Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
MINOR lEAiCES HREAK
WITH Biz NATIONALS
Small Clubs Tying to Solve
Problem of Working Without
Former Aids.
Nv Associated ,.rcSs to :verv Eveninv

New York. Jan 1.-THE chief interest
| today in baseball circles was the meetlrg
! here nf the National Association oi the
| Minor cagucs. which last night virtually
severed relations with the major leagues.
| The minors asked permission to attend to
| their own business in the future, and this
was granted by the majors.
! The details Of how the affairs OF the
minors will be conducted without the aud
! of tie hig leagues were beng worked out
al tho session today In Scvcrlng relations
| Il was agreed that all liabilities now pend
| ing before the national commission relat-
| ing To minor league affairs should ne
settled before the new arrangement went
| INTO effect II also was agreed that the
malrr~ and minors arc TO respect con-
| tractual. territorial and reservation rights
| 81 each other Il was provided that the
reserve list oi the minors would hc re
,prctcd NJ To the major league limit OF
| twenty -onC PLAYERS, hut no moro
The minor league maCnatCS were greatly
pleased al tho outcome OF thcIr demands
which brought separation from the
majors. despite the pre- non that was
| rrcl, made that all the good minor league
! pl4Nrr- nov free agents. would flock 10
| thc major orl ulzatIous 1t also was sand
\ INA; Some .rt 81 arbitration probably
! Vr.lI IL, dcc'Cod nron 10 settle disputes
| tLa, m.,v arlsc between inc minors and
mstrr leagues
Whlc the National Association was in
session the National and American Leagls
| hrli Short lcctirCs
Prediction that the radical action of the
national league in limiting the payrolls Of
I thr cluie to Sll. 600 each monthly, would
| Fl, rr~fludcd before the opening If the
/ season was made TODAY by John ]. Nc
! Grav manager and one Of the owners Of
! tL, Giants. following the action Of the
| Amcrcan caCuc in refusing to adopt such
| Limitations II was said that other
I ormncnt baseball mon take tho same
4 llru II tho situation
National League managers. the base
| bali men sand expected there would hc
much trouble between the clubs and play
r-S over the SALARY question when the
attempt to nut the new limit into effect
H ! started The matter was expected to
rcaG b a climax within two or three weeks,
II th clubs vii send out their contracts
u,>t week
Cleveland. Ohio. Jan 1.-THE execu-
TIVE comrnitte OF the National Baseball
Fcderati, Il, Americas premier sandlot
organization was to meet here this even
Ing preliminary 70 the annual convention
tomorrow.
Oficials of the federation will take
steps 10 restore the organization to its
former strength An effort may also be
made 10 affiliate with the American in
! dti.triAl athletic association, which was
organized IN Akron last summer and which
promises to be a powerful organization.
A bulletin issued by secretary Tom
\ \okes cf Johnstown. Pa, urges every
person interested in the furtherance OF
/ ,andlot baseball TO be present
| NJ II sexton, President OF the ma
I tional association Of minor leagues, has
written secretary Nokes Of his intention
10 attend if the meetings in New York
nrc concluded IN time