, 1880-02-27
Special Meeting Of the Baseball
League at Rochester, NY.
Adoption of an Address Of Pec11lfar
Interest to Players.
League Clubs Will No Longer Tol-
crate 1ntemperance and
Rummerism.
Full List OF League Umpires Appointed
for the Season Of 1880,
Death OF tbs Famous Blue Bull Trotting.
.. Mare Kate Bennett,
RASE-RAT,T,.

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| Mare Kate Bennett.
BASEBALL.
Special Dtspoteh to The Chicago I{ibuns
| ROCHESTER, N. r, Feb. 28.-At the snecfa
! meeting Of the League held here to-day the
eieht clubs were represented as follows; Chi
| cago, President Hulbcrt; Cincinnati. Justt,s
1horner and O. P. Caylor; Cleveland, J. Ford
Evans; Buffalo, John B. Sage and E. S, Smith:
Troy, Robert Ferguson: Worcester, Freeman
hro"n; Providence. Henry 4. Root, Boston,
Harry Wright and A. H. Sodcn. The meeting
was called to order at noon. All the clubs were
present but Troy, whose delegate had to waft
TIL after bis credentials were approved. The
"ashingtons' application to at any time
step into any vacancy that !. might
occur was received. A committee consisting
OF Messrs. Hubert and Soden was appointed to
LII any vacancy which may ut any time occur by
arranging with some desirable club to take tho
place in the schedule Of such outgoing club to
play the season out without record.
me Old agreement about not engaging play
ers prior to the close OF the season was renewed,
tine date being changed from Nov. to Oct g.
DISCIPLINE AND PENALTIES.
President Hubert then read the following adj
dress to players, which was adopted unani-
mousy:
=" In view Of the various new aud important
features introduced into, League legislation,
touching the rclatlon Of players to their clubs
1t seems c1ninenrly wise and proper that a state
nlent DC made concerning the intention and
eneet; effect OF the alterations md 9mendn,ents in
question, i'll order that there shall be q distinct
understanding as to the rights, responsibilities,
and duties of both players and clubs The pur-
thus drawing more tightly the ~ rcins ' 81 fe dis g.
cipline has been simply and solely the carrying
put in letter and spirit, Of that clause in the
that the objects Of tho League are, among
other things, to protect: and promote the
mutual Interests Of professional base-bal clubs
and professional baseball players That the
alncnded code Of the League for 1850 is directly
III the line OF this object, will indisprtab1y APP
aeesd careful Of the In
penalties and system Of discipline prescribed By
tho League will be primarily to hold to a strictcr
accountability thun heretofore that cluss of
players who are in need of some powerful
restraining influence to help them guard against
tendency toward intemperance and excess. It
ter, and to waste no words In coming to the
point, which Is, that hereafter it is
NOT PROPOSED TO PERMIT
or tolerate drunkenness or bummerism In the
designed to intcrfcre with the personal liberty
OF any player by tho imposition OF foolish and
restrictions upon his conduct
that he shall not disgrace his club and his ayo-
cation by scandnlous and disreputable practices.
4 players habits anu department when not be-
mot+are ,rh;nt ,en1f i @ st.s't5 w
light Of bis interests and his conscience Every
~ is :" dee r"r t ne
~ ~ - " s"olu III sne r. nahus nus
of the money he spends In the qualification Of j!
IN FIX Ices of stn1d;no n he 5rnfneeion WI
1oes not know that the ball players in America |
receiving the highest compensation for their !
,ta anj ,ro,i nGe eoad ~ 10 +ha; hh;; mbe
Ire players OF the other class Of Il higher de-
nottor ~ cn1,nonea+in, and etaai ~ -, @ 1,,o
tatso, y 80 nitnt1nohn hohstr ~ rep
.aeai,,i,r - ~ h;,aat eaInp;aa ~. e r. tffi
~ haTiia Ti ~ ,;
orT;Iv r. ~ II o,d u ef,cec W., ~.
:ain another II ~ adsantage, M % The q great @ Value Of
which It fs not eosv tt3 estimotn' This il in rx7
pect Of their reputation and standing before
he whole world Of baseball patrons~ \ play
RS reputation is not confined to any one city;
d is coafr9 xs 9a9n5 an5 and correctly saused all
soun1ErY AND CESr1.EMAS1,Y coSDucr
,o,,a 49, fr;orJs VIZ III alr,a son ~ 10 ~
a+ atue ana oenent Gu s TO payer adier ne nas.
VI q frsg sp''i H.
sanccs | Of the yaIue and adVantase @ to paver
I iLriHenosn1p H ana gooo.wlll II mus aeqn1rea
,a oulo I peh n e.. e,r ~ th can ne
niavers Of ~ aainH % for tHemse1ums such
epatafion as will not only yield them present
aodt, nnt y T'n H. insure @ t4em tne e. respect ana
hem In the way ct future benefits and ndva1i-
agcs which me D nrlnnt a9ia nut unreliable player
u !. heteF M nope 20 lgatze' th a,r.o+,o
as os1oIe sIa.ea, tne ai1eetoa @ ., iHa iess aiesa
eague icg1slauon Is 1owaIu suletET olEselpnne
aa more GneGanna pais sno q r 7or ~ 1s
onoucb- beg1nnlne Win oec. ol Art '. oI 1ae
eagne Constitution, the power to suspend IS
ddlttonaliy conferred upon each cup LOT any
e or oceo ol oM1ssion or commission ~ N1Gu
player 8 services 70 ms cluo are impaired N
leis ehc1ency and value; Inc player must
snaer ~ 1aia ~ equivaent 1or ms salaey: ne uss
u! ~ nts ~ " sungs tne ~ i
~ AtaGuta ~ s1e |'l!I Ac.. !et,Sa pinsGl
~ 'o ~ % ~ a1 - - ~ sau +st ~ & ,ini sH IN hne % hnon a
- od ~ nao u - .ot o".ar nrH or i
inaniIff 42 ~ " tha nosn ord tha nee nf
I;nh .d3t*nat - 10 ~ II I,en1'c @ x, iaw moda
''Ao'' ~ sas. ~ -" 1-ee ~.
COMPULSORY uPoS EVERY ch0n ]
the engngemcnt Of each player. The con-
act is printed IN clear type. SO that each player
ny read for himself, and understand fully, the
'lignt3on he is taking upon himself. The con-
act speaks for itself; its provisions are known I