The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-21
Agreement with Ban Johnson Ratified
by the National League, but Not
with Desired Unanimity.
VOTE STOOD 6 TO 2 OR 6 TO o
ON MOST OF THE PROPOSITIONS AND
TO ON TWO SECTIONS.
New York and Brooklyn at the Mercy
of the "Peacemakers"-Inju
ton Case Postponed.


Baseball League to-day had the hearing of
the injunction cases at Philadelphia post
poned until Friday so as to continue con-
sideration of the conference report on terms
Of agreement with the American League at
the adjourned annual meeting.
This change was not accomplished until
after protracted struggle. All representa-
tives of the defendant clubs, as well as the
plaintiffs, were at one time ready for the
train for Philadelphia. The defendants
then openly stated that the plaintiffs had
made averments in their petition that
served to secure a temporary restraining
order, but that they could not prove the
same for the purpose of making the injunc-
ton permanent. Some defendants stated
what they intended to bring before the
Philadelphia court and proposed to do after
the temporary injunction was dissolved if
the minority insisted exploiting the af-
fairs of the National League in court.
Although every effort was made for
unanimous action and much was said about
what might happen if the proposed peace
agreement was not finally ratified, the vote
continued to-day to be six to two on most
of the propositions or six to none on some
when the New York and Brooklyn clubs re-
fused TO vote. and in two cases ii was FIVE
to three when Boston voted with New York
and Brooklyn. 1t is believed the vote on
ratification after the injunctions are dis
posed of will be six to two, and il is stated
that vote of three-fourthS of the members
is sufficient, although there have been
claims that full vote is necessary on such
propositions.
REPORTS DUE TO-DAY.
After being in session all day the commit
tee Of the whole concluded its work and at
Z p. m took a recess until 10 a. m. to-mor-
row, when majority and minority reports
will be presented, one by President Herr
man, of Cincinnati, and the other by Pres
ident Brush, of New York. These gentle
men were in conference during the night
preparing their reports and stated that
they would not be given out in advance of
the meeting tomorrow. The Boston club
is in peculiar position of being in favor of
most of the majority report and small
part or the minority report. In the action
taken by the committee of the whole on the
recommendation of a report to the League
for adoption, the Philadelphia and Pitts
burg clubs voted subject to the decision of
the Philadelphia court, and President Pull
liam announced that his participation was
subject to the same decision. The vote on
Sections /, and 4 of the proposed agree
ment between the American and the Ma
tional leagues was six to two, New York
and Brooklyn voting in the negative. These
sections provide for contracts being bind
ing, r0cOEnltlOn OF reserve rule and return
of advance money.
President Ebbits stated that the Brooklyn
club did not desire TO vote against any
such proposition as the fifth section for the
return OF advance money, but inasmuch as
the section was contingent on other sec
tions to which he most radically OPP
posed, the Brooklyn club would be recorded
| in the negative. The vote on Section also
was six to two. with New York ard Brook
| lyn in the negative.
Before action was finally taken on this
much-disputed section the following resolu-
ton. offered by President Robson, of the
St Louis club, was adopted six to two:
Resolved. That we recommend to the
| 5, conditioned, however, that the presi-
| dent of this league be directed to embody
In the national agreement provided for in
a provision that the words New York
| In Section of the list of American League
| cities shall be construed to mean the Bor-
! ough of Mathattan in the city of New
| York, and that nothing in said section
shall be construed to mean that any Ma
tional League clubs shall by the adoption
| or ratification thereof aid or assist the
American League in securing grounds in
| the Borough of Manhattan, in the city of
| New York; or to relinquish their rights
to resist any move on the part of the
American League to secure such grounds,
| and Ii was understood by the committee
at the time the conference was held
President Herman said the New York
and Brooklyn clubs felt that the action
| of the joint conference committee would
| help the American League in getting
into New York, while no such purpose was
| intended. He also explained that it was
the original purpose for this section to
cover only the Borough of Manhattan
while 1T had been interpreted to include
all the Greater New York.
On Section 8 for a schedule committee
on Section for committee on rules and
on Section for national agreement be-
tween major and minor leagues, the vote
| was to 0, New York and Brooklyn re-
| fusing to vote.
On Section 8, naming the players
| awarded to each club and Section g.
binding each club and each league to the
joint agreement the vote was to 3, Bos-
ton voting in the negative with Brooklyn
and New York. Boston, however re-
served the right to vote in the affirmative
when the report of the committee of the
whole was made back to the league. Or
the closing motion for the committee tC
rise and report as above to the league
| the vote was again 6 to ?.