The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-09

Anuusi Meeting OF the Nationai League e
Ne Held on "Wednesday.

ne Helo On "eohetubS
The National League of Professional Baseball
Clubs will hold its annual fall meeting at the
Auditorium. Chicago. beginning on Wednesday.
Delegates from the New York. Brooklyn, and
Boston clubs will leave this city to-day for the
scene of wire. pulling and deals. There are
several plans In the heads OF the leading mag
mates, which may or mar not be contaminated.
These baseball politicians never do things In a
hurry. and they may decide ut the last moment
that the time is not rife for certain moves.
However, tho same combination among the
Boston. Now York, and Philadelphia clubs,
which was made n year ago, is still in existence,
with the possible addition of the Chicago Club.
But rs these big cities are In the minority. they
are Liable TO lose several important points by an
8 TO 4 or three-auarter vote.
It II believed that the wires have been worked
30 cleverly that Brooklyn, Baltimore. Washing
ton, Cincinnati. Cleveland, Pittsburgh. Louis
Vile, and st. Louis will stand together, and that
all of these clubs, together with Boston, Phil
adelphla. and Chicago wall vote for the re-
election of Byrpe to the National Board. Brush,
too, will probably be elected, while Soden and
Young are universally picked out to serve again.
II may DO that Soden may decline to run again,
in which event some Western delegate, prob
ably Robson of Cleveland, may be elected. The
Board, by the way. will convene on Thursday
to consider the Western League wrnngle. II the
six Western League clubs decide TO stand by
the President. Ban johnson. it is probable that
they will receive some trouble from John t.
feat Ban johnson for the Presidency. Although
the magnates have declared that Rusie's case
will not come up, it will not be a surprise II the
the National Board. The Board of Directors
ruled that Rusie was not illegally nned, but
upon which they hey, may ~, base New q el Soph TChI Sg
Ala Dnr NAnhar n contract q RnQlR 4 n
strict accordance with the national agree:
ment. In a word. although Rusie received
lawyers ias sesse Claim that hat the New York Club did not
salary ia from $4,000 to Sa.4o6.. and that a con
tract was not rendered to him legally. On this
New York Club may be asked. '''N'' ' ~
II Hart of Chicago brings the matter up there
Gu To ssr1. 20 0 Hart aG has BEEN against the Se.ies for
some time past. and is n believer in substituting
a purse to be made up Of money collected from
OF support, it is said, from Brush. Wagner. Won
der Ale. and Byrne, but the opinions of the
Robson Of Cleveland will probably have q
few remarks TO make on the illegal ininG OF
because the Cleveland captain got into n row
In Louisville and was fined in a police court.
nent supreme Court injunction, il is thought
that some of the other magnatos Will meet him
advised the directors to fine Tcbeau, now dc,
ciares that he begged them not to infict a
penalty. .
Baseball cranks should be ready to hear of
many important deals among the clubs for play
ers. 1t has already been rumored that the New
York Club might trade Rusie for Delehanty of
the Philadelphia but President Freedman has
all along declared that he would not trade Rusie
until the latter had first accepted the local
clubs terms and had signed a contract. The
Brooklyn Club will undoubtedly make several
'h'als for good men, and Manager Barnie says
lat they will greatly strengthen his team. The
Louisville Club may be induced to part with the
noted left fielder. Clarke. who has been in de-
mand for some time.