The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
MINOR LEAGUES
ARE IN SESSION
Scheme After Scheme Unearthed
by the Politicians Of
Baseball. -, 5

Special to The Journal. -s..
Chicago, Jan. 9.-Save for the threats and
mu mute OF few disgruntled ones harmony
ruled in the annual meeting of the National
Association of Baseball Leagues, which convened
at the Auditorium Annex this afternoon. Every
thing pointed to unanimous reelection Of
President p. 7. Powers and Secretary j. H.
Farrell President Powers had some opposition
within his own league-the Eastern-but his
services to the National association have been
sa satisfactory and impartial that, even If his
league had sought to defeat him, the effort
would have been futile Secretary Farrell had
little or no opposition ~ <@f
Griffiths of Jersey City and Tebeau of the
American association were the trouble-makers In
the election of the board of arbitration, the
supreme court of the minor leagues. The pres
ent members of the body-Kavanaugh, Southern
league; Murnane New England league; Bert
Pacific Coast league; Grifiths, Eastern league
and Tebeau, American association--were present
ed for reelection.
Tebeau to Be Dropped7 - liz
1t was believed that all, with the exception
of Tebeau and Griffths, would be seated again,
but these two gentlemen, whose capacity for
trouble raising Is too well known, appeared to
be doomed to defeat The Kelley faction of the
American association was opposed to the can
didacy of Tebeau and each faction had four
clubs within the league favoring it. The internal
strife of the American association, 1t was
thought would prove the undoing of Tebeau.
Tebeau and Griffiths are alleged to be planning
to secede from the national association If they
| are defeated today. Neither Tebeau nor Crit
fths would confirm this report. but the state
ment was given out on the authority of promi-
| nent men in the baseball world The plan of
the disgruntled magnates, it is said, in Of
| defeat Is to form a new circuit made up OF
teams from the American association and East
| ern leagues.
Only Bluff.
| The conservative members at the meeting con-
| slider the plan in the light Of a bluff for the
| purpose Of securing the reelection of Tebeau
and Griffths. A hot fight. however, was antici-
pated when the election of the board Of arbi:
| trat1on was called. Each league is entitled to
one vote, and the fight within the American
association is expected to become hot when
| the association is called the roll. Either
Watkins of Minneapolis or Ed Grille Of Toledo
were slated to oppose Tebeau for the honor of
representing the American association on the
board. Just which man will be named as the
opponent of Tebeau has not been decided at a
late hour.
The Pacific Coast league was represented by
| Ed Hanlon Of BALTIC. who held the proxy of
! President Bert Of the far western organization.
President Bert unable to attend the meet
ing account Of Illness.
Bert Denies Reports.
Tebeau and Griffths claimed that President
| Bert with them in their proposed secession
scheme, but this statement was given little Gre
dence. 49, - Hs3@. = -
The meeting was one Of the largest ever held
by a baseball organization. One hundred and
fifty EIGHT clubs were represented at the gath
ering. 1t would be hard matter to name a
corner-lot league of the country whose mag
mates not at the gathering. President
Cramer of the Tri-state outlaw league seen
about the hotel lobby talking to the various
magnates and ball players, and it was limited
that he was tired Of fighting the national agree
ment and was ready to lay down his arms and
make peace with the national association -
It developed today that Tebeau, Havenor Grit
fths and Stallings of Buffalo had secret meet
ing yesterday, at which they framed up plans tc
control the meeting today. After they haC
things arranged to best the lower minor leagues
| their scheme was given to the other Glass A
representatives with hint that the Class A
leagues should withdraw from the association
if the other leagues would not consent to thu
plans of the quartet Of schemers.