Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
ON Tar DIAMOND rlELD.
rhe Changes whicn the American Associs
tion nsde I'm lts Rules.


The American Base Ball association
concluded its session and adjourned to
meet in Baltimore on March O. The
principal changes they made in the rules
were as follows /: Scorers shall have teree
days instead of twenty.four hours iuwhich
to send In their official scores. The arbi-
trary powers granted yesterday to the
president may be revoked only by two
third vote of the directors. The president
shall be allowed $500 for travelling oxpen'
ses to enable him to surprise umpires dur
ing the progress of games. Any manager,
player or umpire guilty of open druuken-
ness or disorder may be suspended by
the president. The mau suspended may
appeal to the directors, but must produce
a200 with the appeal. This sum shall be
used for the expenses Of the court. IL the
appellant be adjudged innocent the $500
will be returned to him. The presidents
salary shall be 81, s00-s25p per month from
each club. When clubs issue rain checks
they shall not be required to pay the s65
guarantee to visiting club. Any player
signing with two clubs shall be expelled.
umpires shall hold their positions for one
| year. unless suspended or removed. 10
| the absence of the official Impire no person
| interested in either couteting club shall
act. Substitute umpires shah receive 50 per
game. The president shal settle all dis
putes about playing rules The champion
ship season shall bs from april 20 to Octo'
bsr /. Postponed championship games
NAV be played off before October IL. Any
visiting club shall be fineG from sl00 to
s500 if 1t refuses to play or iuish The home
plate shall be of white rubDer. Captain oi
home clubs shall have oh'ioe of innings
Pitchers and batsmon's Ines and the bal
remain unchanged. OfficiIl averages shal
not be furnished until he eud of th'
season. The annual meeting will TAXI
place In Philadelphia.
The umpires named are John Kelley
of New York John G.. Valentine, o.
Brooklyn Michael Walsh, of Louisville
John Connolly, of New York. \ uniform
method of scoring shall prevail. JohI
Sweeney was reiustated. The schedul,
committee appointed is made up OF Z. IL
Byrne, L. simmons and Hnrace Phillips
Arbitration committee, William BarDii
and o. P Caylor.
no UNION ASSOCIATION NEXT YEAR.
The question of the future existence o
the Union Association seems to have bee
finally settled and there is good authorit.
for saying that all the base ball clubs il
the United States will be parties to tn
| national agreement next eeANOu' L II
determined opposition to the Union, tn
i'll success of their first season ard tn
fact that it would have no Eastern club
in 1885 led Mr.. Lucas to make a PROPOSE
ton to the National League which ha
been accepted. Mr.. Lucas agrees
withdraw all opposition to the reserv
rule. He says that he made his igh
against it for the protection of the player
but since he has bad experience with ther
he had found them to be an ungratefu
lot, and he has come 10 the conclusio
, that the reserve rule is a necessity. NJ
Lucas would like to locate a Nations
club in st. Louis. He agrees to sell I
beer, play no Sunday games and TO set b
blacklisted players adrift. The negot
ations with the League are said to haE
been furthered by ex-President \.
Mills and Secretary n. Z. Young, and it
already arranged that st, Louis is to tai
the place of the Cleveland club, which
to retire.
In order to make League club CO
, tainty it was necessary TO obtain the col
. sent of the St. Louis American club al
this was accomplished Thursday. NJ
Crane, former partner OF Mr.. Lucs
) met Christ. Won der Abe at the Fiji
; Avenue hotel, New York, aud after
lengthy oonferen ee Mr.. Won der Abe ga
his consent. II is said that Mr. Won d
Abe is to hold large block of stock
| the new club.