Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-11
NO ACTION In TOPEKA CASE
National Association Leaves Western
League Draft Up in the Air.
PROSPECT OF ANOTHER OUTLAW LEAGUE
Two cities in Atlantic League Given
20 Tri-state and Remaining
Club Owners VIII Organize
Independent League.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1o-The National AS
ISOLATION of Base Ball Clubs adjourned to-
day without taking any action on the
draft by the Western league OF the city
OF Topeka from the Western association.
This leaves the question OF an eight-club
circuit for the Western league up in the
air unless a special meeting OF the asso-
citation can be called or another plan de-
vised for placing some other city in the
Western league.
The cities OF Wilmington and Trenton.
claimed by the new Atlantic league, we're
awarded to the Tri-state league and to-
night the representatives of the six re-
naming clubs In the Atlantic league met
and agreed to form an independent league.
When the board of arbitration met to-
day Il voted to admit the Tri-State league
20 territorial rights in Wilmington, Del,
and Trenton, N. J., thereby duashing the
application of the newly organized Atlantic
league. Inasmuch as the application of
the Atlantic league for membership in
cludes these cities. the board decided that
IT would not consider the application until
81 had been changed, eliminating Whining
ton and Trenton from the Atlantic league.
Territorial Rights Defined.
Secretary ]. II. Farrell stated that the
grounds under which the Tri-State applica-
tion for the territorial rights was granted
were that the Tri-State, though recently
admitted. had a prior claim upon the field,
on account OF It's older organization. A
league standing adjacent to any territory
may be consulted before that adjacent
territory is allotted to another league.
Beside settling the Atlantic-Tri-State af-
fair, the board disposed of a number Of
minor cases.
The board decided that all players in the
Pacific league prior to the San Francisco
earthquake last spring. unless they have
been sold. drafted or released in writing,
shall revert to the Pacific Coast league.
Under the stress of the earthquake difl-
culties many Of the players left the coast
and have not returned.
The Columbus (o.) club asked for the re-
turn OF $500 draft money spent by It in the
effort to draft a player named Fohl from
the Youngstown co. club. Later the Co
lumbus club found that Foil was not
eligible to draft.
The application OF a player named Car
max to have his name stricken from the re-
serve list of the Austin. Tex, club was
granted.
The claim of the Dallas Tex, club filed
against Player Tate of the Sioux City. Ia,
club for si25 advance money was disal-
lowed.
With the conclusion of all business the
board adjourned and the delegates to the
National association met in final session,
President p. T. Powers presiding.
Next Meeting in October.
The association made several consttu-
tional changes and decided to hold the next
annual meeting in New York on the third
Tuesday in October of this year.
With a view to regulating salaries and
making them uniform in each league at
least to the extent of putting limit on
them. an amendment of article xiii OF the
constitution was adopted. This amendment
provides for maximum monthly salary
limit for each club of the several leagues
below Glass A. the classification governed
by population requirements. and to be fixed
by the respective leagues, A statement of
the maximum limit shall be hxed with
the secretary of the board of arbitration
Immediately after the opening of the
championship season in each of the leagues
affected and II shall be the duty of the
national board to enforce 1t.
ENFORCING salary Limit Rule.
Upon complaint of any league club that
certain leagues or clubs are violating the
prescribed limit II shall be the duty OF the
board OF arbitration to call a meeting OF
the league of which the offender is a mem
Der and the books be opened for the In
spection of the secretary OF the board or
such member thereof he may designate.
II II be shown to the satisfaction OF such
representative that the salary limit is be-
ing exceeded. the offender shall be given
zen days in which to readjust players sal
aries so as to comply with the rule. Fail
ure to comply shall be subject to a fine OF
s25 to the offending club for every day until
ouch readjustment, the fines to go to the
treasury of the association.
This amendment wipes out the present
section Is. 1t was deemed best to author
ize each league to establish its own salary
limit inasmuch as conditions differ in
various parts of the country.
Post-season Games.
The association took a stand the same
as that Of the major leagues with refer
ence to post season games, and amends
its constitution 10 the extent that no club
shall be permitted to participate in such
games except under the rules and regula-
lions OF a board OF control. as shall be do
cided upon by the national board OF arbl-
tration
The national board was given power to
impose penalties for offenses against this
amendment
The board passed a resolution putting
all players who are ineligible to play in
the association in the eligible list OF the
Tri-State league.
Provision was made for the trial of play.
ers and umpires against whom charges
may be made. In article xvii an insertion
was made imposing a penalty Of $50 for
invasion OF territorial rights.
Defeated in their attempt to secure pro-
lection from the Nationa, Association OF
Base Ball Leagues. the presidents OF the
six clubs comprising the new Athletic
league held a meeting tonight and formu-
lated plans for an independent league. The
Athletic league. It was announced at the
conclusion OF the meeting. viii contest the
Tri-State league. which secured the pro-
lection the Atlantic league failed to OBJ
tain.
sebring Denied Reimbursement.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 1O.-Chairman Herr,
mann of the National Base Bail commits
sion today stated that the petition OF
James Sebrtng for reinstatement to gooC
standing in base ball will be refused