The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-15


timore-"Harry w right Day Set Apart
for Monument Fund-Proposal to SUBJ
stitute Removal from the Grounds for
Money Fine-Changes Actually Made in
Rules-Proceedings of the Day.
New York, Nov 14-The annual fall
session Of the National Baseball league
which began in this city yesterday,
closed tonight at the Fifth avenue no
tel at o'clock. Notwithstanding the
ru,nors which mad been af1oat as to
wing-clipping and knifeing OF the part
Of some magnates, the session passed
over very quietly.
Offers to trade and purchase players
were very numerous but Only two deals
went through. These were Captain
Nash Of Boston, who viii play th'rd
while Hamilton of the Pailadeiphlas
will take his place with Boston, ana
ex-Captain Doyle of the New FORKS,
who will strengthen the Orioles in ex-
change for Kid Gleason. President
Brush of Boston was very angry when
the Doyle-Gleason deal went through
as he claimed he mad al option on the
Giants all-round player. President
Freedman, however, said the Cincinnati
It's had no right to kick and claimed
that his deal with Baltimore was per-
fectly legitimate Messrs. Kerr and
Mack of Pittsburg bid a high cash price
for Doyle but New Workers said they
did not want money and considered
they had made good exchange when
they got Gleason in return for the ex-
captain.
President Brush and Buck Ewing
n IL for
Porkopolfs but President Freedn an
gave them the same answer. as far as
money was concerned They then Of
fered three men and $4,000 TO Louisville
for Clark, the Colonies left fielder, but
DR. Stuckey did not bite at the offer.
President Freedman offered 5000 for
ClarkS relea Sc but received a set back
when DR.. Stuckey told him that he
could not have any of Louisville's play
ers at any price.
HARRY WRIGHT DAY.
This afternoon while the league mag
lates were still in session, Secretary
Young came out and invited the corps
of newspaper men to come to the meet
ing room Mr.. Sowden, who was chair
man, announced that the league mem
bers were anxious to perpetuate the
memory of the late Harry Wright, who
had done SO much for Americas ma
tional game. John l. Rodgers of Phil
adelphia submitted a series of resolu-
lions in memoriam, in which the late
umpire was feelingly referred TO as a
man and a sportsman. The tribute
contained the following preamble:
1T is meet and proper that this or
ganization at its first session held af-
ter the sad event should formally re
cord the death of Harry Wright, who
for twenty years has been our chief of
umpires-an office created in recogni-
ton of his invaluable services to the
national game, an Office of which he
was the only incumbent, without pre-
decessor or successor
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Frank Hough of the Philadelphia
Press on behalf of the Scorers associ-
alton, suggested that a day be set
apart in the early spring which should
be known as Harry Wright day.
President Byrne, of Brooklyn moved
that day be named prior to the open
ing Of the regular baseball season next
year in which every club in the league
should be instructed to play with the
best attraction possible and the pro-
ceeds of such games TO be placed in the
hands of a committee which would ar
range details for the erection of suit
able monument in memory of Harry
Wright, This was carried and the fol-
lowing committee was named: Messrs.
Brush, Cincinnati: Hart, Chicago, and
Rogers, Philadelphia.
The meeting then adjourned until
O'Clock.
Tonight the delegates of the league
concludede their business and adjourn
Cd - LTsa1Av <av-xr rr-ln how
wifi meet again at the Fifth Avenue
hotel.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
President n. E. Young gave the fol-
lowing report of the days proceedings:
when the delegates met a u o'clock
the following resolution was passed
unanimously:
Resolved, That the rules committee,
when elected, are requested to submit
40 this body an amendment TO rule 80,
substantially aoolishing the infiiction
of money fines and empowering umpire
10 remove from the grounds any player
who, after being once cautioned. con-
tinues to be guilty of violating any
other rule and in case of serious viola
ton TO remove him without such eau
ton
''The election of officers to constitute
and their number was increased by
one The following were elected: Y.
+. Young, c. H. Byrne, John T. Brush,
and A II. Soden.
The following gentlemen were elect
ed 10 the board of directors: II. E.
Nonderhorst, Baltiore; J. E Wagner
Washington: A. II. Soden, Boston. Jas
A. Hart. Chicago; DR.. r. J. H. Stuckey.
louisville, and a. a. Kerr. PittsburR
THE playing rules committee which
was appointed by President YOUNG ron-
phia; Chris Won der Abe. St Louis and
Edward Hanlon, Baltimore.
The president Of the league was re-
quested to arrange a schedule of the
coraing season. so that so far as prac-
ticable the clubs which play Sunday
games shall be gin on the fret dav Of
the week so as not 70 conflict with the
non-Sunday playing Clubs.
Article VI of the national agree
ynent was amended 10 read as follows:
Any club or party " the first Part
Of this agreement which exerc ses its
right Of selection OF a player as provi-
ded IN paragraph Il IF this article and
complies with the requirements Of such
paragraph r shall have the Exclusive
right 10 the services OF such player and
81 such club desires 10 dispense with
the services Of such player so selected.
no club. party OF the first part. or
any club identified with this agree
ment shall have any claim % the serv-
Ices OF such player unless the club de-
string his services shall pay forthwith
20 the original selecting club tue actual
amount paid out by such club on ac-
count OF such player.
Paragraph Of article V was amen
ded so that any minor league organiza-
ton desiring To be CLASSIFIED rs Ga IS 4