Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-29
BASE BALL BOOMING.
The American League Throws Down
 the Gauntlet to It's Rivals.

the Gauntlet to Its Rivals.
 Chicago, Jan 2e.-The meeting of the magnates of the American league was opened yesterday, and, with the ex- ception of short recess in the even ing. it continued until nearly mid night. Those present at the meeting were S. S. Frank, H.; Goldman. J. J. McGraw, C. w. Sans and s. Miles Brinkley, from Baltimore; James Burns, Detroit; James Franklin, Buffa- To; Connie Mack, Philadelphia; James Manning, Washington; J. F. K1lfoyle of C. W. Somers of Cleveland; Matt Killilea, Milwaukee,; B. B. Johnson and Charles Comiskey of Chicago. A new circuit was arranged in ac- cordance with the report of the circuit committee Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston were admitted, and Indian apolis, Buffalo and Minneapolis were dropped. Manning's Kansas City fran chise had been transferred to Wash ington at previous meeting. The new franchises were granted as fol lows: Baltimore to the new corpora tion, of which Sidney Franks is presi- dent: Philadelphia Connie Mack; Bos- ton, Charles W. Somers.
 The discussion over the new consti- tuition took most of the time during the afternoon and early evening It was arranged so as ito cover the ten year agreement and provides for plac- ing the practical control of each club in the hands of the league. Each club agreed to deposit with the president of the league, in trust, the leases of all of it's plants and 51 per cent of It's capital stock and uniform figures on the plant and franchise which gives the league the right to buy any fran chise should a club desire to sell out. and the prospective purchasers be con sidered undesirable to the other mem bers of the league. At the night session the constitution was read and adopted section by sec ton. A committee consisting of 0. A. | Comisky, Connie Mack and J. J. Me Graw was appointed to revise the | playing rules and report at the sched- ule meeting of the league. the date of which has not been fixed. The new board of directors will be made up | of representatives from Baltimore, | Washington. Chicago and Milwaukee. These with President Johnson will I constitute the governing board of the | lea que.
 It was voted that the championship schedule shall include 14O games. the | for the opening of the season. but 1t l probably will be opened one week later and close one week later than last year. A, resolution was passed limit | ing the number of players of each club 1 to fourteen. The resolution Is to oper- atlve two weeks after the opening of | the schedule season.
 President Franklin of Buffalo ar rived yesterday to see what the league l would do for him. his city having been l dropped from the circuit He went away apparently satisfied with the agreement that the American league would permit him to keep his team in- tact. They promised to sign none of his players if he went. into another l league.
 The meeting lasted until midnight. the Inst two hours being taken up by routine business.
 Late in the night the American league formally cut its last tie of con- ncction with the National. The Ma tional agreement clause In the con stltution was cut out. and the Ameri- can win paddle alone. ready for either peace or war.
 At.a meeting of the High Hchol Ath. lettc ADsoria ton ye+tar1ay afternoon. l at which Meuagpf Dennis Murray pre- AIaed 1Iwekt1 Ilytses VII unanii101a.
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