New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-21
OLD RULES WHITEwA SHED.
SWEEPING CHANGES FOR BASEBALL MEN
WHO WILL GET wARD' 1T LOOKS LIKE WASH
INGToN-LIyELY GOSSIP

INGTON-LINELN OOSSi1.
The annual meeting Of the Committee on riayins
Rules of the League and Ame'can Association met
NJ the Fin Avenue Hotel yesterday morning Base
ban men from all over the country thronged the cor
,idors The meeting was held in Parlor +, which
was handsomely decorated with flags and ouniag and
- has.,au o,b,ems Tho Han and Dauvray
Guns recently won by the Giants occuple poni'heh'
positions in the centre of the ROOM Inc com1h''ee
whose actions were so closely watched was composed
Of Mcssrs Rogers Day and spalding for the League
and Rvrnc Rarn.e and schmez, for the Association
The committee went into secret session at ociooA
a m and were In continuous session uh'li ia' i''o
the night They were tired when they came "o,ii
Tho room and so were the anxious hosts outside il
was hong weary day for those IN the corridors' ou'
they waited patiently for the session 10 emu
The delegates at went TO work ON the piays
tho rules and when they got through with them their
original trainers would hardly have recognized 'her
efforts II took the delegates only few minutes 10
recognize the absurd features In tho high ana 10" pan
suggestion and it was deservedly killed. Inc
nractical baseball men then proceeded 10 LOOK ior
oore sensible way Of increasing the batting OF players
aod soon found It, 1t decided to throw out ioui
tins but not foul ics Three strikes and Tour pais
utu also be the rule during the coming season. The
delegates argued that this plan would increase pa'us
9, inst as great ratio the return to the hign anu
low hall while It would not carry Win !. 'no ~
advantages of the latter change. or course sumo "
the clubs favored the high and low ban ruo, s -
President Day and Manager schmcn' lhos III .s.,r
because it favored their clubs, or ra'hor sum" 49, ,h
players This plan would have been poon " aa
ola time n,avcrs but it would not have ooeh ~ o"
vsntareous to tho young players T. H. p'F -
the pres,dent Of the committee and ). l. H"S'
secretary. ,, ., On the
Among the many wcllhnown baseball men men. IA W
oorridor were: f. X stcarns, Thomas LOTUS, w.
II Martin b. c. Converse George frinioso' 49,
,,,s,ohoct w II yoltz J. Nc Clone, W. H. beeahho''
I.cks lynch. Charles Jones, Walter various JON"
Troy FredD Davis, James Clinton joe "ei e.,
w H. Brunnell, " Harry spence -
sullivan. "Harryn Wright, Jerry SUM- ans
Jacks Valentine, Joseph Gordon Niiohao, -
lanes Mutr,e. George Gore, Edward Dillingham;
7 NJ Curtis and the regular delegates mehuoheu l"
ssterdav,s paper The regular meeting OF the League
,,u no held today and lively session IL pro's' ~
he The delegates yesterday seemed 10 NC uii",' ~,
IN the opinion that the Cleveland cluo "ouiu % W
one admitted TO take Detroits place Inc general
oninion seemed TO be that, willing as Olhonin'
n be wooed she would not be asked 10 JOIN ~
with the League 1t is also highly prooaoic 'na' ~,
Ioac,e will decide to-day TO cut It's championship
season from 40 TO 1876 games. The three ociesao'
from Roston Messrs soden Conant and Biiiihss' aso
created some interest. They say they are n.l ,
for Wards release and propose to take IL pa'A WV"
,her, IN Roston They say that they arc POSITIVE
that Ward will not play again in this city, anu coh
soouentlv feel suro of securing him. They uoh' hAo
the nnre $4,000 but may ultimately grin anu
nov q Mike, Kelly the only,A walked mo ule
hotel with his unmlstakable swagger aoou, ooio.n
He was surrounded by a crowd, OF courso' ~
anxious inquiries he replied: "Oh, nave oon'o w
% coo the men who work for me- mcanlng the
owners OF the Boston club. You just want "
-. Tho Roston reporters tremble when sweep oy'
us was attred I'm a cream-coored coat, Whi'e
tie. wore much gold and many diamonds ana iooAeu
like a real Boston "sport" Just aiter suooeSSi"
bsm at faro. He is on good terms with himself
1t was whispered last night that the "sshins'O"
management will be given decided hint TO Strength
on its team for next year. 1t is said ua' hero'o
measures will be used II necessary, 10 bring ABOUT
This result The Washington delegates, however
onoa urcopcerned said Walter Hewitt, the
principal stockhoder of the club: Oh we are al
rIrbt: never fear We will strengthen our team OF
course. all we can. l expect to purchase all 'ne
outstanding stock of the club In few days. anu
can then run the club as see ht'"
A rule was also passed allowing each CLUB 10 nave
the name of a tenth man on us score calu' W "H0
the place of any of the regular men who might oecoo
injured The New-York and Washington ciuo o"heiS
were seen together constantly, ana the Boston ueo
oates had good reason to get uneasy Inc "ashins
Ton climb II IS sad has been given the hrst chance at
Wand and If the Senators can raise Sloooo thes
will get the player, and Boston WI DC lelt So.
The meeting between the committee OF the scorers.
aans AZ the baseball club was less stormy
man was expected The scorers IN their enort 10
have uniform scoring cas- TSe Committees were
VIM g., scssion AZ midnight. Rule % was changed so
tbat when ball hit INTO the fair territory strikes
The umnre. it shall count as safe hit Inns can OF
course, occur only when the umpire Is III no", ~, Vi
the home plate. Rule C5. paragraph g. was also S9
changed that another ridiculous RUE ava wSS makes
such play a hin II was also decided to encourage
scientific batting and this end records OF all such
plavs will be made. 49,, =. II.
The question of the stolen base and total base-hlt
columns remained in the scores also caused hveR
debate II finally decided TO suggest ua, pun E
sncb PLAYS in future be placed in the summary OF me
score instead of in the table Walter Hewitt ptesi,
dent of the Washington clIb acknowledged last pght
that his team was after Ward, and would pay }mst
as much for his services as Boston would. ne
local mana cement will, of course, lean toward Wasn
ington, as the Boston club IS strong enough WITHOUT
Ward