The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-12
EWES1ERNLEAGUE
PASSING OF FAMOUS BASE BALL
ORGANIZATION TO MAKE ROOM
FOR ANOTHER
rs AMERICAN LEAGUE NOW

New Name Was Adopted at Meet
ing of the Western Base Bali
League, Held In Chicago Wednes-
dny-Circuit VIII Be Considered
To-day Chicago and Cleveland
May he Added to the List.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Western Base
Sail league is now of the past, and IN
It's place is the American Base Ball
league, organized at the annual meeting
OF the Western Base Ball league held to-
DAY at the Great Northern hotel. The
question of the change OF the name of
the league occasioaed much discussion,
but was finally settled by unanimous
vote in the affirmative.
The meeting of the league was long,
ana when the magnates adjourned they
had not completed all they had laid out
in their programme and will convene to-
morrow at 10 a. m to complete their
work.
President Ban Johnson called meet
ing of the board of directors of the league
this morning, which considered the
awarding of the pennant of the Western
league, which went to Indianapolis. The
other clubs finished in the following Or
Ger: Minneapolis. Detroit, Grand Rapids,
ST. Paul, Milwaukee and Kansas City and
Buffalo tied for seventh place. The
board also heard the report of the treas
urer. Ban Johnson, and adopted 1t.
The following representatives OF the
clubs in the Western league were at the
meeting this afternoon: President Ban
Johnson, Chicago; C. a. Comiskey, st.
Paul; NJ r. Killilea, Milwaukee; James
Franklin, Buffalo; j. H. Manning, Kan
sas City; c. H. Saulpaugh, Minneapolis;
f c. Goss and Connie Mack Milwau
kee; w. F. c. Colt. Indianapolis; G. A.
Nanderbeck, Detroit and Robert Allen,
Indianapolis.
The board of directors appointed for the
next year are: j. Is. Manning, c. III.
Saulpaugh w. F. G. Colt, 6. A. Wander
beck and President johnson
President Johnson was authorized to
make the schedule for 1900 and the regu
lar meeting for considering the same will
be held March IA in Chicago. The matter
Of transportation for the CLUBS was also
referred to President Johnson
The change in the name of the league
was the particular question considered.
w. F. c. Colt made the motion that the
name be changed from that of the West
ern Base Ball league to the American
Base Ball league. and James Franklin,
of Buffalo, seconded it. The vote was
unanimous and the president was in
structed to change the constitution of tnc
league to meet the present requirements.
President Johnson was instructed to
write the national board of arbitration,
asking a revision of the national agree
ment, changing the drafting season to
two Years and the drafting price to 81 900
instead of $500.
Ten per cent of the total receipts of the
year were divided among the clubs of
the league in the following order: Min
Eeapolis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Mil
waukee, Detroit, Buffalo, Columbus and
Grand Rapids tied, and st. Paul The
amount of fines paid during the year is
$50
The matter of selecting a manager for
the league under its reorganization will
be aaken up tomorrow, as will also the
cigcuit of the league. The question of
e9tabl shing teams in Chicago and Cleve-
Sand will probably come up for discus
sion