Evening star., 1897-03-10
Western Base BalHd b eague Disciplines
President Vanderbeck.
NlCoL AND HAHN CASES DECIDED
Annual Election Of the Washington
Cricket Club.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

The newly proposed rule requiring that
any players drafted from the Western
League by the National League must first
be ofe red to the team from which drafted
in case of their return to the Western
League, was circulated at the Western
League meeting at Detroit yesterday after
noon-
Indianapolis and Detroit declined to sign
the rule, which renders it void.
Nothing was accomplished by the league
in the afternoon. The board of directors,
consisting of Messrs Killilea of Milwau-
kee. Comiskey of st. Paul. Leadley of
Grand Rapids and Lotus of Columbus,
with President Johnson, held a long secret
meeting during the afternoon. at which the
cases Of the drafting Of Nicol and Hahn
into the Detroit team were discussed.
Nicol played outfielder in the Milwaukee
club last year. He was drafted by Phila-
delphia, and then turned over to Detroit.
The national board ordered Nicol returned
to Milwaukee, and he is now on Milwau-
KEGS list. President Vanderbeck Of De-
troit says he is making no fight to get
Nicel, but the question whether Wander
In the matter was discussed by the board
until late in the evening, the directors re-
fusing to give out any conclusions until
after reporting to the league
ed from the Mobile Southern League team
by Vanderbeck VINO claims to have had
first mortgage on him. Comiskey of St
Paul says that in the meantime he had en-
draft was in President Johnson's hands
when Vanderbeck drafted him.
After considerable delay a short session
OF the league was held last evening, and
the meeting adjourned until IL o'clock pm.
The directors resumed their meeting and
the schedule committee renewed its efforts
for a final agreement on a schedule report.
The magnates met again at IL O'Clock.
and the board of directors reported their
action upon the two questionable drafting
cases, In the Nicol matter the board de-
cided that President Vanderbeck of Detroit
was guilty of tampering with player OF
the Milwaukee club in violation of the
constitution of the league, and decreed that
Mr.. Vanderbeck, in lieu of expulsion from
the league, pay fine of 500 to the league
on before March 10.
In the Hahn case the board found that
vanderbeck had drafted Hahn from Mobile.
knowing that he had been practically con-
tfacted for by ST. Paul. a letter from the
president of the Mobil le>club being produced
as an evidence of thfs--The board decided
that Hahn goes to St. Paul Its decisions
are final
A committee consisting of Saulpaugh,
Watkins and Vanderbeck was appointed to
revise the rules for the Detroit Free Press
cup contest. and President Johnson was
authorized to purchase balls for the league.
The meeting adjourned to this morning.
Considerins. the Schedule.
| DETROIT, Mich.,l March l0.-Western
| Base Ball League magnates, having closed
| other pending questions are this afternoon
| working diligently toward adoption Of the
| seasons schedule. Nothing was done a,
| this mornings session, which was very
| brief. President Vanderbeck of the De
| troits is sore over hts losses on account Of
| the drafting cases, and his censure by the
| other league owners. There has been some
| talk of Vanderbecks retaliating by making
| complaint against certain other member:
| for what he alleges were irregularities il
| the securing of players, but no further
| complaints will be made at this meeting
| Vanderbeck himself claims that he woulG
| stand no show of fair judgment, and feels
| that under the circumstances he is lily
| treated.