Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEN
AND THEIR LABORS

NEW YORK, December 15.--It did not
take the National League magnates long to
wind UP their business yesterday at the
Hotel Victoria and to get out of town.
President Garry Hermann Of the Cincin-
natl club, who had been delegated to meet
President Ban Johnson Of the American
League and committee OF the National
Association of Minor Leagues. made his re-
port and 1t was adopted. While the requests
OF the minor leaguers were not granted
In full. they were given several conces-
sions. Hereafter the National and Ameri-
can leagues can only draft one player from
CLASS A clubs and must pay 81, 600 down
when they draft him. In classes B, C and
$500. respectively.
Then the question Of maintaining order
on the ball field was taken up and disposed
OF by giving President Harry Pulliam full
and absolute power to maintain order on
the field. He was given full power to dis
cipiine or fine any player or manager for
the violation OF good order to the extent
OF excluding offenders from the grounds
OF any club. In cases where Pulliam
thinks 1t proper that the offender should
be expelled from the organization, such
expulsion shall not go into effect until the
same has been ratified by the board Of d.
rectors.
To Handle the Rowdies.
1t was stipulated that the president has
the right to designate the amount of the
fine for an offense instead of the manda-
tory fine of $40 for each days suspension
President Pulliam was designated as a
committee of one on the schedule, The
playing season Will comprise 1854 games.
beginning April II and ending on or about
Inc league then adjourned. subject TO tho
cal OF the president
Neither John T. Brush nor Fred M.
movies attended the session and the Nev,
ork club was unrepresented
BruSh explained their absence 'aSaora
tary knowles and l." he said had some
work to do today and we spent the after
noon in cleaning 1t I'D.
i would like to correct a statament u,
continued Brush. that has been sent ont
20 the effect that I opposed the reelection
OF PRESIDENT PulHam because he tried to
MAINTAIN order ON the ball field opposed
Mr.. Pulliam because l think he Ia fncon,-
petent and ignorant of the law and ths
rules OF the National League l think he
showed this when he fined John McGraw
800 last season and suspended him for
hfteen days under the -Fleischmann
resolution, which did not exist at the time
| tried to tell Puliam this at a meeting in
Boston of the board of directors Of which
was member at the time. Pulliam re-
IuSeQ TO hear me and squeIched me by
talking louder than 1 could and on a diff
iefent subject. Later he was compelled to
listen to the same thing In court Whom tho
judge decided that the Hart Fleschmann
resolution had been wiped out when the
ieague adopted q new constitution, After
mat Pulliam RENTED the fines imposed on
Dan McGann and other players under a
Iaoer resolution passed on my motion /
never entered protest when McGann was
lined slOO and suspended for ten days for
MS mlx-up with Catcher Abbott in Phila-
uetphla Inc line was paid without aues-
ton, although 1 thought Pulliam's action
unjust. inasmuch as he only fined Abbott
$50 and suspended him for three days,
when, In my opinion, Abbott was the in
stigator OF the trouble"
Hanlon for Cincinnati.
Ned Hanlon. manager of the Brooklyn
club last year, finally came to terms with
President Hermann of the Cincinnati club
yesterday morning and signed to manage
the Reds for the next two years. Hanlon
will take charge of the team after the holi-
days and Joe Kelley will be one of his play.
ers.
Hanlon's action, although It was fore
Swallowed several days ago, was a shock to
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club who
was confident Hanlon would again sign
with Brooklyn
When Ebbets finally became convinced
that Hanlon was gone he signed Patsy Dom
ovan, formerly of Pittsburg, ST Louis and
Washington, to manage the Brooklyn team
next season.
The National Association of Professional
Base Ball Leagues met at the Fifth Ave
.
the chair. After receiving the report of
the committee on the draft question. the
association adjourned to meet in Albany in
January to elect officers.
During the session President Kavanaugh
Of the Southern League offered resolution
to the effect that the Southern League be
admitted to class A. The resolution was
opposed by a Jersey City lawyer, presum-
ably speaking for the Eastern League. His
opposition brought forth a flow of eloquence
from the southern delegates, winding up
with the rebel YELL" When the vote was
taken It was IS to in favor of Kava-
flaughs resolution. Glass A now comprises
the Eastern, Western, Southern and Pa
cifc coast leagues and the American AS
ISOLATION.
Catcher Mike Grady viii be with New
York next season, Manager McGraw put
ting through deal last night with Secre-
tary Robson of the st. Louis club for him.
Just what St. Louis will get in return for
Grady has not yet been made public. Bos-
ton has sold Second Baseman Raymer to
the Rochester club.