The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
Ball MAGHATEs ADJOURN
They Abolish Fines and Make
Discharge the Penalty.
UMPIRE'S POWER INCREASED
He May Suspend or Discha rye with
out Notice-Harry Wright Relics
Accepted-Officers Elected and
Various Committe tees Appoint ed.
Sunday Games in the West.



New York. Nov. 14.-The National League
meeting ended tonight, and while but little
apparently was accomplished, the results
are really fraught with a great deal OF
meaning to the national game next season.
The most important piece of Legislation
was the adoption OF resolutions ordering
the rules committee to enbody in their re-
port next spring a new rule. permitting
recalcitrant player to be put un the bench
without preliminary fine. This was the
original suggestion of Earl Wagner. of the
Washington team, and 1t was adopted only
after the umpires, Hurst, Emslie and Lynch,
had indorsed 1t.
IL was unanimously agreed that the reso
lutian disposed OF the umpire and fine Ques-
tions 10 tine satisfaction OF all parties con-
cerned.
TRADED FOR GLEASON.
The trade OF Doyle for Kid Gleason was
the topic On all tongues yesterday. Freed
man and Irwin declare that they havegotten
the best OF the deal May be they h;.ye, for
the BaltinIores threw In, 1t is said, S3.5O0
and none OF il was stage money. 1t will
be different matter. however. when they
come TO prove it to the public. News
papers are dissatisfied with Freedman for
his foolish course last summer. Then, when
he got Arthur Irwin. who proved to be q
failure in Phila delphia, he was condemned.
and now that Jack Doyle has been sold
the fans are wild.
The managers OF the other teams, who
were already sore on Freedman, are more
disguised than ever, as he has added to
the strength of the two-years' champions
and has not helped himself very much.
According to a runlor that went the
rounds today John Brush and Freedman
almost came to blows over the iatter's du-
plicity in dealing with Brush. The Gin
cinnati mau had Offered a guod SUN OF
money for Doyle, but Freedman wanted
Latham TO boot. Brush asked for time and
Freedman agreed to keep the matter open
until this morning
BRUSH DENOUNCED FREEDMAN.
In the meantime the deal for Gleason was
oonsumated, and when Brush heard ii he
denounced Freedman to his face in language
that admitted of no mistake.
The men were separated, but Brush
promised to DO" his adversary before he
got through No chance offered until the
committees were formed. When tile list
was announced the fine Italian hand of
Brush could be seen, and the New York
man failed to get on a single committee
Washington got the place oD the board
of governors. which New York would other
wise have had
To add to FreednIan's discontinue, Byrne
OF Brooklyn, against whom he had de-
clared war, was reelected to the national
board and his new enemy, Brush, became
a member too. Freedman looked very tired
OF baseball when the League adjourned.
Brooklyn'S purchase OF Mccarthy is con-
sidered as a good omen for that team as
well as Tor Boston. and experts say that the
pennant lies between Baltimore and Boston.
with the chances fayoring the former.
In taking OF the meeting this evening
Earl Wegner said:
Tell Washington people, through The
Times. that we are bound for the first
division for sure this time, and we viii do
all we have promised The Senators are
by 10 means as weak as several clubs in
the race that have stood high right along.
and we will show clean heels TO at least
five teams this season.