New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-02
BASEBALL MEN IN SESSION..
MIR. DAY FIGHTS AGAINST ODDS.
DESIRE on THE PART OF EVERY ONE AZ
AVOID SETTLING ISSUES.

AVOID SETTLING ISSUES.
Professional baseball in all its phases held il Swny
I'm the corridors of the Fifth Avenuc Hotel yes'eu'
The cluoowrcrs got to work in earnest In the aer
noon The early part OF 1t was gwen up " I'm
mittce meetings, and the annual convention VI 'ne
Ic,c,o was not called to order by President ". H.
Young until after O'Clock last night Inc corriuo'
NJ fine hotel ver, crowded with managers, players anu
yetcrnn followers OF the game
The committee which 10 formulate pan
which would bind all the major or MINOR N"S"c'
together and protect the little fish from their larger
and hrpcrior hrothers went into secret session at
IN n m Colonel John J. Rogers, W. f. Young ana
Zach Phelps rcprcscnted the League, {. d. Wmte inc
Eastern Association, and the magheuc' "eiii"t-
J. A. Williams, the Western AsfociMioh' Inc rcp'D
sentaves OF the junior leagues came prepared l" sO
for their rights but they did not have 10. lio
Rational League has had oil the battles IL "",ts
and IL was only too glad to arrange III eia'"'''c
agreement for the protection OF the smaller ciuD"
Colonel Rogers sutmitted the original agreement
preparcd by himself. Several amendments. however,
,.ere made before the document was adcptea' Inc
most emphatic change was that WHICH ieiciiu "
drafting players in the playing season. Inc Ea.'oi
and Western Associations designated as Cass y anu
y,,u have to nav II 200 for protection or $50 for
oocb club Smaller or State and Interstate leagues
will be designated as Class II. CLUBS OF 'his oi"o'
will pay S75 each for protection.
There can be no drafting of players in the playing
season The only time larger league can secure
ployer from "A smaller or weaker league Is between
october 1 and February l. When the payer Is "
member of Class a league tho club desiring MS
services must nay 81 900 his release II The player
&c a member Of a Class Ii league then $500 must DC
paid for his release.
The chief topic OF conversation in the corridors OF
the hotel in the day was the Richardson case ihe'e
was considerable difference OF opirhon as to whe'ner
New York would get him, but those who thought Nc
Nnpir g1n
In the majority. President Day said that be had
taken Richard sons contract To his lawyer who told
him that If ever there were contract by whirn II
player cOud be held that lie assured Pres-
dent Day that by hook nor crook could hchafusoh
be taken away from the NcwYork club.
Il will make a fight for Richardson in the League
mee,ingn continued President Day. and am conhdent
that shall win. II do not, shall take the case i'o
the courts,
ExPIesident W. A. Nimick, Of the PttsDnrs eIuD'
took a common sense view Of the case. "lIe Des'
way Of the trouble" he said, "woud be 10 leave IL
an president Of the League for arbitration. e"
York then to get Richardson, for he rlsh
fully belonged TO that club. The Lyons case eould
also be decided that way, and fair decision "o"iu
result In his being awarded TO Pittsburg Bat am out
Of BASEBALL you know. and my opinion has no weight
G. Won der Abe, Of the ~. Louis club, was not idle
and although II his first League meeting the eeIlai
tcrman appeared 10 be perfectly at home. lie had
talks with Caruhofs and pnlney Of the Brooklyn cluD
lie signed both men, Only three years ago Brooklyn
paid ST. Louis $4,000 for the release Of Car7itcfs, and
Yesterday the WHY wtsterner got the player back for
| nothing.
The committee playing rules, consisting OK
Mcssrs. Reach, Brush and Vonderhorst, held meet
ing and discussed the contemplated changes In the
rules IL proposed Ia reduce the called balls TO
three and 10 allow Inanagers greater latitude Oh the
field
,ptl 9v0n m nj fhe Ipao1 pssfn
was begun in Psror F. The delegates were as follows:
John H. bay, ]. W. spahng. Joseph Gordon and +. Is.
TaIcott for New York: DR.. T. j. Sukey. NJ. Ruckstuhl
and Zach. Phelps Tor Louisville; James A. Hart for
Chicago G. Won der Abe for st. LOWS John I. Brush
for indianapolis; Henry Vanderhorst for Baltimore;
y. H. solen, }. Il. Billings aud ". IL. Conant for
Boston; ". e. Temple and A. X. scaIdretk for Pitts
burg; George ". Howe. =. de H. Robinson ard Davis
lIawlcy for Cleveland George ". Wagner ard f. :.
Elliott for Washington: +. a. Abel aud {. H. Byrne
for Brooklyn, and ). l. Rogers and a. j. Reach Tor
Philadelphia
The night session was lively one. for it
seen that the League divided against itself The
National agreement committee submitted Its report,
but the League IN no hurry 10 take emphatic
action upon anything. The result was that Messrs.
Byrnc Day. stuley Elliott and Howe appointed
committee 10 rcarange tho document a2d u report
II at to-day's mectin.
But the sensational feature OF the meeting took place
when join b. Day and attempted TO present. the
richardson cas-" 1t WAS apparent AT once that sew
cral clubs with alleged grievances against the local
club had come prepared 10 handle the Ncw-iork club
without gloves. This petty hatred and Jealousy showed
cons pcuously In all the old American Association
a. well u ttc Cincinnati and Ett'burs delegation.
President Wagner appealed TO the chairman to rne
President Day Oat OF OIde aud the lyeiest discussion
followed. Mr. Day h0Isrver. allowed to explain
NcwN orts claims FOR Richardson. AID they were Of
tn" hind TO convince any farminced men OF their
honesty and iu,Lc. NJ. Day urged that The question
be put Ia II and settled once bat this not
done. II finally decided by vote Of . To 3 10
lay all uu1n>h" business until todays SlOa.
I cn the delegates swarmed into tho corridors and
changed fish stories, no two yarns coming anywhere
raci other. Mr. DAY lnO,ed d"p!r-. ard
noyed for he had been forced 10 make his ght single
handed against, the whole League. Ills chances for
getting Justice looked slim last night
Daniel Murphy, the catcher. app'n'ed TO the Pitts
burg club for his release lie prom ,cd . return the
money advanced To- him. and thea Bucheibcrgcr, the
mana ger, gave him hi, release.