Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star
NEW YORK, November II. 1905.
While IL was the advice of the national
commission that both major leagues shouid
hold their annual meetings at the same
time and in the same city. New York. this
will mn, ba carried out this year, as Presi-
dent pIlliam says the National League
will come together at New York. December
10 and President Ban johnson. says the
American League will meet in Chicago, as
in the past. The annual meeting of the
minor leagues Is set for California early
In January hut there Is likely to be some
trouble over this meeting place as Presi-
dent 7. I. Powers has received requests
from several leagues interested asking to
have the annual meeting place changed to
some city east of st. Louis. James II
O'ROurke of the Connecticut League. and
President ID. NJ. Shiveiy of the Western
Association, being among those protesting
against the long trip to the coast.
The claim is made that class would
have everything in its own hands, as the
smaller classes could not very well afford
the expense of sending delegates to San
Francisco, The class A combination has
mapped out plans to capture the minor or
ganization. the smaller leagues say, anu
President p I. Powers may be influenced
to change the date and place of the annual
meeting.
The national commission has the tesl,-
mony of the class A delegates accused of
conspiracy by Judg, Kavanaugh of Little
Rock. President ru.!I-.
the sworn statement after the direct charge
made by the southern president No fair
minded man that knows the judge would
doubt his word for n moment and yet the
men he named as out for war have declared
IA hoS n
known to Shift the play when things be-
came to warm.
A usually reliable Cincinnati writer is
handing out inside information about a
new eight-club league TO be worked out OF
the National and American Leagues. He
says the National League Club of Chicago
will swallow up Comiskey's White Socks
Now, imagine what a scheme that wouio be-
when Comiskey's club cleared about $IUU-
600 last season. In fact. both clubs in that
city made big money. and combina ton
would leave fine opening
The public is bound to see two major
leagues in the field, and the entire base
ball Combina tions that now exist could
not bring about enc major league with an
eight or over twelve club circuit. The
gentlemen working for move of this kind
might as well quit now or stand for fail
ure later. There IS an abundance of first
class ball players, as well as large cities
to keep alive two big leagues
The problem now before the major
leagues is to keep the number of leagues
down to two. Weakness in the men who
now control the situation may result In
trouble all around Cities like Boston, New
York. Philadelphia Baltimore Washington,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit
Buffalo. Chicago and st. Louis must ever be
counted as major league propositions, and
at least three of these cities will always be
ripe for two clubs. no matter what the mag
mates think.
X cost the league about 5000 COO to cut
the two leading organizations down to a
twelve-club circuit in 81 and seven years
ago four clubs were dropped for an eight