The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-29
POWERS REELECTED
PRESIDENT Of LEAGUE

New York. Oct. 29-Many baseball men
from all parts OF the United States and
Canada were In this city yesterday TO at
tend two important baseball meetings.
The national board of the National As
sociation OF Minor League clubs was in
session at the Fifth Avenue hotel and
the annual meeting OF the Eastern league
was held at the Victoria hotel. The East
ern league meeting was concluded. The
meeting OF the national board which was
still I'm session late last night, was pre-
paratory 10 the meeting of the main body
today.
Several cases OF minor Importance be-
posed OF by the directors OF the Eastern
league, after which the annual meeting
of the league was convened.
Early rumors were TO the effect that
there would be opposition TO the re-elec-
ton OF Patrick II. Powers as president
and secretary and treasurer. but he was
unanimously reelected and without OPP
position. No question was raised as TO
the action taken I'm any case OF protest
by the board OF directors and everything
passed of harmonously. Negotiations
for the purchase OF the Rochester club
of the league are being carried on,
but nothing was done yesterday.
Every club In the league was represented
and the meeting was adjourned sine die
OF 1908 to 40 games and at was agreed
that the Western clubs open the chamr
pionship season I'm the East. The West
ern cities will open two weeks later.
Prior TO the meeting OF the league the
board OF directors. consisting of Messrs.
Stein, McCafferty, Frank, Chaplin and
President Powers ex-officio, held a short
session, one Of the most important cases
settled being that OF Jack Phelan of the
Grays against the Montreal club. When
Manager Kittredge OF the Royals decided
to tin-can Phelan he asked for the usual
waivers, and as none OF the clubs on the
circuit made bid for the player Montreal
arranged to turn him over TO the Law
renee club of the New England league.
Phelan refused to report there and had
loafed II days when Providence decided
TO sign him. Phelan claimed a salary OF
sos from Montreal for the IL days, which
resulted in the claim yesterday. The di-
rectors decided that he had no case and
voted TO recommend the national board
to throw IL out.
The Corcoran-Hill case was amicably
settled. Montreal and Buffalo decided TO
allow the players to remain where they
finished the season. Corcoran will again
open with the Royals in 1908 and Hill will
wear Bison uniform. recommended
tion was made that the constitution be
so amended that any club falling to send
I'm contracts OF players within Is days
after they had been signed would be fined.
the amount to be fixed later H is said
that this clause was a result of lax work
on the part of the Providence club last
season Just before adjournment the
championship was officially awarded TO
the Toronto club.
The national board OF the national as
ISOLATION occupied itself with settling dis
putes between the leagues. the differences
for the most part being over the disposi-
tion of players. They will make report
to the main body at its regular meeting
today. over 10 delegates are here To at
tend todays meeting. While rumors are
rife In the ranks of the association as to
this disintegTation. the majority OF those
most interested say that everything will
be smoothed over before the end OF the
session, TO the benefit of professional
baseball throughout the country
There are now 30 leagues on the roster
OF the association, comprising 1875 clubs
with total reservation of 29iS players on
the active list.