The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
BASE BAIL ARBITRATION BOARD.
The Magnates Harmonic Their Diff
ferences and Adiourn

ferences and Adjourn.
Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. Is.-By a vote of : N
), Louisville and Washington voting with
the Big Five" minority faction, the Ma
tional League of Base BAH Clubs, at its
concluding session this afternoon. decided
to clip the wings of the national board of
arbitration by striking out that part of
section "a of the national agreement
which provided that an amendment could
be made by unanimous consent of the
board. Now the league is the only author
ity competent to change the national agree
ment, and the arbitration board is not the
arbiter of it's own jurisdiction This APP
parent change of fractional strength was
made by the Brush majority of seven in
the interest of harmony, and to show the
minority faction that the magnanimous
victors did not want to arrogate to the
arbitra ton board, which they control, the
arbitrary powers which the big Five"
are credited with scheming for until Louis
vile turned the tables
The big Five" being outvoted in the
arbitration board were willing to settle
now instead of at the spring meeting the
question of power to touch the national
agreement, so the seven voted to strike
out. Both sides professed to be satisfied
with the action taken. and there was more
friendhness displayed than at any time
since the league met.
The Rusie suits against the New York
club formed subject for much talk at
the meeting, and in the lobby Mr.. Freed.
man said a resolution was adopted by
vote of to baltimore Louisville and
Washington, voting with the Big Five"
pledSlng the support of the league to the
New York club in the matter. Col.
rogers of Philadelphia, said that Charles
M. sherman, the Chicago clubs lawyer
had been retained by the New York club
here, to defend the Rusie suits. and that
the colonel would appear at the trials 10
attend to the base ball end. This action
was reported to the league, and Mr.. Freed
man made few warm remarks alleging
that certain members had instigated Ru-
sic to bring. the suits.
Mr. Wagner of Washington moved to
reconsider the vote taken yesterday in re-
tuslnS TO reinstate the last section of the
national agreement.
Col Rogers moved that the national
agreement be not changed except by ma
Jority vote of the league and this propo-
sltlon taxing from the arbitration board
dlctatorlal power was carried by the
vote of to 3.
The treasurer was instructed to pay
Henry Chadwick, the father of base bali
lie, in recognition of his personal SER
vices and for what he may do hereafter
for the playing rules committee.
The chairman was instructed to appoint
a committee of three, of which Mr. Young
IS to be chairman, to devise, if possible,
a better means of controlling umpires
and to make their report at the spring
meeting. The scheme is to have some
one travel around the circuit under Mr..
Young's direction, and watch the play
ing.
The Objectionable souvenir paper, good
for games in any city, will not be allowed
any more. Mr. Robinson spoke of their
abuse and unanimous consent being nee
essary they were ordered discontinued
Mr.. Hart of Chicago renewed his motion
of last year for the abolition of the Temple
Cup games, but it was laid on the table
by a vote of 10 to 2.
The president was directed to notify the
attorneys for the league who have been
defending the suit brought in Cleveland
by Oliver Tebeau of that club, who was
fined $500 last June, to discontinue any
further defense and to pay proper COSTS
This action was taken because the court
of common pleas had decided the IMPOSE
ton of the fine was contrary to the league
constitution. The fine was apparently
imposed by the directors of the league, but
in reality the resolution of the board was
in the form of a suggestion to the president
of the league to impose the fine under
authority Of section o.
The league adjourned to meet in Balti-
more on the last Thursday in February.
Mr.. Brush to-day traded Smith, short
stop, and Fisher, pitcher, of Cincinnati, to
Brooklyn for Corcoran, short stop, and it
is said he paid 1000 to balance the deal.
Mr.. Won der Abe drafted Hartman, who
used to play third base with Pittsburg,
from Milwaukee, and sold Bert Myers to
the Milwaukee club, practical exchange.
The Louisville club sold Jack Crooks to
Columbus for $500, thus retiring the once
famous player from the national league.
METHODIsTs OF VIRGINIA.