The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-25
OF MINOR LEAGUES
AVENUE HOTEL IN NEW
YORK
BANDED IN sELF-DEFENsE
New Agreement of the National As
sOciation of Professional BASE
ball Leagues Is Rat
ified.


senting the baseball leagues and clubs
throughout the United States and Cana
da which make up the members of the
new National Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues, gathered today at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, and began what
promises to be more than interesting
session, which will last during the re-
mainder of the week.
All sections of the country, from Ore
gon to Massachusetts, sent delegates,
who were bent on procuring for the minor
leagues the protection which they en-
joyed under the old National agreement,
recently abrogated by the National
league
The meeting was presided over by P. L.
Powers, president of the new organiza-
ton, and also of the Eastern league.
Among those present were:
p. 7. Powers, president; J. III. Farrell,
c. BARROW, Toronto; Edward Mack. To-
ronto; A. C. Barnard, Columbus, Ohio;
James Franklin, Buffalo; w. ii. Lucas,
Portland. Ore; D. N. E. Dudgale, Seattle.
H. Sexton, Rock Island, H.; P. j. Hick-
ey, st. Joseph Mo-; Patrick Hayes, Dav-
export, Iowa; Aaron Frank, Little Rock,
Ark; A. G. Doe, Dover, N. H; F. J.
cester, Mass; George P. Cressey, Prov
idepce, r. l.; l.; ]. Kearney, Concord.
N. H.; T. H. Murnane Boston; Jacob
Morse, Boston; James E. Canavan, New
Haven; George Harrington Waterbury;
James Franklin. Buffalo; Samuel Irlam,
lion, N. Y; William Quinlan, Albany;
Harry Harry Roberts Roberts. Utica, N; y; J; H: Cal
O'Rourke, Bridgeport, Conn; J. L.
Bueon, Troy, n. Y; w. A, Higbee,
Ringhamton. N. Y; T. L. Reilly, Meri-
f fnd'; W. 2. Chase al pes MONIES, iowa;
T. J. Bryce, Columbus; Charles j; Stro-
bel. Toledo; w. J. Murray, Providence,
and John Kennedy, Bristol, Conn.
The first business taken up was the
reading of the minutes of the initial
meeting at Chicago, Sept. and Z. when
the new organization was perfected. The
necessity for such a move on the part of
the minor leagues was explained by Pres
ident Powers, and the action taken in
Chicago was ratified. The new national
agreement, which was adopted in Chicago
to replace the old one abrogated by the
National league, came up for discussion,
and it was also ratified in every detail
except two, namely, the sections relating
to the salary limit for players and the
penalty to be imposed on players who
may jump contracts. These matters will
be taken up during the remainder of the
week.
The governing power under the new
agreement is vested in national board
of arbitra tion,'' which is composed of J.
T. Hickey, ST. Joseph; NJ H. Sexton,
Rock Island; j. H. O'Rourke, Bridgeport,
Conn; w. H. Lucas, Portland, Or, and
T. H. Murnane, Boston.
One of the powers invested in this board
is the imposing of fines or penalties upon
associations, clubs, club officers, players,
managers, scorers and umpires, and it
can also suspend such organization or
h. nd ri
of the National association when in it's
opinion it or he shall have been guilty Of
conduct detrimental to the general well
fare of the game, or in violation of the
letter or spirit of the national agreement
Several letters were received in reply to
the appeal sent out by President Pow
erS to the members of the National and
American leagues for an observance of
the reserve rule, which was the MAIN
stay and protection afforded the minor
leagues under the old agreement. Only
two men, James A. Hart, of Chicago
(NationaD, and Bernard Dreyfuss, Pitts
burg (NationaD, replied that they would
respect the reserve rule, and when their
letters were read to the delegates they
We're received with loud applause. A. j.
Reach, Philadelphia (NationaD; B. F.
Schibe, Philadelphia (American); Charles
Comiskey, Chicago (American), and John
Kilfoyle, Cleveland (American), replied
that they would respect all contracts,
but did not go as far as Hart and Drey-
fuss.
The minor leagues have paid about
$4,000 into the Golfers of the National
league for protection for the 1902 season.
AS soon as the announcement of the alb
rogation of the old National agreement
was made, demands were Immediately
forwarded to President Nick Young for a
return of this money, but nothing has
been done by the National league in the
matter, and this important point was
discussed at length, and will be brought
up again tomorrow
The meeting adjourned to meet again
tomorrow morning. The delegates were
the guests of President Powers during
the evening at a dinner given by him in
their honor