The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
TRI-STkTE LEAGUE
WINS THE VICTORY
3
Takes Wilmington and Trenton
from Atlantic
BOARD OF ARBITRATION
All Players Scattered BY Earthquake
Returned to Pacific Coast League.
Many Minor Matters
Adjusted.

New York, January 10.-The board OF
arbitration of the National Association Of
Baseball leagues today voted to admit
the Tri-state league to territorial rights
in Wilmington. Del. and Trenton, n. j.
thereby smashing the application Of the
newly organized Atlantic league.
Inasmuch as the application of the At
lantic league for membership includes
these cities, the board decided that 1t
would not consider the application unth
1t had been changed, eliminating VIII
mington and Trenton from the Atlantic
league circuit. 1t will be necessary there
fore that new application for the ad-
mission of the Atlantic league to be field,
in which are specified the cities they pro-
pose to cover, emitting of course the two
cities which have been in dispute
Beside settling the Atlantic ri-State
affair, tho board disposed of a number
OF minor cases.
Pacific Coast Players.
The board decided that all players in
the Pacific league prior TO the San Fran
cisco earthquake last spring, unless they
have been sold, drafted or released in
MTllllBs Hudll itNtll " liAN 4 'N'-'N
league. Under the stress of the earth
quake difficulties many of the players
left the coast and have not returned.
An application of player named
Carmak TO have his name stricken from
the reserve list of the Austin (rexas)
club was granted.
The board ordered the Grand Rapids
(MiehD club TO pay to w. j. Graham.
player drafted by Shreveport SlS.bo. Inc
claim ON the Dallas (reX) club hled
against Player Tate of the Sioux CITY,
DAD club for S125 advance money was
disallowed
With the conclusion of all business the
board adjourned and the delegates to the
National association met in final session.
President Powers presiding. The asso-
cation made several constitutional
changes and decided to hold the next an
nual meeting in New York on the Sd
Tuesday in October.
Minor League Salaries.
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 10 of the
constitution was adopted providing for
maximum monthly salary limit for each
club of the several leagues below Glass
A. the classification governed by popula-
ton requirements and to be fixed by the
respective leagues statement of the
maximum limit shall be filed with the
secretary of the board of arbitration I'M
mediately after the opening of the season
In each of the leagues effected. and IL
shall be the duty of the national board to
enforce it. penalty of $25 a day from
the time a complaint is proved until the
salaries are reduced is provided for all
clubs violating the clause. The assoca-
ton took a stand the same as that of
the major leagues in reference to post
session games, and amends its provisions
to the extent that no club shall be per-
mitted to participate in such games eX-
cept under the rules and regulations of a
board of control as shall be decided upon
by the national board of arbitration.
The national board was given power TO
impose penalties for offenses against this
amendment.
Defeated in their attempt to secure pro-
lection from the National association OF
baseball leagues, the president of the six
clubs comprising the new Atlantic League
held d meeting tonight and formulated
plans for an Independent league. The
Atlantic League, it was announced to-
night, will control the Tri-State League
which secured the nvotection the Atlantic
League failed to obtain.
Clubs will be maintained in Trenton
Wilmington Reading, Allentown, Chester
and Pottsville.