The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-18
MINOR LEAGUES IN TURMOIL.
DEPOSITION ny AMERICANS
AVID NATIONALS REJECTED.
Small Fry Made TO surfer Bccause OF the
creed Of Few Who Have Bunsied
innings The Worlds Series Fixed
american League Schedule Adopted.

t.,,rea will consent TO take stock In the
~ sos OF the National League again
I'm, I'm perfect harmony. the Natlonnl
,asus and the American League, through
pre.l4ent Kan johnson OF the natter orgahl-
80, made what was deemed to be an
,nesJlrry fair proposition to the repre-
..,,y,. Of twenty-siN smaller leagues at
~. t.,aI Breslin yesterday but after due
Sa,he-stlon it was declined, with the pros
w., M JI-ruption in the ranks OF the Ma
tlonA Association.
an, minor leagues case was bungled ana
b,,cbcl in such manner that no otnet
.,i, could have been attained. Several
81 s.... the crafty National League men
,,,,,,al fhc MINORS that they were with them
~ ,tc.r reauc-ls for alleged Justice. but
.h l,bn T. Brush who professed to be
,t.,, f,.end. away in Hot Springs. the other
T,,'o,al Leaeucrs Jumped Mt a chance TO
throw their support to the american League
Far several hours Thursday night Johnson
.,,s,oned TO a long winded argument from
r1iror leaguer who recently pushed himself
"a the front and viii consequently have 70
shoultor the blame for the fzzle. johnson
~ learned that the minor league organi-
,stion was on the verge OF disruption IL
dsvslored that the men who were lnstru-
nan,al In making the demand for an increase
~ m. drafting price for Class A players 10
=, IN, we're violently opposed to PROPOSE
fiauf
pocg the president OF the Southern League
,oraIsetlat organization into Class A. John
20, stoo! with kavanaugh on the PROPOSE
,ior and the Southern League In receipt OF
,Y-rd,rr can now be relied upon to stand
viththe American League in case OF trouble.
n also dey eloped that George Iebeau, who
reoreseuted the American Association. did
not have the united support OF his League. as
tdWard Barrow was on the ground. repre-
sentlns the indianapolis. Columbus and Min
neauolls clubs, which he said. were not many
vay dissatisfied with the present National
agreement. Furthermore. II was shown IN
The course Of time that there Is fierce Iac-
tlonal ii sht under way in the Eastern League
The object OF which is the busting OF p ].
Powers the man who made and saved TINS
orraril,tion from ruin n half dozen times.
from the presidency of the league and also
rom the presidency Of the National Assocl-
s,ion Of Minor Leagues. There was addi-
,lonal evidence Of friction between Hanlon
N Baltimore and Stallings OF Buffalo, both
Eastern League men. because the latter
claimed that Hanlon did not cover up two
Buffalo players. Clymer and Courtney who
were eventually turned over TO National
League clubs while Hanlon SUCCEEDED IN
covering up the whole Baltimore team by
nIacing then, on the drafting list OF the Brook
ivn club In other words. there was every
indication that the minor leagues were ready
10 tear one another to pieces rather than TO
stand together in a fight for so-called rights.
When johnson tired of listening to the
weary tale Of woe he turned about with a
bombshell in the shape OF statement mat
he knew IL TO be fact that Stallings ana
Hanlon. at tho recent Eastern league meet e
Ing had urged warlike measures and mad
shown a disposition to lnjure tho American
League In various ways.
you can withdraw from the National
agreement said Johnson. and we VIII
respect your contracts, but not the reserve
rule But let mo say that II you make war
and Hanlon takes the initiative. as under
stand he wants TO do. ! viii predict that ne
will be without club or city inside OF
Then Johnson. backed up by Hermann
.,d pullian. representing the sentiment of
the National League. made this proposition
70 the minor leagues.
We will pay YOU 81 900 cash Tor players
drafted f-om Class A leagues. two players
rom each club $3.50 for Class B, and $500 for
all other leagues. in cash, the moment
PLAYER Is drafted. II you, viii accept TINS
proposition. and YOU can show me peAt lall
thsi n has been a hardship for the minor
leagues s,iii he ready and willing 70 adopt
your plan that OF $500 for Class "A, $1,000
Tor class 4 and so on down. The present
ARRANGEMENT calls Tor $50 for Glass players.
TO bee lald 10 lnsiallments, 500 or lass 10,
and $500 for class Z, IN view OF W VIZ o1r
I'M tEs minor leaguers were headstrong.
They were looking out for their personal IN
terc,t- and not those OF the small fry. so they
concluded 10 refuse with tho result that the
present scale OF prices VIII remain AZ II ~
70 the detriment OF many cups that usWai.E
find 10 hard task TO make ems meet. Nlln
lhis turn ln the tide IL developed that tho two
BIC leagues had succeeded IN killing the
alleged sentiment IN favor OF the minors,
incidcntally showing w the grnsping policy
o. TO. men who have been working al the
t-u' Tor ta"ir own personal ends ana SO
#H.s N..HH rFH.aa III
or 90 trc little end OF the horn.
A'fcr making public the above facts, Presi-
Geit Johnson handed out the official playing
-Ch'oI" Yesterday afternoon. " consists
oilsi ea1es the same as TINT OF the National
Leaeu, The season, viii open or, April -.
WITH Now York AZ Washington. Boston at
pt4dcluha - Louis at Chicago and De-
troi ~ cleveland The other, Openings arc
az Boston on Aprn a. Chicago at Detroit
or april 10 and Cleveland AT ST; Louis on
Aprl p, on Decoration Day New York
plays 4. Philadelphia. Boston at Washing
ton 81 Louis az Cleveland and Detroit NJ
Chicago. On July Washington plays IN
cleveland and Philadelphia at Boston The
Boston worlds champions Will be the local
attraction 10 Two games on Labor Day. with
Na,hmwon al. Phiadelphin, Chicago at De
trot and s. Louis Al Cleveland. The last
plaF.d on oct s although the New Yorks
Wind Up their campaign in Boston on oct. 7.
Do national commlssions plans ior me
worlds series we're ratified by both leagues
faucs in the fall for a pennant with suta-
Die emblem for each member OF the winning
tenn Three games will be PLAYED In each
t.'y. the first three 10 be decided by lot
tie commission 20 have the right TO name
the battle-ground for the seventh game, II
i is necessary. Each club must post for
ieit as a guarantee Of good faith. Two
umplres will officiate. one from each league
70 be named by the president. both sub
lect 70 the orders OF the commission. The
gate money will be cut up on basis OF ten
per cent. OF the gross In the lrst four games
70 defray the expenses OF the commission
with forty per cent Of the balance 70 70 as
& pool for the Players. TO be divided Is per
cent 20 the winners and % per cent. 70 the
losers he rest OF the money In all the
games VIII go 20 the club owners. Each
club ~ home must bear NIL expenses, the
visiting club TO have the right 70 place the
Ls.a. men IN tho turnstlles. Both leagues
VII De- NOT fed Of these rules each year on
or before March TO- and other clubs which
pay post season games can apply the same
t4les they care 10 hand over ten per cent
81 The gate receipts 10 the commission. Win
tle Worlds series thus securely clinched.
mere remains no chance for a club 20 show
lIe white feather and the baseball pubic
cin expect some rare sport
hiore adlpuruinc the commlssl on con-
slleTed the 'omlskev-Hart case, resultug
y NJ ne l-ttct's alleged stories of Ptcher
lafl0t's performances IN tho Chicago post
r. % series in 1909 and while no action was
ltkfn u cau Do said that q definite decision
VII Doe handed down some time next week
from mo remarks made publicly IN the