Evening journal., 1908-12-11
POLO---BASEBALL
SOCCER
.SpOFf
TO TURN DOWN
BOLTING MINORS
Big League Managers Moi in
Accord With Rebels
Attitude

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Eastern
League and American Association people
decided not to do anything more for a
while in regard to breaking from the ma
uonal assoc alton. They Will wait until
January 4, when the national commission
is TO consider the minor league tangle
further before taking any additional steps
il was learned on excellent authority,
however. that the demands of the Eastern
League and the American Association for
recognition i'm the major league class will
be turned down by the national commits
sion. backed by the American and the
National eagues; also the National AS
socation of Minor Leagues. While no Of
fetal announcement TO this effect will he
made public FOR some time TO come, it is
fact that the big magnates who control
the affairs of the baseball world have not
been convinced that there is any real
merit In the attitude Of the two rebel
minors. and that the governors Of the
game believe that to make any conces-
sions now would result in further de-
mands with baseball war as the inevit-
able result
The American League delegates got
through with their annual meeting after
brief session. The National League
members are not through yet
League Have Lovefeast.
There was love feast between the two
big leagues. When the American Leag-
uers got through at the Wolcott Ban
johnson took them to the Waldorf where
the National I.eaguers are housed There
tho American Leaguers told the National
folk how much they thought of them
spoke Of the spirit Of harmony and what
could be done to further the best inter-
ests Of baseball The National Leaguers
replied I'm kind words. and If anybody
had brick concealed about his person
It was not detected.
3 Speeches were made by Johnson Pull
liam, Shibe. Farrel. Hedges. Murphy.
Comiskey and pretty nearly all the other
magnates. Then on motion Of Hermann
OF Cincinnati the National League ac-
cepted the invitation of the American
League to meet in Chicago when the lat
ter does for its schedule meetings next
February.
At the American League meeting the
presidents OF the Detroit. st. Louis Wash
ington and Philadelphia clubs were
named as the board of directors. Charles
Somers. Of Cleveland, was reelected vice.
president; Comiskey. Of Chicago; Mack,
Of Philadelphia and Noyes Of Washing
ton. were appointed rules committee
Forty Minutes For Practice.
A new rule was adopted by the Ameri-
can League that there be 40 minutes be-
fore each game for practice. and that the
first 30 thereof be taken up by the visiting
team and the remaining 10 by the bone
team This practice is TO be under the
supervision Of umpires the same as the
game. the object Of the rule being to pre-
vent indiscriminate batting and throwing
of the ball around before a game Another
measure adopted was one TO obtain moro
accuracy in printed batting orders of
score cards. and also providing for bull
letin boards on all grounds posting the
batting order and any changes made dur
ing the game.
The president was requested TO instruct
umpires that IN case there was bad
throw. which went into foul ground and
bounded into a stand. the runner was to
be allowed 70 take one more base than
the one he was running TO- Heretofore on
such errors the runner has gone all the
way around. A committee from the Base
ball Writer'S Association appeared before
both leagues and stated the objects Of
the new organization. Among other OBJ
jeets we're conferences with the league
rules committees regarding tho playing
rules. more uniformity IN scoring and bet
ter accommodations IN tho way OF press
boxes Better accommodations included
the elimination or the butter-in pest from
the press stand. Both leagues promised
cooperation with the writer's in getting
the reforms sought for.