The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-02
SPOR T S
Soon
To Consider
Minor Pleas
BY JACK VEtOck

NlW YORK. Dec When the Ma
u"nHl and American leagues hold their
annual meetings here aud in Chicago on
b'''nh"r - IA" baseball public. and
particularly that part OF ~ which repre-
Hrn's the minor leagues viii have an
eye on each meeting and an ear close
TO the ground for nrst-hsud reports OF
lh' ait tu4r ot the big fellows toward
suggestions which viii be offered 10y tho
national association
For N" first time I'm us history tho
nh' ou1l Association Of Professional
baseball clubs, which Includes all tho
recognized minor leagues. stood upon its
'n"'iFuuiug this year and became bold
enough 20 make number ot recommen-
datiuuS Tor the hettcrmput ~ baseball in
i'- own immediate circle
Tho minors want II understood that
iheF are not making demands They
hav" merely adopted resolutions to bs
placed before the big leaguers at their
m" hope that favorable results will fol-
ION
New Court Wanted.
tn" biggest thing asked for by thu
national association AZ a whole is tho
sanction of new baseball court OF ap-
p'tls hy the majors Minor leaguers do
not want 10 erase the present national
commission. but they believe that they
should hay" some voice in controversies
between themselves and the majors
For ms reason they will ask that .
new board Of appeals he formed. consist
ing OF TWO major league representatives,
TWO minor league members and a neutral
member the body as whole 10 de-
eide nll cases In dispute between minor
ana major league club owners
Men nigh NJ IN the national game have
said many times that the m nor leagues
cOuid gain concessions from the majors
II they would but ask for them And
thr plan Tor miner league representation
on a new board Of appeals seems likely
20 be given support by the majors, sincs
II does away with the much talked of
idea of q sruptlng the time honored ma
tional commission
A. A. Want Draft Raised.
Another appeal to be placed before ths
major leagues AZ their December meet
ings has to do with the lifting OF tho
draft from the three class "A leagues
THIS recommendation. backed m Nv tn.
tatlOnAl assoc alton as whole. will ex-
tend the privileges Of the Pacific Coast
league, the American hEsociation and
the International league II IT Is sane
toned by the two big leagues these thres
big minors will enjoy freedom that they
have been looking forward to for years
What class "A club owners want IL
the right TO build up strong teams and
retain their players as long as they see
~ They will not ask equal drafting
privileged with the majors and they do
not expect TO be given rat ng on tho
snme level They hope. by having tho
major league draft lifted from them, q
create better market for their stars.
and i enjoy the right OF selling players
to whom they please. instead Of being
forced 70 sell their best talent each .sn
or lose II In the draft at n much smaller
price than they could get otherwise
Other Minors
The sentiment Of the minor leagues as
whole in supporting their three big
brothers In his move has been prompted
| by the belief that in lifting Tho draft
better market viii be created for beu
players Of all classes. and this with no
great hardship on the majors.
Two or three years ago class A and n
leagues would have ilatly refused TO sup
port such move. but the task OF boost
ing Old King Swat 10 his former hleh
plane OF prosperity Ia r big one, and the
minors have come TO the conclusion that
they can afford TO grant concessions to
each other In order 70 ER n their ends.
The Salt Lake City tPacific Coast
l'ngue) team looked so good to Clif
Blankepship after lie had been canned ~
manager that he started n rais0