The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-12
NOW WESTERN LEAGUE.
Topeka and Wichita Not Reduced
From Glass "A to Class b.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Eastern League
and American Association representa-
meeting of the National Association of
professional Baseball clubs in this city
by withdrawing from the session The
two boiling factions had presented
resolution asking that they be given
control OF the national board of arbi-
tration and that the western and
southern league be reduced from class
A to class B.
This resolution was voted down by the
meeting. The petitioners insisted on
immediate action and when their petit
tion was overwhelmingly defeated the
two factions withdrew from the meet
ing. They declined to make any state
ment other than they did not propose
Ito be governed by a great number of
bush leagues"
Their next move, it is said will be
to confer with the two big leagues-the
American and the NationaI-With the
hope that they may be given permission
to act as a separate organization-rea1-
ly a third major league. Rumors which
could not be confirmed that has it the
American Association has not given
up all ideas of invading major league
territory and that designs We're held on
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis and
Chicago. If there is anything in these
rumorS it goes without saying that the
American Association has nothing to
hope for from the National commits
sion.
more serious
than to withdraw from the meeting"
said President O'Brien of the Ameri-
can Association. I'VE have not with
drawn from organized baseball nor
have we severed our connection with
the National Association by our action
We have not become outlaws"
Technically it was the attempt of the
Eastern and American factions to re-
duce the board of arbitration from
seven to five and to obtain three of the
five votes that aroused the greatest
antagoniSm in the convention, there
not being more than five ballots out
of the poll of % favoring the measure.
In the evening the National ASSoci-
alton held another meeting which the
Eastern League and the American AS
sociatton did not attend. The two lat
ter organizations decided to hold a
meeting in New York on December 5
at which all the club owners of the
two circuits are to map out future ac-
tionS. A committee representing the
boiling organization requested that
they be allowed to confer with the Ma |
tional baseball commission but the re- |
quest was denied by officials of the |
commission.
The small leagues supported the |
southern and western leagues in the |
fight against the reduction in classif1- /
cation of these two organizations and |
the vote was solidly against the reso-
luton. When the two big leagues had |
asked for everything they wanted and |
had been refused they bolted the meet
ings. Efforts were made to secure the !
aid of the Pacific Coast league for the
secessionfsts but it could not be learned
that this move attained success.
While the events were moving for
ward the national commission trans
acted business on it's own account. IL
was unofficially stated that the Chi
cago National league team would be
for unbusiness methods in
disposing of tickets in the worlds /
series.
A separate meeting was held during
the day by the Western league at /
which harmony prevailed. The cities |
of Wichita and Topeka, Kansas, were |
voted into membership, from the West
ern association, increasing the number
of cities in that organization from six
to eight