The Washington herald., 1907-10-31

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National A5soJ4auOn.
The de!esat-s s5t down to Ue se-l .s-
sle and the proceedings developed
sharply drawn lines. The American AS
sOciation and Eastern League want 10 oe
IN "a class all by themselves, and sad SO
,o-dGy. THey were alone III that desire.
Al Of the other laasLes, tEenty-one or
them present to-day, We're opposed. In
connection with the question, and having
great deal 10 10 with IT. Is the attitude
Of the major leagues in drafting and
holding on TO players ana making them
Just that scarce in the minor league
market.
Everybody had his hand to his ear TO-
day when J. d. O'Brien, president of the
American Association, and il accordance
with q resolution adopted last Sunday.
made the following demands on behalf
Of his association.
THAT tie Pacific Coast League, South
ern League. and Western League be re
duced to class y: that the National
Board Of Arbitration be Eve members,
one Of them TO be . representative of
the American Association, one Of Eastern
League, two representatives Of the leagues
lower than class a. and the nth 10 be
selected by the representatives Of the
American Association and Eastern
League. That all meetings Of the ma
tonal associa ton hereafter be held in
Chicago"
Opposed 10 Change.
When these bold demands had been
made known. discussion foIowed-and
vigorous discussion. Class A at present
is comp losed Of FIVE leagues, the Amer
lean Association. Eastern League. and
the three that these two want reduced.
Frank Leonard, OF tle Lynn tusss)
club. said he failed to see how anv bene-
ms would result from the proposed
c,1nges. Judge Kayanaugh. president Of
the Southern League, opposed the O'BTien
RESOLUTIONS. re declared, among other
things. that the Southern Lea-ue had the
requisite population Of over ]. 10000 and
therefore was entitled 10 class member
snip. MCCreldie. Of Portland speaking
IOT the Pacific Coast League said the
national az. ,.lent had three years TO
I'm, and Jnat ne was willing 70 abide ~
tie 1870 census IS to remaining in class a.
Secretary F. rel Of the National As
ISOLATION called the attention Of the dele
Gates 10 the fact that when the Pac..c
Coast League vas taken into the asso-
ciauon ranks there was an agreement
that il never should be placed lower than
class a. Judge King. Of the Virginia
League, said il was a matter Of contract
ana honor, that the Pacific Coast League
Should not be reduced Others who grated
against the resolutions We're U'ROUrke, Of
the Connecticut League; Seaton, of the
TEreC-I League and Ewing of the Pa
ciic Coast League.
President Powers vacated the chair. and
IN behalf of The Eastern League spoke
Of the evils Of farming and drafting
O'Brten, in support of his demands. said
his league suffered from the wholesale
drafting from other leagues and that II
could not find sufficient places to pur-
chase.
Several remedies were proposed by diff
ferent delegates. One was that the Ameri-
can md Eastern League drafting season
open at the dine the major leagues; an
T.7-. tta. an anu-farming law be adopt
ed. When the O'Brien resolutions came
mp FOR action they were laid on the table;
that IS the first two were The assOcia-
ton decided to hold its next meeting in
Chicago. the most ardent advocate Of
Chicago for a meeting place could not
ina any other reason than that the inland
ma .-a-2n was better situated geograph-
icaliy than New York for a meeting
Referred TO Committee.
The other resolutions were finally dis
posed of for the time being by the sug-
gesuJn that the American association
anu Eastern leagues send representa-
tIves 20 confer with the committee Of
revision Of the constitution 10 see if A
satisfactory plan could be worked out
The Atlantic League. which is not in
The National Association. as'.ed for
friendly agreement hat the latter was
not 10 take any Of The AtIautIc's players
during the playing season. The request
was tabled.
Isn't il Up 10 the major leagues to
lessen these farming and drafting evils
taat You complain of?" one manager was
asked.
a fine chance We would have asking
them" was the reply. You know how
much they DO for the minor leagues.
Some Of their clubs have as many as
fifteen OF twenty pitchers alone signed
for next season, while here I am with
only four players drafted not satisfied
with " at they win amount TO. and yet
VIII have 90 wait until the major
leagues decide who they do and who they
do not want next season, and then buy
what players / can from them. There is
only one way 20 treat with these major
leagues, and ,hat is 70 tight them. Either
that or grin and bear IL, which I suppose
IS what We will have 70 do"