The Indianapolis journal., 1896-03-23
He Will Not Sign with New York Till
His Fine Is RENTED.

Amos Rusie, the crack baseball pitcner,
has not been signed by the management of
the New York club, and it looks now as
If the big fellow may spend his summer in
Indianapolis He is not at all concerned
about his summer engagement. and is quiet
ly awaiting the action of the national board
at his home. No. a25 woIcott street.
That 500 fine assessed against Rusie by
the New York club last year is the cause
OF the delay in signing him. Rusie declares
that he will not talk about a new contract
until the matter OF the Baltimore fine has
been settled by the National League. To
o. p. Caylor. correspondent OF the New
York Herald. Rusie admitted last week
that he got into trouble at Jacksonville last
March. but denies that he was unfit to play
at any time afterward. He said that when
he was fined at Baltimore he took the blame
to shield two other members OF the team.
He says IL they have any manhood they viii
come forward now and vindicate him. Rusie
has placed his cause in the hands of an
Indianapolis lawyer. who has appealed to
the national board to compel the New York
club to refund the 500 Of fines taken from
the last instalment OF Rusie's salary.
Both the ball player and his father believe
that Caylor came to indianapolis represent
ing the New York club and that he was in
Rusie asserts that he will not retreat from
the stand he has taken, even IL he never
pitches another professional game Of ball.
Nashville Is Dropped.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March %. = The
Southern Association OF Baseball Clubs met
here to-day In the Morris Hotel. in adjourned
session. for the purpose OF arranging a
schedule for the coming season Cities rep
resented: Atlanta. C. Bruffy and James
Knowles; Birmingham, G. d. Allison AMI
Colonel Jacobs; Memphis, B. NJ. Bruce and
Charles Frank; Little Rock. Aaron Frank
Montgomery, Barry l.. Holt: Mobile. T.. V
Oconner: New Orleans. Henry Powers
Nashville was not represented. The minute:
of The Mobile meeting were approved. 4
communication was read from DR.. l. G.
White. of Nashville, announcing that. In
view of the action taken at the meeting IL
Mobile last Sunday the Nashville club hat
no other option than 10 withdraw from the
Southern Association. Accompanying thi:
the resignation of DIR. White as a di
promptly movod By Birmingham and prompt
ly seconded by Mobile that Nashville bt
dropped from the league. This was carried
much feeling at the way Nashville had acted
Dr. Whites resignation went the same
course committee OF two was appointed
to go 10 Columbus, Ca, and arrange for the
admission of that city. Some question hav
Ing arisen as 10 the ownership OF the Mem
PMS Irdncn1Se, a resolution was INTRODUCED
granting the franchise to III. B. Bruce anC
Charles Frank. president and secretary. re
spectively. of the Memphis club. Barry l.
Holt. OF Montgomery. was authorized Il
draft schedule TO be final and to be ac
cepted by the league without protest. ThI
next annual meeting will be held in Lttl,
Rock, Ark. The meeting adjourned subjec
TO call OF the president.
Terre Haute's Baseball Plans.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 2.-Man
ager Shugart. Of the Terre Haute ball club
has been signing players and making date
for visiting league clubs all week and hop
ing for a favorable answer to his reques
for place in the new Michigan Leagu,
which Fort Wayne and Toledo have en-
tered. ST. Louis Is to be here April 13, Chi
cago April II, Fort Wayne April IS an,
IL and Louisville April 2S an,
o. The Page Fence Giants will
be here April z, s, and and tn
Owensboro. Ky, club April and 5. In
dianapolis and Quincy each want Terr'
Haute on Sunday. April T. Manager Wat
kins, OF indianapolis, says IL Terre Haut
viii play in Indianapolis on that day Their
will be an attendance of five thousand.
Manager Shugaft has signed eight play
erS and nv the end of fho coming vvael