St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-26
ALLOTMENT OF GAMES FOR 1896
AGREED ON BY NATIONAL
LEAGUE MAGNATES.
SEASON OPENS ON APRIL 16.
NEW NATIONAL AGREEMENT DOES
MUCH TO SATISFY THE MINOR
LEAGUE MEN.
CHANGES MADE IN THE RULES
Which Give Much More Arbitrary
Powers TO Umpires in Punish
ing Players.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The regular
Spring meeting. or what is generally
termed the schedule meeting, of the
National base ball league was finished
tonight at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Early this morning the corridors Of
the Fifth Avenue hotel were pretty
well crowded with people identified
with the American national game. Dire
threats made yesterday by members
of minor leagues became less vindict-
i've today, owing to the action of the
magnates yesterday in adopting a new
national agreement
Yesterday afternoon the representa-
tives of the minor leagues held a meet
Ing, which was called rather hurriedly,
to offset any action taken by the
majors" But in this they were frus-
trated by the adoption of the new
agreement.
A meeting of the minor leagues was
called for this morning, and all Of
their representatives, with one excep-
ton, were present, but it was not until
late in the afternoon that they got
together. and then they made up their
minds, after considerable discussion,
that theirs was lost cause.
The magnateS and their friends
watched every movement of the lesser
league representatives throughout the
forenoon, and it was not until after IL
O'CLOCK that the regular National
league meeting was reconvened. When
the big fellows had gone into session in
Parlor E to discuss the schedule for
1886 and the revision of playing rules,
the miner men got together in an
other room, but after couple of
hours deliberations they failed to agree
on concerted action and issued the
following notice:
The presidents of the minor leagues will
adjourn this evening to meet at Wizards
motel, Washington, on March &c. to complete
their organization and to discuss matters
calculated to advance their best interests"
President Powers, of the Eastern
league, said after the meeting that he
was satisfied SO far as the Eastern
paSe bail league was concerned with
the new national agreement adopted
yesterday, and close questioning failed
10 elicit any definite statement in re-
gard 70 the outcome Of the new agree
ment from any other representatives of
the minor leagues.
THE SCHEDULE.
The principal matter for the con-
bers today was the adoption Of the
schedule for the coming season and
the revision of playing rules. Amend
ments to the playing rules occupied
the attention Of the magnates until
O'Clock, when an adjournment was
taken for the purpose of presenting a
silver dinner service from the league
to President n. E. Young, of Washing
ton, in recognition of his twenty-five
years energetic management of base
ball matters.
The numerous friends of the always
popular president-secretary adjourned
to parlOrS on the second floor of the
hotel rwhere the presentation was
made. in neat speech by President
Soden, of the Boston club. Mr.. Young,
after accepting the two hundred and
odd pieces which comprise the service,
thanked the subscribers and then re-
minded his hearers that there was
business to be done down in parlor F.
few minutes later the League meet
ing was again convened and the sched-
ule of 1896 was adopted. The base ball
season will open on April is, with Bos-
ton playing at Philadelphia; Brooklyn
at Baltimore; New York at Washing
ton; Pittsburg at Cincinnati; Cleve
land at st. Louis and Chicago at Louis
Vile The national holidays which are
considered among the managers as
good pickings," are fairly we'll di-
vided. On Decoration day, two games
will be played by the Clevelands at
Boston; Chicago will double up In
Brooklyn; louisville is scheduled for
two games in New York; st. Louis for
the same number in Philadelphia; Gin
cinnati and Washington play two
games each with Baltimore and Pitts
burg respectively.
Independence day will find the Bos-
tons in Brooklyn; Baltimores in New
York; Washington in Philadelphia;
Cincinnati in Pittsburg; st. Louis in
Cleveland and Louisville in Chicago.
Philadelphia will play two games with
Chicago in the Quaker City on Sept.5,
which is recognized as Labor day in
the keystone state, while on Sept. Z,
Cleveland will play in Boston, Gin
cinnati in Brooklyn, Pittsburg in New
York, Louisville in Baltimore and st.
Louis in Washington. Boston's big
holiday will be celebrated with game
between the New Yorks and Bostons
on the latter clubs grounds.
CHANGES IN RULES.
The changes of the rules made today refer
to the discipline and imposing of fines on
players. Much more arbitrary powers have
been given to umpires for immediate pun
ishment of refractory players.
The umpire shall remove from the game
and the field any player guilty of indecent
or vulgar language or conduct, and, in ad-
dition thereto, the prayer snail De Nned the
sum OF $25. The umpire is authorized to
impose a fine of not less than So nor more
than $40 the captain, coacher, or any
player of the ccntesting teams failing to re-
main within the bounds of his position as
defined in the rules; this, however shall not
deprive the captain of either team from APP
pealing to the umpire upon question in
yolying the Interpretation of the rules.
When the umpire orders player from the
field, he shall also insist upon the player
going from the grounds and suspend the
game until this order is obeyed.
Secretary Young said the members of the
National league had instructed him to give
all the effects of the late chief umpire,
Harry Wright, which related to base ball, to
K. F. Stage, to be placed in his custody at
the new Chicago university, and all the
effects relating to cricket to D. S. Newhall,
Germantown, Pa. President Hart, of Chi
oago, offered a resolution to dispense with
the Temple cup series, but it was not adopt
ed.
The last piece of information given to the