The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-08
TONE OF BOILERS
DEMANDS LIKED
BY BIG LEAGUERS
No Threats of War Heard in Re.
quests of A. A. and East
ern League.
COMMISSION MAY
GRANT CONCESSIONS

The National Baseball Commission
and the National Board of the National
Association of Minor League Baseball
Clubs are the most surprised bodies In
baseball today. They were both present
yesterday at the meeting of the Ma
tional Commission in the st. James
building, New York, when the requests
of the two leading Glass A leagues, the
American Association and the Eastern
| League presented their demands
| through their attorney, Harry Killeliia-
He spoke for an hour and a half In
presenting the requests of the two biz
boiling minor leagues.
Today the National Commission IL
In session at New York taking up the
various requests as submitted by the
minor leagues. There is a strong likeli-
hood that the demands will be granted
except In some small detail.
The tone of the request to. the natoraI
commission was indeed far from wnrlike,
There were no threats of war or violence:
simply a plain statement of facts backed
up by the argument OF klliena, VINO y
try today. Before tonight the requests OF
the Eastern League and the American
Association will have been granted az,
York last night.
The commission and the national board
has evidently been mislead by. previous
stated at the mildness of the req. ests.
Should the commission refuse to &C
minor leagues the latter will never return
to the national association, so that IN
reality at present there are three big
! baseball bodies in the country. the two
boiling leagues being just a shade below
the major leagues.
The requests as presented, TO the national
/ commission and unop which thew 0ra art
when the American Association became
a party to the National Association of Pro-
that the National Board of Arbitration
should consist of five members, three OF
as Class A. Shortly afterward, under
protest, the constitution was amended in-
creasing the board of arbitration to seven,
the two additional members being imme-
diately taker from leagues below the Amer
lean Association and the Eastern League
wholly and entirely placing the manage
ment of the two largest baseball leagues III
the United States, excepting the two major
leagues. in the hands of a body of men
from leagues far below the American As
ISOLATION and the Eastern League IN at
tendance, investment and Importance.
Rather than have constant friction in the
American Association have conduded t.
Withdraw, and respectfully ask at your
hands the following privileges:
-. Authority to conduct our af1alrS as z
separate organization under organized base.
bali and under such restrictions, rules and
!. regulations as the National Commission
Z shall from time to time adopt.
-. That the present National agreement
[ shall be so modified or amended as to au-
3 thorize the American Association and East
ern League to draft players from all other
leagues, except the National League and
American League; provided. however, that
the said lea CUES can draft but one man from
Glass A clubs of the National Association.
"3. That the draft and purchase rule. OF
the national agreement be SO amended tnat
players purchased and drafted. from leagues
below the American Association and East
ern League be first offered to the Ameri-
can Association and Eastern League at the
original draft price before being returned
to the league from which the player was
u. That the national agreement or rules
2 of the commission be so amended as to
5 limit the number of players any club OF
I either major league shall have under con
tract or reservation at any time to twenty
) five, and to limit the number under contract
or reservation to twenty after May 10 OF
IS. That the Eastern League and Ameri-
can Association be permitted to draft play
ers from other minor leagues for a period
of fifteen days, beginning at the expiration
of the time fixed for drafting of players
by major lea CUES, for the following constd-
erations: Glass A, $3.50; b, 5000; 9, $500, and
IS. That the period during which the
major leagues be. permitted to draft frop,
League be limited to a period from Sep
TENDER 10 to October / of each year.
~. That the national agreement be so
amended as to permit the Eastern. League
and American Association to draft terri
tory from other minor leagues under terms
and conditions to be prescribed. =.
"S. That the National Commission rule 81
be applied to American Association ana
Eastern League clubs In the same manner
as said rule now applies to major League
clubs, with the further provision that, no
individual player can be sold more than
once under ar optional agreement