Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
NATIONALS STRONG.
SAYS DELEHANTY

al commission to ask the National League
and American League IL the American
Association might locate in Chicago north
of Pacific avenue. He gave excellent
ed, so far as the A. A. was concerned.
However. when Chairman Hermann OF
the national commission asked If the
American Association would not object to
lower-class minor leagues entering A. A.
territory on the same arguments advanced
by Mr.. O'Brien in regard to Chicago, Joe
declined to commit himself. Finally he
satisfied himself with a request that the
national commission tell him what it
thought of the A. A. entering Chicago,
and this they agreed to do after an ex-
ecutive session and full meal.
Limited Draft.
Mr.. O'Brien also offered resolutions to
the effect that major leagues be allowed
to draft only from class A teams, class
A clubs only from class B teams and
so on down. The major leagues be linn
tied to twenty-five players or Whereabouts
at their fullest. and twenty-eight players
or whereabouts from May IL to the close
of the season. The Pacific Coast South
ern and Western leagues be placed in
class below the American Association
because OF their small population. That
clubs selling players be not compelled to
agree to repurchase them il they fail
to make good. and then if Campbell and
Deininger are declare eligible to play
Sebring, Owen Resting. Wigs and other
so-called ineligible players be accorded
the same consideration That ended Mr.
O'Brfen for the time being.
Previous to the advent of Mr.. OBrien
the national commission disposed Of sew
eral unmportant cases. heard the annual
reports of Chairman Hermann and Sec
rotary Bruce. and reelected Mr.. Herr
mann chairman and Mr.. Bruce secretary
for another year.
The complaint of the class A leagues
that the majors draft only from them and
not from any league below them was then
supposed to come up, but after Secretary
Farrell of the National Association had
read resolution to that effect as pre-
pared by the class A leagues no one was
found to father it but Powers, president of
the Eastern League. President Stein of the
Buffalo club. President Hanlon of the
Baltimore club and President Kavanaugh
of the Southern League failing to put In
resolution. so no action was taken on it.
Pulliam Indignant.
At this stage President Harry Pulliam
of the National League took occasion to-
tell the National Association that II had
acted discourteously. unbusinesslike, I'M
fairly. dishonorabiy and many other ways
in issuing a supposed blacklist that in
Guided some twenty-five players, some Of
whom. including Campbell, now Of Csncin-
natl. and Deininger of Philadelphia, had
been reinstated by the national commits.
sion. Mr.. Pulliam minced no words IN
the National Association men,
bers for their action and then learned
from Secretary Farrell that such action
had never been taken and that he had
based his accusations solely upon I'M
authorized reports.
A lengthy discussion of the Campbell
case, which seems to have threatened to
sever the friendly relations between sew
eral clubs, then took place. in which
Chairman Hermann proved to the salts
faction of President Stearn of the Ameri-
can Association that the Louisville club
had lost title to Campbell before Cincin-
natl purchased him, and that the local
clubs claim to him was clear
The meeting then adjourned until 8
O'Clock to allow the national commission
swers II should give to President OBri-
ems request for its opinion on the SUBJ
ject of the American Association enter
ing Chicago. and to allow the host of the
Sinton to get enough ice to cool the bot
ties necessary to slake the thirst of the
magnates, reporters and thirsty ball play
ers present.
The national commission 1T the night
session reported, in answer to O'Brien's
request for permission to enter Chicago,
that the matter would be presented by
the commission at the next meeting of
the National and American leagues, with
the recommendation that the request be