The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10
SH|vELY WINS.
National Association Turned
Down Western League.
Only Three of the Leagues
Favored the Tebeau Crowd,
TOPEKA CAN. NOT MOVE.
Strict Rules to Govern All Play.
ers Are Adopted.
Penalty Upon Clubs Not Report.
ing Contract Jumpers.

New York, Jan. 10.-The National
association turned down the Western
| leagues effort to draft Topeka from
| the Western association. The national
body did not meet until almost
O'Clock. yesterday afternoon. The COM
mittee appointed by President Powers
| on the revision of constitution, OF
which President Shively of the Vest
ern association was chairman, reported
Immediately and several changes IN
the national agreement were suggest
ed. .
The territorial question came up In
the committee meeting and the COM
mittee recommended to the NatlonaI
association body that no changes N
the constitution pertaining to drafting
towns be made except in the Pac1hc
Coast league President ONell OF
the Western league thought he would
have a chance here to convince the
BODY that the association was d1Scrlm-
mating against the Western league.
He argued in behalf of the organlza-
ton he represents and was supported
by J.. A. O'Brien, president OF the
American association. Eugene Burt
of the Pacific Coast league voted with
O'Neill.
DR.. D. M. Shively of Kansas City
was by no means alone. T. H. Muir
name of the New England league, j. H.
O'Rourke of the Connecticut league,
M. H Sexton of the Three-I league,
DIR p r. Carson of the Central league,
Charles Morton of the Ohio-Pennsyl-
vania league and Richard Guy of the
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland
league all took the floor in defense or
the Western association magnate and
when the roll call of leagues was had
the vote stood 16 to against any
change whereby any league would be
permitted to draft from another, ex-
cept when inroads are made on the
league looking to draft by the nauonal
a,.io ca
The failure of the Western league to
get legislation was not all of the glory
Doc Shively enjoyed, as he was re-
elected a member of the nauona1
board and his term increased 70 -FOUR
years President Powers and the en-
tire board was elected for this period.
The National association will COM
plete its. labors tomorrow, but the ma
tionaI board will be in session the bal
ance of the week cleaning up the
budget of disputes President Pat
Powers of the National association
gave a banquet last night at the vac
toria hotel.
Among the constitutional amendments
adopted eNas enc chanEglng me . u seeon %
Taesday in January to the third Tues
day in October. Another amendment
makes it obligatory on the part OF the
clubs to inform the secretary OF the as
ISOLATION of contracts signed with play
ersr within either fifteen or thirty days
under a penalty of fine of S25 for each
mira ction.
Rules were made prohibiting players
from joining other leagues than the
league with which they are playing
without the consent of the secretary OF
the National associate A new sec
ton was adopted imposing a penalty
upon clubs failing to report players VINO
have Jumped" contracts. Clubs are
also to be penalized for using player
for more than fifteen days without nav
ing a contract with the player.
A recommendation was made that all
contracts Svith players shall be UNIFORM,
a nd there shall be no "nonreserve" con- |
tracts save on the consent of the secre- |
tary of the national board and the sec
retarv CT the national baseball COM |
mission.
Representatives of the Eastern league |
and the American association which are |
in Glass A of the National association, |
the highest class, asked that they be |
given Il special classification of IA"
denoting higher rating. To this the |
Pacific Coast league and the Southern
association entered a vigorous and sue |
cessful protest. The association in |
dorsed a motion that umpires shall come |
under the contract rules the same as |
players and that they shall be subject
to contract jumping penalties The
resolution goes to the national baseball
for action,
The constitution was amended to pro-
vide that the $500 fine against a club
that unauthorized goes into the territory
Of another club to play shall be paid to
the club whose territory was invaded.
The association Endorsed a request of
Eugene F. Bert of the Pacific Coast
league that the drafting season of
that league be made uniform with that
IF the other leagues in season, namely,
September TO- Mr.. Bert thanked the
association for financial aid during the
san Francisco, disaster.