The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-17
BREAK BETWEEN MAJOR
 AND MINOR LEAGUES
; Tumultous Meeting in New York Ends in Severing
 of Relations.

sport, broke relations after stormy meeting here last night. The two great combinations will in the future be bound together bg7 an elastic agree nlent which will permit them to Op- crate with comparative Independence. No prediction was made as to what effect last night's proceedings will have on the professional game and the players, but leaders of both leagues professed to be highly sats- fled with the sensational turn affairs had taken when temporary arrange menhs were completed shortly before midnight.
 Under the tentative agreement which was entered into last night, the major and minor leagues are to respect the contractual, territorial and reservation rights of each other, with the proviso that no minor league cIu.o shall claim the right to more players at any time than the maximum roster allowed to clubs in the major leagues During the playing season, this would equal 2 players.
 The draft, optional and reservation agreements of the national agree ment, entered into in 1908, are things of the past and the only way in which the major league clubs can ob- tain players from the minors will be by direct purchase.
 Garry Hermann. chairman of the National Com mission. in announcing the abrogation Of the existing pact said:
 ''The National Association Of Pro fessional Baseball Leagues requested changes which we could not and would not grant, and when they stat ed that they would be the happiest men in the world if they were per mitted to go their own way and at tend to their own business arrange ments in the future. We thought best to permit them to do as they desir ed"
 A new working agreement between the major leagues and the National Association of Minor Leagues is to be drawn up as soon as possible and pending the completion of this new arrangement the national agreement will remain in force.
 The interests of the major leagues in the framing of this new working arrangement have been entrusted to the national commission and the minor league organization has ap- pointed a committee Of seven to rep resent 1t in the same manner. This committee was named last night as follows:
 John E. Powers. Los Angeles; A. T. Timrne, Milwaukee: E. L. Hanlon, Sio<ix City; Walter Morris. Fort Worth. Texas; Lieut.. Dave L. Fultz, -gsf,4w York: M. II. Sexton. Little Rock, Ark, and Secretary J. II. Farrell, Auburn. N. Y.
 The National Association will hold another meeting here tomorrow at noon, preceded by 8 short session, at which the committee of seven will formulate plans for the future con duct of the affairs of the association. All of the minor league representa- lives declared they were satisfied with the outcome of the nights confer ence.
 After the meeting John A. Heydler president of the National League. an- nounced that he had appointed Presi- dent Baker of the Philadelphia club and Vice President Veech of the Chi cet6O tluDE LiU 4NotlP lPlAtAl AIStA . Ao NOAAA- mittee of two to aid in the selection of new chairman of the Nationa commission.
 The Baseball Writers Association last night elected these officers for the coming year; President, Irving E Sanborn, Chicago; vice president Robert Maxwell, Philadelphia; seere' tary-treasurer, Joseph AfcCready Philadelphia. The retiring president Joseph Jackson, was elected to tho board of directors.
 No radical or immediate change 1T the personnel of the National Com, mission appears likely as a. result 0. the joint meeting Of the National anc American baseball leagues today. The 16 club owners of the two majpl leagues went on record as fayoring the retention of the three-maR com. mission, but provision was made fo the selection of a successor to Chair man Garry Hermann,
 It was decided that the president of the two organizations should eacI select two members of their respect i've leagues to act as a joint commit tee to select some person, outside 0 baseball. to act as the third man or the commission, providing such SC lsctsd nominee is satisfactory to tn, two leagues as a whole,
 Progress was reported in the direc ton of closer business and playing agreements between the big leagu combinations. The 140 game sehedul was adopted for both the NatioEl and American Leagues and the latte announced that its playing date would be published Tuesday, Jan. 21 A ne-Fecall of waiver rule was adopt ed by the American League, simila to that adopted by the National Wednesday and the rule was mad binding as far as inter-league waiv CTS were concerned.
 The National Commission was in stFueted to prepare a new system fo distribution of world series money | the players of the competing club and submit its findings to the league at later date for approval The Ma tioHal League also adopted a 21 player limit siHlilarSto that in vogu in the American,
 There was no change in the salar limitation situation as far as tn American League was concerned.
 George Sisler, the St Louis Ameri can club star, signed 1919 contrac with dhe Browns, but Ty Cobb did no appear to talk business with Manage Jennings of the Detroit team.
 The Detroit team spring trainiR camp was named as Macon, Ka., an the Boston Nationals will prepare fo the pennant race at Columbus, Ga. S