Evening star., 1914-11-10

OMAHA, Neb., November 10--Pro-
Tedcrals will be asked to step on the
carpet today when the National Asso-
citation of Professional Ball Clubs
gather in their council chambers at
the Rome Hotel.
Mike Sexton of Rock Island, presi-
dent of this organization. which num-
bers thirty-ninc minor leagues, de-
clared as much this. morning, following
long session with the board of arbi-
tration, which sat to act upon 210 pro-
tests, appeals and complaints cropping
out of the 1914 bush circuit campaigns.
League executives favoring the adop-
ton of a work agreement with the
Federals will be asked to take the floor
when Sexton has completed his annual
roll call Ban johnson and Garry Herr
mann of the national commission are
due here today. in time for the confer
ence with the little fellows and to give
Them some heart-to-heart talks on the
folIies of deserting the organized fold.
Immediately following the official
counting of noses Sexton proposes to
turn the various enlagnates loose upon
The task of pruning salaries and gen.
rrally cutting down team limits. For
instance. the Western League faVorS
reduction inssthe ranks from eighteen
20 fifteen players and shortening of
The schedule, and the other circuits
have allied themselves with Tip
pNeilrs organization in this move and
are prepared to work accordingly.
Cut Out Peace Talk.
Peace talk was conspicuous by its abb
sence during the informal confabs of
the minors, who are here from all parts
of the United States. Several execu-
lives, however, refused to commit them
selves on the topic of a possible af-
tiIiation with the Gilmore circuit.
in the main, all the masnates attrib-
uteo their final difficulties of 1914 to a
General depression resulting from the
wars in Mexico and Europe and to
.eckless operations by the masnates.
Bob Read, president OF the Ohio
state League, went so FAR as TO say
that an overabundance OF evangehstlc
stvlV;tls had crlmped certain clubs in
Ills CrganiZation. One of these meetings
WIS conducted by Billy Sunday, for
rn.T major league star of Ansons time.
secretary Farrell is booked to read
his annual report TO-DAY, showing where
the national board of arbitrators dealt
with the Lilo cases OF assorted I'M
yortauce during the past year. He also
wfll make public = lot of interesting
statistics. For instance, he viii show
how the 1918 drafting money, which
amounted TO s4SS.0O0. underwent a
fearful slump in 1911, falling to SG0l,-
$40
The most pronounced slump was evil
dent however, in cases where clubs of
he IA and y rating snubbed the Wee
nushers. the fellows ranking i'll the B,
s. and - brigade. In 1913 the minors
-pent s1O3. .0Gt drafting among them
elves. This year the SUM of S33,350
was expended; hence, according to a
yeteran base ball man, the minors have
seen hurting their own interests.
W nile the session was on mana gers
nf the Central League staged their an
nusl meeting and reelected Louis
iieilbrener of Fort Wayne, president
for 1915. No action was taken on the
proposition of rearraneing the circuit.
Feds After Farms.
President John Burmeister of the
Northern Association admitted having
been approached by an agent of the
Federal League with a letter from
Gilmore, asking what arrangements
,ould be made between the Feds and
the Northern Leaguers to take over
players TO he discarded by the outlaws.
From the tenor of Mr. Burmeister' s
remarks the Feds are preparing for