St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-28
CHIEF LEAGUE UMPIRE.
A Soft Berth Made for Veteran
Harry Wright.

marry right.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-The base ball
magnates were late getting together
today. 1t being afternoon before they
got down to business at the Fifth Az
enue hotel. The only new face among
the gathering of the twirlers today was
that of Manager Comisky, of st. Louis.
The first real work done by the league
was to appoint Harry Wright. the for
mer manager of the Philadelphia team,
chief umpire. 1t is understood the po-
sltion was created especially to honor
the veteran manager. Mr. Wright's
new duties require him not only to as
sign the various umpires in the league
to the various circuits, but also demand
that he sees, SO tar as in his power. that
the umpires do their duty faithfully
and honestly. The salary of the
position will be $4,000 per an
nam and expenses. The appointment
met with the hearty approval of every
player and magpate present. The CON-
mittee on rules and the magnates of the
clubs went into session to resume their
considerations of the proposed amend
ments. The session continued until
late this evening. DUNG the afternoon
it was rumored that the New York club
purchased the release uf Pitcher Meekin
NiIo Aihio D0oOLldl Ol llC
Washington club, for $500. This was
confirmed later by Talcott. At 7:15
Nick Young came out of the committee
room and invited the representatives of
the press, base bail magnates, players
and others interested TO come inside.
About three score persons accepted the
invitation. Glasses were passed around.
and the health of Harry Wright was
proposed as 1.-THE father of the national
game" President Young then an
nounced the result of the work of the
committee.
Some slight changes in the wording
OF rules Al, so and 81 were made, and
new rule SO, made yesterday, was made
to read rs follows: "a bunt hit is d
fair hit if the ball falls in the infeld."
Section OF rule So was amended as
follows: ''Ihe umpire may remove a
player for violation of section l of this
rule. In lieu of fine, but under no cir
cumstances shall he remove player
for violation OF section 2 of this rule
unless upon repetition of the otfense as
prescribed in sections l, 2 and 81
Section 4, rule 6S, was made to read:
"ln column shall be placed sacri-
flee hits which shall be sacrificed
to batsman who when no one is out or
only one is out, advances base runner
by Dunt on sacrifice hit which re-
suits III putting out the batsman, or
would SO result if handled without
error
The secretary was instructed to issue
weekly official bulletin showing the
standing Of the clubs at the beginning
OF each week. The Philadelphia club
difficulty was arranged on the basis OF
% per cent OF the gross receipts.
Z. A. Byrne. Brooklyn club, exhibited
the design of 4 silver cup valued at
| $500. which an unknown admrer pro-
| poses to present to the league, to be
| known as the trophy cup" and 20 be
| played for in series of three, five, seven
| or nine games by the clubs standing
| first and second at the end of the sea-
son, the cup to be the property OF the
club winning it three seasons in success
| sion. 1t was also suggested that the
net proceeds of these games be given to
the players of the two clubs. The UNI
pres for the season have not yet been
| selected. The final act of the niagnates
was to accept the report of the schedule
committee, after Which the committee
adjourned until the latter part of No
| Vember.
1t will be seen in the schedules that
the dates are quite. evenly divided. New
I DIX gets two games with the Cleve-
lands on Memorial day, and BROOKLYN
TWO ON the same day with the ST. Louis.
| chicago, as usual, gets independence
DAY, when she will play two games with
the Quaker City club. Boston gets two
| two games on Labor day, and Pittsburg
| also meets the Bostons for two games
on their home grounds on the Fourth of
July.