Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07
President Johnson Expects
Invasion of Chicago.
T0TRANSFERST.P AULCLUB
Will Result in War Between Major
and Minor Leagues.
OFFICIAL FIGURES CORRECTED
Two Favorites Win at New Orleans.
Blackburn Knocks Out Gunther.
Bowling Battles.

At the meeting of the National Associa-
ton Of Base Ball Clubs which was held
in New York in the fall a committee was
Lappointed to meet the members of the ma
tionai commission in regard to obtaining
amendments to the national agreement
which should permit an extension of the
privileges of Glass A leagues. These
leagues comprise the American Associa-
ton and the Eastern League.
This committee was to meet the MEM
bers of the national commission in New
York next week. Unfortunately there
will be no meeting of the commission
owing to the fact that both major leagues
are in session at the same time, one in
Chicago and the other in New York. The
commission will not meet until January.
In the meantime Ban Johnson, the pres
ideut of the American League, has heard
from the. committee of the national asso-
citation and. apparently is in no mood to
grant their requests. In a letter which
has been received from Chicago Johnson
writes: Il am practically certain that the
American Association intends to place the
franchise of the ST. Paul club in Chicago
next year. l have received a letter from
the committee of the minor leagues In
which the American Association and the
Eastern League request that both orga-
ing the draft price of payers from their
leagues to 81 800, and restricting the ma
jor leagues to the drafting of players
from the higher classes of minor leagues
able, giving the present Glass A. leagues
the right to draft players at the same
time as the major leagues.
Il consider that the minor leagues now
have 30 per cent the better of conditions.
For years they have been receiving
Tor of from the Tors.
The Boston American League Club alone
paid out $40. 900 for. players last year and
will be lucky to get three or four men
who will last throughout the season. The
remainder will revert to the minor
leagues for comparatively nothing. l am
in favor of permitting the minor leagues
10 take all the rope they want.
1.-The higher class leagues in the Ma
tional Association are seeking through
the major leagues to obtain relief for the
Oppressive measures adopted by the small
er leagues of their own organization.
They should seek redress from where the
harm comes and not from the major
leagues"
Secretary Mercy of the American
League has discovered several mistakes
in this years official averages as fol-
lows:
In team fielding the Washington club
was ..fo3@ad to rank seventh instead of
eighth, with team average of $50 in
stead of 935. The Philadelphia club was
deprived of an even 500 assists. it's club
total being 1899 instead Of 1,499. as the
official list indicated. The Athletics
team average was correct, however.
Among the first basemen Anderson of
Washington ranks sixth instead of
twelfth, his average being 1888 instead of
$751; sGsimshaw of Boston has a per-
centage Of 1913 instead of 966.
Bradley of Cleveland should be placed
third among the third basemen instead of
fifth, his average being 1898. Thomas of
New York ranks twenty-irst among the
catehers, with an average of 1858 instead
of 1893.
Congalton was incorrectly credited to
the Cleveland club instead of to Boston,
where he played this year. Harris of Bos-
ton has pitchers average in fielding of
$50 instead of $50, as published.