, 1879-03-02
BASEBALL.

| LEE &CA4N9 lAGALDE 1EEI4f9+
| The most important matter at present il
baseball circles is the Buffalo. meeting Of the
! League, which will be held March II, at the
| lift House, instead Of in April, as heretofore
announced. The primary object OF the gather
ing Is, Of course, the adoption of the playing
schedule for the coming season. The committee
to which the arrangement OF this schedule was
left Is composed Of President Hubert, Of the
Chicago Club, and aIr. Nef. OF Cincinnati.
During the past week Alr. Hubert paid G
visit to Cincinnati, and submitted
TO Mr.. NeH schedule Io had
prepared. 1t vas in every way satisfactory to
the last-named gentleman, and will undoubted-
II be adopted without change when the Lengue
meets.
But since the annual meeting of the Leagce
in December last several matters have arisen on
which it has been thought best to have some
legislation and in view of this fact President
Hubert has decided to re-conyene the Cleveland
meeting which adjourned subject to the call OF the
President, and the necessary notification of such
action will be forwarded to the different clubs
tomorrow. As before stated, the object Of
this meeting will be to secure legislation on
certain points affecting the game over which
there is now considerable discussion, and no
little amount of feeling. Pcrhaps the matter
the rule regarding the presence on the field
during game OF managers and scorers. Att the
annual League meeting an amendment to the
constitution was adopted excluding such persons.
This raised prolonged and vigorous howl
from the Boston Club, 1t claiming that the
measure was aimed directly at Harry Wright,
whose presence Oh the field with the players
during game has always been an added
ing it was discovered that the action taken BY:
the League was null and void, for the reason
that the amendment bad not received two
thirds vote as required By tile constitution, and
matter up again. At the December meeting
the vote was four to three in favor Of the
amendment, but since the1tthe League has been
enlarged by the addition Of the Troy Club. How
the vote will be on this question at the coming
meeting of course cannot be foretoid, but 1t is |
safc tn say that the four ciubs-Clcyeland, Buf- |
falo Providence, and Cincinnati-which were in |
the affirmative last fall have not had their con- |
yictions on the subject altered. Should either |
of the clubs that voted IN the negative last fall
the affirmative, the work will have been accom-
plished. There has been considerable said |
By outside papers about the probable
action, OF the Chicago Club, but none OF
1t has been based on fact. President Hubert
very properly declines to announce in advance
what he proposes to do, Dreferring to wait until
the time for voting arrives before making public
his views. Last fall he voted on the Boston
side, and there is precisely as much reason to
suppose that he will do so again as that he will
not.
Another matter that will receive the attention
Of the meeting Is the rule regarding umpres.
the matter now stands, the Lea.Eue elects
lmpircs equal in number to three for each club,
each club nominating as many as it
sees fit; and, in case objection is ma7ei|
% man proposed, his name is at once dropped. |
LAST year the visiting club to any city nominated;
i've men, and from this number the umpire
hn cafo faa Inn %1.n al, ijo1
q secure the attendance Of any of these men,
he Captains Of the mines tossed up for choicc.
y umpire from dmong those residing in the
:ity. This rule Was found to work badly. In
'osed to ENCOURAGE crooked work, it could fail
9 secure any Of the men nominated by the yts-
cur Or aa1 th4es ss"' p heSs
as Ire ground %ss from aoS sSsstn nh0m 5Ae tS;s
,ay the home zcln5 Etobd not the slightest | !
nance Of geI14ng 1Aa;Worst of the arrangement,
while the visiting Line was placed at decided
Another war in which the present rule works
gatnst the BONE club is also apparent. Let 1t be
imposed that the Cincinnati Club is to play |
anne WILD the White Stockings in this city, and :
enos on nVe nnmes from amoug which an umpire :
10 De selected. The Chicago Club telegraphs to =
ne OF Aese men, and he replies accepting the Q
as1tatlon. lhen, at the last moment, it is |
.unu tfiat he cannot come. The chnice must | r
. oet"een cnlcago um2ires, and IN honest man : :
49, ~. euosen: t:1:. Inc very fact that he is
onest initiates against the Chicago team. So 7
a1lous Is ne to show that no local feeling ipfu- :
aees MIN that, in nine cases ont OF ten, he gives
le visiting club tue benefit OF close decisions.
c1ns determined to stand straight, be over l.
oes me matter and leans backward. In briet,
tne local umpire Is honest the local club is I
It to sniIeri 4 he is dishonest, the visiting o
ub Is sxindled out of a game The proposed s.
medy Tor this evil is in the shape Of m a1end- G
ent Which shall provide that, il case the local =