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Show I low the population requirements. M r. Tlerney admitted that his league was shy about 2.r,0ou persons from the population roqulred for Class B. leagues. lea-gues. He finally secured the adoption of a resolution recommending the hoard that it uso every effort to secure the consent of the National commission to allow leagues whose classification In In Joapardy, to retain their present rating. J. Cal Dwlng, member of the board from California, brought the classification classi-fication matter squarely before the meeting when be declared that efforts to dodge the Issue were futile. The constitution of the association and tho agreement with the commission leave the board no option but to re-classify, year's meeting Mr. Twlng Invited the association to hold Us 1915 at Snn Francisco during tho exposition. This wag tentatively. While the status of both the "Three I" and the Western league are affected affect-ed by the ceusus. It Is believed tho old verbal agreement which tho latter lat-ter had with the association will protect pro-tect Its Interests against a reduction in classification. Thero 16 no disposition dis-position to question tho authenticity of this asTeement. The association adjourned until tomorrow to-morrow at 11 o'clock but the board of arbitration renewed lta deliberations delibera-tions tonight. It hopes to finish tomorrow. to-morrow. The old matter of a new Class AA. to support the dignlvy of the American Ameri-can Association and the Eastern League, will not. require consldera-. tloti at this gathering. The Ameri-j can Association is not represented at the meeting and President Powers of J the Eastern League, said tonight ho would not bring up that issue now. RE-CLMFYIflG THE LEAGUES CHICAGO, Nov. IC Tho board of arbitration of the National Association Associa-tion of Professional Baseball b-acuos tonight began hearing evidence bear-! Ing on re-classlflcation of leagues. President Tleruey of the Three-I league, whose membership In Class R., Is threatened, made- a fight to delay de-lay re-classlficatlon, or to Instruct the board not lo reduce the classification of leapuos that may hnv fallen be- |