The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-31
MINOR LEAGUES REVOLT
THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE Ma
TIoNAL BASEBALL AGREEMENT.
VIII Submit an Amended Form for
the Confederation of the Magnates
of the Big Bodies.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-A meeting of the
National Association of Baseball Clubs was
held in this city to-day. Among those pres
snt were. T. ]. Hickey, of the American
Association: NJ H. Sexton, of the Western
League; William Kavanaugh. of the South
ern League; +. T. Powers. of the Eastern
League; E c. Packard. OF the Western
League; James J. ORourke, Thomas l.
Riley and c. j. Danaher, OF the Connecticut
State League; T. II. Murnane. of the New
England League; w. II. Eek, of the
Three T. League; W. w. Pierce and T. j..
O'Brien, OF the Buffalo club; Edward Han
lon. OF the Baltimore club; A. II Howe, Jr.,
OF the former Worcester club; p. II. Hurley
and J. T. Nevins, of the Jersey City club;
NJ B. Fuder and w. w. Burnham, of the
Newark. ". ]. club; Joseph Apologize, If
the Toronto club; George NJ. Kunzech. of
the Syracuse club, and ]. H. Farrell, of Au-
burn, the secretary of the association.
The purpose of the meeting was to dis
cuss and frame answer TO the big
leagues concerning the position the small
leagues will take regarding the national
agreement the national association has been
invited TO sign. The bone of contention is
a membership on the national board. ThG.
board now consists of President Pulliam. or
the National League; President Johnson,
OF the American League, and August Her
man, the owner Of the Cincinnati National
The minor leagues claim that they are
the bone and sinew OF baseball have a
larger following all over the country than
the two major leagues, and, therefore,
should be represented on the national
board. The other articles OF agreement
that do not suit the minor leagues are the
drafting law and the method OF paying for
players drafted. Under the new agreement
the major leagues have from Aug. 10 until
Oct. 15 TO select their players Under the
old agreement they had but one month.
Under the new agreement the players are
10 be paid for in three equal installments,
while under the old agreement the fun
purchase price was paid down.
After the meeting Secretary Farrell gave
out the following statement: THE meeting
unanimously decided that ii could not sub
scribe to the agreement presented at Buff
falo, and the National Association COM
mittee was authorized TO present the Buff
faio agreement IA amended form 10 the
adopted that IL was the sense of the mem
bers OF the National Association present
that We adhere to the terms OF the Lucas
resolution unanimously adopted at the an
nual meeting held last October
The Lucas resolution provided that in the
event OF a joint invitation being extended
10 the National Association TO confer with
the board of directors of the National and
American leagues in the interest of a tri-
partite agreement the national board of the
<<duOlldi ASSOCIATION preserve 10 the
National Association its present form OF
government and its Individual organization
supreme and intact, and IL was also re-
solved that the instructions were manda-
tory and compulsory.
What the amended form of agreement the
National Association would present to the
Buffalo commission will be Mr.. Farrell re-
fused to say. II Is not thought that Ban
Johnson. president OF the American League
will hear of any other form of agreement
than that formulated at the Buffalo meet
Ing.
President Pulliam. of the National
League. when Secretary Farrelrs an
nouncement was shown him. said: Il have
not heard of the matter officially, and
therefore, can say nothing on the subject"
=, The fact that the minor leagues had re-
tected the agreement did not surprise him
however.