The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
Minor Leagues Will Meet At
Hartford, Conn.,, In 1924 At
Separate Meeting

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.--Restoration OF
the draft with slight modification
was accepted by two of the Glass "A
leagues of the nation, the Pacific
! Coast league and the American as
| socia ton here today, acting indepen-
IDENTIFY of the International league
which refused to consider the draft
proposal.
The American association and the
Pacific Coast league, under the new
draft arrangement agree to accept
/ surplus players from the major
| league under conditions that they
will be eligible for the draft for a
price of $4,000.
This was the plan submitted to the
Pacific Coast league, the Amefleah
| association and the international
. league in addition to the other minor
! leagues, a year ago, but was rejected
/ by all leagues with the exception OF
! the Western.
After an all-day conference in
which the representatives of the
Pacific Coast league fought defiantly
for an increased draft price of $4,000
the proposal was accepted.
President John Heydler of the
National league. together with Bar
ney Dreytus of the Pittsburg club
represented the National league In
the negotiation while Clark Crit
/
Boston and E. S. Barnard of Cleve'
land and w. M. Richardson Of Wash
ington represented the American
/ league.
! The minor leaguers were repre-.
sented by President Hickey of TIT
American association, Otto Borcher
of the Milwaukee club. and william
Smith of indianapolis, oscar ReichoW
of Los Angeles, II. w. Lane OF SAL
Lake City and Lewis Moreing of Sac
ramento.
Released Players Eligible.
Under the acceptance of the ne"
plan, the major league PLAYERS re
leased to the clubs in these two
leagues will be eligible to the draft
! one player only to be drafted IRON
each club. The players developed by
the club will not be subject to the
draft and will be eligible for sale.
Officials of Nthe two leagues ae-
cepting the draft. plan said tneil
clubs would be benefited inasmuch
as players with major league tram
ing would be available. oscar fIei-
chow, representing the Los Angeles
club, said the accepting or the pian
had become necessary because OIL tne
scarcity Of seasoned players Tor thelf
teams.
With the major league meetings
out of the way the minor leaguers
had the stage to themselves TO-DAY
The National Association or FroieS
sional Baseball leagues voted 10 holu
their 1924 meeting in Hartford, Conn
and authorized an audit of the as
sociation's books. The audit was au-
thorized after demands made by pr
Charles II. Strub, president OF the ID
Francisco club. He said that John II
Farrell, secretary of the assoclatioH
had handled s1,S00.000 during the
4 m
| the efficiency of Secretary Farrei
administration, wanted to know whal
| disposition had been made OF the
! funds.
The National association Officials
also adopted q resolution placing tue
minor league managers IN the saIne
class as players as regards 10 thelf
contracts. The resolution PROVIDES
that no minor league manager sha Il
accept a bonus in addition to his sal =
airy and that he will not be PAID al
ditional sums for the sale OF players
developed.
j. Cal Ewing of the Oakland club.
was elected by acclamation to the
board of arbitration to succeed VII
liam E. Mccarthy, the deposed presl-
dent of the Pacific Coast league
Ewing was elected to serve the I'M
expired term of Mccarthy who was
elected for five years year ago. Inc
ploring the loss of Mccarthy but eX-
pressing appreciation of his services
on the board
Minors Want Change.
The minor leaguers while not tax
ing any official action, opposed meet
! ing in the future with the major
| leaguers. The minors declared they
wanted to hold a meeting or their
own to solve their own problems
without consideration of the MAJOR
leagues at future sessions.
The minors accepted the amend
ments such as had bearing on MINOR
leagues, that We're acted upon by the
major leagues yesterday with the
exception OF the one pertaining to the
player limit.
The minors rejected the proposal TO
include five unseasoned players IN
the list of 25 allowed after June 10.
President Tearney of the western
league appointed a committee con-
sisting of himself, Lee Keiser of Des
Mones and James Crawford of the
Tulsa club. to consider disposition OIL
the Sioux City, Iowa, franchise. The
Sioux City club was operated al d
loss of $4,000 last season. The com
mittee was empowered to select
new city for the circuit or decide on
the retention of Sioux City. The
new cities considered include Council
Bluffs, Iowa, Lincoln, Neb., and OK
mulgee, Okla.
The American association failed to
adopt it's schedule today due to the
activities of President Hickey re-
garding the draft. The association
club owners will meet again tomor-
row to agree upon the 1924 playing
chart.
President Johnson of the American
league and John A. Heydler of the
National lea plan to meet tomor-
row with Barney Dire, FUSS OF Fits
burg to arrange a = hedlle OF TIE
1924 season of the majors They havs
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