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The big baseball event of that year was the adoption of the code known then as the trlparte agreement, but now termed the national agreement. A. G. Mlils, the new president of the league, was active in promoting it, and it was accepted by the league, the American association and the Northwestern league. Among other things it provided that no contract with any player should be made loneer than aeven months, beginning April 1 and ending October 81. At that time the stealing of players was a growing evil and one that made a heap of trouble. To put a Btop to the practice, it was provided, that on October 10 each year the secretary of each association should furnish the secretaries of the other associations a reserve list ol players, not exceeding fourteen in number, then under contract with each of Its several club members, and of juch
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