Evening star., 1895-06-08
PLAYERS IN DISPUTE
Matters to Come Up Before League
Magnates.
CLEVELAND'S VICTORY YESTERDAY
Result Of Bad judgement on the
Bench.
VARIOUS SPORTING NOTES

There is going to be an interesting meet
ing of the board of the National Base Ball
League in New York Monday. Several
questions will come up for consideration
relative to players now doing business in
the National League, but the bulk of the
work cut out for Messrs. Young. Byrne and
Soden, composing the board, comes up
from the minor leagues. When The Star
reporter called at league headquarters yes
terday "Cncle Nick Young was packing
his little brown leather bag, that has seen
service for the past decade.
The most important documents 1t con-
tanned were those bearing upon the cases
of Monte Cross of Pittsburg and Everett
of Chicago. the young man who is now
playing third base for ''Granpap" Anson.
The question involved in each case is a
matter of $500. which "Uncle Nick has
tucked away in Ibis stocking" pending a
decision by the national board In both
cases Detroit is a claimant for the 'plun-
der" 1t appears from the records on file
with Uncle Nick" that Cross came into
prominence first a member of the De-
troit club. He was subsequently suspended
and eventually turned up at Syracuse, N.
Y, where his brilliant work attracted the
attention of the Pittsburg management.
Last season he was drafted from Syracuse,
but before the $500 for his release was
paid Detroit put in claim to the release
money, on the ground that he was never
released outright by that club. At the
close of last season both Pittsburg and
Detroit included the name of Monte"
Cross among the players each held in re-
serve II is probable that some of the
confusion in this case arose from the fact
that Cross sometimes signs his name IN.
Cross" again Monte Cross and frequent
ly Montgomery Cross" Now, the question
to be determined is, which club shall re-
ceiVe the $500 draft money, Syracuse or De-
troit. In any event. it is not probable that
the decision of the board will interfere
with Cross status as member of the
Pittsburg club.
In the case of Everett. 1t appears that he
was drafted from Detroit by Chicago, aud.
under ordinary circumstances, the latter
lease. 1t is claimed by Capt. Arson that
Everctts services were obtained from De-
troit in accordance with a personal under
standing between the authorized parties
of the two organizations that an exchange
should be made. The Detroit was to take
Glenalvan or DUNCAN in exchange for any
player Anson might select from the De-
t1oit club. He chose Everett. Now, the
contention is whether, under the circum-
stances. Chicago is required to pay the
usual 500 draft money.
There are numerous other cases coming
up from minor leagues involving double
and, in some instances, triple contract
signing, but none of the players interested
are members of the National League at
present. 1t is quite probable that an ex-
ample will be made of several promising
young players, who have no idea of the
sacredness of legal contract, especially
when they can "work' a club for $50 ad-
vance money. There are several cases
pending in which one player has received
advance money from two or three different
clubs before the season opened. Uncle
Nick" is in favor of teaching these young
sters severe lesson by suspending them
from all connection with national agree
ne q Van at
Some of the league umpires say that
they are not receiving the support from
those in authority in the enforcement of
the rules, which were framed to put an
end to dirty ball playing. In other words,
at the last annual meeting all the mag
mates solemnly agreed to stand together
to bring about reformation in the conduct
OF players on the ball field. At the outset
the umpires were instructed to enforce the
rules even if they had to fine every player
the limit or put an entire team out of the
game. Now the very magnates who in
sisted upon the enforcement of that rule
are making the umpire's life a burden