Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-30
TO SUE EVERY DESERTER
The Baseball Magnates Seem
= Full of Fight.
ENCOURAGED BY THE WARD CASE.

An Interesting Session OF the National
League in New York-The Atlantic As
sociation Delegates Aggrieved at tbs
| Decision of the Arbitration Board.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30 1t was long after !
o'clock before the adjourned meeting Of tn,
National league was reopened The dele
gates TO the convention were as follows
New York. John B. Day, Walter Appleton
and Charles T. Dillingham;; Brooklyn, II. A
Abecl, J. Doyle and C. Fl, Byrne; Washing
ton, Walter Hewitt; indianapolis, John I
Brush and J. r. Martin; Boston, A. H
Soden and W H. Conant; Chicago, A. G
Spaulding, Philadelphia, John l. Rogers
Al Reach and Harry Wright; Pittsburg, W
A. Nimick, Al Scandreth and M. Brown
Cleveland, T. A. Howe, T. Robson aud G
T. Hawley Cincinnati, H. Stern.
The Leagues Lawsuits.
After being in session for four hours thu
League meeting was adjourned for the day
The most interesting business transacted
was the reading Of the report OF the specia
committee on law.
Z The committee reported that under theil
direction suits in equity had been instituted
in New York and Philadelphia TO restrain
certain reserved players from playing witt
any but their respective clubs during tn,
season Of 1890; that in the Philadelphia suit
the proceedings were being pushed for flnal
agreement without asking for a preliminarl
st,3 9ut Haup WgrL fauf - 90 hns
been made with the New York club as plain
Sill and John Ward as defendant and appli
cation for preliminary injunction arguel
and refused: that in the latter case tn
judge, while holding that on the face OF tn
record no urgency appeared that would war
rant the issuance Of preliminary injuno
ton, and that regular trial was necessar,
70 disspate doubts and 10 substantiate b,
proofs the right % perpetual restraining
order against Ward, most unequvocally de
cided the main contention in favor of th'
Leagues claim that the eighteenth para
graph Of the Players contract OF 1889 give
each club an option on the players service
for the season Of 1890.
Every Deserter to he Sued.
The committee recommend that they b,
authorized to direct the prosecution OF suit
in equity in every state and federal court il
the United States that may be necessary {,
obtain proper jurisdiction 70 restrain League
players who are bound OF reserved by con
tract with League clubs for 1890 from giving
their services to any other club OF clubs
This report was adopted by unanimou
vote. The Recommendation viii be curriet
out
Plenty Of Applications.
The negotiation committee reported thai
about 800 applications for positions had beer
received from players and that a number
had been engaged by clubs through the com
mittee This report also was accepted. Thh
constituted the business Of the day.
Meeting Of the Arbitration Board.
At the meeting Of the board Of arbitration
to settle disputes between the Atlantic aud
New England associations and other clubs,
the case OF N J. Cody, OF the Cleveland
club, was decided against the D,s Moines
club, and the Cleveland club can retain him
The Atlantic-New England Dispute.
The dispute between the New England
league and the Atlantic association was set
tied BY the adoption Of the following reso-
lution.
Resolved, That the New England league
Of Lowell, Worcester, Springfield and Hart
ford clubs be admitted 70 the protection OF
the qualified articles of agreement upon the
rendering OF designations 10 the Atlantic as.
sociation ty the Lowell, Worcester aud
Hartford clubs
The question of the admission OF the Provi.
dence club to the New England league wa.
held in allegiance, pending inquiry into the
status Of the Providence club, recently ad
mitted 70 the Atlantic association.
Several complaints from players were re
ceived and disposed Of Tim O'Rourke wrot,
saying that the Peoria club Of the Tristat,
league owed him some money for las
SESSIONS work. and the secretary OF thi
board was instructed 10 write and ascertain
II il was true. If it is, the club will havl
TO pay O'Rourke.
Charles Bowers said the Sioux City clnl
owed hmm some back salary and he eithe
wished 20 have the money or be released
He preferred the latter course, and the boar
gave him his unconditional release
The Delegates Present.
The delegates present were; Day, Roger
and Young, Of the National league, O'Neil
Won der Ahe and Whitaker, for the Amer
can association Fl Won der Abe acting I
proxy for Zach Phelps and Whitaker Il
Allies Thurman John II. Schumache
William Barnie and ". W. Burnham I,
the Atlantic association; Sullivan, Of l.
well; LANCE, Of Hartford, and Pierce
Worcester, representing the New Englar
league.
The hoard then adjourned sine die.
Angry Atlantic Association Men.
It is stated that the Atlantic ASSOCIATE,
delegates are very angry over the decisi,
Of the arbitration committee in the Ne
England league matter, but will accept q
situation, though with agreatd deal of bite
ness. They say that the decision viii u
affect the prospects OF the Association +
1870, as there are stil enough clubs renal
ing. 70 play good ball.
Ward Anxious for Legal war.
John Ward came into the Fifth Aveni
hotel during the evening while the conve
tion was still in session and said that 4
Lesgue might push the suit against him
sooE a. possible He was ready to meet
and was confident OF coming out successfl
The case will probably be tried Feb S.
killed by Dynamite.
LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 30 William Me