The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-12
BASEBALL FANS
 TO HAVE REST Memphis Meeting Comes to
 End. LAST DAY IS IMPORTANT Several Nursed Propositions Are
 Rejected by Magnates. Present Basis of CIassincation ss An- nouneed and Cases Involving Claims and Counter-CIaims to Services of Players are Decided by Con-

Memphis. Tenn, Nov 1.-The exten- sion ot the lire of the National Asso- 1921. ana the selection of Chicago as the next meeting place. were the prin- cfpal features of the closing session or tn eannual meeting of the associa- tion here today. The National Board of Arbitration will probably remain here until Saturday.
 The National Association made one or two other. changes in its constitu- tracts, the promotion of the welfare of the players and the punishment to be meted out to those who fail to live up to their contracts. sugges- tions concerning the flat drafting price from all leagues and a change in the method of classification were referred to the National Board for action, It was decided that the National Board National Association in the future. and thus clear up all the minor cases be- fore the big meeting is started.
 Chicago was awarded the next an- Louisviiie. The vote sviyn on the question ts was nine for Chicago, five for Louis vile. two for Rock Island Moline Davenport. and one for New York city. by President o'Neil of the Western
 A resolution that the National As- sociatlop do All In Its power to ad- adnot.S VI eiS PtNSots was
 A rule providing that players must De under contract before they can adopted. Formerly @ the SuG time was slIoMsS slsS from five to fifteen days or games.
 was also decided to follow in the wake of the major leagues in the pun ishment of contract and reserve jump CTS. The new rule provides s,,s- pension of five years for breaking a contract and three years for violating
 Furman Smith of the Carolina As.l sociation advocated the adoption of s r,as r,a drafting price from the fouI was referred to the Nationsl Sat sng qsate Rnas for action. This idea was first adyo-l gated by F. R, Carson of the Central League. The idea is that if a player cred worthy of draft by 'gnsior mstar league. club he is worth as much to that club as a Glass A player.
 n,a,,. IA, P Heines; of the Roanoke. vir- classification of a league be based upon average population of its cities fasner tion tnan i,a .,r ,ppon the entire popula- refsrrsd ' to eas hs hs Nst,Snsi nsTtioB Rosrs Heines advanced the theory that the present rule did not do justice to leagues having only four to six clubs
 Basis of Classification.
 clsssification and that proposed:
 Class A. Present total. 1000. 900; proposed average. 125.oo0.
 Class B. Present total. 100000 to is;eoo;ooo; 1se oio proposed average. 6o,oo0 to Class c. Present total. 100000 to sso0v,ooo; so cSo proposed average, 25.ooo to Class D. Present total. 200. 900 ar less: proposed average. 35.00o or less.
 After giving, vote. of thanks to the League president the Association ad- burned the meeting sine die.
 The national board decided the fol- 'oTTinF TnrFs sSse, sm,ss today; ods!;. o,,.. c,... for the alleged tampering with play CTS, claim withdrawn.
 Application of new league in Iowa composed or Manchester. Monticello. and Maquoketa was granted.
 Application of the Southern Cali aornfa League with headquarters at santa Anna for territory and member ship was acted upon favorabIy.
 Protest and counter-claim of Ohio state League for Huntington. ". Va. and Charleston, W. Va, of the Virginia Valley League was denied.
 Application for territory and mem bership of new league in Mississippi with hedaouarters at Clarkesdale was acted upon favorabiy.
 Application for territory and menl- bership of the thwestern Texas League composed of Austin. Laredo, Bay City. Brownsville, Corpus Christi. Beevile and Victoria was granted
 Application for membership and territory for new league in Penn sylvania with headquarters at Belle Fonte was acted upon favorably. Six clubs to be in the circuit.
 The claim of the Green Bay. Cali fornia club on the draft of player Vance, which carried with 1t $500 was
 Player Loftus was awarded to sa- pulpa.
 Players Ludes and Pollard were awarded to El Paso. ',.
 The application for the remission Of a $2,5o0 tine on Player Ury was laid
 The claim of the Lincoln club to Player Williams and $500. against the Monmouth club was decided in favor of the Lincoln club
 Jack Messerly. Chicago was rein stated on payment of $lOO fine.
 Before taking a recess after the long days grind. the National board ap. pointed Norris L. C'Neil. president of the Western League, member to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Joseph D. Q'Brien. president of the American Association early this year. The election of o'Neil 10 mem bership on the board of arbitration now gives class A full representation on the board.