Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-20
Lesser League Gives Notice to
Major Organization,
MUCH TROUBLE FOR HARRIS.
What VIII be Done at Coming Com
ference Between American and
National baseball Leagues,

New York, Feb. l9.-Mutual respect
for contractual and reservation right
uniform playing rules; a board Of ar
biirauon, consisting Of equal repre-
sontaticn Of the National associate
on one side and the two major leagues
on the other-these are the main points
that the National Association OF Pro-
fcsslonal Baseball leagues win insist on
IN the coming conference between the
National and American leagues regard.
Ing the drawing Of new national
agreement.
The members Of the national board Of
the National association completed
then two days session tonight There
we're present at the meeting President
=, T, Powers, NJ, II. Sexton, president
Of The Western league, r. II. Murnane,
president OF the New England league,
j. Ii. Burke, president Of the ConneCtl-
cut league; j. H. Farrell president OF
the New York State league and 7. j.
Hickey, president Of the American as
ISOLATION
The board first took up the California
trouble, Replies were received from all
the members OF the Western league,
C., senting to a postpOnement OF the
annual meeting Of the organization
scheduled for March g and the mem
bers Of the American association gave
their consent to President Hickey to 90
70 California with NJ. III Sexton OF the
Western league, the two to act as Il
committee representing the National
etSccia ton to endeayor TO establish
Teace.
President Hickey left tonight on his
way TO Los Angeles. Mr.. Sexton will
leave within a day or two. on his way
west President Hickey will stop of In
Chicago ana have conference with
Mr. Lennon, OF ST. Paul, regarding the
proposed new American association
team in Chicago.
a draft Of the proposed new national
agrt ement was carefully gone over by
the board today. II was finally decided
that the National association would
stand close to resolution adopted at
the last annual meeting of the assocla-
tioa on Oct. "a, as follows
Resolved, That in the event Of a
JOHN lHNllulloU DeluS tANeuutu lllc Nd
tlonal association at any future time
10 confer with tht board Of directors
" the American league and the Ma
jlnnal league IN the interest of a tripar.
tite agreement, the national board Of
she National Association Of Professional
Baseball leagues shall preserve to its
association It's present form OF govern
mcnt and its individual organization
supreme and intact.
Resolved, That these Instructions
are hereby declared 10 be mandatory
and compulsory.
Tae National association will demand
that the tripartite board have jurisdic
tion only over matters involving dis
putes between the National association
ana the two major leagues and Will
sick greater representation in the new
bead.
The invitation sent out by James II.
Hart OF Chicago, asking that a meeting
Of the Joint rules committee be held IN
Chicago on Monday. has stirred up
storm in baseball circles. President
Powers will not go to Chicago in re-
Spouse to the call. The board adjourn
"a not 10 meet again until after the
new national agreement and rules COM
nlitse have met.