The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02
CHECK TO ROwDY PLAYING.
BRUsH's "BLACkLIST" RULE GOES
THROUGH At ST. LOUIS.

Accused Players Gas ne Put Out or the Game
fsrLire-I- q. ErauthoG, Louis Kramer, and
Ersd n. HteArns Named ne q Board OF Dis-
oipiine-New York Favors tho Measure.
ST. LOUIS, March by their action this
afternoon the National League maRnatet
proved that they are sincere In their desire to
purify professional baseball. In recognition OF
the work OF the agitation made by the public
and press against rowdy ball and kicking the
magnates have by unanimous vote put into
effect a new law that, IL enforced. will deal with
Fowdies in such n summary fashion that the
evil will be killed. possibly without there being
Q conviction.
The measure that has been adopted has all
along been known as the Brush blacklist rule"
When 1t was originally suggested by the Gin
cinnati magnate the impression prevailed that
to blacklist for life n player who used indecent
language on the ball field would DO so radical
and un.hmerican that the public would not
stand for II. But after Brush got through ex.
planning tho case to-day. and after the most
conclusive evidence had been submitted to the
League, which clearly illustrated the methods
of some OF the toughs who have disgraccd
tho game. there was q change of feeling
on tho part Of those magnates who up to
this time believed that tho measure was too
severe. 1t is not the intention of the Brush
rule to have n player put out of the game for
life for the first offence, but IL is his idea to give
every opportunity to an accused player who
uses improper language, not necessarily pro-
fame, but OF such a nature that respectable per
sons would not care to repeat 1t. to clear himself
before conviction.
From tho evidence submitted by umpircs of
tho Io.ou. which ,vos ro,a ot Tho meotirc
there can be no doubt that players who offend
An Tho futuro In this rosncct cnn,ot ho ,oo ar.
yoreIv doo,t with and no Rrush's mensnro rro.
x,aos sor %, tr,ol ,nd , ro,son,hlo oo,,,tv 4,
q, exn,cted IN meat with n,b,ic onnroval IA
Rrpsh exnlained. the ncnnl,v nrovides for n ans.
uensjon ~ dave mr. ,veoks or months or a on.
son mr. n ve,r mr. for lifo so tbnt ,hc rulo 10 M,
an drastic oa Mt frat exnected.
A Roord NJ Disclnline has bcen apnojntod oor.
,,st,ng NJ &c KrauthoT NJ Kansas civ nv.
President NJ tho American Association and n
w.lI.known ,awvor. Ionis Kran,or ~ Cincir.
natl alec ex.prea;de,t NJ tho Aroric,n Ass,oio.
zion ana nm ot,ornov and Fred Y s,onrns -,
D.,ro,t who oyned tho co,ebra,ed cbomnior
Ieague club NJ that CITY In 1897 This hoor I'd
h.. ohsoIut. n,yy,rt 10 HAM cos.a 20 r,r5on a.
cisions either of conviction or acouittaI. and its
rulings cannot be appealed oxcept 70 the BOARD
nj Directors of the Lenpue provid;nv TINT new
.vidonco con bo srhn,it,o5 nlorar VII 4,
hauled up for trial can have an attorney presept'
and can also provide q defence in the shape of
an oral examination and tha churpos orai,at
him must he corrob,rote cd hv IN. NJ n,orn ronu
.amd ~ 70 sds"o Wy u VI rupu'
table persons oeiore a decision can DO reached.
1t must be understood that players who use
IL - ,a.. -
ton OF this rule for their offences are covered in
the playing rules, where sufficient penalties'are
named, Hut Il IL for the use NJ the most degr.d.
,na lananasa 18th 49, n.ouoi,os s.s :
past three years that PLAYERS will be subiecteS
70 trial and conviction.
Brush was backed up in his argument by Hart
the committee who drew m and annroved tho
Il
resolution, and when they got the sanction
of the League late on Monday night to allow
the newspaper REPRESENTATIVES, to he nresent
-. 80. 80. ~ piese"'
When the matter should come up Tor discussion
ever bean rocordod In T .oo,. nroooaru,
W. 49, 49, 20 ~"
opened. therefore. at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
.noie ~ere hearis Two dozen newspaper men on
nano 10 near the arguments. The clubs were
represented by the following delegates. A. II.
soden of Boaton beinp IN Tho chair.
Boston. A. H. soden and W. H. Conant; New York,
A. H. soden, by proxy; Brooklyn. c. H. Ebbe,s and F.
nOon' rhh1aelpnia' A. j, heaeh and John J. Rogers;
Edward H"nlon; Washington, J. Earle
%aSEns.; s Ghhicasc' James A; Hart; Cleveland. Frank
yt nis. Harry Puliiam; Pitts sG W: H. Watkins; 81.
LOUIS D. . Muckeniuss ana Chrfs Won Der Abe.
President Young had charge of the minutes |
as usual. After the Committee on Resoiutions
reported upon the death Of CHARLES II Rvrnn
John I. Brush arose. and, amid silence thai att
showed how anxious every body was to hear what |
the noted magnate had to saw. began n ren,artO |
able rRument in favor of clean ba1i "a foIinys.
What / have to offer Ia the result ~ tha ,ynrt,
of q committee appointed at the PhiIadeInbia
to define and provide n method ~ an.
forcing discipline in a certain direction on the
ball field. This committees was anno,nted 10
using %iansuege Which is b Hid rHe r pTaetlee OF
yet in order to convince The me %1I
OF the press and the National Gaarmo
as to its nature there will he vo,u ninouo
shown ns we 20 on. we have mi tha
which / am about Tn nresent ~ yor 10
such hape that the COMMITTEES can snnnorr - i,
without fear of obiecfion Tho octinn g. y, ~ ~
the public clamor and to the comments of the !,
press nil over the country. The newsO ~ pn n
League is compelled TO ACT. Thai 10 %hu tthhoo
member of the press are nresent hare ~ "a Il
they can hear for thems"Ives the yaryso
expressions OF opinions on this very imn"rtou
matter. VINO '"' '"pof'aht
"Baseball has been recognized in soms vo mr.
either in a professional or in a Mint
tive way, ever since Is55' and I bave InonnunGG
over the records dating from, thar tine 70 thoaa
of 1897. TO and actIon On this verv mni, ~ ,.., Ky
is now before us. You can taLa tbia $1,000 thn