Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-25

Annual Meeting to ARRANGE the
Schedule In prpurcss

Annual Meeting to Arraugc the
| Schedule In Progress.
NEW YORK, Feb 2i.-The annual schedule
meeting OF the National Base Ball league was
begun today at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
The national board OF arbitration, which
consists Of N. f. Young Of Washington. C. II.
Bryne OF Brooklyn, A. II. Sodeu Of Boston
and John T. Brush Of Cincinnati. went into
session and took up the petition OF John H.
Ward, ex-captan Of the New York club
Ward wants to have his name erased from
the reserved list of the New York club.
The national board adjourned at 2l5 after
session Of four hours The entire time
was taken up with the Ward Freedman case
ana both men were heard fully. The finding
is that Ward was illegally reserved for the
season of 1896 by reason of the fact that
he was not under contract with the New
York Ball club for the season Of 1895. aud
did not refuse to sign a contract with said
club for that season, and consequently Ward
is released from reservation.
The case OF Elberfed who is claimed by
the Montgomery and Dallas clubs was re
ferred to President Young for settlement.
The national board will meet again at
o'clock this evening.
The regular league meeting was called to
order Immediately after the national board
had taken recess and remained in session
until o'clock behind closed doors. When
1t adjourned the secretary stated that the
entire time OF the session had been taken
up In the adoption of a new national agree
ment The material changes made from the
one In vogue are as follows.
The national board will in the future be
called the national board of arbitration and
its members increased from four to five.
The board shall demand the classification
of the clubs which apply for protection and
classify them under the national agreement
in II, proportion pro to the population ton the basis
are located. or where there are two or more
large cities the aggregate Of the population
fees, Including right Of reservation for for each ath
e51c s1 in IN these n, gradss win be s75 SO $40 40
the protection of, players from to Il and
so on down will be from the 1st of October
players from these classes will cost as fol-
lows; ls sis Class LAS A. sSo p $780, s2oS; 500
negotiate. with player in the minor clubs
during the season, without notifying the
club club to @, which the player belongs. Applica-
ally, as membership will cease at the end
of each season.
a party to this agreement, who shall enter
into any negotiations to become member
or cooperate, ate, with any organzation whose
the letter and spirit of this agreement or the
interests of any Of the clubs operating under
privileges conferred by this agreement, said
forfeiture to include its membership in any
all rs psr t4 this ard
penalty here imposed shall be positive and
final and shall not be revoked until by the
unanimous consent of the board or upon the
appeal-by three -fourths vote of the ma jor
league. This also applies to managers and
players.
The national board resumed its session at
1880 tonight and took up the labor of form
ing a schedule for the National league clubs |
Thore was strong representation from the |
minor leagues in evidence, and it is expected |
that the magnates will have some trouble |
in satisfying the minor league players. who |
claim that they suffer from number of |
uncaled for grievances and hardships at
the hands of the major body.
During the meeting of the magnates this
afternoon session was held in an adjoin-
organizing the minor leagues. The follow
ng representatives were present: Interstate
eague, President C. b. Hover, Pittsburg:
Western league. President Ban johnson, Com
nercial Gazette, Cincinnati: Western asso-
,iation, President T. j. Hickey, St. Joseph
No.; New England league, President T. II.
Murnan, Boston; Eastern league, President
P. T. Powers, Jersey City; Pennsylvania
State league, President Frank Hough,- Phil
ldelphia Inquirer; and Atlantic league, Pres
dent Sam Crane, Morning Advertiser, New
York. .'. s.'.
T. j. Hickey acted chairman and Frank
Tough secretary. The meeting adjourned
lntil 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. when
,aper will be prepared in which will be set
orth the grievances of the minor leagues
md 1t will be presented to the National
eague tomorrow.
The national board adjourned at lis to-
light. The members said nothing Of pub
ic Importance was transacted, and that the
nly business considered was in reference
o some Of the minor leagues. The meeting {
Il the representatives of the National league
will be resumed tomorrow morning.