The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-15
THE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Ofth National Association Of Professional
Ball Clubs Of America Meet.
DOYLE AND GLEASON FOUGHT OVER.
The Fine System Abolished, ana as u
Substitute the Offending Players
Will he Expelled From the Gnrne
without Warming I'm GInring Cases
Harry Wright Day Established.

New York, Nov. 14.-The annual fall
meeting of the National Baseball Lea
que was concluded tonight at the fifth
Avenue Hotel. after session which,
with intermissons, lasted from i2:3G
till y. nj. All the delegates were In
attendance. and with one or two ex-
ccptioEs, the meeting was very har-
monious.
President John T. Brush. of Cincin-
natl. and President Andrew Freedman.
of New York, fired some hot shots AT
one another during tile day over the
exchange of Doyle. OF New York, for
Gleason. of Baltimore. Brush thought:
he had an option on Doyle In exchange
for Latham.
The most important move taken b.
the league was the abolition Of the fine
system. For the future offending play
ers will be expelled from the game ar-
ter one warning in trivial cases and
without notice I'm glaring orrenses.
The umpires Hurst Emslie and Keerc
gave evidence before the meeting as TO
their treatment by obstructing play
ers on last and previous seasons.
by the unanimous vote of the League
the Secretary was directed To accept the
Harry Wright relics. and TO have n list
of the same drawn up and presented at
the next spring meeting.
a committees. consisting of McsSrs.
Brush, Of Cincinnati, Hart. of Chicago
and Rogers, of Philadelphia, was ap-
pointed to arrange for a day in the
spring Ito he called Harry Wright
Day. and 10 be uniformly set apart
in all the cities of the League. on which
Il game is To be played and The pro-
ceeds thereof to be devoted TO the cree
ton OF q monument 10 the veteran
umpirH. y long and highly cOmpli-
mentary eulogium to the deceased was
tns nl tl,ra, MT. Il L.,
tary was ordered to have q copy enroll
cd and framed, and 10 present the same
to the family of the late chief of umpircs
The double umpire question went over
TO the spring meeting.
President and Secretary Nick Young
was elected last wear for Il term of
three years. The National Board was
increased by the election of another
member. John Y. Brush. while Messrs
l!rGc. of Brooklyn: President Nick
Young. and Soden, of Boston, were re-
The Board Of Directors was elected as
follows:
Wonder Horst Baltimore; Soden Bos-
ton: Wagner, Washington; Hart, Chi
caEo: Stuckey, Louisville, and Kerr.
Eittsburg.
The board. as constituted, has three
delegates from the East and three
from the West.
The playing rules committee was APP
pointed by the president and is made
up of President Reach. of Philadelphia;
Chris Won Der Abe. Of ST. Louis, and
President Hanlon. of Baltimore
With regard to the Sunday ball uues.
ton the advocates Of play on the Sab
bath won their end aud Sunday ball
will be played in the West. The prcsi-
dent will direct the schedule commit
tee to arrange Il schedule for the COM
ing season so far as practicable so
that clubs desirous of playing ball on
Sunday shall be scheduled for the first
day OF the week in order not TO con-
flict with clubs not playing on Sunday.
The League then adjourned until
February "a 1896