Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09
BOILERS MAKE DEMANDS
Eastern League and American Asso-
citation Tell What They Want.
NATIONAL COMMISSION HEARS IT
Secretary Farrell Of the National As
is Given Untn
asy 60 Submit n
Reply.

NV YORK Dec. A-AlthouEh the chm
Of winter hans over ell and throughout
The greater portion Of the day a cold rain
Fen base bail wgs played yesterday with
as much avidity as though June sunshine
beamsd from an unclOuded sky. 1t was
net however. that kim Of base ball that
brings thrills to the spectators. but the
chamber sessions that work for the good
OF the game-thRt formulate new rules
and disentangie the snarls in the skein
Of manaEennent that threatens discord IN
the smooth running Of affairs. The chief
events were meeting OF the National Base
Ban commission. and Of the representa-
tives Of the eastern league and American
association, which bolted the recent Chi
csgo meeting and the presentation by me
latter to the national commission OF de-
msnds, which, II granted. they declare
WI make FOR the betterment Of the game
1t has been anticipated all along that
the dissenttents OF the Chicago meeting
would demand higher classification and
a modification Of the rules covering The
drafting Of players and these things they
die demand But they also requested that
they be permitted 20 conduct their az
fairs as q separate organization. though
under such restrictions, gules and regu-
lations as the national commission SHAH
from time 10 time adopt"
hhII1 EhI1A6Alf EIEEA1NhA " ~
league: Ban johnson, president OF the
American league. and Garry Hermann,
chairman. constituting the national COM
mission. heard the demands. They were
presented By henry J. Killiiea OF NIL
wsukee, and in attendance AT the meeting
also were President p. 7. Powers Of the
Eastern league. President John D. o'Bren
Of the American association and II. II
Murnane. i. h O'Rourke. NJ. II. Sexton.
h. Nj Shivelly and Secretary J. Il Far
rell Of the National association
Before reading the paper MIR. KilhleA
said that the wishes Of the Easter-Amer-
dcan combination were not in any way IN
tended TO make for DISCRIMINATION CT the
present arrangement Of base ball. Secre-
rary Farreu Of the National association
then asked that he be given until
@ednesdsy 60 reply and this was granted
TeHt of the Demands.
AIR. Killnea's paper follows:
A,s4en the American association became
q larry 10 Lae Na5onal association OF
Professional base baD leagues Il was agreed
laat The Nat4oBal Board OF Arbitration
CONSIST Of i've members three OF Hhonl
GnaBs A. Shortly afterwards. unoer pro-
lest, the constitution was amended tncrsas-
ing the Board Of Arbitration TO seven, the
1wo additional members being Immediately
taken from leagues below The American
association and the Eastern league, Wholly
ana entirely placing the management OF
the two largest base ball leagues in the
United States excepting the two major
leagues. into the hands OF q booy OF men
from leagues far below the American as
ISOLATION and Eastern league In attendance
IN investments ana importance hs xH
zation the Eastern league and American
association have concluded 70 withorA~
and now respectfully ask al your hands
the following privileges and concessions;
!. Authority to conduct their affairs as q
separate organization under organized
base BAN and under such restrictions. rules
and regulations as the national COMMISSION
shall from time 70 time adopt
be SO amended or modified as 10 authorize
and permit the American association and
Eastern league TO draft players from al
other leagues. except the National ana
American leagues, provided, however, that
said league can draft but one man from
CIass A clubs Of the National association.
s. That the draft and purchase rule OF the
nstionsl aggsement go snsn srom LEA isaspes
below the American association and East
ern league be first offered 10 the Ameri-
pTiripal draft price before being returned
To the league from which the player wAi
"a Tbat ne national agreement or rules
81 the commission be 30 amended as tc
limit the number Of players any club o.
tract for reservation al any time 10 twenty.
five ana to limit the number under contract
or reservation to twenty after May Is OF
& That the Eastern league and Amer
I lean association be permitted 70 araii
y plaPers from eifhe r minor league for {
period of fifteen days beginning at th'
expiration Of the time fixed for GRAFT
ing Of players by major leagues, for tht
following consideration: Class A. $3.50
B. $500; c, $500. ana u, 5000.
&c. That the period during which tbs
major leagues be permitted to drafi
from the American association and East
ern -kesgue be limited TO a period from
September Is 10 October ] OF each year
II That tho national agreement be %
amended as TO permit the Eastern leAgu'
and the American ar~Ociation TO draft ter
( ritory from other iainor leagues undel
y terms and conditions TO be prescribed
s.. That the national commission rule gi
be applied 70 American association ant
Eastern league clubs in the same manne'
as said rule now applies 20 major leagu'
+. clubs. with the further provision that M
individual player can be Solo more thai
once under an optional agreement
RespActfully submitted,
" AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
EASTERN LEAGUE
SECRETARY Bruce for the commission an
nounced that the commission had con
oluded 10 llnit the drafting periods 70
MAJOR aaaRuea from Eeptember ] TO lb o