Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-10
OUTLAWS HAVE
CHANCE TO WIN
DOOR TO ORGANIZED BASEBALL
OPENED AT MEMPHIS
MEANS A BIG VICTORY FOR
PRESIDENT HERMANN
californians Given Chance to Dispose
of Some Men During the Sec
ond Year After the
Agreement
tBy Associated Press. ]

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 9.-The Ma
tional Association of Minor leagues
held the opening session of its annual
meeting here today, but transacted
only routine business. Election of Of
ficers and ratification of the act OF
the national board of arbitration IN
admitting the California State league
into class b will be brought before the
meeting tomorrow.
Prior to the meeting of the National
association the national board OF ar
bitration today approved the agree
ment drawn by Secretary Farrell OF
the National Association of Minor
leagues and President Frank Herman
of the California State league, under
which the California state league Will
be admitted to organized baseball.
The committee made few changes
in the wording of the agreement, but
1t marks a decisive victory for Presi-
dent Herman and his former out
laws"
pitcher Wiggs, formerly of Altoona,
who went with the Fresno State
league club and later to the Oakland
Pacific Coast league team, was rein
stated.
AT the meeting of the National as
sociation the agreement drawn by Sec
retarv Farrell of the National associa-
ton and President Frank Herman OF
the California State league was re-
ceived favorably. a.,
Under its terms the Californians will
be permitted to keep all players now
with them who have violated tnelr re.
serve clauses or contracts. Most OF
these have broken their reserve
clauses and will be forced to remain
in the California State league TWO
years. and If they are not sold or
drafted they will revert to the csups
having a claim upon them. -
Charles Ebbets, president OF tne
Brooklyn Nationals, and Charles W.
Murphy, president of the chicago ma
tionals, arrived today to make nsht
against awarding the players IN tnS
GaIifornia state league upon whom
thew have claims TO that organization.
The Californians have the opportu-
nitv TO dispose of these men during the
second year after the agreement goes
into effect for delivery at the peSlh-
ming of the following season.
A few men on the list have broken
their contracts with the other clups
and they must remain in the Callior-
mia state league for four years. Al
the end of that time they may be dis
nosed Of or revert TO the clubs now
claiming them. aoa
FolloWing are the players awarded
TO the California state league VINO
have violated their agreements with
other clubs: e.,.,,
Chicago Nationals--Outfielder Smith.
Portland Coast League-Ben Henaer-
son. .,..,.
William Moskiman.
Providence Eastern-W. j. MeHale.
Oakland Coast-Thomas Hackett.
Pittsburp Natlonals-Joe Nealon.
Rrooklyn Nationals-Thomas Shee-
han, Elmer Stricklett.
La Crosse ota-Wisconsin-
Harry Tracey.
Denver Western-William McDon-
ough. ,..,
Walter Kuhn.
San Francisco Coast-Oscar Jones,
]. Streib, Joe Curtis.
Wichita Western-W. w. Kelly,
Bartlesville Western Association-F.
Russell.
William Waters and D. Van Buren,.
Omaha Western-B. Franks, A. lie
Brand.
Oakland Coast-Sylvester ,Loucks.
Lincoln Western-John Forester
Denver Western-L. Ray.
Tri-state league-Jefferson Clarke, s.
Gordon.
Des Moines Western-Roscoe Miller,
Central association-R. owens.
American association-Otto Krueger.
New York Nationals-N. Pfyl.
Kansas city American association
Walter Frambes.
Tacoma Northwest-I. Butler.
The report of r. j. Farrell of the
National association, which was read
today, shows that the minor league or
ganization Is making rapid and appre-
ciable gains. Thirty-seven leagues are
now members of the National associa-
tion and 257 cities are represented.
Mr.. Farrelrs report shows the
American league leads in the number
of players drafted from the National
association, having procured eighty-siX.
The National league took seventy-sev-
en- minor league stars into its fold, and
the National association ninety-one.
According to the report the total
amount received and paid out through
his office for drafted players was $780,
$50, as follows:
National league .................... .S1S,OOO
American league ..,-....-........, o%,OoO
National association ................ $4,000
The grand total received in Mr.. Far
rells office for drafted players. option
al agreement players and released by
purchase players was $32S,650.