St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-28
DIDN'T TALK SCHEDULE.
League Magnates Revise Rules
Pfeffer Case Not Taken Up.


Pfef2er Case Not Taken Up.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The annual
meeting of the various base ball clubs
making up the National league went
into session at the Fifth avenue hotel
today. There were present: Messrs
Soden and Conant, of Boston; Chris
Won der Abe, of st. Louis; DR.. Stuckey,
of Louisville; John T. Brush, of Gin
cinnati; Andrew Freedman, of New
York; Charles Byrne, of Brooklyn;
James A. Hart, of Chicago; W. W.
Kerr, of Pittsburg; H. A Won der
Horst, of Baltimore; John I. Rogers,
of Philadelphia, and the Wagners.
The national board, composed of
Messrs. Byrne, Soden and Young, met
and transacted all their business, but
what they did was not divulged by
any of the trio, as their work was exec
utive.
At lilo o'clock the delegates to the
annual meeting went into session.
When the league meeting took a re-
cess it was learned that the delegates
went over the suggestions made by
the rules committee very carefully,
and it looked as if a great many of
them would be adopted.
AT $50 this evening, after the dele
gates had been in session over six
hours, a second adjournment was ia
ken, and Secretary Nick Young met
the reporters and gave out the
following account Of the meeting:
At a meeting Of the national board,
composed of Messrs. Young, Soden
and Byrne, held this morning, the
treasurer's report was read and
adopted, and N. E. Young was re-
elected secretary and treasurer The
following claims were acted upon:
John Walters was assigned to In
dianapolis, and the board directed the
$50 due the Rochester club to be paid
in ten days, under penalty of forfeit
ing all rights to play.
NJ. j. frost was awarded to Nash
vile, and Nashville was directed to
pay over to Rochester any advance
money which the latter club had given
to the players.
Joseph Strauss, for whom there were
claims from Minneapolis and Lincoln,
was awarded to Minneapolis. This 1:n-
ished the work of the national board
At a meeting of the board of national
John T. Brush, of Cincinnati, in refer
ence to Pitcher Gumbert, for whom he
had made a deal with Connie Mack,
for exchange, was heard. After hear
ing the evidence, the board disallowed
the claim, on the grounds that Mr..
Mack had no authority to make the ex-
change for Catcher iKinslow The
meeting of the league was called to or
der at 20 a. m, and President A H
Soden, of Boston, presided. The
changes suggested by the rules commit
tee were first taken up. Rule has
been changed so that the pitchers
plate will be 24x6 inches, instead of 12x4
inches.
Rule IA, section 2, has been changed.
The last sentence has been stricken out
and the following added: 1.-The new
ball delivered to the pitcher may be
discolored by him, but by no other
player. In so doing, however, he shall
resort to no other means than rub
bling it with his hands or gloves, and
shall use no foreign substance other
than earth; and said ball shall not be
rolled or passed from player to player
Rule Is has been amended by substi-
tutng the word entirely" for wholly"
and the diameter Of the bat is increased
from two and half inches to two and
three-Guarter inches.
The much talked of glove or NIT
question was settled as follows: 1.-The
catcher and first baSeman are permit
ted to wear glove or nit any size,
shape or weight. All other players are
restricted to the use of glove or nit
weighing not less than ten ounces and
measuring in circumference around the
palm of the hand not over fourteen
inches.
Rule 20. The last six words have
been stricken out and replaced by the