Clipping:The new National Agreement adopted; increased reserve; waivers; salary cap
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| Date | Wednesday, October 21, 1885 |
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| Text | [reporting on the NL/AA joint meeting 10/17] The National League and American Association, in joint meeting, have just approved the new National Agreement reported by the Joint Conference Committee. [The text of the agreement follows, including:] [minor leagues excluded] [increasing the reserve to twelve per club] [the waiver system, to wit:] Upon release of player from contract with any club member of either association hereto, the services of such players shall at once be subjected to the acceptance of the other clubs of such association expressed in writing to secretary thereof for a period of ten days after notice of such release, and thereafter if said services be not so accepted said player may negotiate and contract with any other club. The secretary of such association shall send notice to the secretary of the other association of said player's release on date thereof, and said acceptance of his services at or before the expiration of ten days notice. [salary cap:] No club shall pay to any of its players for one season's services a salary in excess of $2,000, nor shall any club employing player for any portion of season pay said player for his services at rate in excess of said maximum salary, nor advance payment for such services prior to 1st day of April in any year, except a sum of money in the month of March sufficient to pay for the transportation of such player from his home to the city where his club is located; provided that any player to whom the provisions of this agreement applies, whose services are required by any club member of the Association, shall be entitled to receive for such at least $1,000. The Sporting Life October 21, 1885 Under the new agreement the two great associations will have full control of their players at all times. A player released by a club will not be eligible to join a club of another association until he gets a complete release from the organization of which his club is a member. This is a new scheme of the League, by which they hope to prevent a club of the American Association from strengthening itself at the expense of a weaker League club, as has been the case on several occasions. The Philadelphia Times October 13, 1885 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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