The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-12
O'BR|EN BEATEN
 IN GREEDY MOVE American Association and East ern League Withdraw I'VE ARE NOT OUTLAWS" o'Hrien to Appeal to Big Leagues to Form Third Major Association.
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 the Calf.
WE ARE NOT OUTLAWS"

Chicago. November 11.-Esstern league and American association representatives caused a sensation at the annual meeting of the National Association of FToiessioh- al Baseball Clubs in this city today by withdrawing from the session. The two bolting factions had presented resolu- tion asking that they be given control or inc national board of arbitration and that inc Western and Southern leagues be reduced from Class A to Class B.
 This resolution was voted down by the meeting. and President OBrien of the American association then petitioned for the American associations and Eastern 1easue te withdraw from the National as- sociation and requested permission to ne- gotiate with the American league and the National league for a special working agreement.
 The petition insisted upon immediate ac- lion, and when their petition was over phelmingly defeated the two factions withdrew from the meeting. They de- rlfned to make any statement other than that they did not propose to be governed bv a great number of bush leaguers. Their next move, it is said will be to confer with the two big leagues-the American and the National-with the hope that they may be, given permission to act as a separate organization-really tniro major league. Rumers, which could no' he confirmed had 1t that the Amer1car association had not given up all ideas oi invading major league territory, and tha' designs were held on Pittsburg, Cincin- nati. St. Louis and Chicago. If there was snything in these rumors it goes without saving that the American association has nothing to hope for from the national commission.
 We have not withdrawn from organ ized baseball, nor have we severed our connection with the National association by our action We have not become out laws said President O'Bren.
 Technically. it was the attempt of the Eastern and American associations to re- auce the board of arbitration from seven 4o five members and to obtain three of the five votes that aroused the greatest an lagonism in the convention, there not be- Ing more than five ballots out of the pol of 22 favoring the measure The smal leagues supported the Southern and West ern leagues in the fight against the redue- ton in classification of these two organi- zations. and the vote was just s solidlS against the resolution. When the tive big leagues had asked for everything they wanted and had been refused, they bolteo inc meeting Efforts were made to se- cure the aid of the Pacific Coast league for the secessionists, but it could not be learned that this move attained success
 While these events were moving for ward the national commission transacted business on it's own account It was un officially stated that the Chicago Ma tional league team would be reprimandeo for unhusinesslike methods in disposng o tickets to worlds championship games.
 separate meeting was held by tn Western league, at which harmony pre- vailed. The cities of Wichita and To neka. Kas., were voted into membership in the Western league, increasing th' number of cities in that organization iron six n eight.