Show AssociATiON MEN MN ELECT CT HERD HEAD OF oi LEAGUE OBrien O'Brien Fails to Get Enough Support to Cau Cause a DeadlocK CHICAGO Dec Thomas 30 Thomas M. M Ington was elected president of ot the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican Baseball association over Joseph OBrien O'Brien n at uL the tho annual m meeting eUng yesterday Ington Ch won In Inthe the first ballot by five votes voles to three OBrien O'Brien tho the Incumbent did not make m a battle baUle as expected as U Jt was thought ho was as prominent enough to cause a a. deadlock on the tho first balot ballot The Tho association also alo decided to play piny playa pinya elected NIt W. W a game schedule In 1910 1810 It I Armour of ot Toledo vice president and decided to hold hold tim scheduled meeting in Chicago at the time of 0 th the American league meeting mee about February 15 A rule was as passed requiring all aU clubs to provide dressing dresing rooms a at tho the park prk for tor the players player President announced the league headquarters would bo be moved to Chicago on February 1 George Georgo was wa elected re-elected chairman of oC the tho board bud of or directors but there may maybe maybo maybo bo be a contest on his right to lo servo serve servo Election Surprised Tho The election of ot eleton was WI something something some somo- thIn thing of ot a R surprise The three thre northern clubs Minneapolis clubs Minneapolis St. St Paul and Milwaukee kee stood kee-stood stood solidly behind 0 OBrien O'Brien but that hat was as all al the support he could muster The Tho ho continuance 0 of a game gamo schedule met with little lite opposition and the tho financial titian finan cial success of ot the tho last s season ason caused the tho magnates to adopt It f a again The season seon will wi b begin ln on April 13 and probably end endon endon endon on September 26 6 There was waa wal little Ute doing on the trade line line Ro Roger er Brenahan Bresnahan manager of ot the tho St. St LuIs Louis Nationals was wa tho the only major leaguer present present trying to dispose db die dis pose pOSO of ot some ome of or hi his hia surplus youngsters Jack McCarthy manager of or the Danville Dan Dan- ville llIe Three I league I-league team tem received an of offer ot of- for fer from Walter to manage the tho Portland l Northwestern league team tem but refused reused Pitcher Picher Packard of the tho Louisville team tem was WR sold to Columbus It was announced that four tour members member of ot the tho Chicago Americans were sold to the San Francsco Pacific league The Themen Themen Themen men sold Bold were Catcher Warring formerly for for- merly of or the Ok Okla Okla la team tem Pitcher Pitch Pitch- Pich er Harry Harr Stewart of the Houston Tex Ter teams team Pitcher Picher Frank Frnk Miller ller of or Des D Moines and Outfielder Flannagan a a. a Pacific prod prod- pro |