Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-09
RULERS OF THE DIAMOND
THE LEAGUE ABOLIsHES THE
SALARY limit.

Umpires to be Given $500 per Month
and Must Pay Their Own Expenses
No Club Dropped to Make Room for
Mobile-Resch to Furnish the Sup
piles.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. S.-The vIsit>
ing Southern League Directors were
taken in tow this morning by the local
base ball directors and driven about the
city, after which the party drove over the
beautiful Harding turnpike to Bells
Meade. There they were received by Gen.
w. h. jackson, and shown through the
stables OF magnificent thoroughbreds,
! Deer Park and all the attractions
OF that grand farm OF five thousand
acres. They were then taken into tbs
house and treated to the best from ths
Generals wine cellar.
At 3 O'clock in the afternoon the meet-
ing was called to order by President Nor!
row, and much business of importancs
was transacted.
A communication was read from Irwin
| Brown, agent of A. j. Reach & Co., proc
posing to furnish base ball supplies. Up,
on motion contract was ordered made.
and Immediately signed.
NO CLUB DROPPED.
n.
from the committee 10 which was referred
the advlsability OF dropping a certain club
from the league. He reported that bis
committee did not appreciate the necessi.
ty for such action az present, and asked
to be excused. The report was duly ac1
oepted.
The special committee to investigate
the bond Of President Morrow reported.
The next question that came up was
pertaining to the length of the season OF
1887, when it should begin and when
close.
Mr.. Ryan moved that the season open
May / and close Oct. /, making the sea-
| son last five months. This he said would
give each club till the end OF the month
OF April for exhibition games. This was
agreed to.
The matter of getting up a Southern
League guide with rules, the constitution
OF the league bylaws. ETC., was entrusted
by the meeting to the President with full
power.
THE PAY OF UMPIREs.
The matter OF umpires' salaries came
up next.
Mr.. Ryan moved that each umpire bs
PAID $500 per month and required to pay
his own expenses.
Mr.. Tupper favored $125 per month, the
league to pay incidental expenses. Hs
had known OF clubs paying tine railroad
fare OF umpires, and thus securing favor.
able decisions.
Mr.. Ryan's motion prevailed.
lt was then moved and carried that
umpires should be discharged when four
clubs enter protest.
During the past season the salary limit
ot players was fixed at 81, 900 per season.
Ihis question came up and was fully dis.
cussed. Mr.. Tupper worked for limit
OF $40 per month to players for not longer
than SIX months during the year.
NO SALARY LIMIT
After lengthy discussion BIr. Tupper
withdrew his resolution and a motion
was passed tc abolish the salary limit.
1t was decided that the President OF the
league would not b. allowed TO vote upon
any questions unless he had by proxy the
vote OF some club.
President Morrow said that he would
appoint delegates to the national CONFER
eDce, would sign the national agreement
pay up all dues, etc.
Mr.. Ernest, OF Macon, introduced q
resolution that the hearty thanks OF the
directors OF The Southern League be ten.
dered the directors OF the Nashville club
for the royal hospitality and many kinds
nesses extended the visiting delegates
during their stay in Nashville. The mo-
ton was amended so as to return thanks
to Gen. W. II. jackson and the city press.
ms TSoOlution was Lnen unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Brown said that II Handsome Is as
handsome does" the Nashville associa,
ton certainly has the handsomest set o6
directors In the country.
PRESIDENT MoRRow's PROMISES.
President Morrow, in adjourning the
meeting, promised TO do as tar as he was
able everything looking TO the success
and permanency OF base ball in the South,
lie hoped that no bitterness would come
from the strict enforcement of the
rules OF the league. He wanted
those delegates present when they
got nome TO tell their local directors.
managers, players, umpircs and scorers
tnat they would be held entirely 10 the
rules. He would see that the hest inter.
ests OF the sport were looked to. The
league then adjourned. The next meet
ing Is to take place in Chattanooga.