Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-01

CINCINNATI, o., Sept. Previous
to the second days meeting of the Ma
tional Baseball Commission this morn
ing there was a great gathering OF
baseball magnates in the lobby of the
hotel at which the commission is hold
ing its sessions. Each arriving train
contributed its quota of baseball men
who want to be on the ground to OBJ
serve the annual draft which is to take
place today. The. ruling of the ma
tlonal commission yesterday, in which
1t refused the demands of the Amer
lean Association and gave that or
ganization until September 10 to de-
eide If 1t wanted to remain in organ
lied baseball vas the one topic of dis
eussion.
None of the American Association
people would intimate what course
their organization would pursue, al
though from many other sources bold
statements were made that q big base
ball war was imminent.
The work of the commission today
will be entirely confined to drafting
and considering the request of the
Eastern League for more privileges.
Tt is hardly possible that the commits
sion will come to any conclusion to-
day on the latter subject, as 1t Is be-
lieved that the drafting proceedings
will occupy the greater part of its
time.
A huge bundle of mail is in custody
of Secretary Bruce, each particular
letter of which contains drafts for one
or more players. The opening and as
sorting of these drafts is expected to
consume most OF the day and the real
business of drafting will be late in
the afternoon.
Although the commission expected
to begin its meeting at 9 o'clock II
was long after that when it yer into
session, as greeting arriving base
ball moguls and lodging their anxious
inquiries of what was going to occur
took up a great part of the time of the
members of the ruling body of the
baseball world.
VIII DO Battle with Association.
The National Baseball Commission
yesterday not only rejected every de-
mand made upon it by the American
Association, but went farther in stat
ing that if the American Association
decided not to operate under the rules
of organized baseball teams would be
placed in every city on that circuit
While no mention of a league to dc
battle with the American Association
was made, it was implied to an extent
that could not be misunderstood.
Tit American Association Is given
until September 10 to give an answer
to the secretary OF the commission, and
upon this answer will hinge the ques-
tion that now is foremost in the minds
of baseball men, namely, "Will there
be a baseball war;"
In Its finding the National Commits
sion took pains to place the brunt Of
the worry on the shoulders of the
American Association, and IL now rests
with that body as to whether or not
there will be al
Chairman August Hermann made
the announcement that all h de-
mands made on the National Commits
sion by the American Association had
been refused.
President Thomas Chivington. of the
American Association, said: 1T intend
to call a meeting ofethe American As
ISOLATION in the near future and until
this matter is taken up by my league
I cannot say what will happen"
Eastern Leagues Requests.
Immediately after passing upon the
demands of the American Association
the commission took up the requests
of the Eastern League. While the Pc
titions were not made public, it is said
that the only n Of any Importance
is a plea that the drafting system fol-
class A clubs be eliminated entirely,
and that a straight purchasing system
be instituted. The commission will
consider their demands further anc
may not be able to act upon them at
this meeting. The annual drafting
process will take place tomorrow.