The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-02
BOARD MEETS TODAY.
Baseball TangIe to Be Strengthened In
 Chicago.

Baseball Tangie to Be Strengthened in
 Chicago.
 There is a possibility if not strong probability that the minor major league tangle will be strengthened out at the meeting of the National Board in Chi cago this morning.
 Jersey lawyer who represented the minor leagues at the meeting of the American league in New York last week. has made an egregious blunder. The demands of the minor were that the drafting price should be increased to $1,50O class A; $1,000 class B; $75O class c. Ban Johnson, president of the American league offered a compromise of $l 900 class A; $750 class and $500 for each player in leagues of lower grade.
 Griffith who had power to act for the minors refused to accept this com promise and that was the end of the affair as far as the meeting of the American league went.
 President Kavanaugh stated at the meeting of the Southern league here last Saturday that he thoroughly az reed with The Advertiser that the stand taken by Griffith was a mistake. The Southern under the old drafting rules is getting $500 to be paid in t Ss in- stallments, the first $250 at the end of the drafting season in November and the second $250 in July. Johnsons compromise was that $750 be paid leagues of the class of the Southern and the entire amount in lump instead of in two installments, $25O more than we are getting in the Southern now.
 President Kavanaugh has already gone to Chicago and will be present at the meeting there this morning. The Judge Is one of the most powerful fig make strong fight at the Chicago meeting to have the Johnson compro- mise adopted: Harry Pulliam, presi- dent of the National league, stood with Johnson hiG the meeting of the American league and presumably he vii maintain that position today.
 Very likely Judge Kavanaugh or Pat Powers, president of the National As sociation, will represent the minors at the Chicago meeting today, and Grif- filth, it is to. be hoped, will be relega- ted
 TO show the fair attitude of Presi- dent Johnson the following letter from him to Secretary Farrell of the Nation al Association is published:
 Tt was my purpose to give you at to MT. Griffiths. the representative of the National Association. The plan ] gave him for change Tn the drafting system had the endorsement of Chair mission and President Pulliam of the National League. It was proposed that major league clubs should pay $1,000 for each player drafted from the Class A IedSueS' $IoU TOT eacn prayer QTaTteu from Class B leagues; $500 for each player drafted from leagues of low CT grade. The draft was to be limited to two players from each club. The rule was to apply not alone to the Clubs of the Class A leagues, but to all clubs in the organizations of a lower grade. It was further provided that the installment plan was to be abol- ished and when a player was drafted the full price was to be paid immedi- ately. believe this plan would curb major league clubs in the drafting of players.
 T further said to Mir Griffiths, the plan proposed would be operative for one year. A careful record would be kept of all purchases and drafts. If the figures showed any hardships had been worked to the clubs of the NatiOn- al Association, the American League would willingly and ohaerfn1ly confer