Clipping:The new League standard contract
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| Date | Saturday, October 11, 1890 |
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| Text | The new contract was drawn up by Col. John I. Rogers, at the request of the League. He made the draft early in the season, and copies were sent to Zach Phelps, of the American Association; to L. C. Krauthoff, of the Western Association; to ex-President A. G. Mills, and to several other distinguished lawyers, including Frederick Ullman, of Chicago. All except Mr. Phelps responded with very valuable suggestions, which were incorporated into the contract. The most important changes may be summarized as follows:-- The reserve of the eighteenth paragraph is entirely stricken out, the paragraph giving the club, in clear, definite phraseology, the option to renew the contract for whatever number of years may be mutually agreed upon. The seventeenth paragraph containing the ten-days' clause is materially altered to the advantage of the player. After inserting a reason for the notice namely:-- “A lack of skill or playing ability below the standard requisite in a National League Club,” it limits the serving of the notice to the period of the playing season. A player under this form cannot be released between seasons without his consent. Another change in favor of the player is his right to appeal to the League directors against club fines and penalties. The clauses against dissipation and immorality are strengthened. [The text of the contract follows.] While the reserve rule is no longer referred to in the contract, it does not follow that it will be stricken out of the National Agreement. In all probability it or its equivalent will always be, as heretofore, preserved as a necessity for the perpetuation of the game. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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