The Washington herald., 1907-10-30
DISCOUNT WAR TALK
Peace Reigns at the National
Baseball Meeting.
PULLIAM CONDEMNS FARMING
President of National League Says
lie Is Opposed 40 MINOR Clubs
Are Needed in the Minor Leagues.
Many Delegates Are Present.

New York, Oct. 29.-Delegates from the
minor leagues. comprising the National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues, began their annual meeting in
the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day and con-
fined their business mostly to routine az
fairs.
War talk was discounted. and there was
nothing on the surface to indicate that
there is about TO be an upheaval in the
minor league ranks TO threaten the Sc
cUrity Of organized baseball Late in the
day there was an informal meeting of
Eastern League and American Association
members. who. it is said, would like 10
be in a class of their own among the
minor. Pat Powers. president of the East
ern League and of the National Associa-
ton, said there was nothing unusual
about meeting Of this sort. He would
not say anything on the subject, not
wishing TO do anything that might preju-
dice the case, except that the two league
morrow. President O'Brien. of the Amer
lean Association, made light of the talk
Of that organization seeding.
Many Delegates There.
When the National Association was call
ed TO order by President Powers the fol-
lowing were present: J. C. Ewing, ]. P
Cook, J. Delaney, u. w Long. and W
H. Berry, Pacific Coast League; w. Ne
Creadie, W. II. Lucas. E. Z. Quinn G.
NJ. Schroeder, D. f. Dugdale. and Russ
Hall, Northwestern League; T. H. Muir
name Z. /. Arundel, J. Finn. W Hamil-
ton, J. 'Clehey, J. c. O'Brien. J. J. Odonel
Al VIM, and T. J. Leonard. New Eng
land League: c. f Carpenter, Guy Hack
EFT, and J. J. Carney, Tu-State League;
N. Kavanaugh. and NJ J. Finn. Southern
League; Jake Wells. J. J. Grim. f. IS,
Gregory. VI. 3. Bradley. and J. c. King
Virginia League; J. z. Kinsella. and f
II. Sexton, Three I League; Richard
Guy. p o. NJ League; D. NJ Shively.
Western Association; c. f. Morton, Sam
Wright and Scott PaySiey. o. F. League;
O. Burnell, J. G. Hendricks. DT. Carson,
" ". Irwin. r T. Perkins. and G W.
Williams, Central League. c. ~ Win
chester, jr., Dr. Warner, George y.
Kuntzsch. Charles pOOley NJ. n Hell
stand and J. W. Barnes, New York State
League; Hugh Duffev Fred Doe NJ
Frank, Edward HanIon. A p. Potter, Joe
Bean. W. W. Burnham. and J. = Nc
Camerty. Eastern League; r. J. BriCe,
J. D. O'Brien, c. c. Carr. Ed Asnenbach.
and W r. Armour American Ass0cia-
ton: ". Kopperl. Texas League: VI. 7.
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South Atlantic League; J. II. O'Rouke.
II. r. Teuraut. and A c. Prindville, Con
necJicut League; DIT. 2. L Glass, Copper
County League; F. BaUmister. and D.
1 Foster, Interstate League; Thomas Ray
mond. Western PENNSYLVANIA League,
and c. + Hines, South Carolina League
President Powers made a speech. and
/ the report Of Secretary J. II. Farrell was
| approved.
/ Harry Puuiam. president Of the Ma.
/ tional League. spoke 10 the men. and
made some pertinent remarks. For one
/ thing ne said he was opposed 70 farm
/ ing. as unSpOrJsmIulike. lie also said
| he was opposed to major league clubs
/ holding so many players, and 10 major
! league clubs drafting so many players
4 He referred 90 the outlaws IN Southern
/ California. and said a circular had beer
/ sent 90 National League clubs regarding
/ PLAYERS Of that organization taking par
/ m outlaw league games in the oft-sea
/ son. Such players-what few there may
/ happen 10 behave been notified thai
! they will be fined 500 FOR the first Of
/ Tense. and suspended for the second. The
/ country is biz enough for ALL said Mr.
/ Pulliam. but wherever the banner OF
morganized ball goes up there Will alsC
/ go uH+be banner of organized ball.
a committee on revision Of the cOnsu
tuition was appointed, consisting o.
. Messrs. Brice. Carson. Sexton. AfCCreadie
/ Carpenter. and Kavanaugh, and an audit
ing committee consisting Of Messrs. Lu
4 cas-. Boyer and Martin. Both Of thes'
will report tomorrow morning.
The national board al its morning ses
sion disposed of a number Of cases in
volvlng disputes about players. II TIL
case of Pitcher Brooke, who was on tn
/ Newark N. j. reserve list, and sent t
waterbury on an optional agreement,
was decided that if the Newark clul
wants 10 keep the player it must pa,
him $50 q month for I'VE months. Brooke
contract with Newark called for $3.50
month. though Waterbury paid him onl,
$50 a month a claim Of 800 Of the New
ark club against Trenton was allowed
this claim arising from a dispute over tn
veteran outfeldeT, Walter BrOdie.