St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
BALL TOSSERS TALKING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE BOARD or DIRECT.
0RS DO BUSINESS.
LEAGUE PLAYERS PRESENT

Lengthy Session Of the Associa-
ton Delegates at Which the
Report Of the Directors Is
Adopted = Changes in the
Championship Rules - $14o,-
900 of Debts Paid.
NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-The board of
directors of the National Base Ball
league met at the Fifth Avenue hotel at
II O'Clock this forenoon and began the
work OF outlining programme for next
year. A meeting or the directors always
precedes the regular annual meeting of
the league. The board of directors con-
sists of MeSsrs. Hart, Soden, Won der
Abe, Van der Hoist, Talcott and Brush.
The matters with which they had to do
were chiefly routine, regarding the
championship and reporting On financial
matters were the principal things. The
former, of course, was but formality,
as everybody knows the Boston boys
were the pennant winners.
President Young had in his satchel
all notes of the National league given
when the league bought out and as
sumed the obligations of the American
association two years ago. All the
notes were Cancelled, showing that the
league had entirely paid off the debt
accrued in this transaction, and also
showing that the league had had pros
porous season.
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the association was to convene at $50,
but it was $50 when President Young
gathered the delegates from the corri
doris for business. President kuckStuhl,
of the Louisville club, had arrived in
the meantime, and was present when
the meeting was called to order. The
business of the directors was first con-
sidered hy the body. Following in the
order is the report of committees. I'm
der this head many important questions
are due to come up. Among the base
ball players present during the after
noon were Matt Powers. manager of the
New York club; king" Kelly. MUD"
Johnny Edwards, of New York; Secrc-
tary Charles EDbotts and ID. l.. Foutz.
OF Brooklyn; Tim Sullivan, of the
Eastern league: Charles E. Comiskey,
of St. Louis; Jack Chaplain Mahoney.
of Troy, and Catcher William Schriver.
The association delegates remained
behind closed doors until 6 o. clock, when
Il recess was taken until 1880 o'clock.
Considerable business was disposed of,
the first of which was the report of the
board of directors, which was received
and accepted. Much time was taken
up with additions to the 10y laws of the
championship rules.
Section A reads: Every game played
between two CLUBS from the commence
ment of the championship season to the
completion of the championship series
between such clubs shall he game for
the championship. and no league club
shall lend or exchange players to or
with each other tor any game played
during the championship season." After
the word season" the following amend
ment was adopted: Amy violation OF
this section will subject the offender to
a fine of 500.
Section 40. which was also added to,
reads: 'All championship games shall
be arranged in written schedule pre-
pared by the schedule committee and re-
ported to and adopted by the league by
a three-fourthS vote before the beginning
OF the championship season. The
schedule shall provide for an equal
number of return games, and specify
the date of each game and the date of
each series of games. No dates in said
schedule shall subsequently be changed
except Cd by written agreement of two
clubs from date fixed by tile schedule
for game between each club to anoth-
er day prior to the first and subsequent
to the last date of the game schedule
series between such club; or (2) as pro-
vided in section IS: or ~ by the written
consent of three-fourthS of all the
league clubs.
The amendment is: Any club or clubs
violating this section shall be amenable
to penalty of $1,000, this TO apply to
the clubs playing. said penalty to be
paid within fOrty-eight hours 10 the
treasurer Of the league and association,
or if not so paid. to be withheld from
any funds to their credit in the treasury.
All games played i'll violation of this
section shall not count in the champion
ship series.
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment
disciplining players for drunkenness or
diSorderly conduct. Referred to the
committee on rules. Propositions for
an amendment on coaching rules
were referred to the same CON-
mittee. All the clubs are in
vited 10 forward suggestions to the
committee, also suggestions to any of
the playing rules.
President Young will appoint the
committee today. The following di-
rectOrS were elected: n. E. Young,
chairman: A. Ii. Soden, A. B. TaIcott,
c. II. BYrne, James a. Hart, w. w.
Kerr and John l.. Brush. This makes
three representatives on both the West
ern and Eastern sections. President
Young was appointed committee of
one to prepare the schedule for 1894 A.
II. SOden, c. Ii. Byrne and n. E. Young
were elected members of the national
board of arbitration. The following,
submitted by Mr.. Young. was adopted
in the form of a resolution:
The question of the financial condi-
ton league and association being called
for, the treasurer announced, much TO
the qualification of all clubs. that the
Obligations assumed at the time of the
consolidation OF the league and Amer
lean association at Indianapolis, amount
Ing to $4,000, have all been paid and
determined. and that he has in his pos
sion all such obligations. This enables
the league TO start the next year clear
and free from ali debt"
The fight OF the meeting, namely, the
settlement of the tangle over the Phila-
delphia clubs financial settlement with
other clubs, did not come up, but will
tomorrow. This trouble is concerning
the p and 50-cent rate. At Philadelphia
the team only gave visiting clubs their
share of a 25-cent admission, and settled
outside on the 50-cent admission basis.
ROBY FIGHTERS,