Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-17
Pres. P POWERS
SOUNDS WARNING
NOTE OF TROUBLE
Talks Freely at Baseball Pow.
WOW in Windy City-Changes
Made in League Classifica-
tion-Three | and Western
Leagues Cannot Dodge the
Issue.
CHICAGO, Nov. II.
V HEN the board of arbitration OF
A the N~afinna1 Assnciafinn OF

Ia the National Association OF
Professional Baseball Leagues
started last night to reclassffy certain
leagues on the basis of the 1910 census
they hit a mag the first thing-they
didn't have the official figures on some
of the cities involved.
Forthwith kilograms were dashed to
Washington in an appeal TO the census
bureau to furnish the information. An
early answer explained that under the
law population figures of cities speci-
fed could not be given out of their
order. This looked k a stone wall
until someone. discovered that the CEN
sus bureau could furnish totals on any
collection of cities in any league.
President Sexton ~telegraphed that
this arrangement would be satisfac-
tory, but as these figures will not be
available until tomorrow the matter of
reclassiication went over.
The old matter of a new class "A. A"
to support the dignity of the American
Association and the Eastern League
will not require consideration at this
gathering. The American Association Is
not represented at the meeting, and
President Pat Powers, of the East
ern League, said today hat he would
not bring up that issue at present.
Powers Predicts Trouble.
But Mr.. Powers that next
wear trouble could be expected from his
league in regard to classification. He
said:
Il don't know whether ] shall be
head Of the Eastern League again or
not. But INcan say to you that the
Eastern has, as you know, r~epudiated
the ten-year agreement of the associa-
ton. That does not expire until next
year, however. and | can say to you
that there is no disposition to. start
anything this year.
Next year, however, / am just sure
that the ten-year agreement will not
be subscribed to, unless it is changed
in the meantime to give US higher
classification. We do not want to be
z major league, but we do want a
higher place.
Il can add also that in this the East
ern Association is not in partnership
With the American Association, as has
been suggested. My league has had no
correspondence in the last yea in re-
gard to that"
Election of ofacers.
NJ. H. Sexton. of Rock Island, was
reelected president, and J~H. Farrell,
of Auburn N. Y. secretary of the Ma
tional Association of Professional Base
ball. Leagues at the annual meeting
yesterday. Secretary Farrell was named
for ten years and his salary raised to
$4,000 a year.
The board of arbitration of the Ma
tional Association was selected as fol-
lows: w. NJ. Kavanaugh, Little Rock,
Ark; T.. r. Carson. South Bend, Ind;
7. II. Murnane, Boston, Mass; j. H.
o'Rourke, Bridgeport, Conn; J. Cal.
Ewing, San Francisco, Cal; NJ. e.
Justice, Keokuk. Ia; c. r. Williams,
Roanoke, Va; Norris l.. O'Neill, Chi
cago, and j. Fl. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y,
chairman and secretary.
President Grayson, of the Louisville
Association team, announced the sale
to the st. Louis Americans of Out
slder Covaleskie. Details of the sale
ere not made public.
George w. Heckert, owner of the
kTrenton, N. j., club, u that he
- had purchased Pitcher D~ecanniere from
HLouisville and that he had disposed of
A5Phird Baseman Zenie Clayton to the
Houston, Tex, club.
President Tierney, of the Three ~
league, whose membership in class b
threatened, made a long and deter
ined fight to delay Redistribution, or
instruct the board not to reduce the
Issification of leagues which may
e fallen below the population re-
iements. Mr.. Tierney admitted
his league was shy about $4,000
pms from the population required
lass B leagues. He finally secured
adoption of a resolution recon-
ing to the board that 1t use every
to secure the consent of the ma
commission to allow leagues
classification is in jeopardy TO
their present rating.
Ewing, member of the board
I~ifornia, brought the classifica-
ter squarely before the meet
he declared that efforts TO
, issue were futile. The con-
Of the association and the
with the national commits
aid, leaves the board no OPP
reclassify.
tonic, Tex, secured next
pting. The only other city
vas New York. but the Texas
ut by a vote of II leagues
Invitation was then unani-
epted. Mr.. Ewing invited
ion to hold it's 1915 meet
francisco during the EXPOSE
vas tentatively accepted.
status of both the Three
Western leagues is affected
census, it is believed that
rbal agreement which the
with the association will
interests against a reduc-
sifcation. There is no dis
question the authenticity of
aent, although it was a