Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-15
National Association of Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs
Votes to ALLOW No
Changes This Year.
Rumors of Brand New
League Now Going the
Rounds-V ote Against
Redistricting of Territory
Comes as Surprise.
By H, c. HAMILTON.

louisville, KY, Nov. 1o.-Wnen
,n,inq again rolls around and the min
mr. leagues get ready to swing open
their gates Louisville, KY, and an al
legged case of cold feet may be the pat
tie cry of the radicals who have 1aileo
10 split minor league organization as
1t now stands.
With the National Association or
Professional Baseball clubs closing its
annual session here today, Whispers
slipped around hotel corridors ana
street corners that another independ-
ent league is in the embryo stage.
When the National league holds lts
meeting in New York Dec. IL, and att
er the American association has FIN
ished it's meeting in Chicago, Dec. II,
some very definite plans may be an
nounced. for the material for good
fire is in the stove and the smoke Is
mounting.
IDEA A NEW ONE.
The new league is a brand new ldea.
It hasn't been touched yet by anyone
and isn't even in a state from whlch
any predictions can be made, but there
are certain American association cruz
owners who believe it can be made 10
pass the hard turns and there are IN
ternational club owners who feel the
Same way about it.
These men are fighters and they
aren't ready to put back the thought
that they have been whipped. In fact'
1t is felt in some quarters that GER
tain amount of organized baseball sup
port may be counted on for an indie
pendent organization. Certain leaders
have made statements that might be
construed in such fashion. Whether
the men would stick after declaration
of independence was flung in the teeth
of those who refused to Sanction re-
arrangement of territory, is something
that can't be said.
VOTE A SURPRISE.
The defeat of the plan to redistrict
leagues was more of a surprise than
those behind the idea were willing to
admit today. Out of the 13 leagues
whose votes were cast, there were at
least seven whose votes would be
counted in with the new plan. They
turned their heels when the showdown
came and the defeat of the radical
element was turned into absolute rout.
The International league and the Three
] league were the only organizations
In the associations to vote for the
amendment that would have given new
territory to every minor league in the
country. AL Tearney, as well as Ed
Barrow, saw the plan to save baseball
wallowing in the dust Of defeat.
There were we'll informed baseball
men, however. who saw the bright
side to the action of the association.
pointing out the financial support that
would have been given some club own
ers. Their arguments, however. found
opposition when it was shown that
some club owners will have to close
their gates next season.
CHANGES IN WESTERN.
In the case of the Western league, in
fact, it was announced that changes
are absolutely certain. 1t was stated
by one club owner of that circuit that
six clubs may be the only ones to open
the season when spring gets around
to baseball business. The st. Joseph
franchise. according to Jack Holland.
owner of that club, is quite likely to be
In Davenport, Ia. next year. The
South Atlantic league has only two
clubs left from the wreck that took
place last summer. The American as
sociation will play only 40 games. The
y Pacific Coast league is going to cut
its season short.
Garry Hermann, chairman of the ma
tional commission, warned the minors
they must cut salaries and reduce the
other expenses II they hope to survive
the.wAr. So. despite the stand the as
~sefatton has made. II u regarded ~