Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-14

CHICAGO. November l3.-The quiet that
follows storm reigncd at the National
League convention to-day. During the
afternoon the magnates loitered about the
corridors and seemed i'm no hurry to take
up the routine business of the final ses-
sion About the only deals that went
through were with the minor league
teams. ST. Louis drafted Hartman from
Milwaukee and gave in exchange Bert
Meyers. Crooks was sold 10y the Louis
Vile team TO Columbus other deals
were rUmored. but We're not substantiated.
Shortly after ] o'clock the members set
tied down for the final session. which was
devoid of anything like the pyrotechnics
which have characterized the earlier ses-
sions. The first thing done was to pass
am amendment to Sec. "a of the national
agreement, reading as follows:
This agreement may be altered at any
time by the National League and Ameri-
can Association of Professional Base BAH
Clubs
Mr.. Hart. of Chicago, then introduced
resolution TO abolish the Temple cup series,
which was lost by vote of TO 5. A mo-
tion was passed TO create committee of
which President Young should be chair
man. to devise better means for contrOll-
ing umpires This committee will report
at the spring meeting. The question Of
souvenir passes was next hroached.
President Friedman related some of the
abuses of the system i'm New York and
favored their abolshmeut. which was
brought about upon the motion OF Mr..
Robinson.
The following was then passed:
Whereas. Oliver Tebeau. player Of the
Cleveland base ball club. was fined June
% 1896. apparently by the board of direc-
tors. although i'm reality the resolution of
the board was merely i'm the form of
suggestion to the president of the League
to impose such fine under authority of
Sec. % of the constitution. and,
Whereas. A court of common pleas Of
Cuyahoga county of Ohio, has decided
that said fine was irregular and not i'm
accord with the League constitution, and
therefore null and void;
Resolved. That without rejecting on
the action Of the board or deciding any
thing on the merits of the case. the presi-
dent Of the League be instructed to direct
the attorneys retained by him 70 defend
the suit brought by Tebeau TO discontinue
any further defense and pay the costs
chargeable against this League as de-
PENDANTS in the suit"
In commenting on this action. President
Young said that the imposition of the fine
was mistake for which no one was re-
sponsible. and the League deemed it only
right to settle the matter without further
trouble.
The business Of the session being all
transacted. the League adjourned to meet
I'm Baltimore the last Thursday i'm Febru-
ary 1897.
President Andrew Friedman. Of the New
York base ball club, accuses other presi-
dents of the National League clubs of in
stigating the suits bought by pitcher
Amos Rusie against the New York club.
He lays his trouble at the door of John r..
Brush and F. Deli Robinson, and al the
final meeting of the League session this
afternoon created "a sensation by making
statements to that effect before the mem
bers of the League For moment they
sat dazed by the accusation made by the
Gotham maGnate and then speedily MI
Freedman was calmed down and an eNclt-
ing scene narrowly averted.
over two hours Of the session
were consumed in discussing the Amos
Rusie case and the effect q verdict OF
the court in his favor would have on
the reservation clause. A strong In
clination prevailed to make some con-
cession to Rusie. it being tacitly ac-
knowledged that should he win his case
against the New York club, no club
would be able to hold its players over.
The first deal of the day went
through just before the meeting. Chris.
Won Der Abe drafted Hartman from
Milwaukee and sold third baseman
Bert Meyers to Milwaukee, a practical
exchange. The Louisville team also
sold Jack Crooks to Columbus for $500.