Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-05
SPORTING.
Baseball, SPusillsm, rrotting, Sowing,
49, Cricket HuutinE.

Baseball. SPusillsm, Tretting, Sowing,
h Cricket, Hunting.
0npext Friday, April 3, the Arbitration
Committee Of the baseball leagues viii meet
in Philadelphia, and viii complete what
business there is to be done preliminary to
the opening of the championship season.
The most important matter to be brought
before the meeting is the proposition of Mr..
Lucas to reinstAte his blacklisted players.
There may be some discussion, but there ID
little probability Of there being a wrangle.
President Mcknight OF the American
Association and President Young OF the
Lesgue have both expressed hrm belief
that the jumpers will have TO rena'n o1s.
1t was thought that Boston would strongly
ur.e charitable treatment for Mr. Lucas,
but the Board of Directors of the Boston
team decided during the week to let matters
rtst IS they are. :.
Dir. Lucas is in the position Of having
agreed to something after begging to De
admitted into the League, and then seeking
charity. Ills BY no means likely that he
will get it. The action of his henc 1meu IN
circulating petition among the business
men of St. Louis, to be presented to tue
committee, will be regarded and treated as
q bluff .,
The only difficulty to fear is possible
row between Manager Barnie Of Baltimore
and the Eastern League concerning the
Monumental Clup. Mr. Barnie is practical
" alone in his opposition, and the com
mittee will not ieopsrdize baseball interests
by Creating troubleymerely 10 humor him.
For there will be trouble if the Eastern
league is ruled out of Baltimore and a
fight precipitated there might induce Dir.
Lucas to listen to his disgruntled advisers
in ST. Louis and Cincinnati, and further
complicated matters By breaking from the
LEAGUE. 1t is plain to be seen what an un-
fortunate condition OF affairs would be
brought about BY these contingencies.
Associations and clubs will be embIttered
against each other, aud as each will have
its following all must suffer, as that fellow
ing will not be sufficiently large to support
the expensive organizations 1t IS not
probable that there will be anything OF the
kind, but it is among the possibilities. :.
1t would indeed be shame to allow indi'
vidual and lacal chickering's TO interfere with
The operations of the national agreement
which has been entered into by the Leagues
and the Association.
Another question which may come up for
consideration and arbitration is the statues
of Esterbrook and keefe, late Of the Metro
poli:ans. These men are reported to have
signed with the New York League team and
are given out By the New Workers as mem
bers of their club. No notice has yet been
given that Esterbrook and Keefe were re
leased By the Metropolitans. Under the
rules notice of such release must be fur
nished all the clerks in the association.
This, certainly, has not heen given oy the
Metropoli,aus to the Athletic Club here
Then, after release, the players are to have
zen DAYS before they shall be engaged or bar
gained for by any club conforming to the
national agreement Section ) of arucle Vi
Of the American Association Constitution
provides: :,
The Secretary shall enter upon his records
he names Of the contracting club AMI play
". and Immediately notify all other AssocI'
ztien clubs, and the secretaries OF the asso-
Citations, parties to the national agreement
Of such contract.
Section 6 says: Whenever club re
leases player from his contract, or sus
ponds or xpels him, that club shall within
three days notify the secretary OF the Asso'
citation in writing and the secretary
shall forthwith notify all clubs"
1t makes no difference if Esterbrook aud
Keefe were not under cotract with the Me-
tropoGtans, they still were subject to the re,
serve rule, and according to the national
agreement, could not sign with any club
until notification of their release had been
sent to all clubs. 1t is well know fact that
several clubs would ike to have secured
Tom Esterbrook, with his batting average
and excellent general play, and it is mat
ter of surprise that New York should have
gobbIed him up so quietly. 1t looks very
much like the borrow act, for the suppress
sion Of which the rules just quoted were eX
pres8ly framed. Explanations are needed