New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
BASEBALL SKY CLEARS
Pat POWERS Bears Olive Branch
with Thorn at the End.
:
WARNING FOR NEXT YEAR
Eastern League Gives Due Notice
Ihat Higher Classification
Is Demanded.

Chicago. Nov. 16.-M H. Sexton. OF Roch
Island was Reelected president and J. II
Farrell, of Auburn. \. Y, secretary of tbs
National Association of Professional Base
ball Leagues at the annual meeting to-day
Inc Class a bugaboo was laid at rest
for one year in the same meeting. Mr..
Farrell was named for ten years and his
salary raised 10 $500 6 year
Representation on the national board of
arbitration was granted to Class c and
D leagues thus increasing the body 10
eight members-three from Glass A. three
from Class and one each from Glasses
Q and D.
Pat Powers. president OF the Eastern
League, arrived to-day on the same train
that brought John J. McCiraw, manager OF
the New York Giants. He brought the
olive branch of peace, but at the end of
the branch grew long. sharp thorn. which
he left TO avert ennui in the association for
at least another year
This thorn was in the way OF an an
nouncement that next year trouble could
be expected from his league in regard TO
classification. Mr.. Powers said,
Il don't know whether / shall be head
of the Eastern League again or not, but I
can say to you that the Eastern has. as
you know, repudiated the ten-year agree
ment of the association. That does not
expire until next year, however. and I can
say TO you that there is no disposition TO
start anything this year
Next year, however. ! am quite sure
that the ten-year agreement will not be
subscribed 10, unless il is changed in the
mean time TO give US higher classification.
We do not want to be major league, but
We do want higher place
Il can add also that the Eastern League
is not in partnership with the American
Association. as has been suggested. Ny
league has had no correspondence in the
last year in regard TO that
Following his remarks the association
altered its constitution to produce the fol-
lowing results:
Hereafter there viii be eight members
of the arbitration board
Money going through the secretary's
hands to the credit OF defaultiDg players,
clubs or leagues can be seized ny him to
satisfy the defaults
Contract jumpers can be reinstate
under certain conditions
The period at which protection must he
secured and from which all yearly obi
cations must date was changed from Oc-
tober j. TO September /
At the afternoon session the board or
arbitration was selected as follows:
". NJ Kavanaugh, Little Rock Ark
T r. Carson, South Bend. Ind: T H Muir
name Boston; ] H. O'Rourke, Bridgeport
Conn: J. Cal Ewing, San Francisco: NJ +
Justice Keokuk. Iowa; c. R Williams.
Roanoke, Va, and J H Farrell. Auburn,
y. Y, chairman and secretary.
San Antonio. Tex. secured next year
meeting. The only other city suggested
was New York, but the Texas city won
by vote of II leagues TO : The invitation
was then unanimously accepted. Mr.. Ewing
invited the association to hold it's 1915 meet
ing al San Francisco.
the question of Reconsideration went over
70 another meeting of the board tomorrow
Big Jim Vaughn will pitch for the
Yankees again next season. His signed
was received yesterday from, to
gether with one from Raymond Fisher, an
other most promising pitcher
Arthur Fletcher substitute infieider OF
the Giants. was married or Tuesday at St
Louis to Miss Irene Drew.
Harry Powell. former pitcher on the St
Louis team OF the American Baseball
League. declared Yesterday that the time
for renewing his contract with St Louis
had expired, and that he was now a free
agent He stated, however, that he had
not signed 70 take the mana cement of the
Seattle club. as had been reported.
Covaleske. once the Giant killer. has been
h. he 81, Of tha
American League, from the Louisville club
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