St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
ST. LOUIS SHUT OUT.
PittsbuFg Completes the Clubs in
the PLAYERS League.

New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Players
National league resumed its meeting
this morning at the Fifth avenue hotel
The general convention assembled in
parlor F, and Benjamin Hit, of Pnila-
delphia; Julian B. Hart, of Boston;
William Ewing. of New York; John
Ward. of Brooklyn: and Fred Pfeffer,
of Chicago, composing the playing
rules committee, convened in private
room for the transaction of their bust
ness. The general convention re-
sumed its work on the constitution.
At lis the general convention took
q recess. I TO that time nothing had
been done beyond discussion of the va
Si0uS clauses Of the constitution. The
only news that the delegates had TO
give out was that Michael !. Griffin.
the center fielder for the old Baltimore
club OF last season,
HAD SIGNED 4 CONTRACT
with the Philadelphia Brotherhood
club. The gentlemen who in coniune-
ton with President McAlpin will form
the legal committee of the new league
are: j. W. FanderStice. of Philadel-
phia: Joseph Hart, Of Boston, and j.
NJ Ward, of Brooklyn. Shortly after c
O'Clock the general convention took
another recess. The delegates had
adopted a set OF bylaws and
received and passed favorably upon the
report of the committee on playing
rules. These rules differ materially
from those OF the National league. They
provide for the double umpire system.
and place the position of the pitchers
box back a foot and a half further from
the home plate. The umpire system is
fully explained in rule 81. 1t provides
that there shall be two umpireS at each
game. One Of the unIpires will stand
behind the bat. and will be designated
as No. l." The other will officiate in
the field, and Will be known as No. -
The umpires can alternate, if they
choose, at the end Of any even inning.
The duties Of Umpire No. 1 will be to
call all balls, strikes, blocks, dead balls,
foul hitS. foul strikes, intentional foul
ing Of balls. and decide ali questions
arising at the home plate, or as to de-
lays by the side at bat or as to batsmen
batting out Of turn. He will also call
play. game and time. Umpire No will
decide all other questions arising be-
tween tue contestants in any game, in
Guiding balkS and illegal deliveries.
Rule , provides that the pitchers box
shall be six feet long and four feet wide, and
thai its forward line be ffty-one feet distant
from the center Of the home base. (For-
merry the pitchers box was five and half
feet long.
Rule 6 states what ball should be used in
play. the-sphere manufactured BIZ Timothy
J. heefe Is designated as the choice of the
league.
All the rules which provided for the catch.
er'S lines behind the home plate were wiped
out as the lines were deemed unnecessary.
section of rule %, IN which the bats
man got the benefit Of long hits that brought
I'm -ffh
Rule IS, section 9, is worded 50 as to al
lew Two substitutes to be used. (This change
was also adopted recently by the National
league.)
Rule As, section :, provides that affelder
ran catch bail IN any way but in mis- hat or
zap
The rest of the rules are the same as
those adopted by the National league.
The State Trust company of New York,
was selected as the repository of the
guarantee fund of the league. The
clubs were Instructed to select the eoiers
for their uniforms and send i'll their
choice to Secretary BrunelI Each club
was empowered to select and purchase
its own uniform, subject TO the color
conditions of the league. The secretary
was instructed TO make provisions for
eight umpireS. and the matter of the
distribution OF
TIRE PRIZE FUND
was referred to the playing rules COM
Inittee with instructions to report at the
March meeting. MesSrs. johnson. An
drews and Shire were appointed a com
mittee on printing and supplies; and
Johnson, Ward and Addison as a
finance committee. 1t was announced
that during the day Arthur Irwin, the
former captain of the WashiHgtonS. had
signed with the Boston club, and that
Daily, of the indianapolis club, had
contracted with the Brooklyns- The
report of the law committee was the first
matter taken up at the evening session.
BY its adoption Judge Henry Bacon was
engaged as the general counsel of the
league with power TO employ the best
legal talent in the various cities at his
own discretion Judge Bacon was in
Structed 10 carry on not only n defenS-
i've. but an aggressive campaign, and
Secretary BrUneH was ordered to meet
all the legal expense out Of the general
fund. CHAIRMAN EandeTSlice, of the
committee. reported that two of The
ablest lawyers in Philadelphia had al
ready been engaged for the cases of
BufintOn and Hillman. The constitu-
ton and articles of agreement were
adopted and signed for the clubs
by their representatives on the
board of directors. A vote of thanks
was given to Messrs. McAlpin, Hanlon,