The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-16

sAN ANTONIO. Te1as Sov IS
While nse other cities are ashtinx ,or
The 1912 Convention % The Sa-.ona. A.
location % professional Haseba.
.-aEues. ths Indications tonight point
s'rugiy ~ Wh--.ns landing me cftes
The Central states A-e al pulling
Tor the Nail cry. Nh4e TIE east and
Aest are greatly divided
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Noy 10
president William KavaualEh. OF ne
southern .raE4- brought about tns
arst debate In The 1871 Convention %.
N. National A-soclauou % baseball
league. today. NurE ar proposed thar
th- National Agreement b.. res ls-d ana
lass A b. established 20 IS 20
allO~ present Glass A leagues the
came pgSi!rg-s as 20 drafting from
minor league clubs enjoyed by ne
major leagues The suggestion OF Sir
kavanaugh that a rules comm .ttee De
named Has adopted
Tn" jurisdiction OF the proposed
committee Sas prime pally the point
40 issue Dr. vas tentatively agreed
hat the committee can act only on
tf- proposed change ia the agree.
mrnt rules among the minor leagues
Cal Ewing. OF m. board OF arbltra.
ton 9. r.. MolL president OF the Wis.
consin- Illinois. President r W. Dick
.r-ou. 90 the Mich gan state league
president Tim Murnane. OF tho New
England league. President T NJ Chiv.
ingtOn. % the American association.
and President sexton. az the National
association. Viii compose the commit.
tee
The convention held its first bust.
n"se session this afternoon Thirty.
tao minor leagues we're represented
a. the opening session. which was
principally devoted 20 the reading o.
the report of Secretary John "a Far.
T"l ana The suggestion OF Mr. Kavan-
augh
The repor- % Secretary John n
FARRELL presented to-day. gave the
foiIoeiug figures
foriy-seven Organizations. embrac-
ing S32 cities and towns OF America
and Canada. qualified for membership
lu 1871. Players contracts 10 tho
number OF 1887 We're received re
corded and promulgated Terms &C
crpted 20 The number OF 300 v..r.
examined and promulgated. Optional
agreements approved. were i-5. ex-
"rcis"d. 49, Players suspended mum
brred go. and players rc-iustated. 1903
Players draftes by the National
league. %. by the American league.
~. by me National association. l2S
Total amounts ~ drafts. Si39.250
amount paid for release by purchase.
145S."OO. Total amount received
ihre.-t the seCrc,ary's office Tor
drafted players. optional agreement
players and released by purchased
payers. $4,000 During the ten
ears OF the National Association.
s-osolSo had been handled IN deals
90 players
The American Association and the
Eastern League are represented
They seek higher classification. At
present they are rated Class \ tho
same as the Southern league
They base their claims 10 advance
mcuf 10 IA on the census assert.
INK that New Orleans is tho only city
in the southern Association compar
ing iavorab'v with those % the Amer
lean Association and The Eastern
league
About goo cases are Scfore the
board. az we'll as claims aggregafinx
more than $4,000. and besides these
there are to be considered various au-
plicstions from minor leagues for an
Advancement 900 classification.
\ continuation OF tho tcn.ycar
agreement under which tile associa-
ton VAS formed ls considered "a cor
;aiufy