The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
BASEBALL WAR BETWEEN LEAGUES
 |S THREATENED Minor Organizations Protest Against Major Leagues
 Privilege to Draft
RECONSTRUCTION
 OF MINOR LEAGUES
Many Changes Planned at Annual Meeting of National Assocla- ton of Professional Base
 ball Leagues

Peoria. H., November 4.-War De- tween tic major leagues and the minor organizations of the country threatens to develop as a result of action taken at the annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Baseball leagues here today protesting against the nrivileges of the major leagues to draft star players from the minors. The nrotest was embodied In resolution presented by Pack Holland, owner or the former St. Joseph (Mo.) club or the Western league, before franchise trans fers were made to complete curtaiiea season.
 The resolution demanded that the American and National leagues re- linouish the right of the draft and also the practice of farming out players under the optional agreement. It was adopted without dissenting vote.
 Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American association, urged the minor league organization to withdraw from the national agreement with the majors if the demand is refused, A commit tee. consisting of Holland, Tearney and Joe Tinker. owner of the Columbus club of the American association, was ap- pointed to present the protest to the national baseball commission at it's first meeting.
 RIGHT TO DISPOSE OF STARS
 'sWe shall demand the right to dis pose of our young stars to whom we see fit instead of having them draft ed by the major league clubs at prices ranging from $2500 down to s750, as prevails under existing conditions President Tearney said. "1t is the minor leagues that develop these stars of the major leagues and the small leagues should reap the financial re- ward"
 The minor leagues, however. desire to reserve the privilege of drafting play CTS within their own organization, nigh CT leagues drawing from lower class organizations under present regulations. Steps will be taken to readJust the : draft prices
 The minor leaguers also adopted new salary limits and agreed to reclassi- fication of leagues with the exception of the nine that survived last season. The three Class A leagues-the Pa cific coast. American association and the Nnternational league - were ex- empted from the new salary regula- tions because of the fear that the Pa cific Coast league contemplated playing "outlaw" baseball. President Hickey of the American association, made an appeal that a stipulated salary limit for the association and the Internation-
 
 organizations from holding their places, ssas the Pacific c r. league, if it with hraws from the c2sxaMs stion, could offer more attractiva saseeias because of the longer sessa Drsya ling on. the coast.
 SAL AlgY LfsIAT
 The salary Nit 0E siass A leagues was fixed at sss9S en9nth. Class B at $200o, Class Caf sts6a and Class D at $12o0.
 The classifcSRtcg es aew leagues to be organized #gfff ps&cs Is declared VIII be determine nw ths aggregate popu- lation of cits@s gG,u@lslng the circuits. The Class A lSAEuAe must have an aggregate raaE'asgem cf 1.15O,o0o. Class A. 1000, ,o00 esays B 100000 to 1,0o0,- GOO; Class e1Gu to 400,e00; Class D, under aosN9 &n connection with the reclassis a {san john H. Farrell of Auburn, N ,assrng Try of the Nation- al associs AA, g4ied that the territory formerly at4ifFed by he Three-I league, Central J4 t4e and Central association was now as&N
 After mMat7Mg kSif a dozen resolu- tions to r2<rf tAeir rights and priv iIeges r. territory and players against possibla SaxsSs@r suspension in 1s19 the club ovsn9Fs 4E5eurned to meet in spe- cial session lw Chicago soon after the first of tne wear. The next annual meet ing, hrgBmvsr wss awarded to Spring field, 1sss
 Owia& ~ ar error in transmission last rs9ia4 aae announced that Amer ican aspel$ticn club owners would con- slider pfa1is for the 1919 season at a meet8uE bM ecamber B at Indianapolis. The stfnE VIII take place in Mime apo