The Washington times., 1895-06-11
HAGHATEs IN MEETING
National Baseball Board Crap
Piles Some Big Questions.
DETR0ITS CLAIMS DISALL0NED
Everett and Cross Cases Finally Dis
posed of-Board Cannot Act on the
Westinghouse. Louis Financial Tam
gle-warning Given Clubs Who Sur
reptitiously Solicit Players.

New York, June 10.-The national board
of the Baseball League met at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to-day. Among the ques-
tious considered by the board were the
ultimate disposal of Cross of the Pitts
burgs, Everett of Chicago, and several
other players.
1t was openly hinted that all is not
satisfactory with the present staff OF
umpires. Equally strong were the in
timations concerning a probable change
in the National League circuit.
The disgraceful row at the Polo grounds
on Saturday will also come up for consider
alton, and IL is known that the board spoke
its mind to the Pittsburg club. President
Robinson, of the Clevelands, and President
Hart, of Chicago, were before the board
during the morning.
President Young at the close OF the
forenoon session said that no action would
be taken by the board, except in the Cross
and Everett cases.
Won DER AHE VERSUS WAGNER.
The national board as board, he added,
had no jurisdiction over the matter of
the st. Louis Washington financial tangle
Neither is it empowered to transfer the
Louisville franchise to Indianapolis, even
t..
Young pretended not to know that il was.
President Freedman, of the New York,
and Patrick Powers, of the Rochester
Club, Were in consultation with the board
during he afternoon
1t was decided that Pitcher Hodson
shall remain with Philadelphia Hodson
was released from Boston some time ago.
President Robinson, of the Cleveland Club.
appeared before the board to-day and said
hnr 3, Il ~. .
fered by Cleveland before he signed witt
Philadelphia.
DETROIT TWICE BEATEN.
The board then took up the Everett
and Cross cases. In the case of the fixst-
named it was found that the Detroit club
had no valid claim against the Chicago
club, for the reason that valuable con-
sideration in tue release of Glenalvin had
! been given and that Chicago had the right
to select Everett and was warranted in do
ing so underthe agreement With the Detroit
club. This dsposes FOL all time OF the $500
claimed b. the Detroit club.
In the matterof Cross it was decided that
his contract with the Detroit club in 1894
was null and void, he having been at the
time duly employed player III the Eastern
League.
Thus Detroit was found to have no claim
to any portion OF the consideration paid to
the Syracuse club for the release of Cross
READING THE RIOT ACT
This note of warning was sounded by the
! board before adjournment:
1T has come TO the knowledge of this
board that Official connection with clubs
identified with the National agreemen
have Of late been violating the letter and
spirit of the agreement by surreptitiously
communicating with and endeavoring to
Influence players under contract with
other clubs without the consent of the
latter.
This board desires to call the atteu
tiun of all club officials, managers and
agents to article s of the National agree
ment, which distinctly prohibits such
action on the part of any official.
This board now gives notice that
under the power conferred upon it by the
National agreement it is determined to
put stop to this growing evil, aud will
exercise its full powers in doing so and
inflict severe penalties upon any one
proven guilty of violation of this rule.
This is Intended to apply to all clubs
operating under the National agreement" !"