New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-27
Kacmg y Baseball X Rowing Football Automong y Other Sports
BASEBALL ON TAP
ELECTION GOES OYER.
Eastern League O7cners Do
Much Talking.

The greatest gathering Of minor lsagIe
owners and players ever assembled foc<ed
70 the Hotel Victoria YESTERDAY morning -
attend tho annual meeting and election If
officers of the Eastern League Of IA seban
Clubs.
The reelection to the presidency Of Pat
rick I. Powers was in some doubt, and TIE
subject became at once question Of sredt
moment TO his friends and opponents.
From 10 o'clock in the morning until
dusk the lobby Of the botei was thronged
with members Of the eight clubs. players
and other interested persons. and even three
major league owners were. about most OF
the day.
Toward dark the gathering began to gst
anxious and when word was spread that
the delegates were coming down stairs there
was an exodus from the lobby to the rear
hs,l
Adjourned until 10 o'clock Tomorrow"
was the information volunteered by one %
the delegates we have had no election as
yet
Greatly disappointed the enthusiasts
melted away in short order, as did the dele
gates. leaving President Powers alone in
the meeting room TO tell the newspaper mel
what happened at the session.
The morning was taken up. he said, by
the annual meeting OF the directors, Ed
ward Hanlon OF Baltimore; Joseph J. Stein.
o. Buffalo ]. J. McCanrey. of Toronto. and
c. T. Chaplin. OF Rochester.
The first thing considered was the sale
last August OF ''Bumpus'' Jones pitcher
by Montreal 10 Providence for $4,000. L
was consumnated on August 2S, but pro-
test was fled on the ground that the con-
stitution OF the league had been violated
II was held that the rules forbade the clubs
from selling or loaning one another any
OF their players after August 90 Of any sea-
son, the reason being that it was desired
To forestau the effort of any one club 70
strengthen another toward the end Of the
schedule
It was pointed out that in selling a man
three days after the time allowed Montreal
violated the rules OF the league and that
Providence was likewise as guilty for taking
part in the deal. The question was re-
ferred 10 President Powers. and he decided
that there had been a violation. and or
dered the return of Jones 10 Montreal.
The Montreal club appealed from the de-
cision 20 the league. and the discussion was
taken Zip yesterday by the directors, who
unanimously sustained President Powers.
It was about o'clock in the afternoon
when the meeting convened and the fol-
lowing delegates were present:
J. ]. Stein and I. B. Hart, Buffalo: j.
], McCaffrey and J. J. Kelly, Toronto; J.
c. Hicksou. r H. Cushing and S. Z.
Lichtenheim, Montreal: c. T. Chaplin and J.
Il. Cancel, Rochester: Walter O'Mara
Jersey City; H. c. Smith, T. ]. Martin and
Joseph McGinnIty, Newark; Edward Han
Ion, Baltimore. ana Hugh Duffy. T. J.
Crowley and c. J. LAWS, Providence.
President Powers presided.
The session lasted until $50 o'clock and
was behind closed doors. Questions OF
more or less Importance were discussed
at length. among them being the salaries
that should be paid to the players the ad-
visibility Of engaging Western as well as
Eastern men and whether or not major
league players should be employed. Presi-
dent Powers would not give any in
formation concerning these subjects. A
committee on revision was appointed TO
draft q new constitution, for the purpose
Of adding clauses recently embodied. Presi-
dent Powers suggested that the schedule
for next season be in the hands Of the
clubs before January 10.
st the adjourned meeting to-day the
schedule will be discussed and officers
elected. From what could be learned, the
reelection of President Powers seems rea-
sonably sure. In the field, besides NJ
Powers, are James r. Price. sporting editor
of d New York morning newspaper, md
Edward G. Barrow. who twice managed
the Toronto team and who was president
OF the Atlantic League in 1897.
The Office pays 5000 a year. When Mr.
Powers vas reelected last year his salary
was raised from $3.50 to $500. The Ameri-
can League president gets $500 a year
and the National League president $3.50.
In the throng in the Victoria lobby yesteT-
day we're Frank J. Farrell president Of
the New York American League team;
Charles \ Ebbets, president Of the Brook
Ign National League team, and J. l. Tay-
Tor, president Of the Boston Americans. 1t
was said their presence had no significance,
so far as the meeting was concerned.
Harry Wolverton bought his release from
the Newark club for $1,0G0 and signed 20
manage the Baltimore club. Jack Dunn,
Baltimore's manager last season, is try
ing to land the position Of leader OF the
Providence club.