The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-12
STRIKE OF THE BATSMEN.
THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION IN
SESSION AT NEW YORK.

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Minor Leagues Given the Power to
Contract and Reserve Players-Miks
Kelly Said to be Ready to Sign q
League Contract-spalding on the
Differences.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE board of arbi,
tration Of the Base Ball League met in the
Fifth Avenue hotel to-day to take action
with regard to the qualifications Of players
who wish to Join the National League and
American Association. The board CON,
sisted of Messrs. Young. Day and
Rogers of the league, and Kranthoff.
Sterne and Byrne of the association. A sin
hours session was held in the afternoon.
President Young and Secretary Byrne were
reelected for the ensuing year. The board
met again at $50 o'clock to-nights
and remained in session until near mid,
night. At the close of the session
Secretary Byrne announced that no
material change had been made in the
agreement. There were several changes in
the articles OF qualified admission. The
words "black list" have been eliminatet
and ineligible" substituted.
RIGHTS OF MINOR LEAGUES.
It was decided to give minor leagues
power to control and reserve players the
same as the national league and association.
that Is when player refuses to sign a con-
tract his club can reserve him from year to
year. He cannot, however, be indefinitely
suspended. rule was adoped prohibiting
any minor league form playing game with
any club that contains ineligible players or
that has played with n club In which are in-
eligible players. The annual dues for the
right OF reservation will be the same next
year as last.
NIKE KELLY APPEARS.
During the evening, while the board of
arbitration was conducting its business be-
hind closed doors, Mike Kelly came to the
hotel. He was greeted by Director Soden
OF the Boston club, and the two held an
earnest consultation for some fifteen min
utes. That there was something in the
wind was evident, and il was rumored thas
Mike was ready to sign league contract.
but no one could be found who would state
positively that such was the fact.
sPALDLNa ON THE BROTHERHOOD.
A. G.. .Spalding spoke quite freely on the
brotherhood tonight He told the whois
story Of the difficulty. He said that Ward
came to his store in Chicago in June and
said that the Brotherhood wanted an imme-
diate conference. In answer to Spalding,s
query, Ward said that, first, the PLAYERS
demanded modification of the sale system:
second, the classification rule abolished4
and third, that the league should considers
the case of Sutcliffe, the Cleveland catcher
who was transferred from Detroit at re-
duced salary.
DECISION OF THE DIRECTORS
Mr.. Spalding states that he conferred
with the other league directors and as it
was then In the middle of the champions
ship season, 10 was decided that the requests
Of the brotherhood were so trivial that the
matter could stand over until the regulars
fall meeting. The brotherhood could
not wait, said Mr.. Spalding, and
1t struck. Mr.. Spalding he'd that
as the league had always treated the
players fairly, the action OF the brother-
hood was entirely uncalIed for. Mr..
Spalding was confident that the old players
would stick to the Chicago club, and he
said that those who did get out could easily
be replaced. He had no doubt but that
every player could be held on the reserva-
tion law In all the courts of the land