The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
BASEBALL WAR IS
 ENDED IN HARMONY
Ter d and GriA1ths Are 0ver-
 tpheImingIy Defeated
KAvANAUGh' IS REELECTED
Two Directors Are Ao'fsd and the Executive Board Has Power to Settle All Questions
 of Dispute.

Chicago, January 9--Any differences that may have existed among the various minor baseball leagues which compose the National Association of Professional Baseball clubs, were amieably adjusted at controlling organization.
 Eighteen associations out of a total of twenty-six which go to make up the parent body were represented at the meet ing. and although there was considerable rivalry over the naming of the new ex- ecutive board, there was no evidence of a split in the organization which it was said was probable should the members of certain faction be defeated for re- election. This faction, which was headed by George Tebeau of the American as sociation, and Griffiths of the Eastern league, was only able to muster two and one-half votes out of the eighteen east and their places on the executive board were filled by new members. Te beau and Griffths, who 1t was declared prior to the meeting had adjourned to- night, expressed their entire satisfaction with the makeup of the committee, and said they would abide by it's decisions in every way.
 Make-Up of New Board
 The makeup of the executive board which settles all questions of dispute that may come in the various associations fol- lows:
 President-P. T. Powers, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball clubs reelected.
 Secretary-J. H. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y, reelected for a term of five years.
 Directors-William Kavanaugh, presi dent of the Southern league. reelected; Eugene Bert of the Pacific Coast league. re-elected; J. Ed Grillo, president of the Toledo club in the American association. a new member; T. H. Murnane, president of the New England league. reelected; E. M. Shively. Western association, new member; M. H. Sexton, Three 'I' league, a new member, and j. H. Ormerik, Bridge port, Conn.,, president of the Connecticut State league a new member.
 Heretofore the board has been eompos- ed of but five directors, but at today's meeting it was decided to add two new members.
 Several minor changes were made in the constitution. An effort was made to tndHBt lilc NOllHS pOWeI Ol lit lneHlDeES of the organization according to their class, and 1t was defeated.
 Meets With Opposition.
 The proposition was to form a new class to be known as Class A, to be composed of the Pacific Coast league, the Ameri- can association and the Eastern league, and to give this class and the present class A associations each a voting power of one, and all the other classes compos- ing the association only third of a vote each. This plan met with so much opposition that the proposition was with drawn without submitting it to vote
 The eighteen associations represented at the meeting were:
 American association. Eastern league, Western league. Southern Ieague, Con necticut State league, Northwestern asso- citation, Three l league New England league. Central league. New York State, Hudson River, South Atlantic Ohio, Penn sylvania, Virginia. Wisconsin, Cotton States leagues and the Iowa state league
 Taking Up Drafting Rules.
 A committee consisting of President Powers, Secretary Farrell. William kav- anaugh and M. H. Sexton were appoint ed to confer with the national commit tee in Cincinnati on Thursday regarding the new drafting rules which have been agreed upon by all parties concerned. but which still have to be put into con crete form.
 Chief among the changes made in the was action taken against players who may jump their contracts. The power of the executive board to re- instate such players were removed. and hereafter player who jumps to ain outlaw club will be blacklisted per-