The morning times., 1895-11-14
WAGNER WAS OBDURATt
Refused All Offers for the Sale
of Senators.
JOYCE SLATED FOR CAPTAIN
Bids Were Made for Cartwright,
Doyle, Selbacb a nd Others-Changes
= Effected at the League Meeting In
New York-It wus Harmonious and
Businesslike.
Especial 10 The Tlmes.l

New York, Nov. 3.-The first days ses-
sion of the National League meeting ended
at O'Clock tonight without the accomplish
rnent of any business Of Importance. The
rule always has been for the magnatcs to
consider plans for strengthening their teams
and this was the main part OF the work
today.
No sooner had the owners OF tie clubs
commence TO arrive than deals began to
be Offered and no club had more offers
than the Washing tonteam, which was repre-
sentcd by J. Earle Wagner and Judge Elliott.
Baltimore and Boston wanted Cartwright.
New York was willing 10 give Jack Doyle
for Sclbach, and Boston offered Mccarthy
for him.
Tenders OF money and combinations Of
players were offered for Maui, Mercer,
aud Mcclure, but to all these the iih-
perturablc Wagner turned II deaf ear. In
fact, they came so stroug that when the
meeting was called TO order ut IL O'Clock,
Mr. Wagner arose ana said To the assembled
maguates:
.tieutIcrnen, 1 want to say that the
Washington team has twenty-five men
signed and that everyone Of them VIII
be found in uniform when the season opens.
have no men TO sell and none to trade,
SO no propositions need be made
SOME TRADES EFFECTED.
This put a damper ON Freedman, who
thought he could get rid of Doyle and get
good fielder. in consequence the trades
yeered around, and an hour later it was
announced that Nash been traded TO Phila-
delphia for Hamilton. Nash Will captain
ana manage tue tnllhes, ana Hutnii,on
VIII dispIace Mccarthy in the Boston out
field. John NJ. Ward, who left the New
York team in 1894, and who was on
the Giants reserved list, asked TO De
given his release by the league on the
grounds that he had not been tendcred
contract. :.
lne New York Club, however, declared
that such a tender had been made, so the
request was laid on the table until next
spring In case the league had grant
ed 1t Ward would probably have
| signed with Philadelphia as manager
| one thing which will interest Washington
| fans is the report which was in circuia-
| ton Yesterday TO the effect that ''Scrappy"
Joyce will captain next years Senator'S
| Earl Wagner would not deny the runlor,
| and his only answer was a non-cOmmtttal
one, but it is reasonable TO believe that
| the story is true.
Tie main business 10 come before to-
nlorrows session is in regard 10 sunday
| games. New YORK, Boston, Philadelphia
| and Pittsburg never play on SunCay IN he
| West, where Sunday games are permitted
| i'm faur cities. Consequently when one or
| those clubs plays In Il Western town on
! Monday. after another club has played
| a Sunday game. the Attendance is small
| There is lilIle probability OF, the scheile
| carving as the Western clubs have Eastern
| svmpathizers who viii stand by them TO
the last.
UMPIRE QUESTION.
Another matter which will receive at
| p.s sf l.Nn
| VINO was driven 10 resign by the perse-
! cution of Freedman, will appear before
| the meeting tomorrow, and tell how play
! ers and magnalrs treated him. Hurst ana
EnlsIie viii do likewise, and the maEnates
| are ant TO ncar some startling truths that
Will cause them to make strictcr rules ior
1 tlic goyernanCe of the players.
There Is strong senIltnent growing
! up in the league that the fine system Is as
| fnadcuuate to repTess lawiessDess on the
| field as il is unjust TO the players. Earie
Wagner will suggest that the umpires be
| allowed to warn man once III eacn game
and on repetition OF the offense SEND MN 10
| the bench.
FINE SYSTEM.
A player, he contends. who is contmu-
aIly wrangling and getting put ont OF
the game will ti.eu be taken IN hand 10y ms
mana ger and fines imposed that VIII teach
him his place; at any rate there VIII be re-
strictious put upon the players that VIII
protect the umpire.
The talk of a combination against Byrn'
is declared by all the members OF the rIne
to be silly, but the obstacles thrown II
Freedman's way in his efforts tn strengthen
his team show that un one side anyway
he has enemies. Freedman declared to-
night that he would get rid of Doyle and
get a iirst-class man in bis place, but the
doors seem to be shut unless the Wagners
| should accent nnNle and sunne mnneN f0I