Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-18

vote of % 70 the fight for a special
"A A" classification was won by the
Pacific Coast league, the Eastern
league and the American association
at today's session of the National As
sociation of Professional Baseball
leagues. The Western league, the
Three-Eye league and the Mink league
voted against it
San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 1s.-Norris
l. O'NeiII, head of the Western league,
held the minor league convention here
yesterday afternoon by as scrappy a
piece Of work as ever was pulled of at
a baseball meeting. The most import
ant change suggested by the commit
tee on constitution was one requiring
a two-thirds vote to make the changes
looked for by the three big minor
league organization.
The change of classification was rec
ommended by the national commission
and was favored by apparently all of
the leagues. O'Neill fought hard and
convinced some other delegates that
league a solemn pledge to allow the
Western league to remain in the lead
ing class Of the minor leagues. This
new classification will affect clubs in
the American association, Eastern
league and Pacific coast league. At
present the clubs are classed as a.
MUST SHOW 1,75O.OOO STRONG.
Clubs of the American association
and Eastern league must have a tri-
butary population of 1.7JN,OOO under
the new classification. Clubs of the
Pacific coast league will be given their
status by agreement.
The consutuu n was ameLded u in
crease the number of members of the
national board of arbitration from
eight 10 ten. Class AA leagues will
have three representatives: class 4.
one; class B. two; class c. and D., one
each. The chairman of the National
association VII remain Chairman of
the board
A new purchase price for clubs in AA
class to pay for players drafted from
clubs Of lower class was made. The
purchase price for players drafted
from class A is $1,000 from class B
$3.50. from class c $500 from class D
S400. It was late in the afternoon
when a vote was taken and O'Nein had
mustered up eight votes out of posi-
BILE 80 and had won.
II was decided to take another vote
on the same proposition, and the fun
is sure to be warm with Tip O'Neill
and Cal Ewing Of California leagues
at the helm. All joy rides We're cut
out yesterday and the national board
worked late into the night to clean up
raft of important cases.
MILWAUKEE LANDS MEETING.
The convention selected Milwaukee
as tie next meeting place. The selec-
ton was unanimous. Wheeling. w
Va. and Hot Springs, Ark, withdrew.
Columbus, Ohio, asked for the 1918
convention and San Francisco for tbs
one of 1915.
The work OF drawing up a new play
ers' contract was then resumed and
the discussion was opened by Cal Ew-
ing OF san Francisco, who took the
stand that a ball player should oe re-
stricted from using his photograph
taken in baseball uniform TO further
classes of business that do not benefit
the game. a motion introduced by Ew-
ing was passed. which provided for the
follow cIs clause to be inserted in the
new players contract:
ANY player Of any club in organized
baseball shall be prohibited from using
the uniform Of any club without tne
OF the club, and at the eGEira-
tion OF each season he shall turn in his
uniform before he receives his final
pay"
When he question of territorial jur-
isdictiOn arose il was brought out that
the rules governing major leagues and
minor league teams in this particular
conficted 10 a certain extent. and upon
motion the matter was left for the ma
tional board OF arbitration to negotiate
with the national commission.
Upon motion Of Al Baum of the Pa
cific coast league a motion was uuani-
mously adopted that the attorney gen. .
eral II the United States should be
petitioned TO prohibit lotteries, poo
selling and other gambling devices 7
which are operated on baseball games
and the attorney generals OF the var
.ous states should also be petitioned 1
to enforce the law in this par,:LuAr.