Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
LEAGUE MACNATES AT OUTS
10
Meeting in Chicago Develops Much Hard
Feeling Among Owners,
RUSlE's SUIT A. DoUBLE-EDGED AFFAIR
~ May Have the Eject of Dcstroying
the Reserve Practice Entirely
-llonrd ENonerntcs
.r. Itself.

CHICAGO, Nov. l3.-The talk among the
base ball magnates of the National league
was not so bitter as after last nights mee.-
ing Among the members Of the big
seven" a strong disposition was manifested
to abrogate some Of the power delegated to
the national board of arbitration Section
81, giving the board power to vote its own
jurisdiction in all cases will be brought up
by the Brush faction and it will be sub
ioCted to any alterations that the Chicago,
Pittsburs, New York, Boston and Phiadel-
phia magnates desire. II necessary the
board will be made merely a recommending
committee, referring abjudications to the
league meeting. DR.. Stuckey of Louisville
said that he would urge a plan of naming
a man from each club of the league, but
perfectly capable of doing the work, for
places on the arbitration board. This
would be legal" said DR.. Stuckey, "and
would obvate trouble similar to that brewed
at this meeting" This plan found COnsid-
erdbe favor among other base ball men.
over two hours of the session were CON
sumed in discussing the Amos Rusie case
and the effect a verdict OF the court in his
favor would have on the reservation clause.
strong inclination to make some conCes-
sion to Rusie was manifest, 1t being tacitly
acknowledged 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,
practical change. The Louisville team also
sold Jack Crooks to Columbus for $500.
Before the final adjournment the follow
ing resolution was passed.
Whereas oliver Tpbpnu n pl1yCr of thp
Cleveland Base Ball club was fined June
%. 1896, apparently by the board of direc-
tors, although in reality the resolution of
the board was merely In the form of a
suggestion to the president of the league
to impose such flnC under authority of
section % of the constitution: and,
Whereas, y court OF common pleas of
Cuyahoga county, Ohio, has decided that
said iine was irregular and not in accord
with the league constitution, and there
fore, null and void; therefore. be 1t
Resolved. That without rejecting on the
action Of the board or deciding anything
on the merits of the case, the president
Of the league be directed to instruct the
attorneys retained by him to defend the
suit brought 10y Tebcau, TO discontinue any
further defense and pay the costs charge
able against this, league as defendant in the
suit.
In commenting, on this action President
Young said the imposition Of the fine was
a mistake for. which no one was responsible
and the league deemed II only right to set
tie the matter without further trouble.
President Andrew Freedman OF the New
York Base Ball Club accuses other prcsl-
dents of the. National League clubs Of in
stlgating the suits brought by Pitcher Amos
Ruse against the New York club. He lays
his troubles at the door OF John T. Brush
and f. DcH9i Robinson and at the final
meeting of the ledgue session this afternoon
created a sensation by making statements
to that effect before the members of the
league. Forea moment they sat dazed by
the accusation made by the Gotham man
ager. and then speedily Mr.. Freedman was
calmed down, and an exciting scene narrowly
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