The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-28
BUSY WEEK FOR MINOR
 LEAGUE BASEbALLISTS Many of Prominence Identified With the Game Coming
 to Meetings.
BRO0KLINE GOLF TOURNEY
Special Meeting of American Auto Association on
 Wednesday.

This will be a busy week for every ene interested in minor league baseball clubs. Many of the most prominent men identified with the game, outside of the two major league organizations have arrived in New York and every association from the Pacific to the AL lantic coast, including the Canadian clubs, will be represented.
 Eastern League Meeting.
 This morning the board of directors of the Eastern league will meet at the Victoria hotel and at noon Presi- dent P. T. Powers will call to order the annual meeting of that league.
 National Association.
 This afternoon the national board of the National Association of Profession al Baseball leagues will meet at the Fifth Avenue hotel and on Tuesday the annual meeting of the national or garization will be held at the same place.
 American Association.
 There has been a great deal of talk recently concerning the possible with drayal of the American association from organized baseball, but it is be- lieved that President Powers will straighten out this week any tangle that may exist and that the American association will remain inside the fold Of the national association.
 Conference of Anglers.
 A unique gathering will be the con- ference of anglers which will take place on Friday in New York. Dr, Henry Van Dyke of Princeton university will preside and papers will be read by Dr. Van Dyke, Dr. David &. Jordan, pres- ident of Stanford university. Prof. Barton W. Evermann of the United States fisheries bureau and others.
 Automobile Show Season.
 Automobiles will gather in New York this week to attend several meet ings which will mark the automobile show season now on.
 Track Committee to Meet.
 On Wednesday the special track rac- ing committee of the American Auto mobile association will meet; on Thurs. day morning the executive committed of the association will confer, and or the same afternoon convention will be held in the Grand Central Palace The show of the American Motor Cal Manufacturers association in the Grand Central Palace, which began last Thursday, will conclude on next Thursday, and on Saturday the asso. citation of licensed automobile manu- lecturers show will begin it's weeks run at the Madison Square Garden.
 Amateur Fencers' League.
 The program of the amateur fencers' league which has just been issued, embraces a season extending from Nov, 2S to April 25 The Chicago Fenc- ing club will set the ball rolling on the former date, The first meet of import ance In the east will take place at the New York Athletic club Jan. 4. The deciding bouts of the national cham pionships will be held at the New YorA Athletic club next spring.
 Eastern Professional Golf
 The eastern professional golfers will begin their tournament to-day on the links at Brookline, Mass, with large entry list of excellent players.
 To Try to Break Record.
 Tuesday Edward Parson Weston, the old-time pedestrian, will start from Portland, Me, for Chicago in an en, deavor to beat, or at least to duplicate hrs famous walk over the same route in 1867. At that time Weston was 2! years old and made the distance, 1,23; miles, in 25 days, 23 hours of actua walking. Sundays were excluded from his itinerary On the present occasion MT. Weston hopes to lower his pre- 5 vicus record by one day, <
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