The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
Western League Retains
 It's Glass A Membership
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Takes Up Classification Matters and Decides To Make No Change In Western League-Severa Minor Baseball Dis
 putes Are Settled By the Association

Chicago, November H. -Basemall mana gers protests occupied the attention to- day of the national arbitration board of the National Association of Professional Baseball leagues. that is during the time when the representatives of the Vest ern and Three I leagues were not making strenuous appeal to the board members that their classification remain undis- turbed.
 This matter of classification was watched even more closely by most of the other minor leagues than were even their own prote<ts
 Under the decision of some time ago it was agreed that every ten years a reclas- sification of the leagues would he made To regulate drafting and sale opportuni- ties Leagues populated by 1,090,0)0 or more persons could be in class A: those of 10000 or more in class B, etc. Now that the census has shown some of the clubs, particularly those heard today, could not combine and produce the re- quired number, they are relying on vari- ous plans for holding their positions.
 The Western leagues reminder to the board that ten years ago it had been promised place in class A for it's sacri-
  favor and it was unofficially agreed by the board that the Western should retain its class The Three Is claim was based on the proposition that a clubs fran chise covered a radius of five miles and accordingly 1t could muster more than its required 100000. This, a new point, induced the board maAlgers to agree tentatively that all matters of classifca- ton being vital to most clubs interested -.,1I l,o faftf f, ha atxThn association decide.
 Judging from the expressed opinions gathered today there is little disposition on the part of the minor leagues to touch the classification matter at this time The chief arguments against such a step advanced are:
 The leagues have enjoyed and are en- joying uneuualled prosperity.
 To reduce classification while not real ly hurting the quality of the game, would cause dissatisfaction among the supporters and hurt the business end of the game.
 Before time for another classification the leagues will have grown into their required population and the change mere ly would cut down the standards of the game for an unnecessary" ten years.
 The classification rule is expected to be applied in the cases of those leagues desiring to go higher, however, and those falling under the population limit are making considerable objection to ad- vance.
 Today's protests adjusted by the board of arbitration were few. chiefly because Secretary J. H. Farrelrs trunk full of evidence in the several cases was lost and no cases could be heard.
 It's belated arrival enabled the board to dispose of few cases late In the day, however.
 There were H. Lucas was granted terri torial rights for forming new league in Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah; Butte, Hel- ena, Great Falls and Missoula, Mont. : Boise City and Twin Falls, Idaho, to be known as the Union league.
 The two players" dispute, which arose ,n the Cotton States league reached hnal settlement.
 Greenwood, Miss, was visiting Jackson, Miss. and A. R. Crowder, mayor of Jack son, unpired II was disclosed that two pf Greenwoods players failed to arrive In time to play and two uncontracted players were used to fill out. Later the Greenwood players arrived and were put in, the substitutes withdrawing. Then, when two more of Greenwood's regular staff men were removed from the game and an effort was made to replace the substitutes, Umpire Mayor Crowder for
  appealed to the directors of the league and Crowder's decision was reversed. To- day the association board upheld the mayor-umpire on the grounds that play CTS once removed could not re-enter the game.
 During the wait for Secretary Farrells trunk of protest evidence, the board of arbitration. which also is the executive board of the association, arranged the programme of events for the meeting to- morrow. Certain of the protests are sure to be referred to the whole body for ac- ton and the executive board is shifting the responsibility as far as it can for settlement of the reclassifeation dispute and the suspicious period for bringing this up was decided upon.
 An attempt was made today to have 1t agreed that the meeting tomorrow should be executive, but this idea is secuted by the anti-cassification men.
 Few managers had reached the Con- Yress hotel where the arbitration board is sitting, in time to talk trade today.
 Those on the scene made many 'conver- nation trades" but all were waiting the influx of managers tomorrow and We'd