Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-08
EIxING up RAII.
The Magnates Are Hard NJ Work In
New York.


NEw YORK, March T. The annual
meeting ~ the National League Il base
ball clubs war held at the Fifth Avenue
hotel today. 1t seems 10 be the generally
expressed opinion that New York should
have superfne team this year. and the
other club owners appear 10 be making
an effort to help achieve that result
The Boston ball trio say they will
willingly release Kelly To New York but
not % any other club. The magnates
do not hesitate to say that New York
must be doomed for all it's worth 10
make base ball any sort Of so this
year.
1It is possible that the league viii hc
boiled down 10 eight clubs. thus looping
of Louisville and 3eifher St Lonis or
Cincinnati and Washington and Balti-
more After the deal in players - con.
summated. the next important business
will be the changing ~ the playing
rules. About the proposed changes
there seems Ia be a great difference Of
opinion. and il ia doubtful il the report
II the committee on rules. which con
sists of Charles Byrne. Chris" Won der
Abe. j. Il. Brush and j. Won der Horst.
will he adopted. especially the clauses
referring Ia the pitcher. The placing 81
the pitcher eight feet farther back than
he has been will call for more exerfion.
hut will increase the batting consider
able.
If the schedule goes through the
championship season will begin on April
~. with the eastern clubs playing in
Washington. Baltimore and Philadel
phia and the western clubs in Louisville.
Cincinnati and Cleveland. Each club
will play about l,2 games. which will
bring the season 10 "A close on September
Is. or "A month earlier than last year.
Mike Kelly came Ia the hotel shortly
after II o'clock and held an hours con
versation with the players in the cafe.
He had little to say about the oiIer
made him 10y the New lorks. but said
he was tired IL the stage and was open
10 Inducements. The meeting will last
until late tomorrow night. and may run
over into Thursday. cslecialls il snag
is struck in the playing role changes or
dissatisfaction is expressed as IN the
schedule All the routine business be-
fore the league was transacted al the
early session in order that the
players might enter upon the considera-
tion ~ the playing rnles.
\ new national board IL arbitration
was appointed. consisting II Messrs.
Young Of Washington. Soden of Hos
ton. and Won der Host Of Baltimore.
Young. Phelps and Byrne composed the
old Board.
MIR Hart ~ Chicago. who was com
mitiee of one 10 secure quarters for the
players at Chicago during the worlds
fair. reported that arrangements had
been made for the base balIists 10 stay
al the fremont hotel. \ recess was
taken at o'clock.
The evening meeting at which the
playing rules vas to be revised. was an
open one. .Jonn Y. Brush read the find
irg of the committee on PLAYING rules
which abolished the pitchers box and
put him back five feet The Hat hat 10
also abolished. Rule % says: - halk
shall be any motion made by the pitcher
To- deliver ball 10 the bat without de
livering II"
Mr. Brush said the above we're the
principal changes IN the rules. On mo
sion, the league adjourned until tomor-
row at 10 o'clock.