The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-26
NATIONAL BALL LEAGUE
MEN WHO CONTROL THE NATIONAL
GAME MEET At BALTIMORE.
McGunniEIe's Claims to He settled by
ArbitratOrs - thicker" Reports
May He Done Away With.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 25.-The men who
control Americas national game met here
this. morning for a three days conference
upon matters connected with the sport
The spacious corridors of the Rennert are
alive with baseball magnates, managers,
captains, players and newspaper men from
out-of-town points None of the several
phases Of the meeting about which so much
interest clings has been touched On, such
as schedule, rules. reduction of general ad-
mission. etc. The air is thick with deals
and rumors of deals but meme can be run
TO earth, the days proceedings i'm their en-
tirety partaking much of the order of a
love feast.
The first meeting was that OF the national
board of arbitration, called at 10 o'clock
this morning. and remaining in session until
i p. m President Young says they took up
several unimportant minor league tangles
and Strengthened them. This board, which
is Identical with the board of control
consists of President Young and Messrs
Byrne. of Brooklyn: Soden, of Boston. and
Brush, of Cincinnati. The next feature of
the days proceedings was the meeting of
the league proper, which was called to or
der at Ills .. m. Mr.. Soden was made
chairman. and the minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved. According to
Mr.. Young, this is the first time in twenty
five years that such action has been taken
Secretary Young instructed to send a
copy OF the minutes of every meeting TO
each club as soon after such meeting as
possible. The report of the committee ap-
pointed last year to devise better means of
controlling umpires was presented and tenn
porarily laid aside until after the rules COM
mittee had made it's report.
The committee on telegraphic contracts
presented its report, which was finally
accepted. During discussion of the report
of this committee il was determined TO take
some steps to do away with the ticker
reports of the games. at least in the home
games in respective cities. If this should
not prove feasible it is thought that the
League will endeavor TO make the tele-
graph companies pay for the privilege of
running wires into the various grounds,
bringing about clash with the telegraph
companies. The League meeting was ad-
jonrned until II a. m. Friday.
The report of the committee on rules and
the application of the Brooklyn Club for
permission to reduce general admission TO
of directors. consisting of Soden, of Boston,
Earl Wagner. of Washington; Hart, of
Chicago: Freedman. of New York; and
not convene Their duties are TO consider
and adjust differences between League
clubs and players, and. as McGonnigles s
case will not come w for consideration, II
seems as IL their Occupation is gone
McGonnigles case at all events will be set
tied out of court. The matter was left to
two arbitrators. each side 10 choose one
Mac named DIR. Stuckey, former presi-
dent of the club, and the Louisvilles chose
Mr.. Abel. of Brooklyn, to represent their
cause. Theee two gentleman are given alb
solute power to adjudcate the difference OF
about g. 7OO which McGonnigle claims Is
due him as balance of SO salary and full
pay for As97
Frank De Haas Robinson, OF Cleveland;
John Il. Brush, of the Cincinnati club; I.
III. Byrne and +. A. Abell of Brooklyn; A.
II. Soden and w. II. Conant. OF Boston;
Andrew Freedman of New York, accom-
panied by his attorney. E. r.. Mccall, ana
by his manager and captain. Joyce; John
r. Day of New York; Messrs Rogers and
Reach, of Philadelphia; the Wagner
Brothers. of Washington; James "A. Hart,
of Chicago. and Chris Won Der Abe, or 81:
Louis. besides President manager Edward
Hanlon and Treasurer Ii. II. Vonderhorst,
of Baltimore.