The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-24
MINOR LEAGUE
 OFFICIALS MEET
National Association in Session
 in New York
FARRELL MAKES A REPORT
Proposes Several Changes In the Rules So Far as to Put the Game On Higher standine-Re-
 mains Independent.

New York October 2s-The members of the National Association of Baseball leagues began their annual meeting at the Fifth Avenue hotel today The dele gates during the open session, listened 10 the annual reports of President R. T. Powers and Secretary J. II. Farrell, elected new officers. and a new national board and decided to appoint rules committee of their own.
 Those present were:
 J. H. Farrell Auburn, N. Y, president of the New York league; T. H. Murnane, Boston, president of the New England league, J. o. o'Rourke Bridgeport. sec retary of Connecticut state league M. H. sexts~a. Rock Island, president of the Wess>rn and Three I league; w. H. Luehes, Spokane. Wash, president Paci- fic Northwest league; Aaron Frank Lit tie Rock. Ark, of the Southern league; Edward Mack, Toronto; George Sweeney, Rochester Thomas r. Burns. Colorado sprngs; Hugh Duffy, Milwaukee; c. W.. Boltment, Jr., Evansville, Ind: Louis D.. smith, Terre Haute; M. F. Finn, Little Rock; G. w Wheatley, Greenvflle. Miss; Roger Conner, Springfield, Mass and others.
 After the roll call the reports of Presi- dent Powers and Secretary Farrell were read. Both reports are long and ex- haustive and are most flattering to the association. In his report Secretary Far rell made a number of recommendations regarding the propriety of fixing a sal ary scale for minor league players An other recommendation is calculated to raise the tone of national game.
 MT. Farrell proposes that a player re- ported for drunken or disorderly conduct the second time shall be declared inen- glble to play with any National associa- ton club for the balance of the season Among other recommendations made in Mir Farrells report were:
 Tt might be advisable to consider a modification of the farming rule. with the idea or establishing a stated penalty for it's violation If it is to be continued
 Tt is recommended that the national agreement be amended so as to specif- cally state the period of time granted club owners in which to accept a players terms and retain a claim upon hls serv- ices.
 T would recommend that provision be made to penalize any club manager who communicates, in the line of negotiations with any player under contract to an other club, member of this association ~
 Letters were read from John T. Brush and James Hart suggesting an affiliation between the National league and the Ma tional association. MT Farrell declared, however, after the meeting that the as- soefation would remain independent of any other organization.
 MT. Powers and MT. FarrefI were unan- imously reelected respectively president and secretary treasurer.
 The new national board was elected as follows:
 M. H. Saxton of Rock Island, chairman; T. H. Murnane of Boston, w. M. Kava- naugh of Little Rock. J. H. Orourke of Bridgeport, w. H. Lucas of Spokane J. H. Farrell of Auburn. Mir Kavanaugh takes the place of J. B. Nicklin of the Southern league.
 An adjournment was taken until to- morrow