The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-24
THE BRUSH RESOLUTION
Ii Has Nothing to DO With the
Playing Ru es.
win stop Bad Language Maryland
roortsmen Discussing Changes
in the Game Laws.

President James A. Hart returned TO
Chicago YESTERDAY from indianapolis,
where he went to confer with John t.
Brush about baseball legislation. SAID
he: 1T is not true that the new rule
suggested by the playing rules committee
regarding the conduct of players on me
field takes the place of the Brush reso-
lution The playing rules affect every
club under the national agreement. Mr.
Brush's resolution is for the National
League only. As il is now worded II a.
as strong as il can be made.
.There may be a fight on it, but Il"
not understand how any club owner can
oppose it. 1t does not conflict with the
rules. nor is it a rule except for the Ma
tional League. Mr.. Brush Will present
testimony proving cases Of extreme Nal-
garitv and profanity by players on the
6eld. The resolution does not touch
rowdy bali. A player can kick the inning
out of the umpire and the Brush res"iu-
ton will not touch him, unless ne uses
vulgar or profane language.
The resolution provides that any spec
tator bv making affidavit Of case Of had
language and forwarding it. with positive
nroof TO the national board. can secure
the suspension Of the offender The cum
managers will have nothing To- SAY. ana
no power TO prevent such suspension y
expulsion. think one example w"u"
stop the use Of insulting language.
Dorchester county Md. sportsmen are
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY Of several rad
ical changes in the laws relating {" the
protection OF partridges IN the county
one is a bin prohibiting the shipment
Of an cartridges out of the county lines.
This. they think il the only WAY 81 get
ting the control az the bird supply out
of the hands Of the market Elnnsi>-
SeAenty-five per cent of the partridEes
are estimated 10 b. annually shipped To
out side markets. the home market taking
bat a small portion 81 the remainder.
The massage Of q law 81 this kind would
practically throw the pot hunters uut 81
a market ~ the home markets. oven at
greatly reduced prices would consume
hut a small part Of the birds and these
AT figures too low TO make the business
remunerative.
once under the control Of resident
sportsmen. many Of whom are land own
ers and i'm a position 10 give the birds
what protection they require. ii Is thought
the supply would rapidly increase as
there would be no incentive for their
wholesale slaughter which the remuner-
ative prices obtained for birds have here
tofore encouraged. That the existing
game law does not meet all the require
nents Of the times. the gradully decrcaS-
ing supply of partridges proves. and the
sportsmen say they must make decid-
ed stand.
petition which will include the names
Of many of DorcheSter's leading sports
men is now being prepared for preSenta-
ton before the legislature adjouT<ls. ask
ing for the passage Of such bill as has
been stated Should they fail in getting
IL through, they viii next year try To
shorten the open season to January ].
Under the present open season to Febru-
AIRY I many birds are trapped when snow
is on the ground in January. and by
shortening the season this trapping would
be prevented. Hawks are now playing
great havoc among the breeders left for
next season.