The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-15
New Big
 ~ H5-g rs=
 Leaguels Is. Dropped
Barrow Loses Fight For Merger of His Interna- tional League and the American Association O'Neil Elected to National Board of Arbitration.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 15-There will be formation of a new quasi third major league to include the Louisville, Indianapolis and Toledo clubs of the American Association, and certain clubs of the International as League. This was definitely decided yesterday when the National Associa-' | tion of Baseball Leagues voted down an amendment resolution offered by Edward Barrow, president of the In- lternational league, to redistrict every minor league in the country. The vote was Il to 3.
 The original resolution. drafted by : the committee on revision of the con- q stitution, had provided for the re-a districting of only the smaller leagues of the country. President Barrow caused a surprise. however. by offer ing an amendment to include all lea gues so that the Union League could be formed. .f si- i There was stormy debate on the proposal and only two league execu-s ttves-Barrow and A. R. Tearney of 1 the Three I League-voted for 1t. {
 The proposal was received with a 2 storm of protests and half dozen league presidents attacked it in bit- ter terms. After the overwhelming lyote had been cast against it. Tear ney asked that the resolution be- lwithdrawn. ' M. IT. Sexton. president of the Na- ltional Association. declared there could be no withdrawal of the L1otis-.s vile. Indianapolis and Toledo clubs from the American Association nor the formation of a new league with out the unanimous consent of all of, the clubs in the two organizations.
 t1t would have beel criminal te destroy the AzneEteaa Association, which represents an investment of sa,ooo. 900. With the majority ef the; Eeluh owners against sueh 5na7es.'' r
 Tt was 2 surprise to ne shat Mr. Barrow had offered suah an ansead-
 mant. The vote pzairay indicates that ergaui1ed baseball is opposed te any move to wreck the stFVesyzRe ee the ganaa," said PresfdsRe Hickey eE the American Assoesat4un.
 Prestdauf Aaxruw ef~ EAe IataTna= tfnnal League was WaWfnfaa last night to make azV prediction aa ta whether his arEaaszatteH wg9l9 take the field naH seasan. The club awn- 10 to take whatever steps gre Reees- sary. : # sheyend that haven't a wad te say.e Barrow saia. f-Tae HsepgeF plan apparently has faIiaa through. think it would have been EanA thing for the game, espeniatiy ia the war time conditions we must faee:n 'As .7 Club ewnaFs of the AsaaFjcsa As- - Fsoeiatiaa tentatively decided la epen
 their season aheut May l, three weeks
 later than the opening date a year
 ago, and diseussed the feasibility eff reducing the piaFeF limit: Ra4a 0sREan of HaT4SaFd. EHRHs,
 president ef the Eastern sAsseeiationf,
 was elected a member of tAe na-
 tieaai board of aEhikEat1on. ta szreceed
 MT. Murnane. ts4 i,s
 After defeat of resaiuRan efEered
 by A. B. TeaFnsE president of the
 Three-I League, dEHaaH&inE the re-
 duetioa af the present EReFshersiaih
 of the Nattansi Beard Rf Arbitration
 from 10 members to five: President
 attempted to have the expense ae-
 counts af these officials eliminated ia
 the interest af eeonerHE. HAe pao-
 ton, however, was lost, to 6:
 Club owners ef the Western and
 Central Leagues met last night to
 consider plans far the canning sea-
 son. President DfekerseR ef ths
 Western League stated positively fiat
 his organization would start, hut the
 Central League mest IfkslF will be-
 among the leagues that will dee5de ta7
 suspend until the end af ths ~aF: } May Qhange Player Limit In N. E: August Hermann, ehairusaR af the 1 National Baseball OpmnaissiaR, ap-
 peaEed befora, the miner lasEuez spd
 pledged the support pf the ns5er leagues tQ any cause that Will be of !, assistance te the small organizations: , He declared that baseball in general
 was facing a critical situation.
 "The next season will be a serious . ene both in the ma5oE and nfnar 7 leag1es." HeIEmann .ssia, ssHhere l will have te be retrenehmeHt sEerE- where if we hope te exist. Tha minor , leagues need the majors and the ma
 5or leagues need the minors. H is to our mutual interest that #e should 2 extend aid. I can say with all frank- pess that the National League is
 seriously considering policy Qf re-
 trenchment which includes tie reduc- tio4 9f the player ltInft.s:
 5: ". Ford ef Bort Poaga. |ewa, :. preafuent of the Central Asaocfatien, 2 pne 9f the IA leagues forced to gus.
 pend last season, appealed to Mr: :: Herrman for ruling that would :. enable these leagues to protect theiE s Rlayer rights. Ford contended that ! some qf their most promising players = were snapped np by other IeagRes |, when the Central Association sus- 2 pended. He seeks to have Shem re- ] turna9 or the clubs reimbursed for 7 fne3r loss.
 R. RleWttt of Seattle, #asla., prssi-
 denf 9f the orrthWesteEn LeagRs, de- : cIared thai nnfess such a rulsng Vsaa . made his feague would face sersuus g problem in staddng next seasnn. f He said that other hagues had 6 taken the cream oR fhe nlaXerH from his 0xantzakfon and 1aki iszsssfs to isla fHs1Il