Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-28

New YORK. February 27.-The base
ball magnates were late getting to-
gether to-day, IL being after noon be-
fore then got down to business At the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The first real work done by the
league was to appoint Harry Wright,
the former maEager OF the Phila-
delphia team, chief umpire. Mr..
Wrights new duties require him
not only to assign the various umpires
in the league to the various circuits, but
also demand that he sees, so FAR rs ia
his power, that the umpires do their
! duty faithfully and honestly The sa l.
airy of the position will be 50, 600 per
annum and expenses. The appointment
met with the hearty approval OF every
officer aud maEnate present.
President Young announced the re-
suit Of the work OF the Committee ON
! Rules this evening.
Some slight changes In the wording
OF the rules Al, 80 aud 81 were made
and new rule 80 made yesterday was
made to read as follows "A bunt hlt
is a fair hit II the ball falls in the In
| field"
Section 4 OF Rule So, was amended as
| follows The umpire may remove
PLAYER for violation OF section l OF this
rule in lieu OF fine, but under no cir
cumstances shall he remove a player
! for violation OF section OF this rule,
unless upon repetition OF the ohenses
prescribed IN sections /, 2 ahd 3"
Section 4, rule 6S, was made TO read;
"In column 4. shall be placed sacrifice
| hits, which shall be sacrificed 20 bats
men, who, when no one Is out or when
only one is out. advances a base runner
a base by bunt on sacrifice hlt
which results in putting out the bats
man, or would 50 result II handled With
out error"
The secretary was instructed TO issue
a weekly official bulletin showing the
/ standing OF the clubs AZ the beginning
| OF each week.
The Philadelphia club diRculty was
arranged on the basis OF hftA per cent
OF the gross receipts.
c. A. Byrne, OF the BrookiyA ACluo'
exhibited the design Of silyerNf up
value $500, which an unknown adm ~
PROPOSES TO present TO the league,
! known as the "trophy cup" aud
played for in a series Of 3, >, =, ., y
games by the clubs standing Z. %
second at the end OF the season, the L.
20 be the property OF the club winning
Il three seasons Ia succession. IL was
also suggested that the net proceeds OF
these games be given 10 the players OF
the two clubs.
The umplres for the season have not
vet been selected. The final act Of the
maRnates was 20 accept the report OF
the schedule committee, after which
the committee adjourned until the lat
ter part of November. The Plttsburg
! club will play az home on the
following dates: With Boston July
. and 4. two games; September
II. 2s, 90: Brooklyn, June ~, 20. 30;
September, %, 25, 20; New York, July
70. 10, IA: September, 20, II, %; Phlla-
! delphia, July 3. 6, q; September, :, 10,
IL: Baltimore, May 20. 30, 1.-TWO games);
September II. Is, 10; Washington, Sep
ten,ber I, two games); Septem-
her 3. Il, I3. IS: Cleveland, May
10. IL. ~l2; August g, 2, 8;
Cincinnati May :, s, ., July 30, 81, Aug
ust /; Louisville May II, Is 10. June
Is. 10. 90; Chicago May "a, -, l6, June
81, o.. p; ST. Louis May 3, 4, ., Aug
ust 2, 3, 4.
The dates are quite evenly divided.
New York gets two games at home
with the Cleyelands on Memorial day,
and Brooklyn two on tbs
same day with St. Louis;
Chicago, as usual. gets Independence
Day. when she will play two games with
the Quaker City club. Boston gets two
games with the Chlcagos on Labor Day,
and Pittsburg also gets the Boston fof
two games on their home GROUNDS o.
the Fourth Of July.