St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-23
Leather Chasers Will Be
Classified by Old Nick and
Paid Accordingly.
Prospects Of a Mill Between
Toff Wall and Jack
Fogarty.
Len SoWdeps Dead and Little
John Stricken Down With
Pneumonia.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Nov. 22.-The National
Base Ball league convention completed
its work to-day. The resignation of
John l. Rogers, of Philadelphia, as sec
retary of the board of arbitration was
accepted and N. E. Young was appoint
ed to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Young was
authorized to employ legal counsel when
emergency required. The proposition
to reduce the number of championship
games played by each club from lao to
1875 was discussed. but it was de-
cided to make no change. The consti-
tuition was amended so as to provide
that fine of $500 shall be imposed upon
any club falling to appear to play a
championship game; the fine to 60 to
named as the League ball for the next
three years. Messrs. Spaulding. Day
and Rogers were appointed to rep
resent the league on the joint
rules committee. Messrs. Young, Day
and Spaulding will constitute the
committee on disposition of players,
aud Messrs. Rogers and Young COM
mittee to codify the rules. 1t was voted
to return to the Detroit club it's guar
antee deposit of $1,000. 1t was decided
to retain the ''errOr" column in the
scores and substitute ''Sacrific hit''
column in place OF the column now
given to 'sstolen bases," which will be
recorded in the summary" The most
important
CHANGES IN THE PLAYING RULES
are as follows: One player, whose name
shall be printed on the score card as an
INo r{,4,, cod f.~,,
any player at the end of any inning.
participate in the game, A batter cam
not be put out on foul tip'' which is
defined as a foul hit, not rising above
the batsnan'S head, and caught
by the catcher within ten feet of
the home plate. After a foul hit,
base runners may return to their bases
without regard to touching the bases.
After player has been fined for using
improper language to the umpire, a rep
etition OF the etfense will subject such
a player to a removal from the game.
AS a sacrifice hit is defined it is "a hit
other than a base hit'' which advances
runner base. Probably the, most
important amendment to the c0nstitu-
tion was the adoption of the following
clause, which is to apply to all con-
tracts made with players after Dec. Is,
1888: 1.-The compensation for all league
players for their services shall be regu-
lated by the classification to which such
players may be assigned by the secre-
tary of the league; the compensation of
tho several classes to be as follows:
Glass A, $500; class B, S2,250; class G,
$1,000; class ID, $1,750; class E, not
exceeding $500. Extra compensa-
ton may be paid to field captains.
Club officers and players must make af-
fidavit that these figures are not eX-
ceeded, and that players do not in any
way receive more than the amounts
named in their contracts. Among the
new arrivals to-day was A. G. Christy,
the manager of the Young Americas.
the leading Philadelphia amateur club.
His visit here is said to be for the pur-
pose of purchasing the Philadelphia
club he represents a syndicate
that is willing to give as high as
and Rogers, of the Philadelphias, state.
however, that they will
NOT SELL AT THAT FIGURE,
but that if they get the price they want
they will readily sell. "Our figure is
considerably higher than $150,O00, said
Mr.. Reach; 100000 cannot buy our
club" The grounds Of the club in Phil
adelphia are worth from 100000 to
SIPS, 700. Mr.. Christy says the syndicate
which he represents does not want
the Philadelphia club for the real
estate owned by it, but for the club it
self. Sam Thompson, the Detroit
right-felder, has accepted the Philadel-
phia clubs terms and will play with
that club next season. 1t is rumored
that Ned Hanlon, the late captain of
the Detroits. is dissatisfied with his
transfer to the Pittsburgs and will
refuse to consent to the arrangement.