The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-12
West Penn TO Stir
Up Baseball All fairs
Stiff Fight is to be Made
Against P. O. NJ. In
vasion of Territory.

Reporting the meeting OF the West
Penn league clubs at Pittsburg. Pres
ident c. B. Power gives the following
in the Pittsburg Dispatch. from which
the conclusion can be drawn at once
that the West Penn does not intend
to 90 out Of business.
The fact that clubs in the P. o.
M league have been guilty of signing
players regularly reserved by the
West Penn was conclusively proved.
and the president of the league was
instructed to at once file with the
secretary of the National Association
a protest against this direct violation
of baseball law. and to demand the
return Of the players to the clubs by
which reserved. It was also decided
to demand that fines be imposed on
club owners and managers who had
signed players not eligible under the
rules.
The president of the West Penn
was instructed TO wire Secretary Far
rell protesting against the open inva-
Isloo Of the West Penn territory by
another league. and also to demand
that fine be imposed II further at
tempts were made to hold meeting
in Connellsville with view to get
ting that city to desert the West
Penn.
When the meeting adjourned all
the kilograms suggested in the resolu-
tons were sent to Secretary Farrell.
1t was shown that several cities em-
braced in the territorial claim made
some time ago by the West Penn are
ready to come into the fold, and that
no trouble will be experienced IN
forming six or eight club circuit.
Communications from the execu-
tive officers of the National Associa-
ton showing that the attempt of the
Fairmont and other teams to break
away from the West Penn would not
be tolerated by the governing body,
and that club owners who could be
proved guilty of having consplred
to disrupt the league would be heay-
lily fined, We're read, showing that the
president of the West Penn had not
been sleeping.
One of the most important resolu-
tons adopted was the following:
Moved by Mr.. Garfield, of Butler.
and seconded by Mr.. Hoge, of Clarks-
burg, that It is the sense of this meet
ing that the Western Pennsylvania
League be continued. and that the
president of the league be instructed
to notify Secretary Terrell of the
National Association of Minor
Leagues that the West Penn refuses
to relinauish its claim to Falrmont
territory; and further be it
Resolved, That the president of the
West Penn League be instructed to
insist on the enforcement of reserva-
ton rule, and that players regularly
and properly reserved by the West
Penn and since signed by other clubs.
be ordered returned forthwith to the
clubs by whic they were reserved"
The latter part Of this resolution is
likely to get some club owners into
trouble, as 1t is a fact that Player
Robert T. Balls. reserved by Scott
dale, has been signed by Uniontown.
and that William Washer reserved
by same club has been signed by OF
tumwa of the Three I League which
is to be managed by William Earle.
R. c. HOLSTER, reserved by Clarks-
burg, has been signed by Uniontown,
while the same club is reported to
have signed Tiffany reserved by
Connellsville.
In as much as the club reservlng
these players had until March /. to
tender new contracts and the West
Penn League was stin in existence
the chances are that those who have
been guilty of tampering with players
under contract or reservation viii
have a nice time explaining the,,
conduct.
Before adjourning the meeting the
representatives of the several clubs
voted to authorize the president OF
the West Penn league to get into
communication with parties at Bea-
yer Falls, Kittaning, Somerset and
other cities for which protection had
been asked and paid for.
A telegram was sent to the presi-
dent of the Fairmont club. telling
him Of the action of the meeting and
advising him that 1t was not too late
for the organization in that place to
line up with a good league: that the
fac+ +bat Fairrnout had nosted tie
guarantee cut no figure, as, in ac-
cordance with baseball law, the P. o.
NJ. had no right to even consider
proposition from Fairmont until the
latter had first been released from
the West Penn by a majority vote.