The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-13
SANE OLD EIGHT
no CHANGES MADE IN THE WEST
ERN LEAGUE FOR NEXT
SEASON.
BAN JOHNSON REFLECTED.
OLD DIRECTORS ALL NAMED AND
IN GENERAL BRUSH TURNED
DOWN.
SCHEDULE TO BE MADE IN MARCH
Committee to Arrange the Games for
the Coming Year VIII Meet
mt Detroit.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-At today's meet
ing of the Western league the first
thing attempted was the revision of
the constitution, which was read sec
ton by section. Only two changes
were made, one in section five relating
TO application for membership, and one
in section six, which regulates the fines
imposed for violating the limit of the
salary list. The latter was entirely
wiped out Instead of this, the differ
ent teams have signed a separate
agreement which has somewhat re
duced the limit Of salaries, but just
how much the members were not pre-
pared to say. The old circuit will re-
main unchanged, Grand Rapids and
Columbus having been granted re-
newed franchises.
B. B. Johnson, of Cincinnati, was re-
elected president, secretary and treas
urer for one year, and four directors
were chosen. A committee was APP
pointed consisting Of Messrs. Killilea,
johnson and Goldt to consult with the
members Of the national league in re-
gard to certain differences. The sched-
uie committee consists of Messrs. John
son, Fanderbeck, Manning and Sauls-
paugh.
The date of the schedule meeting was
fixed for March in Detroit. This fin
ished the important business of the
minor league, and the members ad-
journed. Late this evening a meeting
was held to finish up the tag ends Of
business. Most of the members will
leave for home in the morning.
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UP late last night, and in consequence
did not get together until 1890 o'clock
today, when President Johnson called
the meeting to order. There was a full
attendance and the delegates inmedi-
ately got down to business. The old
light Of John T. Brush and John Good
now on one side, and the balance of the
managers on the other cropped out
again. Brush and Goodnow wanted
Omaha admitted in place of Columbus.
1t developed at the meeting that
Omaha had made no application for
membership, and, therefore Mr.. Good
nows stand was untenable
The circuit next season will be made
up OF the same cities as this year, viz.
Detroit, Columbus, Grand Rapids. In
dianapolis, Milwaukee, st. Paul, Min
Haynes and Clarence Saulspaugh of
the Minneapolis club, who own half
the stock, agreed to cast a half vote,
thus breaking the deadlock.
President Johnson was reelected
Immediately after the business session.
A poll Of the delegates resulted in a
unanimous selection of Ban Johnson,
with the exception of Mr.. Brush The
new board of directors is made up as
follows: Matt Killilea, Milwaukee;
Charles Comiskey, st. Paul; G. D. Van
derbeck, Detroit; John Goodnow, Min
neapolis, and Ban Johnson. President
Johnson will appoint the schedule COM
mittee as follows: Charles Comiskey,
James Manning, G. D. Vanderbeck and
Ban Johnson. 1t was decided to hold
the schedule meeting in Detroit the
first week in March.
Capt. Comiskey, after the meeting
said:
THE Western league held a short
meeting today at noon, formally voting
the Columbus and Grand Rapids clubs
in for another year. This was practi-
cally settled yesterday. There has
been no deal in regard to the Mime
apolis franchise"
President Killilea was notified this
morning that Third Baseman Hartman
of the Milwaukee club, had been drafted
by ST. Louis. Mr. Kil1ilea has made ar
offer to Chris Won der Abe to trade
Hartman for Bert Meyers, st. Louis tc
keep the draft money. Pitcher John.
stone, of St Paul, and Arthur Clark