New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-26
BASEBALL MAGNATES MEEI
SPRING SESSION OF THE LEAGUE BEGUN
IN BALTIMORE.
.,,,xrp,py ro rxPEcTATIoNs THE MEETING WAS
HARMONIOUS REPORTS on The eo"'"'
OF rMPrREs AND TELEGRAPHIc con
TRAcTs-TnE MGUNNIGLE CASE.


OF rMPIRES AND TELEGRArHIc con
TR,cTs-THE MGUNNIGLE CASE.
baltimore Feb S-Notwthstanding the alarm
ing rumors that have appeared from Time ~ ""'
in reference 20 a split in the ranks OF the men VINO
control the National game. the opening session OIL
the regular spring meeting OF the Natlohai Ie'su'
/ and American Association Of Baseball Clups was
harmoniou, i'm the extreme. The magnates went
into session al the Hotel Renncrt al ocioch 'h'S
afternoon and for four hours the tweNe repre-
! sentat,ves of the Big League" enjoyed what one
of the number characterized after Adjournment aS
4 vertable love feast" Only once during 'h'
long session WAS there an intermssion IN the pro-
! ceeIings and then only long enough TO ao" S'V-
eral of tho members TO visit the cafe for lauo ~
! freshmcnts.
| the twenty or more newspaper men VINO ia" VAIN"
around al the afternoon BRIEF statement VI NV
| proceedings The meeting was called to order AT
rs u. m Mr. Sodcn of Boston. presiue"' Inv
minutes OF the last meeting were read anu "P
proved. ,NIr Young stated parenthecaIly ina ms
was the first time in twenty-five years thai TINS
action had been taken in regard TO pysohe u"NS'
The secretary was instructed TO send printed
copy Of the minutes of the meeting TO each club
AS soon as possible after the meeting ADJOURNED
CAnoiher innovation" Mr. Young remarked soto
voceD The committee appointed at the last meet
Ing 10 devise better means 10 control umpres
went into the subject to the utmost detail. After
the reading Of this vouminous document a motion
! WAS mad" that IL lie the table until after the
: Rules Committee had presented its report ana 1t
ordered
The Committee on Teegraphic Contracts then
went 10 bat A long dissertation on the iniquites
of the various telegraph and ticker companies
was laid before the magnates. The committee
recommended in brief that telegraph companies De
required to sending out over the ticker or
telegraph wires 10 their subscribers the results ,by
inningsD Of games in the home city. TINS report
was unanimously adopted and the meeting adj
iourned until II O'Clock tomorrow forenoon.
| Prior to the League meeting the Board of Arbi-
| ration composed OF Messrs. Soden. of Boston;
| Byrne of Brooklyn: Brush of Cincinnati. and
| President Young. had three-hours session. only
under consideration said Mr.. Young before he
| hurried into the assembly hall After The general
| sa fed inc information that heSe minor league af-
| fairs would be made public beimes."
The report OF the Rules Committee will have the
| call on the attention of the magnates tomorrow II
cannot be learned tonight with any degree Of GER
tainy just what will he done with Hanon's report
on yng rules. the minds of his brother magnates
| being apparently in chaotic state on the subject
After the rules and the report on the control Of
have been disposed of. the schedule prepared
| by President Young will be taken UP. 1t is hoped
! that this important paper will he ready TO he given
! to the public tomorrow afternoon.
Aside from the rumors OF deals which flew about
Hobbies of the hotel during the day the Mctiunn-
ge-Iouisville claimed the greater part OF the
attention of the managers and players. w. ~. No
Gunnigle. who WAS manager OF the lousvcs most
of last season. has claim Of about 80" against
with the president o. the club. bui that he
unjusily dcp1sod in the playing season OF 1886.
ary and 200 salary for the coming season 1t was
expected that the case would come AT to-day =
me- '.seitlcd our If court Mat;inis" and M"
clubs represent ltvcs got together to-day and u