Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07
MINOR LEAGUES WIN
CLASS DISTINCTION
Settlement of Base Ball Trou-
bIes Is Quickly Ratified by
National Commission,

CINCINNATI, Ohio. January THE
three days session of the National Base
Ball Commission closed late yesterday
afternoon, when the National Associa ton
of Minor Leagues agreed to follow in the
footsteps of the Glass IA clubs and allow
the commission to settle the differences
between the two factions regarding the
territorial rights of the Eastern League
and the American Association. AS soon
as this conclusion was reached every diff
ference that existed when the conference
began on Monday had passed away. and
| the complete report of the commission
will be issued within the next few days.
The commission also brought up the
price of tickets to the worlds champion
at 81 and the minimum at 30 cents. This
does away with the So seats that were
sold at the recent series.
| The commission also discussed the con-
ditions among the outlaws on the Pa
| cific coast, and after half an hour con-
| ference with ]. Cal Ewing of the Pacific
Coast League decided to postpone any
| action until the next commission meeting,
which was set for February 16, at Chi
cago. At that time both the National and
the American Leagues will also meet in
Chicago.
| The National Association of Minor
League held a meeting and after accept
| ing the resignation of President +. L.
Powers and Director O'Brien, president
of the American Association, they elected
Nj. H. Sexton of the Three L League to
succeed Powers as president of the organ
ization and DIR. F. c. Carson, president
of the Central League. as director OF
the National Association board, to sue
coed Mr.. O'Brien.
All of the visiting base ball owners and
managers departed last night for their
homes.
BY the agreement reached the American
Association and the Eastern League get
all they asked for except separate or
ganizatIon entirely outside OF the Ma
tional Association Of their eight requests
seven were granted by the National AS
| ISOLATION.
| The organizations, with the Pacific Coast
League, hereafter are to be in a classi'
| hcation of their own, to be known as
| "A They are to have the right to DRAFT
| players from the Southern and western
Leagues now in Glass A, as we'll as from
| all the lower classes. All players dra1teo
by major league clubs from the smaller
| leagues cannot be sent back to sucf
| leagues without first passing through the
"A leagues. The "A leagues are TO OF
permitted to draft territory from lnt
minors under certain conditions, ana the
| number of players to be earned unoe'
| reservation by major league coDs shoi
/
| 1t was agreed that all internal afar:
| of the class IA clubs shall be oecloec
! by themselves without reference to thu
| present national board, and that all dis
| putes between IA clubs and other mlnol
| league clubs shall go first to the boart
of arbitration with right of appeal to thu
! commission in every case. Ihls make:
1t impossible for any dispute to be abso
| lutely decided by the minor league board
if it involved any class IA club.
! The National Association was willing
| that these three organizations be placed
| in a separate organization as thlr(
party to the national agreement, but TIT
| commission would not grant this request
At meeting of the American Associa
| ton 1t was decided to open the champion
! season of that organization Wednesday
| April IA. The season will extend Owe
| five months and a half, instead of NV
| months. as heretofore. AT the close o.
the season a post-seasOn series of games
| will be played with the Eastern League
| The eastern clubs will open the season
| against each other, and the westerr
clubs the same, instead of the western
clubs opening in the east as heretofore
! No additional announcements of play
ers purchased or exchanged nave beer
made A deal by which Brooklyn woul(
secure Dahlen from Boston was discussed
by the managers of the two clubs, blu
no agreement could be reached. Dahlel
is wanted by Brooklyn to manage tina
team the coming season.