The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-10
National and American League Managers Hard at Work Dis. cussing Demands of Two
 Minor Organizations.
NO DECISION IS RENDERED
Managers Will Give Verdict in Future --Resolutlons Adopted on the Death of "The Father
 of Baseball"

New York, Dec a.--Meetlngs of tho National baseball commission and of the National and of the American leagues being in session today was one of hard work for the men active in the management of the national game. With one exception, however, the days developments were of little importance. The exception too was of negative character In that 1t resulted in the postponement of decision on what Is undoubtedly the weightest matter be- fore the baseball legislators for settle ment.
 At the adjourned session of the na- tional commission the chief action of the day was taken when the demands of the Eastern league and American association for higher classification and greater privileges were laid over by the commission for consideration at It's annual meeting at Cincinnati on January 1. This postponement was de- cided upon to allow the minor leagues opposed to the Eastern American de- mands ample time to present their ar- guments.
 That the demands arc not to be al- lowed to fall for want of aggressive pushing. however, was indicated by the | continuation today of efforts by their proponents to bring the men high In baseball councils to their way of thinking.
 At both the second days session of the National league at the Waldorf-As- torla and the initial meeting of the American league at the Hotel Wolcott. the Eastern league American associa- tion committee, Messrs, Powers and OBrien and their attorney, Henry l.. | Killilea of Milwaukee formally pre- sented their requests as outlined on Monday before the national commis- sion. Neither meeting took any action on the matter it being explained by tha authorities of each league that the de- cesion of the committee would ba awaited. The American league mag mates opened their session by formally awarding the pennant of 1908 to De. troit team Perhaps the most inter- esting of tho resolutions adopted byI this league today was one that here- after no passes for admission to grounds shall be given the visiting clubs.
 The meeting approved the report otI the board of directors and the secre- tary-treasirer's report, and acceptedl the drafting clause which the National league favorable ated upon to-day pres vlous This Is the clause which limits l the drafting period for major leagues to September 1 to September 1b. which | is one of tho requests of the Eastern | league American association combina- tlon The report has now been ac- cepted by the national commissions and the National and American leagues and will therefore be in force fromI now on.
 At the National league meeting ac-I | ton was taken upon some of the rec-' concentrations made In President Pul-l liam's annual report. As on the open-I ing day all the clubs were represented except New York. A resolution waaE adopted upon the death last summer oil Henry Chadwick of Brooklyn, whd' was known as The Father of Americanl Baseball" and who was an honoraryl member of the league. Ills work landl writings In support of Clean Baseball was commended The time limit for Te I turn of players to clubs on waiver wss| reduced to five days during the plaT- ing season. Outside of that the formerl ten-day limit will obtain.