The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-15
LEAGUE OF BASE BALL CLUBS.
SUSPENSION TO sUPERCEDE THE
FINE SYSTEM.

Players to he Ordered Out of the
Game without Warming for GIar-
ing OfTenSes and After one Warn
ing for Trivial ORenSes-ResoIu-
lions EuIogisttc of Harry Wright
Adopted by Unanimous VOfe-The
Double Umpire Question Goes over.
New York. Nov. 1.-THE annual fan
meeting of the National Base Ball League
was concluded tonight at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel. after session which, with in
termissions, lasted from 1879 tin O clock
p. m. All the delegates We're in attendance.
and. with one or two exceptions the meet
ing was very harmonious.
President John T. Brush Of Cincinnati
and President Andrew Freeman of New
York fired some hot shot at one another
during the day over the exchange OF
Doyle Of New York for Gleason Of Balti-
more. Brush thought he had an option
ON Doyle in exchange for Latham.
The most important move taken by the
league was the abolition of the fine sys-
tenn. For the future offending players win
be expelled from the game after one warn
ing IN trivial cases and without notice
IN glaring oifenses. Umpires Hurst. Ems
lie and keefe gave evidence before the
meeting as 10 their treatment by obstruCt-
ing players on last and previous seasons.
hy unanimous vote Of the league. the
secretary was directed to accept the Har-
ry Wright relies, and to have q list of ,he
same drawn up and presented at the
next spring meeting.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Brush OF Cincinnati, Hart Of Chicago and
Rogers OF Philadelphia. was appointed to
arrange Tor day I'm the spring to be
called Harry Wright day." and 20 be
uniformly set apart i'm all the cities of
the league, on which a game is TO be
played and 1ae proceeds thereof TO be de-
voted 10 the erection Of a monument to
the veteran umpire. A long and highly
complimentary eulogium to the deceased
was put on the minutes and the Sec
retary was ordered to have a copv en-
rolled and framed, and to present the
same to the family of the late chief Of
umpres.
The double umpire question went over
to the spring meeting.
President and Secretary Nick Young
was elected last year for a term Of three
years. The national board was increased
Dy the election of another member, John
T. Brush. while Messrs. Byrne Of Brook
Iyh PRESIDENT Nick Young and Soden
of Boston were reelected
The board of directors was elected as
follows. Messrs Won Dcrhost OF Balu-
timore, Soden of Boston, Wagner Of Wash
ington, Hart of Chicago, Stuckey of Louis
vile, ana Kerr Of Pittsburg
The board as constituted has three del
cgates from the east and three from the
west.
The playing rules committee was appoint
ed by the president, and is made up of
President Reach Of Philadelphia, Chris
Won de Abe Of st. Louis and President
Hanlon Of Baltimore.
With regard to the Sunday ball ques-
ton, the advocates OF play on the Sab
bath won their end and Sunday ball will
be played in the west. The president will
direct the schedule committee to arrange
a schedule for the coming season so far
as practicable. so that clubs desirous Of
playing ball on Sunday shall be scheduled
Tor the first day of the week in order not
TO conflict with clubs not playing on Sun
DAYS. The league then adjourned until
Feb a. 1896