Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-10
TEBEAU AND GRIFFITH OUT
Both Dropped from Directory Of National
Base Ball Association.
Depored Members DO Not Garry
Out Their Threats to withdraw
from the orEaniss-
ton.

CHICAGO, Jan s-Any differences that
may have existed among the various minor
base ball leagues which compose the Ma
tional Association of Professional Base Ball
clubs were aricably adjusted at the annual
meeting here today of the controlling or
ganization. Eighteen associations out of a
total of twenty-six which GO to make up
the parent body we're represented at the
! meeting, and although there was considera-
| BILE rivalry over the naming of new ex-
| ecutive board there was no evidence of
| split in the organization which 1t was said
was probable should the members of a GER
| tain faction be defeated for reelection. This
faction. which was headed by George Te-
| beau of the American association and Grit
hths Of the Eastern league. were only able
to muster two and a half votes out of
the eighteen cast and their places on the
| executive board were filled by new mem
| bers. Tebeau and Grif1ths. who it was
declared prior to the meeting would secede
| from the organization should they be de-
| feated, after the meeting had adjourned
tonight expressed their entire satisfaction
with the makeup of the committee and said
| they would abide by it's decisions in every
way.
New Executive Board.
The makeup of the executive board which
settles all questions of dispute that may
come I'D in the various associations fol-
lows:
President, P. T. Power. president of the
! National Associations of Professional Base
Ball clubs. reelected; secretary, J. II. Far
rell, Auburn. n. Y. reelected for term
of Ave years: directors, William Kava-
naugh. president Southern league, re-
elected Eugene Bert Of the Pacific Coast
laau Grill
Of the Toledo club in the American associa-
ton. q new member; I. NJ. Murnane. presi-
dent New England league, reelected; L. NJ.
Shiveley, Western association, a new mem
ber NJ. II. Sexton, Three-I-league, a new
member, and J. H. ORourke, Bridgeport.
Conn, president Connecticut State league,
| a new member.
Heretofore the board has been composed
of but Ave directors. but at today's meet
ing il was decided to add two new MEM
bers.
Changes in Constitution.
| Several minor changes were made in the
constitution. An effort was made to change
the voting power of the members of the
organization according to their class, and
! was defeated The proposition was to form
J a new class to be known AA, to be COM
posed of the Pacific Coast league, the
| american dSsOClatOn anu the
league, and to give this class and the pres
ent Class A associations each voting
power of one and the other classes com
posing the association only a third of a
vote each. This plan met with SO much OPP
position that 1t was withdrawn.
The eighteen associations represented al
r the meeting were: American association
2 Eastern league. Western league, Southern
4 league Connecticut State league. North
western association, Three-I-league, New
Is England league, Central league, Contra
n League of New York state, Hudson River
Southern. Atlantic. Ohio. Pennsylvania
l. Virginia, Wisconsin, Cotton State and lows
State leagues.
committee consisting Of President
Powers. Secretary Farrell, William Kava
b naugh and NJ. II. Sexton was appointed t
= confer with the national commission IL
: Cincinnati on Thursday regarding the new
i drafting rules which have been agreed upoI
, by all parties concerned. but which still
!, have to be put into concrete form.
Blacklist to he Permanent.
. Chief among the changes made in thu
: constitution was action taken against play
:, ers who may jump their contracts. Th'
power of the executive board to reinstat
such players was removed and hereafter
!. lbe blacklisted permanently by that act with
+, out further action. On the salary limi
n question no general agreement was reaches
;. and IL was decided to leave the fixing o
"a the maximum limit to each league One
/, fixed. however. the limit must be submitte
to Secretary Farrell. who must approve al
contracts and is empowered to infiict fin
: OF $500 on any club which violates tn
salary limit of its league.
= New Drafting Rule.
Other amendments to the constitution ain
0 minimize the practices of farming on
players and OF covering up fake sales
Hereafter all drafted players must be pal
y for IN full at the time of selection. Thi
e applies to draft from one minor league t
II another of higher class Leagues of on
l. class are also restricted from drafting NOR
than two players from q league below them
Al Another amendment adopted stipulates tina