New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
FREEDMdN WANTED HEIR
But THE BASEBALL MAGNATEs DIN
SEE IT THAT WAY.

TT LOOKS AS THOUGH He WOULD HAVE ~
FIGHT THE RUsIE CASE AIoNE-A '"A>'"
RELATING TO THE NATIONAL AGREE
MINT BRooKLYN MAKES DEAL.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
,,,,o,ao Nov 13-The National BaseDa" ie"e0
-, through with its business TINS e'c""s' ,cr,rs-
1ourned TO meet in Baltimore o" ''' ,aa ~,
nav in APRIL The closing sessio" "' 49,, ,ors
m,tls d,scord. although it was pro'o"seu ~ n,,s,
,ss ,rendlv discussion. The Rusie case "s"
or 'es' -, lii was under consideration IN
osmuch as Rusie seeks TO nave '"e - NJ
so.a ,h. reserve rule of the National League MI
u,adman thought the League shou'u
coma of the responsibility OF the SUIT ,,
course opposed the New-forKer' anu '' a.,
was actually agreed upon is dispu'eu Q" -,
.nssion did not involve any acuo" '"" ,,, tho
cord Mr. Brush and Mr.. Byrne assert Una. '"e
- .ouolched Mr. Freedman's request "n"e
~, Eaodnar saws that the Washington hai''-
ora and Huntsville clubs came TO the suPro'' "
y1,e Big Five in the matter lie cohceueS' nv" 49,.
tina, no provision was made LOT 'ne '-."s -,
any mart of the expense. Colohei 'o'' - -,
,sta,ned Charles NJ Sherman, the chicago ',"p '.
,au,ver TO assist him In defending '"e Nv"
club. - .,oa,i,y which
caused most comment was the aooi'ion =. .,, ~"
clause in section "a of the Natloha' .,,.
.,r oxcantiopal MOWERS TO the bOilu u "'"
.,on This ,s the clause that precipitated an ue
,ronbla at the present meeting and to-da! us oo-
.oo,;orab,. features were wiped out, LouS'i'o'
yxrasbineton and Baltimore voting with the DIS
EYve As amended the section provides 'h"' TIC
National agreement may be amended "by 'hs oo"-
sent of the League" instead of by the consent
~ The a.g Five say this gives tfem oil that 'hSy
have been fighting for from the list " aks-nn Of
the National Board With section 81 nlht ~
are moi so particular who Is on the 5od'u p! In,
aud brush on the other hand, declare thai tiie!
were not as anxious to maintain TINS scctioi az
some people supposed-that II was the le'"T T va
attacking the section that they opposed. mere mere
was no desire. they said 10 retain eNttao'"ii'"is
DR. Stuckey of Louisville. says that. before ne
consented TO vote yesterday with the Brusil-b! ne
faction the members of the latter asreto i., 70
the Board of Arbitration who had an! ln,eres, III
baseball clubs The idea is 10 elect OUTSIDERS IKE
A. G. Spaldng and John Il. Day. Members OF tne
Big Five say they are not partieS 10 suon d" OIL
rargement. - ,or,or.
on other subjects the League was harmonl0us
A salary of So month was. on MOTION Oh WI;
Byrne voted TO Henry Chadwick during me fes'
OF his life for his services to DaSeDail anu suSh
future service as the veteran might render 10 the
Committee on Rules. Chairman Young was en-
powered appoint committee OF tnree 70 ueNlSe
mittee TO report the spring meeting III was
suggested that corps Of officials be appointed
next year to follow the umpires about ana see now
they did their work. Mr. Freedman got the League
to aboli:Al souvenir passes. -, -, ..,.
The Brooklyn club figured In a big deal tnls
afternoon. 1t exchanged Shortstop Corcoran , Tor
Shortstop George Smith. Pitcher Chauncey flsher
and 81 600 from the Cincinnati club ,,,,
The Temple Cup series Will not be abonsneu'
President Harris motion to that end got the sup
port Of only the Washington club