Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-20
PREPARES FOR BALL MEET
National Association ArraEges Demands for
Presentation to Tripartite Convention.
WESTERN LEAGUE MEETING is pos1poSEO
Delegates GO West 60 settle war I'm
California and Thus Necessitate
Adjournment of Gathering
Called for March 2.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.--Mutual respect for
contract and reservation rights, uniform
playing rules, board of arbitration con-
sisting OF equal representation of the Ma
tional association on one side and the two
major leagues on the other are the main
points that the National association will
insist on in the coming conference with
the National and American leagues.
The members of the national board COM
pleted their two days session tonight.
There we're present at the meeting Pres
ident P. T. Powers M. II. Sexton, presi-
dent of the Western league; T. H. Murnane,
president of the New England league; j.
s. o'Rourke, president of the Connecticut
league; J. H. Farrell, president Of the New
York State league, and J. II. Hickey. presi-
dent OF the American association.
sends Peacemakers West.
The board first took up the California
troubles. Replies were received from all
the members OF the Western league, con-
senting to postponement OF the annual
meeting scheduled for March 2 and the
members OF the American association gave
consent to President Hickey to go to Cali
fornia, with NJ. H. Sexton of the Western
league, the two TO act as a committee
representing the National association, and
endeavor to establish peace. 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 to confer with MIR. Len
non Of St. Paul regarding the proposed
new American association team in Chicago.
In discussing the new Chicago team after
the meeting Mr.. Hickey said:
There was TO have been a confel ence in
Chicago on the day 1 left for this meeting.
The whole matter is practically, left to
Mr. Lennon of st. Paul, whose club IT is
proposed to move to Chicago.
draft OF the proposed new national
agreement was carefully gone over by the
board today. 1t was finally decided that
the National association would stand by
resolution adopted at the last annual meet
ing as follows:
Resolved, That in the event of a joint in
vitation being extended the National as
sociation at any future time, to confer
with the board of directors of the Ameri-
can league and the National league in the
interest OF a tripartite agreement. the ma
tlonal board of the National Association
of Professional Baseball leagues shall pre-
serve to the association its present form
Of government and its individual organiza-
tion supreme and intact.
Resolved. That these instructions are
hereby declared to be mandatory and com
pulsory.
DisIilSes JOhnsOn's Acts.
The invitation. sent out by James H.
Hart Of Chicago, asking that a meeting Of
the joint rules committee be held in Chi
cago on Monday, has stirred up a storm
in base ball circles. President p. T. Pow
ers will not go to Chicago in response to
the call.
Regarding the matter. President Powers
tonight said:
l have sent reply to Mr.. Hart stating
that II will be impossible for me to attend
the proposed Chicago meeting on Monday.
There Is some funny business going on
somewhere. and am getting tired of this
thing. '- .tt-t
When President johnson was here re-
Gently President Pulliam of the National
league and myself had a conference with
him, and we agreed that the meeting for
an informal talk over the rules, and a
new national agreement should be held in
this city on Friday, February 20.
| am tired Of running after Mr.. Johnson,
and i don't propose to do so any more
expect to meet him here tomorrow, and
so does Mr.. Pulliam. 1 am ready to meet
Mr.. Johnson according to our agreement,
but ! certainly shall not run after him.
1t was said tonight that Mr.. Johnson is
in Chicago, and could not be here for the
conference agreed upon for tomorrow.
The board adjourned not to meet again
until after the new national agreement and
| rules committees have met