The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-03
PRESIDENT DAY DEMURS.
HEIDI NOT MAKE THEcGRAHD tEIGnT'
ron RICHARDSON THAz,HAs PR0nrsED

The Msgnates ADOPT - New Nstiena
Agreement and Make Some Changes .,
the Ieuies-A Captain, Tven ir He IL No
Playing, Can Coach from the Lines
Pfencr Must Play In .ChicaSo-Is Keii,
Worth $4,000 to NewTorks
Tho baseball magnates putin s,hard days
work yesterday. and seemed to bemakinR ar
honest effort to cnrn their salaries. They first
took hold OF tho national agreement the
salient features OF which wore got forth ID
Yesterdays Sun. and adopted it without spc'
cial change. Tho drafting privilege is con-
fined 10 the period between ocd. ] and Feb. l.
1t was Anticipated that John Is. Day would
make another attempt TO bring UP tho Rich
ardson matter. but no announced before going
into the meeting thnt he had given up tho
fight. Therefore, It appears that Richardson
" III cthor play for tho Washington Club next
season or devote all his time to HIS lucrative
dry goods business. 1t remains to DO soon
what the Elmira merchant will do.
Now that tho second hnseman New York
wanted is gone. the cranks are castingt about
for some ono OH whom TO lay tho blamc.s First
OF ali. Richardson comes in for his share. He
H. charged with permitting himself to bematle
Q cat paw Of by Roger Conner. who realizing
that he was not wanted hero. determined to in :
{ jurc tho club by lurin: Richardson away. Tho
!. latter was offered three years contract ut
$1,000 year and $1,000 advance.
IIo then had the cffrontcry to de-
mand personal guarantee from tho Now
York Club. which isinotcd for Lromptness in
paying players. and was refused. As II result
Richardson finds himself consigned to play in
; Washington. which Is very distusteful to him.
''Servcs him right" Is tho general verdict.
President Day also comes in for his full share
OF blame for cavin. tho Indianapolis meeting
Just ut the most important part OF the pro-
cecdinss. 1t is now asserted that what caused
Mr.. Day to cease his fight for Richardson so
suddenly was tho discovery that Mr.. Spading
in making out tho list OF players wantod by
Now York put Richardson down al u reserved
man. whereas mono but men under contract
were subject TO- assignment. MIR; Spnlding Is
also criticized for lukcwarmness In endeavor-
belonged to this city. However. tho New York
over spilled milk. but to hustle for some other
SECOND bnsemhn. .,.,. ,,,.
no radical changes were Effected, PROPOSE
ton to reduce the number OF balls from four
to tnrce was voted Down: rs WIS also rr2no,
pit th hDrI three feet also went BY the toard
tho players benches shall not DO nenrcr than
twenty: Ave feet from tho players lines. Tho
should DO rimted outside of the lines.
A now ,s""ton was added to rule -. under
thu heal :" Trstna e. n "a
Called on account Il darkness. or Tor any other
An nl.iiiion 10 ruo % roads,, Except in q
ease when t'c s game Is called and The club
Q! Tie fourth inninl: than the club first Mt tho
bat has muLo in iivo innings. Then tho um
pir" shall award tle gam" t. the club having
shall be Il game. and DO so counted In the
champjon ;l,p." Rne - says TINT no no game gam,
terminate play on account o! rain or darkness
before five innings on each side are COM
An addition TO r,,lo 80 provides That "a hall
=" delivered that it touches the bnt OF tho bats
sa " ' S na and 1s IN ray This com com
flirt" with rule BIB. which declares such ball
In rule 10 which says . hat'od ball :hnt goes
from the homo hnso shall cntitlc tho la; smnn
bntsman hon. run il tho ball goes over tho
fence NJ II less distance than 235 feet from tho
Section ) Of old rnlc 43 says: The batsman
IS out IL he attempts 70 hinder tho catcher from
"aS s ' Ths asf r ThP" wors sr TO
stricken ont and the foil owing substituted:
by stepping outside the lines OF his position
Or otherwis9o obstructinG or interfering with
An addition to section 4. rule Al. provides
person. excepting his hnn,!s or forearm. DO hit
BY n pitched bali. III which case, it is a dead
bill. This change is to prevent men taking
An addition to rule 80 enables n captain to
coach wEilm not playing. providing he il in
uniform. This was worked through for the
Ruc ~ section me e%Hh u pef Is w the sole
and, and absolute nudge Of play, In no instance
correctness Of any decision nude by him
OH a play. and NJ player shall leave his
anproa"h or SS %dress ths umpr ence exceTt
OF an Interpretation OF the. playing rules. and
SIIsSr I,her club. shall "e Permitted to " go
on Tia" Held nr address the umpire under pom
r. section :, OF ruH 'it Eoyerins the scoring
bass sp runner 'U aivnces las. ~ ON fly out or
gains two bnscs on II single base hit or M
inilsld out. or attempted ont, he, shall be ciod.
possible chance anu rnlpntle attempt made
tlns rrSsdiSn SeH s F r 6 oa his
y Sl si yrI'srdy m aI h na rr"rosi1n to
!nE o., r ca, van. %nH , So" iSr RTe,isr;
mot rcsidc", nar a anshca J at wa ahe p m-
posa!. ana ,slr. he would play Pfrler nt sec
gan w!uld r"v"r the lag. III" II T Ills c"n th
gene thor. sr"ms +" II" I'M opportunity Tor
New lock to MAJ" DENT FOR rfcilrr.
The Iast"rn Assoc ion and Western
ltaIii" are .ilrinEa reihot light on the player
question. President Williams ri tho Western
League. who w, l"!c.n;cd to sign 100 playr.,
rs "hen!y rs l"ssih!,,. "lnim- to nave srclirrd
SON" u IN" '"'-t E.iCnr "asilc talent nnont,
amops whom ~" Jim. fird nid tarra:. Petit.
AM otintr. .rr.ranis from those players
rcrriyrI IN thu ci,v Yesterday denied that they
ha,i Signed rnni facts.
iresit,nt MLite announced yesterday that
thu !.iSiyin ,tan"c. alton would meet at :lio
Powers HOUSE dorchester. March .. liesia,rd
tion rayr:s ~null be 5000. and HAT
none ~ them would hc rnil,I upon 10
bny uniforms, inc,udin. E"rkties or DO
c9mpellcd 70 ray iity cent. p"r day
WIN. trnyHllln. a. 9so IfJiirei Iy the Western
n1a's resignation and There wi! be many np-
plicniions for the vacancy.
w. II. Conant says that II New York offered
SlO.HW for kellys relcuse tho Eoston men
would con- idsr il.
Manager Jim Mutrie is reported 10 be quite
scS.
baseball Practice mt Princeton.