New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-07
MINOR LEAGUERS MEET
To Present Demands to National
Commission TO-DAY.

The vanguard of the eountry's baseball owners
managers and players who will attend the various
meetings in this city this week arrived yesterday
Deliberations began Immediately at the Hotel VIC
to-4a where the delegates from the Eastern
League and American Association gathered 10
formulate the demands which they will put oer0re
the national commission its meeting this morn
ing IN the Waldorf-Astoria- It was private
.o,+.-anca bA+wesn the representatives OF the
baseball clubs comprising these two leagues
Though 1t was long session the programme v "a
not entirely completed. and another session Will
held this morning
Whether there will be harmony the coming sea
son between the major and minor organizations
the meetings thic week Will alone determine The
conference yesterday was to consider, among otner
things the rnodus operandi for obtaining hlsneF
classification OF the Eastern League and American
Association clubs a representative from the Two
minor leagues on the national commission ana an
equanzing OF tha time given for draltlns as Oe
tween majors and minors in the oaseo2I ~orld
Rum0rs that q third major league was 70 Dc
formed from the eight strongest clubs IN these two
psnizs tons are without foundation, wa SAID
nv the owner Of Of the principal cluoS Inc
owners OF these minor clubs do not consiosF II al
susDictous time to launch another major league
Those who attended the conference from the
ia stern League were President P. T. Powers, Husn
T,,,rsz Of Providence; George StsIlings Of Newark
P paws and Walter O'Mara- Of Jersey CITY Ed
ward HanIon of Baltimore; c. L CnaPln' Oh
Rochester A B Potter. Judge Hart. J J. stein ana
II
ronro ! G Hickson. 6 Lichtenstein and q Boyer
of Montreal The American Association represen-
+atives included President J. E OBren' r. "
Scboenborn and Robert Quinn. of Columbus George
2 wild Of Toledo: ". H watkins. Of Indianapolis;
George Tebeau representing both Louisville anr
Kansas CITY G s Havener, OF Milwaukee, VITO
also held the proxy for George z Lennon OF 81
rsul and NJ E Cantillon. Of Minneapolis
Henry J KilIilea. who drew up the national
agreement selected 70 present ule deIIlAhuS "
Tho 1a+forva! commission to-day
The national commission will hold several seS-
s,ons during the week and it Is expected tnat a
5e.is,on will be given in the case Of the Chicago
National League Club in regard to the sale OF
+ia+s for the worlds championship series last &c
tober
This il the time when the managers are on the
lockout fov new players and many trades and Pur-
chas.s will be made during the week II Is prop
able that the leaders for 1903 OF St Louis Cincin-
natl BROOKLYN and Boston will be selected Frank
r3oU-errnan the old Giant catcher, may become
manager Of the Boston Nationals. while Bad BIZ
r,abIen NAV come from Boston to lead the Super
has If President Ebbets. OF the Brooklyn Baseoail
C,1ub ran get him. There were several rumors
Yesterday around the hotel corridors that Billy
gilbert would head the St Louis Cardinals next
season and his many friends in this city would De
uIad 10 see the little Giant second baSeHan win
the berth.