The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
HEAVY DEMANDS
 MADE BY GOLFERS Baseball Magnates Try to Set tie Their Differences AGAINST BASEBALL WAR Representatives of the American Asso- citation and Eastern League Pre-
 sent Demands for Higher
 Classification.
AGAINST BASEBALL WAR

New York, December 7.-Baseball was p.ayed here today with much avidity- not the kind that thrills the spectators, but the chamber kind that formulate rules and disentagles snarls in the skein of management
 The chief events were meetings of the National Baseball commission and reports O. the Eastern league and the American association, which bolted the recent Chi cago meeting and the presentation by the latter to the National commission of demands, which if granted, they de,lare will make TOT the betterment of the game.
 It las been anticipated all along laat the dissentions of the Chicago meeting would demand higher classification and a modification of the rules covering the drafting of players and these things they did demand. But they went farther and requested that they be permitted to con- duct their affairs as a separate organ ization though under such restrictions, rules and regulations as the National commission shall from time to time adopt"
 
 tonal league; Ban Johnson, president of the American league, and Garry Her mann, chairman, constituting the na- tional commission, heard the demands. They were presented by Henry J. Kill flea of Milwaukee. Others in attendance at the meeting were President F. T. Pow CTS of the Eastern league, President John D. OBrien of the American association and T. H. Murance, J. II. O'Rourke, NJ H. Sexton, B. M. Shively and Secre- tary J. H. Farrell of the National as- sociation.
 Before reading the paper, MT. Killelea said that the wishes of the Eastern American combination were not in any way intended to make for disorganiza- tion of the present arrangement of base ball. After the paper had been read Sec retary Farrell ot the National association asked that he be given until Wednesday morning to reply and this was granted.
 MT killilea's s paper was as follows:
 When the American association be- came party to the National association, of professional baseball leagues it was agreed that the national board of arbitra- ton consist of five members, three of whom should be members of leagues known as class A. Shortly afterward, under protest, the consideration was amended increasing the board of arbitra- tion to seven, the additional two mem bers being immediately taken from leagues below the American association and the Eastern league, wholly and en- tirely placing the management of the two largest baseball leagues in the United ex- cepting the two minor leagues in the hands of a body of men from leagues far below the American association and Eastern league in attendance. in invest ments and importance.'
 The following privileges and conces- sons are asked: Authority to conduct their affairs as a separate organization under such restrictions, rules and regu- lations the National commission shall from time to time adopt
 The national agreement to be so amend ed to authorize and permit the American association and Eastern league to draft players from all leagues except the Ma tional and American leagues, provided however, that said leagues can draft but one man from class A clubs of the Ma tional association.
 That the draft and purchase rule of the national agreement be so amended that the players purchased and drafted from leagues below the American asso- citation and Eastern league be offered the American association and Eastern league at the original draft price before be- ing returned to the league from which drafted or purchased.
 That the national agreement be so amended to limit the number of play CTS any club of either major league shall have under contract for reservation at any time to 25 after May 15 to 20
 That the Eastern league and American association be permitted to draft play CTS from either minor league for a period of 15 days beginning at the expectation of the time fixed for drafting of play CTS by major leagues for the following considerations:
 Class A, s75o; B, $500; c, $500 and D, $2OO.
 That the period during which the major leagues may be permitted to draft from the American association and Eastern league be limited from September 15 to October 1.
 That the national agreement be so amended as to permit the Eastern and the American association to draft ter ritory from other minor leagues un- der the terms and conditions to be pre- scribed.
 That the National commission rule No 6 be applied to American association and Eastern league clubs in the same manner as 1t applies to major league clubs with the further provisions that no individual player can be sold more than once under an optional agreement.
 Secretary Bruce, for the commission, announced that the commission had con cluded to limit the drafting periods for major leagues to September l to 15 of each year if it met with the approval of the club owners of these two leagues.