to file tile similar reports with Secretary Far Far- rell In all instances in which the Interested national agreement club j does not use ordinary diligence In signing or disposing of the player its right to him will not be recognized tOJ Tho The na national lonal commission also promulgated promulgated promulgated pro- pro J a decision declaring Pitcher Pilcher Hub Perdue last year with wIlh the St. St Louis Nationals a free ag agent nt and eligible eligi eligi- ble bie to contract with any club desiring his services The commission upheld the contention contention conten conten- tion of of- Perdue that under his c contract St. St Louis could not transfer him to toa toa a a. minor league