The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-06

The Eastern and A. A. were elevated
u 2 class of their own, to be known
as class IA. They were given tho
privilege of making rules to govs1n
themselves and e draft players from
tie Southern and Western leagues.
after the two major leagues had exa-
eised as much Of the one-man draft as
they desired. and were conceded tha
right TO appeal to the National COM
mission from all National Association
decisions.
The question of territorial drafting
rights was left to a committee which
r. III add this feature to the new
agreement tomorrow. It is not ex-
pected that there win be a sip-up n
the peace terms. and so everything IA
be said to be lovely fer TIE beasenail
season Of 1899.
The Eastern Le~ague-Ameriean Associa-
tlan condition gained. In reality, all the
the National Association. The Powers
Brien forces may get this concessaqtl
later. for 81 Wa decided to leave the mat
ter in the hands Of Garry Hermann ard
john =. Bruce. of the National Commits
sion and John H. Farrell, Of the Nafiaaai
Association, for settlement. Whatever.
these splOns do is expected to be satsl-
factory to all concerned.
II Et4lG elevated 70 IfAES IA. the amer
lean Association and Eastern League naW
get the right TO draft one player from
the ciuhs of the Southern Association and
the Western Iens7ie. which noy are TIE
only Class A Leagues, the Pacific Coast
IeEgue also haNIfie been elevated to C5zss
"A, after the majors have had their pick
OF one player from each team.
1t took all the sixteen hours to settle
the National Associations internal strife,
the National Commission telling the AnHf-
lean Association and Eastern League forces
f1Rr= could rar- 49, fAn- ~ a.. aa- $50 = -
10 the National Agreement, and that there
ought TO be = compromise ON both sides
for the good Of hase III. The reguEars Of
the National Association We're. in the enfF
quite magnanimous- and allowed the bolteif
everything they had asked for except tn
right to draft territory. President Pa
Pow ers. Of the Eastern League, and Jo}
0'Brien, Of the American Association, wer
Jubilant over their moral victory and
predict for their organizations the besI
years In their history. under the new con
ditions.
The expected application of Hal Chass
the New York first haseman, for refyl
statement, failed to put in it's apnearandv
yesterday. and the chances are tina II
1hase will have 70 wait until SONG fnt..s-s
time 10 have his name removed from the
list Of undesirable ball players.
While the commission and the minors
We're having their hearings the big league
magnatcs, MS well as the gers Of the
smaller clubs, We're busy trying for deals.
Charles Ebbetts. president Of the Brook
lyn Cgb, Of the National League. ~
nouneea that he had signed James Sebiins.
the PLAYER who was reinstated by tie
commission on Monday. The sale was eon-
tracied with the Harrisburg Club and was
4 money consideration, and also Included
Piteher Hoeh, who was With the Phillies
last spring.
Manager Camel. of the Rochester team.
OF me Eastern League. announces thar he
had secured Outfielder Anderson from
Flttspurg; Catcher Beviile, from MiIwasi-
rec ana Inird Baseman Rodgers. of Mid
dletoWn. All of these deals were for cash
President Puiliam did not attknd the
meeting OF the commission. rs he was ii
Louisville on business. but he viii be
present tomorrow.
cineinnati pulled off a double deal bv
buying Dan McGann from Boston ana
Arthur Hostetter from st. Louis. ana Their
trading the patr 10 Milwaukee for Catcher
Frank Roth.
G. p. Bl%ankenship. who has been on M
ineligible list fer having failed to report
20 the washington American League Giuh
Tor the season Of 1893. was yesterday gais-
stated by the National Commission. The
player is required to pay a fine Of 500