Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

All the poor ChapS-iiterally SON
the bushes had been encountering
pirates who came in and took what
they wanted regardless of the fact
that the minor league, or the club of
one league or another. had gone to
expense to try to develop something
worth while.
Minors Are Enthused.
But during all this, when men lost
faith in their former associates and
friends, there were actually five play
ers purchased by major league club,
and the minors heard it with such
satisfaction that they gloated over
the news.
During that year there came up a
novel point in minor league base tall.
There was a club a Taunton. Mass,
which did not belong to fhe New Eng
land League, but its owners were so
firmly convinced of the good of pro-
tection-note how the reserve rule still
held it's own-that they asked the
National Association to take them In.
They wanted to join the happy band.
1t looked like a happy band to them
when they discovered that the smaller
leagues were finally standing by each
other and showing their faith iii the
game.
The association would have been
very willing to have given protection
to Taunton, because that would have
meant solicitation of protection from
many other cities, but. after long and
careful consideration. it was deemed
impolitic to do so. and rather to con-
fine protection to leagues and not
extend it to cities. Had 1t gone to
cities, the problems of the executives
would have been enormous, as they
would have had to care for countless
cases which should first be adjusted
by leagues and which would have
multiplied until no board OF admins
tration could have kept mp with Them.
A funny incident bobbed up during
the season. 1t was typical of the
fighting days of base ball. Umpire
Belts of the Texas League negotiated
for the sale Of a player from The
Evansville, Ind, club to Corsicana Of
the Texas League, and the owners of
the Corsicana club knew nothing
about it. The players name was
George Markley and the National
Board of Arbitration, after hearing
all the facts, decided that the player
belonged to Corsicana- That was the
only way in which they knew how to
dispose Of it. League presidents
Seilu llc SeIdlCl very SolcitIliS' al
warned against Belts"
Sexton Made Chairman.
NJ. H. Sexton was made chairman
of the National Board Of Arbitration
In December. 1901, to succeed Thomas
J. Hickey, who was notified that his
connection with the National Ass0
citation had been severed. and Decen1.
Der 10 the resignation of Hickey was
received at the Office Of the National
Association.
This was the result Of trying to
change conditions by which the mi
flors were being operated, and in the
, secretary's report there is a para
paragraph which tells how Hickey
was notified that the Western Asso
citation protested against it's territory
| being invaded. That territory com
prises what Is now a part of the cir
cult Of which Hickey Is president.
The Memphis club was expelled be
cause it did not obey orders. That
started fight against Charley Frank
which lasted for a long time.
The biggest event Of that meeting
was the passing Of q restitution By
Lucas Of the Northwest, which read
THAT in the event of a joint invi
tation being extended the Nationa
Association at any future time e
| confer with the board Of directors OF
the American League and the Ma
ton League in the interest Of a tripar