The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
Eastern League and American Association Are Raised to
 Higher Glass
BASEBALL WAR INVERTED
 BY YIELDING ID DEMAND
Pacific Coast League Is Also Put In Class Above the Southern, and Now Five Leagues Can
 Draft From Latter.

Cincinnati, January 5-Unless some thing that is not in any manner antici- pated happens tomorrow morning the clouds that have hovered over the base ball situation will have passed away and there will be no baseball war. The tin- ishing touches of an otherwise interest ing meeting will be made by the national baseball commission tomorrow.
 Tomorrow, the commission in conjunc- ton with the national association, will decide to accede to the requests Of the Eastern league and the American associa- ton in all but one particular, that be- ing that the two leagues be made third party to the national agreement and be given representation on the national com mission. This request was hardly pre- sented before it was emphaticaly de- nied and the Eastern league and Amer- can association seeing that it was use less to urge this request waived the point and for one brief moment, 1t might have been truthfully said that the warning factions among the minors had at last come to a definite understanding, but there was a misunderstanding and this prolonged the session until tomor- row.
 Clash Is Avoided.
 This misunderstanding arose when it was decided to revise the requests grant, ed to the Eastern league and the Western association in order that no misunder- standing might occur in the future. It arose on the question of territorial rights and while the wording of this request met with the approval of all, yet its interpretation of the wording by each faction was different and after a de- bate of over an hour it decided ia I,ff tn fha national commission and that it's decision on the subject would be satisfactory to both factions
 Thus the meeting practically came to an end with every one satisfied and it will take a few minutes tomorrow morning for the commission to thresh this matter out and come to an understand ing.
 The Eastern league and American asso- citation gained the following points:
 That they be put in class higher than Class A, and this was allowed, while the class was termed A.
 Now Five Major Leagues.
 The Pacific Coast league is also raised to this class. That they be allowed to govern their internal affairs, although still member of the national association; that they be allowed to draft from Class A leagues and those beneath Class A under certain conditions laid down by the national commission, and that they be allowed certain territorial rights to be decided upon by the commission tomor- row.
 While the commission and the minors were having their hearing the big league magnates as well as the managers of the smaller clubs were busy trying for deals. Charles Ebbets president of the Brook lyn club of the National league an- nounced that he had signed James Se- bring the player who was reinstated by the commission on Monday providing that he pay a fine that amounted to S860.
 Quite a little furry was created in the afternoon when several members of the board of the national association grew indignant over remarks made by Attor- ney Killlea and threatened to make Killi- lea prove what he said.