The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09
The Tri-Stats League Taken
Under Nationals Wing.
Stringent Provisions Made for
Their Good Behavior.
CLUBS. u MAY DRAFT.
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Committee Appointed to Revise
the Constitution.
will Allow Western League to
Draft Certain Towns.

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New York, JAM 9.-Putting aside
disputes and differences of years
standing, the National Association OF
Baseball Leagues, including the minor
leagues. adopted a resolution at its an
nuaT meeting here admitting the 'out-
| law" Tri-State league to membership
ina class B organization. This was in
consonance with the action of the ma
tionaI baseball commission taken al
Cincinnati on Monday. This commits
sion is the; highest court. of baseball
and In recognizing the "outlaw" ii
took cognizance of the fact that that
organization had been the refuge for
contract jumping major league play
erS.
The recognition of the Tri-State
league was made under these condi-
tons: 49,
"All players who have heretofore
violated national agreement contracts
not to be permitted to play in any ma
tional agreement league except the
Tri-State league.
6AlI players whose names appear on
list submitted who have already signed
contracts with the national agreement
clubs except contract jumpers to be-
long to the clubs with which they have
signed contracts.
''All National association players
whose names appear in the list sub
mitted and are not contract jumpers to
be adjudicated by the national board
of the National association.
"AIl national agreement players and
all former Tri-State, including con-
tract jumpers, who are to remain in
the Tri-State league, against whom
lish valid claims for money advanced
or received, to be required to pay back
such moneys"
In effect the matter is left so that
all of the players in the Tri-State
league who came to it from the minor
leagues in an irregular way may re-
main in those leagues. The National
association it is pointed out, will have
no jurisdiction over players who have
=. Jam ped" from the minor leagues into
the Tri-State.~
So far as middle west baseball was
concerned little of Importance came Off
the opening day of the annual meeting
of minor baseball leagues. The board
of arbitration was in session almost
all day, adjourning at o'clock to per-
NIT the meeting of the National assoc
citation, which was originally schedul-
ed for - o'clock. All of the time in
the interim was devoted to the consid-
Grafton of the Tri-State leagues appli-
cation for membership ine.the National
association. @f;--y sf 60
President Pat Powers appointed a
committee on revision of the constitu-
ton in the evening. The committee is
composed of d. M. Shively, Kansas
City, chairman NJ. H. Sexton of Rock
Island ILL.,; DR.. F. r. Carson of South
Bend, Ind; c. H. Morton of Akron,
o.. and T. J. Brfce of Columbus, o.
This committee will meet today to re-
ceive suggestions for changes
At this time it is expected the Pa
cific Coast and the western leagues will
request a change in the drafting laws
which will permit the Coast league to
take certain western towns and en-
able the Western league to draft GER
tain western association towns for a
sum. The committee stands
absolutely three to two against this
and western association
here say that the same
proportion will apply in the meeting
Of the national association today with
a splendid prospect of a great deal or
added strength In other words, the
western association representative de-
clares he has sufficient assurance that
neither the national board nor the ma
tional association will interfere with
the constitution as it pertains to ter
rights