The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-13
BOARD TAXES FINAL ACTION Decides Baseball Cases at | Memphis. FINES HANDED OUT LITERALLY Pennsylvania Is to Have a Brand
 New League. Atlanta Club owners Get Award of s25o on Claim Growing Out of Difference With Vancouver
 CInb Which Must Be Paid
 within Thirty Days.

tional board of arbitration started work early today, disposing of sixty or more cases which 1t still had for consideration. The National Associa : ton of Minor Leagues concluded the annual meeting yesterday and many of the visiting league magnates left for their homes last night, Others de- parted today. those remaining having cases of importanca to come before the national arbftrators.
 The national board will hardly con- clude It's work before Saturday nigh {. as some of the remaining cases are siderable time in presentation. Norris l.. ONeill, president of the Western League. who was appointed yesterday to fili the vacancy ,ay caused by the resig. of the American Association, will not enter into the active work of the board until its next regular meeting. o'Neill having left for Chicago last
 Most of the most important cases passed on by the board at it's first session today was the appeal of the Augusta. Ga. club to the award of League race to Chattanooga, Tenn. The award of the pennant to Chattanooga was upheld by the board.
 The following cases were also de- cided.
 The claim of Bloomington and To- ledo for s700 due on player Steen was reported adjusted and was stricken from the calendar.
 St. Paul for transportation furnished players was allowed.
 The claim of Springfield against Muskogee for $500 was referred to President shively for adjustment aud
 The petition of Johnstown, Pa., to enforce the sale of Player Wilkes by Lowell, Mass. to Johnstowmn. was
 Application of Player odell for re- instatement was granted npayment of fine of $100.
 Players Yale. Miller. Sherwood and protected territory and were warned that a second offence would merit a fine of $50 each.
 Danyiils, Va. was fined ss5 for pension by the BaltimoreNclub and his ger7es were thrown out
 The claim of Atlanta, Ga, against Sa Mas gen ~l thrty dsys m which to pay the claim.
 The claims of Wheeling, W. Va. and Lowell Mass, relative to the sale tusted by each club being allowed $500 as 1t was shown both had an equity in the player A repfimand was Issued to both clubs for failing to file with Secretary Farrell the sale of Venable.
 Pennsylvania is to have new State league, as at its session today. the aatiqna fhe applicsfios sqass sowea oVslqeref of Bellefonte, Pa. The application was referred to Secretary Farrell for fur
 The claim of Dow vandine against Winchester. Ky, was allowed.
 Player Clarence Potts was awarded
 The claim of Player servatius against Youngstown, o., for half of allowed. A fine of s56 upon ssrvatiSs port; imposed by the club. was sus- tained. leaving a balance of $50 due
 The claim of Player Connie welsh on presentation of the agreement be- tween club and player. Claim of Player J. Wagner, against Galesburg. H., was disallowed unless the writ board.
 L. Mason was awarded to Lincoln. Neb., and Mason's claim of $44.60 against the club was allowed. is we're awarded to Newton, Kan. The former was claimed by Hannibal, Mo. and the latter by Paragould. Ark.
 Claim of Player Joe Schrall against Marion, O., was disallowed.
 Player H. Tracey was awarded to the California State League.
 Player Ed Cermack. alias Ed Ward, was fined $50 for playing under an
 Board Finishes Work.
 The National Board of Arbitration concluded its work late today and ad- journed to meet again in July. in New York City, which meeting will prin- cipaIly be devoted to the important work of re-classifying the leagues. Nearly sixty cases were passed on oy the board during the day and num- Der of others on the calendar were re- ferred to Secretary John J. Farrell for future decision.
 The members of the board who re- mained over for the final sessions to- day were H. H. Murnane. New Eng land League; J. P. O'Rourke, Connect icut League; D. M. Shively. Western Asociation; F. R. Carson. Central the exception of Secretary Farrell. the members of the board left for their homes tonight. Secretary Farrell goes ident Kavanaugh, Of the Southern
 The most important question decid- ed by the National Board at its ses- sion in Memphis was the admission of the California State League to the ranks of organized baseball. The question inovlved the ownership of a hundred or more players and carried with 1t the payment of several thous-
 At the closing of the National Board the following cases were decided;
 The claim of J. O. Murray against St. Paul, amounting to $s11. was all lowed.
 Ed Williams was awarded to Marion. Ohio.
 The claim of R. w. Gilbert against Peoria. Ill.,. was allowed.
 The claim of A. A. Johnson against Wellington. Kan. was allowed.
 The claim of Fort Wayne. Ind, against Trenton. N. J., was allowed
 The claim of P. H. LaRue against Columbus, O., was disallowed.
 Player c. J. Holloman's draft price of $500 was allowed to Fayetteville. N. c.
 The claim of J. R. Crozier against Raleigh. N. C., was allowed.
 The draft of Player Rapp. from Ok lahoma City, by Portland, Ore, was allowed, the counter-claim of Kansas City for Player Rapp being disal- lowed.
 The claim of Bridgeport, Conn.