The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-20
I has 4 BRIGHT FUTURE
SAYS w. H. WATKINS, SPEAKING
OF NEW AMERICAN AS
ISOLATION
PROTECTION OF THE NATIONAL
Will Be Extended to the Latest
WeanIing in the Field of Pro-
fessiona1 Baseball
Leagues.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The magnates
of the new American association COM
pleted their three days session at the
Hotel Marlborough tonight, and the ma
jority of them have left for their homes
The final details of the organization have
been completed and temporary officers
chosen. The national agreement has been
signed. The promoters of the new as
ISOLATION committee, consisting of MesSrs.
Watkins, Irwin, Koch and Havener, We're
at the Fifth Avenue hotel to meet the
national board of arbitration at 10
o'clock Only two members of the ma
tional board-Soden, of Boston, and Hart,
of Chicago-were on hand, but they were
there with power to act. No tune was
lost by the association men in making
known their wants. They informed the
members of the national BOARD that they
were permanently organized and that
they desired protection. The constitu-
ton of the new organization was then
gone over. 1t conformed in every way
to the terms of the national agreement,
except in relation to drafting. All the
details of organization were discussed.
NATIONAL PROTECTION.
When the meeting adjourned the an
nouncement was made that the National
league had granted its protection to the
newcomer in baseball. The actual status
of the association has not been definitely
decided upon as yet. AS matters now
stand, the new body is a class by itself,
between the Eastern league and Western
associate and >the National league.
AS to the matter of drafting players, the
national agreement was modified in that
1t gives to the owner of each club in
the American association the right to
reserve any five players on his team he
may see fit to keep at the end of each
year. All the terms between the Ma
tional league and the new association are
to run for one year, with privilege of re-
newal This was done to accord with the
ten years agreement of National league
clubs, which expires at the conclusion
of 1901. At the expiration of today's ses-
sion, w. H Watkins, of Indianapolis,
who, by the way, has been chosen as
temporary president and secretary
treasurer of the new association, said:
WATKINS WE'LL PLEASED.
1--WE are leaving New York entirely sat
isfied with the arrangements We have
made We have arranged our circuit ef-
fected organization and secured the rro-
lection Of the National league. A few
minor details only remain to be complet-
ed Committees have been appointed to
look after these The new association has
been placed in a class similar TO the
one occupied by the old American assoc
citation.
lie PIOtCCllOiA 5IoAl1Cu Up n1cSI-
ter of drafting is ample. Under our
agrNment the very best part of any of
our teams may be retained by the club
owners. AT least five men-any five that
be desired-are subject to reserve. The
national board has granted nearly all we
asked for. Our organization is in the
best shape possible financially, and our
teams will be ready for business VIXEN
the gong sounds for the opening of the
year.
"Our next meeting-the schedule meet
ing-will be held soon after the schedule
meeting of the National league. Where
has not yet been determined, but it will
probably be in one of the cities in cur
circuit Our constitution conforms with
the national agreement, except IN the
matter of drafting. In reserving our
PLAYERS it will be substantially the same
as the National league. Our organization
will start out with bright prospects, and
I expect to see boom in the national
game"
The question as to who the president of
the new association is, is proElematical.
Before adjournment the executive COM
mittee of the new association was agreed
to. 1t consists of Havener, of MiIwau-
kee; Koch, of Baltimore; Irwin, of Bos-
ton, and White, of Washington. AS to
the makeup of the various teams, 1t Is
probable that the National league teams
will turn their surplus players ever to
the American association. When the
new reserve rule, which limits the NUM-