New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
CHANGES IN BASEBALL.
OLD-TIME PLAYERS FAIRLY STARTLED.
PROGRESS IN THE RIGHT DIREcTIoN-wHERE
WILL WARD BE NEXT YEAR,

Avenue Hotel for part OF last week have torn
baseball rules and regulations all to pieces Changes have
been made that the besnfomed critics had no sus
melon would ever be suggested The meeting the whole
has been remarkable OF It's kind ever held In this
country work has been done than at any previous
convention whether all the rulings Will prove wise or
not time alone will show. That the majority OF Them
however in the right direction seems GER
tain 1t was a peculiar convention from Gil points Of
view The seemed to work on entirely dneent
principles than those which generally actuae them In
past conventions every was looking out Tor his
own individual interests Everybody had an axe to grind
and insisted upon his neighbor turning the grndstone
This meeting has entirely different The managers
Acknowledged that the interest OF one ciuo was
the interest Of ALL worked accordingly hence the
beneficial results to baseball at large
The League delegates worked in harmony like so manv
parts OF we'll oiled machine Private ouarrels ana DICK
erings aside and only questions oil Vita inter-
League discussed at length Inc meeting
OF the playing rules committee almost II not QUITE as
harmonious generally believed that the scorers
would harmonious in anything but the prophets
were Certain changes In the playing ana sco
ing rules caused long discussions but no hard eenRS
The Scorers, League did noby. Nearly suggestion
offered by the delegates that organization was adoped
The only change that had to be reconsldercd was a re-
terrng the elimination OF the errors from the ouaed
score That change was huke. anyway and as soon as
the absurdy was noticed efforts we're made TO have 1t
thrown out This was done without much trouble.
petition was gotten and sent to the League requesting
that the scored In the table, the same as OF o
John b. Day champloned the petition and that settled IT,
The League requested playing rules committee to re-
consider this rule 1t done. and the absurdiy was
thrown out
rhts nonsens,cal suggestion was brought about In
rather pecullar way OF the scorers especially the
local delegates had left the room when TINS erroi duu
was brought up scorers were In the room "ri'nE
their copyn for morning Instead OF listening
to the suggestions offered The result was tha' Two vi
three nincompoops were enabled to this ridiculous RUE
through before It's real significance was recogleu many
reope were much surprised to learn the next daS na o
usually reliable Brune and Muford hsd assis.cu
IN irving to have the thrown out IL Is poodoe
however that they the error OF ther way oS
this time and have repened They generally sehsoie
ON baseball matters Tho gentlemen were PROBABLY nan
aslcep or they never would have allowed such
thing TO be carried 1t Is all very wen u
foam work 1t is commendable thing TO 40 II Can 10
done, however. In more sensible way 0iAn W
,otinc ont the basehit and error columns inc
public a, large nobly supports paseo'n OA
these two features with special Interest IN inc "
baseball games. BY throwing them out inc pun oi -
prived Of one Of It's pleasures Nelthef cai o"
rord IN antaconize the supporters OF our great CANT
Ono yerdant Western journalist trying 10 Gus, -" .'I
ton in voting this change renaFkcu 'iSs wy ~
had TO be educated. Any scorer VINO inae"e' iO 90 -
cont that he can fool the public Oh baseball had oc'ei
CO, ont Of the business The sport is watcheu Voo O''
OF nresent to allow Of any educational schemes
o made on THURSDAY will prove an Interesting topic
In baseball circles for many to come IL was III
outside innovation 1t was surprise " o''i!
side Of the club owners. 1t burst ike oomoshe'i ns
the astonished throngs in the corruofS OF inc Nv - NO
Hotel when it fell 1t caused astonishmeh' sucn d" ~
~, change could have caused In baseball iho
grading OF salaries and fixing Of maximum sas''e y.
League players at So 500 seems to be move IN INC 'H
direction in spite OF the tremendous upIoai 'i' 49,
,,on will undoubtedly cause Had this change oeeh nau'
no,r clubW
mo eague would be in more prosperous cohuItlon '
a. is now and OF the League CLUBS "ouiu no
lost any money last seasons games II 'h'
ully carried out next year there Will not oe '
T., ,ho League that will end the season WIN i'S
balance on the right side VI the ledger
The ruin is q savior to the minor leagues. Ihes Cal
now 90 and do likewise but on smaller scale' Oh
rha milo will undoubtedly give tremendous aroiIaiJ
newer to President Young but those who know inc os
mabe president OF the League are conscious 'N'' "
do his part OF the work with justice 10 te pay 49,
thu League This OF course, VIII give MI iou"s "
doraha more work to do but the League has area1I
recognized and rewarded him with modest increase "
salary He will draw $4,000 salary from this tno ouS
Mr. Young says that he uembles when DC uiiin '
,cous looking monster OF the players VIII picture
49,, 10, ho does not appear to feel sad. He says ha'
- course all the players could not possibly De put
class A. Some OF them would have 10 DC pu' - w.
90 o5O class others in the s2OOo Glass; sono :" ~
20 class and few in tho 81. 500 grade He remarked
,ho, e,,arv nlayer not In class would innledi
81 conade TO all his friends that old NICK young
us &c Old Nicku himself He said however .h'' nv
vould do his duty as well as he knew how Anu ''e''
lover Of ba seball knows that he VIII 40 H.
h. dscrssion over the Ward deal proved 70 be one OF
the uyeliest topics during the League meeting I
rotund Boston delegates came here WIN 'hcir pO'Ae
,,,gad with money prepared buy up the "hoc Guy
r, ,rere going TO take Wards release back IN ther IN
,ao roclets They started for Boston Friday night
,o,und sleek and boisteTOus. They dld not take Odo
with them Wards release OF course lney had 'ne y
in the meeting and Delegate Billings made grea' ue''
Of noise as usual All the plums 10 De eA'r"o'ou run
the League pies baked during the League meet
,ngs were pulled out by John b. Day Day got ABOUT
everything He gets even with the shabby manner IN
which he was treated last year with vengeance iic
MAS on all the committees and in fact 1t began 10 iooA
ne - John b. Day could about have everything the
:, n,,o had IN disnose Of But TO to the Ward
subject The Boston men received quiet tip soon ater
they arrived in city that John Montgomery "ouiu
not eat any baked next year The senatorial emu
Of the League wanted Ward and were Wiling 10 pun up
little money for his release ana tha' set1icu 'o O's man
from Bunker HILL
The deal between Messrs Day and Hewitt might posi-
by have been completed the close OF the League meet
Ing Mr. Day felt indisposed talk further on the |
matter home not however before he had made
engagement with MI Hewitt to meet him Friday even
ng and see II Ward matter could not be settled up
Hewitt says that made Day handsome offer for
shorSiop Johnny's release. lie refused TO name the |
price said he could AFFORD to more than the
sum named by him for Ward lie positive that he
could get Ward and many other people In this
.ty. Ward would nt In the Washington club with great
licey says he has confidence in Wards theories
md hopes to give him a chance work them among
he Senatorial bat breakers Ward might, OF course
use TO 80 Washington But that seems hardly prob
BILE present The team is prepared pay him good
rice. He would be a king-pln az the Capital. That Is
ust what this excellent player wants lie ought to be
SIZED 1t IS the general desire OF all League clubs that
Yard should go Washington. There is general de
among club strengthen the weaker
lubs much possible. The two club owners cannot
owever agree the price to be paid for the player
900 been offered for Ward but that has
efused. Twelve thousand dollars would probably get
i'm The Boston may change their mind and make
mother effort for the local player.
How about a successor for old short stop1 Man
gep Mutrie grins and makes OF his facial contor.