The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-28
TllE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Ga,c' hall Masuates IN Session Mt Nc
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Tho nnse' iiali Masuatss IN Session Mt New
rotk--rhe New Ratios.
New fouH. Fob. 27.-'rho annual
meeting Of tho variou, base ball clubs
making up tho National League wont
into session at tho Fifth Avenue hotel
to-day. There woro present Messrs.
Bodcn aud Conant, OF Boston; Chris
Won Dor Ahe. OF ST. Louis; Dr.. STICKY,
OF Louisville; John T. Brush, OF Cincin.
natl; Andrew Freedman, OF New York;
Uharle, Byrne. OF Brooklyn; James A.
Hart, OF Chicago; W. A. Knrr. OF Pitts.
bureh; Is. A. Won Dor Horst, OF Bal,i.
moro; John |. Rogers, OF Philadelphia,
aud the Wagners. Of Washington.
Tho schedule question will DO q big
bono OF contention. rs each of tho
twelve clubs will make a no, dgh, for
tho "plums." Tho rules committee suy.
goslion about gloves does not find favor
with the men who arc Interested, aud 1t
Is anticipated that tho report will be
Killed Mt tho meeting. Another subject
which was much talked Of was Fred
Pteilcr's Reinstatement. Tho majority
OF the experts think that tho magnutes
will act iavorably on his application.
Buck" Ewing, OF Cincinnati. Ia very
anxious to swap Pitcher Chamberlain
for almost anything, and no reasonable
ouer will DO refused.
Tho national board, composed OF
Mcssrs. Byrne. Soden and Young, mot
and transacted all their business, but
what they did was not divulged by any
oil the trio, rs their work was executive
President freedman, Of New York, IL
representing the Cleveland club ut the
meeting in place OF Frank Dell. Robin.
son, who IL absent on account OF his
fathers death.
At $3.50 this evening, aitor tho dele.
gates had been ia session over ak hours,
q second adjournment was taken and
Secretary Nick Young mo; tho reporters
and vaye out tho following account OF
tho meeting:
At meeting OF the national board,
composed OF Me,sr,. Young, Soden aud
Byrne, held this morning, the trsasur.
er's report was read aud adopted and n.
Z. Young was reelected secretary and
treasurer.
The appeal OF John T. Brush, OF Gin.
Einnati, in reference to Pitcher Gum
bert. for whom he had made deal with
Connie Mack for an exchange, was
heard. After hearing the evidence, the
board disallowod the claim on the
grounds that Mr.. Mack had not the au.
thority to make the exchange.
The meeting OF the league was called
to order at ll:20 n. N. and President A.
Il. sodcn, Of Boston. presided. The
changes suggested BY the rules commit
tee were fist taken up.
Rule has been changed so tina. the
pitchers plate will be,34 by inches in
stead OF II BY 1 inches.
Rule II, section 4, has been changed.
as suggested by the rules committee, al
lowing the pitcher to discolor the ball.
Rule 10 has been amended bv sub.
shutting the word entirely" for
wholly" and the diameter OF the BATH
increased from .! INCHES TO 2; inchcs.
The much talked OF glove or init.
question was settled as follows: The
catcher and first baseman are permitted
TO wear glove or NIT OF any size,
shape or weight. All other players arc
restricted TO the use OF glove or mi,t
weighing not more than ten ounces and
measuring in circumference around the
palm not over fourteen inches.
Rule 20-Tue last six words have been
stricken out and replaced by the follow.
ing:
while not engaged in active play"
Rule %. section 6, has been made 10
read one minute, instead OF five"
Rule 3i-Add ut end And tho UNI
pire shall have called play"
Rule 80. section The word touch
ed" replaces the word stopped"
Rule 39-The words directly to the
ground" are stricken on. in the fifth
and sixth lines -
Rule 10 Is entirely stricken out and
the following adopted:
"A bunt hit "a deliberate attempt
on the part oil n ba,sman to hi, a ball
slowly within the indeId so that it can !.
not be fieldcd by any fielder In time TO
retire the batsman."
Rule ~. Add now section 6: "The
umpire will call strike on all foul tips
caught by the catcher within the ten
foot line"
Secretary Young was then asked il
the fieIcr case was mentioned at the
session to-day, and said that it had not
been. ilo acknowledged. however,
having received petition, bearing
thousands OF signatures, asking for
Pfntiers reinstatement.
To.ni:hts session OF the National
League was adjourned about midnight.
The most important business at this
session was the consideration OF
Pfei!er's application for rcinstatc.
mont. Tho whole matter WINS formally
referred to 4 committee OF three, con.
sisting OF J. 7. Brush. OF Cincinnati; ].
A. Hart, OF Chicago, and Andrew Freed.
man. OF New York. to DO reported upon
at the session tomorrow morning.