Evening star., 1914-11-10

OMAHA. Neb., November 10.-Pro-
TedcTals 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 mine minor leagues. de-
clared as much this. morning, following
a long session with the board of arbi-
tration, which sat to act upon 27O 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
rol1 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
follies of deserting the organized fold.
Immediately following the official
counting of noses Sexton proposes to
urn the various nlagnates loose upon
the task of pruning salaries and gen.
-rally cutting down team limits. For
instance, the Western League favors a
feuuctlOn ln-khG 1LduhS GiSA1ocH
TO fifteen players and shortening of
he schedule, and the other circuits
have allied. themselves with Tip
p'Neilrs organization in this move and
are prepared to work accordingly.
Cut Out Peace Talk.
Peace talk was conspicuous by its alb
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-
riliation with the Gilmore circuit.
in the main. all the masnates attrib-
uted their final difficulties of 1914 to a
general depression resulting from the
wars in Mexico and Europe and to
.eckless operations by the masnates.
Rob'' Read, president of the Ohio
State League, Went far as to say
that an overabundance of evangehstic
se1lvals had cTlmped certain clubs In
fis Crganiza tion. One of these meetings
WIS conducted by Billy Sunday, for
ncr major league star OF Ansons time.
Secretary Farrell is booked to read
his anuual report today, showing where
the national board of arbitrators dealt
with the 1,1lo cases of assorted i'm
portauce during the past year. He also
will make public lot of interesting g
statistics For instance he viii show
how the 1918 drafting money, which
amounted 10 $4Ss.OG0. underwent a
fearful slump i'll 1914, falling to SS0l,-
$40
The most pronounced slump was evil
dent. however, in cases where clubs of
he IA and y rating snubbed the Wee
uushers, the fellows. ranking in the B,
s. and - brigade. In 1913 the minors
spent S105 0O0 drafting among them
elves. This year the sum OF s33,350
was expended: hence, according to d
veteran base ball man. the minors have
ueen hurting their own interests.
While the session was on mana gers
Of the Central League staged their an
nual meeting and reelected Louis
IIeilbroner OF Fort Wayne, president
for 1915. No action was taken on the
proposition of rearranging 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 be discarded by the outlaws.
From the tenor of Mr. Burmeister's S
remarks the Feds are preparing for