Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-10
important Business Transacted
by National Association.
WANT UMPIRES DRAF TED
Admitting Tri-staters Brought Out a
Peculiar Situation.
TO ALTER THE RACING RULES
Whisk Broom Won at New Orleans
Murphy Outpointed Corbett-Court
Tennis-Bowling Battles.

NEW YORK. January 1O.-The minor
league base ball legislators met yesterday
for the fourth day in succession and are not
through yet. The national board OF 'he
National Association is to decide TO-DAY
whether the towns of Wilmington and Iren-
ton are to be in the territory Of the Tri-
State or the Atlantic league 1t is regarded
as foregone conclusion that the Tri-
Staters will get these cities for their cir
cult. but Lawyer John NJ. Ward will be on
hand this morning to argue the Atlantic's
case. The latter assert as vehemently as
ever that they will go ahead independently
II turned down by the organized minors
Pat Powers was elected president OF lie
National Association for term of four
years yesterday. The following nationai
board of arbitration also was chosen for
that time Eugene F. Bert. president or
the Pacific Coast League; J. D. - brlen'
president of the American Association: w.
II. Kavanagh. president of the Southern
League: T. II. Murnane. president OF the
New England League; d. M. Shively, pres
ident of the Western Association; M. II.
Sexton, Rock Island. ILL.,; j. III. ORourke;
secretary of the Connecticut League. ana
J. H. Farrell, president of the New York
State League, chairman
The committee on revision of the consu-
tuition made a number of recommendations.
One brought about change In the time or
the annual meeting to the third TUESDAY IN
October Another provides for f1ne OF
sos on clubs which fail to send contracts
with players to the secretary within thirty
DAYS. measure was adopted prohlDltins
players from going from clubs or one league
at the end of their playing season ana nm
ishing out the other eague's season without
the consent of the national board. TINS
applies only to minor leagues. lhere Is no
objection to a player f1nlshng out WIN
major league when his minor league season
Is over.
No Non-Reserve Contracts.
sos fine is to be imposed on clubs that
use players for more than fifteen days
without signing them to contract. Here
after all contracts between National Asso-
citation clubs and players are to be uni
form There is to be no non-reserve con-
tract without the consent of the national
board and in such an event the nationai
commission must be notified. President
O'Neill of the Western League spoke for
resolution which in effect was that
league desiring to draft a town from a
smaller league did not have to nave one
Of its own towns drafted by larger
league as is now the case. ONeill wanted
Topeka of the Western Association for his
organization. but his resolution was lost
A proposition to rank the American AS
ISOLATION and Eastern League as class IA
members instead of class A, where they
now rank was turned down hard 1t was
explained that the two leagues mentioned
did not want any additional privileges
merely more gamor; but there was strong
opposition from the Pacific coast and
southern leagues. and the plan was re-
iected by an overwhelming vote. DIR. F.
r. Carson, president of the Central
League. moved a resolution that all UNI
pires be signed to contracts and be SUD
ject to draft the same as players. the
Central League last season lost its crack
umpire. Rigler. whom President Pulliam of
the National League nabbed. The Carson
resolution was indorSed and Will be car
Ri cd national
Manager Armour of Toledo introduced
resolution that 1t be the sense of the Ma
tional Association that it is contrary to the
spirit of the national agreement for play
ers to be drafted from club in one league
and turned over to another club of the
same league and that the National Asso-
citation was opposed to such practice and
would oppose anything of the kind being
done by major league clubs. This matter,
too, is to be taken before the national
commission.
There was a meeting of the New York
State League, at which 1t was agreed that
the pennant season open on May ana
close on September %. The salary limit
was fixed at $3.50 month, and umpires
are to get IS a day when they work and 81
day when 1t rains. For double-headers
they will get So. The president was au-
thorized to draw up a schedule and sub
NIT il at the meeting the first week IN
March. Rain checks are to be good only
in case not more than three innings have
been played.
All OoO MIA " r.
An odd occurrence resulting from the
gathering in Of the Tri-State League came
to light yesterday. 1t seems that Frank
Gordon the pitcher the property of the
Philadelphia Nationals. but who went to
the Williamsport Club of the Tri-State
League last season, is wanted for the COM
ing season by Billy Murray, the Philadel-
phia manager. Corridor is not a contract
Jumper and reverted back to the Philadel-
phias. Last week Murray got in communi-
cation with him and Corridor agreed to
Murrays terms.
But il also seems that there were doings
of which Manager Murray knew naught.
When the Tri-State was gathered in by the
national commission the other day the Will
Transport Club paid $500 for his release by
Philadelphia and the same day sold him to
Cincinnati for SlOGO. Just who did the
selling TO Williamsport or how it was
brought about is a mystery to Murray;
anyway, he did not know anything about it,
and he wants the player.
Pat Powers gave a dinner last night to
the base BAH men, the Tri-State infants
being prominent figures at the feast.
Ed Barrow OF the Toronto club is on the
lookout for manager. Joe Kelley viii be
here today and will have talk with Bar
row. Kelley has declared his fixed inten-
ton of not playing ball again in the west
Another prospective Toronto manager is
Charley Carr, the well known first baseman,
who Is In town and has had several talks
with Barrow. Either of the two men would
make good field manager for the Toronto
team
Augie Moran the umpire with the Eastern
League last season, goes TO the Tri-State
next season. He free to go where he
chose. and accepted an offer from President
Carpenter. Tim Hurst says the 1r-State
circuit Is so compact that all you have to
do in going from one town to another is to
ask the conductor for a transfer.
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