St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-15
BASE BALL.
Yesterdays Session of the Joint
Arbitration Committee at New

Yesterdays Session of the Joint
Arbitration Committee at New
York.
NEW YORK, Dec. I4.-The arbitration COM
mlttee Of the National Base Ball league and
the American Base Ball association continued
their star chamber session to-day at the
Fifth Avenne hotel. They are considering,
among other things, tie application of the
International league for membership. The
league wishes to get the benefit of the ''re-
serve law of the committee, bnt Chairman
Byrne says it is not likely that the application
will be granted, as in that case they would be
compelled to admit all the other dozen or
more small leagues, and this would deprive
the National league and American asso-
citation of any good talent which might
be developed in the smaller leagues.
The reserve rule was increased from twelve
| to fourteen. and suggestion was made to do
away with the rule limiting salaries, it being
claimed that it was violated every season,
but nothing so far has been done with this.
The arbitration committee sat long upon the
case OF Burns. the Newark people maintain
ing that the committee had no jurisdiction
over the matter, and it was finally referred
to MesSrS. Phelps, of Louisville. and Rogers,
of Philadelphia, two Of the committee, to de-
eide as to whether the arbitration committee
had power in the premises. When the case
amendments were made to the national
agreement which will be submitted to the
annual meeting of the American association
tomorrow for approval, and to the National
league when it meets in the spring. AS
amended section 2 provides that no club
shall enter into negotiations with players
until Oct 20, under penalty of fine of $500
to be imposed upon the club, or individual
representing the club, and suspension for the
ensuing season Of the player entering into
such negotiations. 1t also provides that
power to black list shall be taken from clubs
and vested in the associations. Section
provides that no club shall go from one asso-
citation to another except in the month of
November.
The committee adjourned late this after
noon to allow the board of directors of the
American association to hold its executive
meeting. The board inspected Secretary
Wheelers accounts and approved them.
Pittsburg brought IN an application for the
return of $l00 out of the $500 they were fined
for taking Barclay away from Baltimore on
contract, and which they were promised
should be returned TO them at the end OF the
season. The matter was referred to the asso-
citation for decision. The charges against
Manager Phillips, of the Pittsburgs, preferred
by President Won Der Abe, were considered.
The board considered there was no ground
of complaint and dismissed them. They
awarded the championship to the st. Louis
championship of the world should also be
awarded them. They then adjourned and the
arbitration committee resumed its laDors.
Further amendments were proposed to the
national agreement. They were that club
should lose its membership in a minor league
by resignation, expulsion or disbandment,
and that all their players would be on the
market, free to sign with any one. Any
minor league should forfeit its membership
if it failed to expel any Of its clubs that
violated any rules adopted by the late COM
mittee on rules. This amendment also pro-
yided that minor league should forfeit its
membership if it failed to expel a club that
had played in city where there is
already located a league or Ameri
can association club or If it played
within four miles of such
city The subcommittee, which had dele
gated to its consideration the fact as to
whether the arbitration committee had Jurls-
diction In the matter concerning Burns,
reported that the committee was justified i'll
dealing with the case. 1t thought the New
ark club had overs topped its bounds in
expelling Burns, and recommended that he
be reinstated. The committee therefore
reinstated Burns, but out of respect Tor the
Eastern league, OF which the Newark club was
q member, it was decided that he should not
be allowed to sign contract before Jan. 15,
so that the personal contract which Mr..
Day, of the New Yorks, holds with him is
null and void. He will, it is anticipated. go
with the Baltimores next season. The COM
mittee then adjourned. The annual meet
ing of the American association takes place
tomorrow.