The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-31
OLD POST IN RECEIPT OF
BASE BALL MARCONICRAMS
The Capital INDUCES in Fantasy Relative to Admission Into the
Central LeagueMnor Association Becoming Chesty and
Spelling For Fight With Two Big Leagues

i SNAhifkt OiitlGh tfGH tAiC NaAltAlNSt III
yestors in baseball under the presen
national agreement, the lesser mag
mates have grown restless and al
chesty as pouter pigeons They art
out now to manufacture a grievance
for themselves, and may be planning
an excuse for breaking away altogeth
err from the peace compac. better
known as the National Agreement, I'M
Ter the impression that the prosper
ity which they have enjoyed was who'll
ly of their own making and was So
cured in spite OF he National Agree
nent The existing National Agree
ment has been in force only little
,ver a year, the compact becoming eff
ective September IL, 1903, as a re-
ut Of the meeting al Cincinnati. and
" good judges is considered TO be the
est ever offered the minor leagues
ct at the last meeting of the Ma.
ional commission mon h ago, the
minors, through President Powers, De,
itioned for several changes in that
greement to make it more favorable
o their interests. Because there was
likelihood that these requests would
granted the minors saw no chance
Or q grievance Consequently at theiE
ession last week a. that swell host
Try, the Victoria hotel. New York.
hey swelled up and got real sassy
'irst, the minor league board revers.
4 u 10. Il ~ Al
iission, which Is the supreme court
baseball and issued an imperative
RIDER 10 ne Pitisburg club OF the
'ational league. over which that board
aano. have the slightest authority
the widest stretch OF magma
on The minor league body at first
lopted the report of its board EN-
odying ,hese decisions, then woke up
. the consequences and decided TO re
or the dangerous matter back to the
GARD with the suggestion tina. it con
pr with the National commission.
The decision in dispute was on the
ase of Player Roach. whom the Butte
lont., club is trying to reserve for
9o5 in spite of written agreement
With the player al sh i'm from
he reservation. The National associa
on Of Professional Baseball leagues
oard OF arbitra ion decided against
soach some time ago. and the play
+ Immediately a TO the Ma.
ional commission. which has no au
hority over strictly minor league af
airs, except in cases like his, when
player appeals to ii to right an in.
lstice Roaeh's case was so clear
han the National commission deah.e6
! his favor, and In connection witR
ne Roach case. Player Marie of the
.itty league will appeal, as he has
cen advised, 10 the National commit
&c. to right the Injustice done him by
swaraing him to he Clark dale, Mi-s.
hub.
But TO return to the Roach case
re minor league board considered
nat the action OF The Na.ioaal com.
llssion presided over by Garry Her
lann. was an unbearable Insult. con
sqsently IL reversed al the Victoria
oiel, he decision OF the supreme
curt.
The last move of The National asso
iation Of Professional Baseball
sagues was to arrange an entirely
few classification of themselves and
SIX the National commission % grant
new scale Of draft prices. pracnc
lily double those now in existence.
Win the new as.ification the major
eagues are not likely TO in ,erfere. a.
be National Agreement merely spsc
hes that the minors shall establish
heir own classification. With he
roposel Increase In prices f1r draft
d players the National commission
probably will interfere most decidedly.
ne subject 10 be decided an Cncinna.:
lexi month. when rqe commission
meets.
II appears that conservatism In Tho
minors has taken fight and they are
ching For fight IN which they will
ONE out second best