Evening star., 1895-06-08
VARIOUS SPORTING NOTES

There is going to be an interesting meet
ing of the board of the National Base Ball
League in New York Monday Several
questions will come up for consideration
relative to players now doing business in
the National League, but the bulk Of the
work cut out for Messrs Young, Byrne and
Soden. composing the board. comes up
from the minor leagues. When The Star
reporter called at league headquarters yes
terday "Uncle Nick Young was packing
his little brown leather bag, that has seen
service for the past decade.
The most important documents 1t con-
tanned were those bearing upon the cases
of Monte Cross of Pittsburg and Everett
of Chicago. the young man who is now
playing third base for 'Granpap" Anson.
The question involved In each case is a
matter of $780, which "Uncle Nick has
tucked away in Ibis stocking" pending a
decision by the national board. In both
cases Detroit is a claimant for the "plun-
der 1t appears from the records on file
with Uncle Nick" that Cross came into
prominence first as a member of the De-
troit club. He was subsequently suspended
and eventually turned up at Syracuse, N.
Y, where his brilliant work attracted the
attention of the Pttsburg management.
Last season he was drafted from Syracuse.
but before the $500 for his release was
money. on the ground that he was never
released outright by that club. At the
close of last season both Pittsburg and
Detroit included the name of Monte
Cross among the players each held in re-
serve. It is probable that some of the
confusion in this case arose from the fact
that Cross sometimes signs his name m
Cross again Monte" Cross and frequent
ly Montgomery Cross" Now the question
to be determined is, which club shall re-
ceive the $500 draft money, Syracuse or De-
troit. In any event. it is not probable that
the decision of the board will interfere
Pittsburg club.
In the case of Everett. 1t appears that he
was drafted from Detroit by Chicago. and
under ordinary circumstances, the latter
organization should pay $500 for his re-
lease. 1t is claimed by Capt. Anson that
Everetts services were obtained from De-
tr1it in accordance with a personal under
standing between the authorized parties
OF the two organizations that an exchange
should be made. The Detroit was to take
Glenalvan or DUNCAN in exchange for any
player Anson might select from the De-
troit club. He chose Everett. Now, the
contention Is whether, under the circum-
stances, Chicago is required to pay the
usual 500 draft money.
There are numerous other cases coming
up from minor leagues involving double
and. in some instances, triple contract
signing, but none of the players interested
are members of the National League at
present. 1t is quite probable that eX-
ample will be made of several promising
young players. who have no idea of the
sacredness of legal contract, especially
when they can work" a club for $50 ad-
vance money. There are several cases
pending in which one player has received
advance money from two three different
clubs before the season opened. Uncle
Nick is in favor of teaching these young
sters severe lesson by suspendng them
from all connection with national agree
Some of the league umpires say that
they are not receiving the support from
those in authority in the enforcement of
the rules, which were framed to put an
end to dirty ball playing. In other words
at the last annual meeting all the mag
mates solcmnly agreed to stand together
to bring about a reformation in the conduct
OF players on the ball field At the outset
the umpires were instructed to enforce the
rules, even if they had to fine every player
The limit or put an entire team out of the
game Now the very magnateS who in
sisted upon the enforcement of that rule
making the umDire'S life h1rrd