New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-15
BASEBALL MOGULS
IN ANNUAL Meeting
3 ~ 49,
Prosperity Is Shown in Report 'Ol
Secretary Farrell
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NO DISTRESS In DUBLIN

New Orleans, Nov 15.-The Ma
tional Association of Professional
Baseball leagues met in annual session
here yesterday with the owners and
officials of minor and major league
baseball clubs and delegates from
leagues throughout the country in at
tendance. The meeting will continua
through Thursday. President H. Nj.
Sexton of the association was unable
to attend because of illness in Mis-
family, and in his stead Vice Presi-
dent Murnane presided.
The annual report, submitted by
Secretary John H. Farrell, showed
that twenty-six league organizations,
embracing 1872 cities and towns in the
United States and Canada, and en-
ploying 4,728 players during the play.
ing season of 1915, had qualified for
mem bership.
Only one qualified member of the
National Association disbanded during
the last playing season, and that was
a Glass d league. OF the twenty six
leagues, twenty-five started, and
twenty-three finished one league was
disqualified. The Canadian league did
not operate on account of war con-
ditions The attendance this year as
whole exceeded by far that of the
| 1915 record.
Fifty mine optional agreements were
! exercised by National Association
clubs and 1913 by major leagues
! Players reported for release numbered
2,051; for suspension, 500; for rein.
statement, 1873. Twenty drafts were
disallowed and cancelled. The total
number Of disputed cases handled
during the current year was $50, and
s24,66s was collected in players
claims and territorial liens, and paid
to them without cost of any kind
Only six claims were filed by the
Players Fraternity.
The National league drafted twenty
five players, the American league
nineteen. and the National Associa-
ton fifty-f1ve. Including money re.
| funded for National Association
drafts that were disallowed, the Ma.
tional league paid $4,000, American
league $23,200, and National Associa-
ton $22,250, a total of $82,950
The sum of $4,000 was paid on option
al agreements between National As-
ISOLATION clubs and 5000 on options
exercised by minor league clubs from
minors for f1fty-nine players.
The amount paid for release [by
purchase among National Association
clubs was $42,s31. The sum received
for drafted players, optional agrees
ment layers and released y-purchase
players was S134,581 and for options
exercised by majors from minors,
$30,400. In addition the National as.
ISOLATION clubs purchased from major
league clubs by optional agreement
and outright sale 306 players, paying
$135,505 to the major leagues. tTha
grand total of moneys handled was
$331,350.
A large budget OF disputed cases
will be decided by the National Board
of Arbitration during the meeting In
New Orleans. Applications for hold.
ing next years annual meeting were
received from New York, Chicago, Att
lantic City, Boston, Buffalo, Pitts.
burgh, ST. Louis, Nashville, and
Springfield Mass.
Following discussion of the report
of Secretary Farrell, appointment Of
committees, and a preliminary con.
ference by representatives of Class ~
leagues, the delegates cleared the was
for consideration today of some of the
more important questions scheduled
for settlement during the sessions
here
The conference of representatives OF
Class B leagues resulted in the an
! nouncement that formal request
the National Commission OF the minor
leagues organization.
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