The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-14
BIG LEAGUE BOSSES
FINAL SESSION OF THE MAGNATES
DEVOID OF ANY SENsA-
TIONS.
TEMPLE CUP GAMES STAY
MOTION To ABOLISH THE SERIES
BEATEN ON A CLOSE
VOTE,
CAPT. TEBEAU's CASE DROPPED
Fine RENTED and the League VIII
Pay the Expenses of the Liti-
CATION Involved.

CHICAGO. Nov. 13.-The quiet that
follows storm reigned at the Ma
tfonal League convention today. Dur
ing the forenoon, the magnates loitered
about the corridors and seemed to be
in no hurry to take up the routine
business of the final session. 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 by the Louisville team to
Columbus. Other deals were rumored
but were not substantiated.
Shortly after l o'clock the members
settled down for the final session.
which was deviod of anything like the
pyrotechnicS that have characterized
the earlier sessions The first thing
done was to pass an amendment to
section "a of the national agreement
reading as follows: This agreement
may be altered at any time by the
National league and American associa-
ton of professional baseball clubs"
Mr. Hart of Chicago, then introduced
a resolution to abolish the Temple Cup
series which was lost by a vote of z
to o. A motion was passed to create a
committee of which President Young
should be the chairman, to devise bet
ter means for controlling umpires.
This committee will report at the
spring meeting. The question of sea-
son passes was next preached. Presi-
dent Freedman related some of the
abuses Of the system in New York
and favored their adjustment, which
was brought about upon the motion Of
Mr.. Robinson. The following were
then passed:
Whereas. Oliver Tebeau, a player Of the
Cleveland baseball club, fined $500, June
%. 1896, apparently by the board of directors,
although in reality the resolution OF the
board was merely in the form of a sugges-
ton to the president by the league to i'm
pose such fine under authority of section %
OF the constitution, and
Whereas, court of common pleas Of
Cuyahoga county. of Ohio, has decided that
said fine was irregular and not in accord with
the league constitution and therefore null
and void
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
by Tebeau to discontinue any further de-
Tense and pay the costs charged against this
league defendants in the suit
In commenting on this action Presi-
dent Young said that the imposition
of the fine was mistake for which no
one was responsible and the league
deemed it only right to settle the mat
ter without further trouble. Over two
hours were consumed in discussing the
Amos Rusie case and the effect a YER
dict Of the court in his favor would
have on the reservation clause. A
strong inclination to make some con-
cessions to, Rusie was manifested, it
being tacitly acknowledged that should
he win his case no club would be able
to hold players over.
President Andrew Freedman, of the
New York baseball club accuses other
presidents Of the National league clubs
of instigating the suits brought by
Pitcher Rusie against the New York
club. He lays his troubles at the door
of John 7. Brush and F. De H. Robin
son, and at the final meeting of the
league session this afternoon created
sensation by making statements to
that effect before the members Of the
league. For a moment they sat dazed
by the accusation made by the Gotham
magnate, and then speedily Mr.. Freed
man was Gained down and an exciting
scene narrowly averted.
The business of the session being all
transacted, the league adjourned to
meet in Baltimore the last Thursday
in February, 1897.