Show MINORS DEMAND A AN ANEW N NEW BASEBAll CLASS SAX SAN ANTONIO Tex Tec Nov NOA O President dent of the Southern brought about the first debate debat in iu the 1911 convention of the National Association Asso ia atlon a- a then tion of Professional Baseball a leagues yesterday yesterday yes yes- es when he lie proposed that the this national nation nation- al at agreement be revised and anti class AA A A be established d so flO as s to alloW present class clas classA A I leagues agues the thc same Sante privileges es as to tl drafting from ft-em minor leagues now en enjoyed n en- joyed loyed by the major Ica leagues ues The suit SUR- of Ia that the rules committee com coat be he named was adopted adopted- The jurisdiction of the proposed committee committee com corn was principally the point at i Is 1 sue It was tentatively agreed that the committee can act only on the th proPOSEd proposed proposed pro pro- posed changes In ip the cement agreement rules rulos among among- the thin minor lea leagues ues J. J Cal Ewing Eln of oC the board of arbitration F. F Moil Itoh president n of the h Wisconsin Illinois Illinois I no f league President n F K W IV i TIr 1 of the tIle Michigan State tate league Pre President Tin riu Murnane of this the X r New rw w England on land league lea President T. T M. M l n of th lIt 1 e American association and President s Sexton Sex ton of the National association will ill compose compose com corn pose the committee The convention lipId held it It first fir 1 business business- session in th the afternoon two IWO 1 mine leagues were WE're represented The session ie n was as devoted principally lh to the reading of the report r of Secretary Farrell and th the cf g suggestion of f Mr I Kavanaugh The i ia- ia port of Secretary John II 11 Farrell J gaethe ga e l th the figures seven Forty n organizations embracing cities HIes and towns lowns of America and anti Canada qualified for fo in 1911 Players Players' contracts to this the number er of Idi j were ere received recorded and an i 1 gated d. d Terms accepted to the till number of 1366 were ere examined and ad promulgated On- On agreements gre ments approved were ere exercised Players numb numbered and players reinstated Players drafted ti tiby by the National league 71 by bv th the American Amerlan Ameri Amerl- can an league ea UE 53 IS b by the National assoria- assoria tI then tion n 12 US Total amounts of drafts 1393 3 0 Amount paid for b by purchase 1 Total amount received i through the se se office for drafted pla players rs optional op on- agreement players and released by bv purchased During ns th theten the tn ten years veers of the National association had been handled In deals In players Although having no official standing in iii inthe the convention a number r of major I league eu d dri representatives r I attended t today's session of the this minor leagues ues' organization Th Tha delegation Is declared to be bl tilt the lar largest larget t that ever has attended a R. meeting of the th National association The first fird of a series cries of deals to tn crop out was the outright purchase by P President President ll e dent Grayson of Louisville from Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn of Al AI Burch Burth an outfielder |