Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
Little Accomplished at the Base
Ball Meeting.
MORE DEALS FOR TEE CRACK PLAYERS
News of the Local Foot Ball
EIevens.
ANOTHER CUP CHALLENGE

The National League magnates finished
their business at o'clock last night, in New
York, and adjourned until February "a next,
when the schedule meeting will be held.
Very little has been accomplished at the
meeting, at least very little has been given
out. No changes were made in the rules
ard the umpire question remains as 1t was,
with probability that the double system
will be adopted in the spring.
1t was nearly 1 o'clock in the afternoon be-
fore the tired and weary magnates got to-
gether, and then they had a conference with
Umpires Tim Hurst, Bob Emslie and Lynch.
AS a result of this conference the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the rules committee when
elected are requested to submit to this body
an amendment to rule So substantially abol-
tshing the inf1iction of money fines and en-
towering umpires to remove from the game
any player who after being once cautioned
continues to be guilty of violating any Of the
rules and in case of serious violation, re-
move him without such caution"
The national board was increased by one
member, the election resulting in the choice
of Messrs Young, Byrnes, Brush and Soden.
MIR. Brush Is the new member. Directors
for the ensuing year are Messrs. Wonder
horst. Wagner and Soden from the east, and
Hart, Stuckey and Kerr from the west The
rev committees on playing rules consists of
Messrs. Reach, Won der Abe and Hanlon. 1t
will be observed that President Andrew
Freedman of New York is not on any COM
mittee. In fact, the league has sat down
very hard on Freedman, and his schemes to
clip the wings Of the other magnates have
miScarried.
The only deal that went through yesterday
was one by which Brooklyn secures Tommy
Mccarthy, the fast little Boston fielder, for
cash consideration of S6,500
Big Dan Brouthers will very likely cover
the initial bag for the Phillies next year.
and Jack Boyle will go behind the bat and
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The Brooklyn club drafted Frank Bonner,
the second baseman from Wdlkesbarre, and
outfielder Jones from the Springfield club.
To Blacklist Deserters.
During the meeting President Byrne of
Brooklyn arose. and, with the preface. I'm
time OF peace prepare for war" offered
resolution which provided that any club Of
fetal, manager or player who Joined any
other base ball organization, or entered into
negotiations with any intending competitor,
or in any way interested himself with any
enterprise inimical to the National League
monopoly, should forever be abolished from
base hall; there was to be no appeal no
reinstatement, no tribunal The cases Of
these alleged offenders were never to be
considered. They were simply to be dead
from the national agreement point. Nine
clubs voted for the resolution. New York.
Philadelphia and Boston voted nay.
Heretofore, If a league paid for class A
protection under the national agreement, 1t
received $1,OOO for a drafted player to the
National League. Now the sum is cut to
500, and in return the price of protection is
cut down one-half. This amounts to but a
small sum compared to the less sustained
by the minor league clubs, which are nur-
! series for major league stars. The Western
League is class A organization. The East
ern League is class B. The members of the
latter will only receive $3.50 whenever a
player is drafted, instead of $500. The rule
goes into effect in 1897.