Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-13
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Barrows Elected President
al Annual Meeting.
Only Five Clubs Represented
and Ell. Cil0n Protested,
Powers, .fier 10 Years Pres''
dency, Issues statement.

row Of Toronto. was elected president
of the Eastern League of Baseball .
Clubs at the annual meeting OF the
| league held here today. Five votes
| were cast for Mr.. Barrow by the rep |
! resentatives Of that number of clubs,
who attended the meeting. Three clubs
were not represented nor did Pres. z.
T. Powers enter the meeting and II is
understood he will protest the election
I The five league members who at
tended the meeting and voted for Bar
row for president, were: Vice Pres.
Stein of Buffalo, Pres. McCafferty Of
Toronto, Pres. Jack Dunn Of Baltimore,
Pres. Joseph McGinnity Of Newark,
Pres. Lichtenstcin Of Montreal.
1t was after / O'Clock when these
gentlemen got together and decided
( that it was time to call the meeting
order for the election Of a successor
in the league presidency Of Pres. P. I.
Powers whose term was expiring The
r7eetine had heen called for noon but
Pres. Powers had announced that he
did not intend to call the members to-
gether until F. NJ.
The meeting Of the five club repre-
s"nta ives was behind closed doors. but
It was understood that the three or
, four minutes they We're in session Pres.
Dunn nominated Mr.. Barrow for the
presidency and that, no opposition de-
welcoming ballot was cast and he was
declared elected. A messenger was
sent for Mr.. Powers but he refused to
enter the melting room. Deputations
We're also sent to secure the presence
Of Pres. O'Mara Of Jersey City: Chaplin
of Rochester and Crowley of Provi-
dence. None of these gentlemen. how
ever, would consent to attend the
meeting. an adjournment of the ses-
sir was taken until ESQ o'clock.
The five men bers claim that their
action was entirely legal as it was
well over an hour after the time for the
meeting mentioned III the call when
they got together for business under
the call of the vice president, Presi-
dent Powers having declined TO open
the session.
After the election of Pres. Barrow
the Tagnates took up the routine bust
"ess of the league.
John I. Tavlor Of the Boston Ameri-
cans said this afternoon that the deal
FOR the exchanges of Pitcher Wood and
atcher Street was off. Manager
9resnahan Of the st. Louis Nationals
; $ anxious to purchase players for his
lub and Stanley Robson the ST. Louis
hub owner, SAYS he viii spend any
mount Of money to strengthen the
lub. Manager Jack Dunn OF Ealti-
mere says he has six players to trade
When the second. session Of the
'astern League annual meeting con
vened this afternoon Nj. Powers was
present. Tie told the members he had
4 statement for them and handed each
one a copy of q paper containing it,
, hen he walked out Of the room amid
a dead silence. The statement was as
follows:
Immediately after my reelection as
resident of the Eastern League last
ear | stated that I would not be a
andidate another year. That state
: ment was voluntary on my part.
My election was not brought about
by any statement Of this kind made
by me prior to my election, reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding For is
years I have been elected president Of
the league and of late years just prior
to the annual meeting some disgruntled
masnates or magnate who gould not
Influence me to discriminate in his or
their favor during the playing season
would bring forth "a candidateiambtbu s
ITO succeed me, but at no time du5ng
: the entire period has there been one
: vote cast against me for the oftice.s
TO one who has given the best Of
MS ability In the performance Of his
duty and this without fear or tavor,
such opposition is of necessity embar-
rassng and annoying. This and the
fact that opportunities are open to me
at the present time which seem invit-
ing, have prompted me not TO be a
candidate for reelection.
Since the date Of the last annual
meeting | have not in any way solicit
ed any club owner to vote for me, nor
have l requested any of .my friends to
do SO.
In conclusion want to say that I
have nothing but the most kindly feel
tngs toward the members of the league
and | will always hope for the future
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