The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-14

CHICAGO. Nov. 13.-The meeting of the
National League of Baseball Clubs closed
this evening. 1t ended peaceably enough.
pct there was storm during the afternoon
session. President Andrew Freedman. OF
the New York Baseball Club, accuses other
presidents of the National League clubs of
insugating the suits brought by pitcher
Amos Rusie against the New York club.
lie lays his troubles at the door of John r
Brush and F. Deli. Robinson, and at the
hnal meeting Of the League session. this
AFTERNOON, created a sensation by making
statements to the effect before the men,
bers OF the League. For a moment they SAT
dazed by the accusation made by the
GOTHAM magnate, and then speedily Mr..
Freedman was Gained down and an excit-
ing scene narrowly averted.
In the forenoon the magnates loitered
about the corridors and seemed 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 te.ros
ST. Louis drafted Hartman from Milwau-
kee and gave in exchange Bert Mevers
Crooks was sold by the Louisville team to
columbus. Other deals were rumored but
were not substantiated.
ohortiy after / o'clock the members sat
tied down for the final session. which was
devoid of anything like the pyrotecbnics
that have characterized the earlier sas-
sions. 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 anv
.iile py tne National League and America n
Association Of professional baseball cInhs !,
MI. Hart, or Chicago then Introduced n
refsoiution rfss to abolish the Temple cup Sc
motion Was was pesseS l9ss ey "a vote OF to
cnairman, to devise better means for CON
trolling umpires. This COMMITTEES will ra-
port at the spring meeting The ouastion
OF souvenir passes was next broacbed
phresldent ah, Friedman related some of the
ABUSES OF the system in New York and IA
Voreu their adjustment, which broueht
apout sm tne motion of Mr.. Robinson. The
following was then passed: e
Whereas, Oliver Tebeau nIaver op ,ho
Cleveland baseball club, was fined June %
1870 apparently by the board of directors
bsnoIgn bnard ya In reanty the resolution of the
tion 10 the president by the League to i'm.
pose such fine under authority of Section
~ or the constitution; and
Whereas. Court of Common Pleas M
Cuyahoga county, in Ohio, has decide
as anad said fine was Irregular and not in
therefore null and void; N
:. Resolved, That, without refiectiuce on
the action of the board. or deciding anv-
thing on the merits of the case the presi
dent of the League be directed to instruc,
| the attorney retained by him to defend tbe
| suit brought by Tebeau to discontinue ant
further defense and pay the costs charge'
able against this League as defendants in
the suit 49,
In commenting on this action President
Young said the imposition of the fine was
| mistake for which no one was resnonsi
| bic and the League deemed IL only right
10 settle the matter without further trou.
ble- The business of the session being al
transacted the League adjourned TO NEE,
In Baltimore the last Thursday in Febru