The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-14
LEAGUE MEN MEET
BASEBALL INTERESTS LOOKED
AFTER IN NEW YORK CITY.

Rumors of a Combine of Four Eastern
Clubs of the National League Against
the Eight Others Fail to Materialize as
Facts, and What there is Done is Busi-
ness-Large Attendance of National
League Umpires, Who May Tell How
They. have Been Treated Eastern and
Western Leagues Represented.
New York, Nov 13.-The first days
session of the magnates representing
the twelve clubs comprising the Ma
tional Baseball league, is over and no
Evolutionary moves have been made.
Early in the day there were conflict
ing rumors as to the formation Of the
big Four" Boston, Philadelphia.
Pittsburg and New York were said to
have combined TO make things exceed
lngly interesting for the other eight
cities represented in the National
league, and their chief objection was
the abolition Of Sunday playing. Added
TO this, it was said that the quartette
would insist on the adoption Of the
double umpire system. President A J.
Reach of the Philadelphia club, denied
most emphatically that he or any 9th
sr one representing the Philadelphia
slub had entered into a combine, and
that the first intimation he had of such
4 thing reached him through this morn
ing papers.
Ex-Captain John J. Ward requested
he board of directors to have his name
erased from the reserve list of the New
York club. claiming that under the
rules contract should have been prof
tered to him at the close of the season
IF 1894, and as this was not done, he as
serted that this omission released him.
Furthermore, he claimed that the keep
ing of his name on the list injured him
In his profession as a lawyer, as il
would lead persons to suppose that he
had not retired permanently from the
ball field. Wards protest was laid over
in order that the board might take fur
Their testimony in regard 10 the matter.
Chris Won der Abe of ST. Louis made
a claim for remuneration in the case of
the well-know pitcher, Mcfarland, but
after due delibera ton the board decided
that Mcfarland rightly belonged to
Cincinnati. and that the st. Louis presi-
dent's claim should not be allowed
The board Of directors got to business
shortly after o'clock and the regular
meeting of the league did not convene
until 4. This session lasted over four |
hours and adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon.
After the meeting Mr. Young said the |
only business transaction was the /
awarding of the championship to Balti- |
more. and the reading Of the treasurer's |
report, which was accepted.
During the day there was a large at |
tendance of National league umpires !
who Were summoned to appear before |
the league to tell what treatment they
had received at the hands of the play /
Frs during the season. This is evident /
ly a move made by the delegates to en-
force stricter regulations for the pro-
lection of umDireS against obstructive
and abusive players.
The Eastern league was represented |
very largely and Jim Manning of Kan
sas City was on hand representing the
Western league In order to have the /
eastern and western minor interests
represented on the national board.
which has the deciding of all claims
and differences arising in the minor
clubs.
President Lowers of the Eastern
league said the matter would be more
fully considered at their meeting in De-
cember next and their claims would be
laid before the national board next
year.
Among the prominent managers who
we're looking for good exchanges and
talking TO the many PLAYERS
who were gathered together in the cor
rldors of the hotel We're Arthur Irwin.
Dave FoutZ. Ned Hanlon. Buck Ewing
and Connie" Mack. Arthur Irwin was
very anxious to secure Nash from the
Bostons. but President Freedman and
ne delayed a little too long in coming to
terms, as the Philadelphians traded
Billy Hamilton, the outfielder, for Bos-
-on's third baseman. Hamilton will
AXE McCarthy's place in the outfield
or the Bostons, and Nash will play
h1rd and captain the Philadelphia
cam The New Workers made several
unsuccessful attempts to trade DOYLE
III for good player and considera-
,lon, among those named being Latham
u cincinnati and Cooley of st. Louis.