The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-01
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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ST, ToUIS. Ma, Feb, ss,I---Wlth inc
.,r,p,Ion OF Andrew Freedman. prcsl-
,,n. Of the New York base ball club,
All Tho National League magnates are
more TO attend the annunl meeting,
,-h,ch convened to-day at the Southern
Mattel, 4. II. soder. OF Boston, held the
.,o,y Of Mr.. Freedman. Those present
pc''S Il. Young. national president
"a secretary, npd Il. II. Young, Becre.
az national board; a. II. Soden and
W n conant, Of Boston; F.,A. Abel
VA e. II, Ebbitts. of BROOKLYN; a. ].
T nss,h and John !. Rogers. OF Phlladel.
Ma. Edwnrd IIanlon, OF Baltimore. ].
= Wagner, OF Washington: w. II. Wat.
IN, OF Pittsburgh: John I. Brush. OF
rI,rInnatI; FltDc Hess Robinson, OF
S'sytlnnd: ]. A. Hart, OF Chicago: II. c.
ru,lInm. OF Louisville, and Chris Won
t,er Abe and j. S. Muckenfuss. OF ST.
Louis. ~,
,,so on tho field 10 look n tier, their re-
snectIye Interests and to make whatever
sIrkers for places they maybe able 10
IA Among them are President Hickey,
NJ the Western Association; TON LOT
,rs president OF tho Columbus, Ohio,
western League team, and c. u. Power
rrcsIder, Of tic Interstate league,
Jimmie Manning. OF the Kansas City
club. is expected hero Tomorrow.
There Is considerable, worktto be done
nv The league meeting. The adoption
NJ The playing schedule, the'aratting OF
new rules, especially one looking to the
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The appointment OF u new chief OF um-
pIres and the selection OF hlsAstaff are
ihe principal matters up fortactlon.
Ned Hanlon. who represents the NIL
norl,y OF the rules committee, will re-,
port the following rule to do nway with
fowdy ball playing:
III manager, captain or player use
any obscene, foul or loudly profane.
language 10 or within hearing OF either.
umpire, or commit or threaten to COM,
nit any violent act against the person
OF umpire, player or spectator, It shall
be the duty OF such umpire 10 order
such player from the field and out OF
the grounds for the remainder OF the
game. II shall also be the duty OF such
umpire to report in full such language
Or an act OF such violence OF, threatened
violence to the president Of the league
By letter Immediately after the game.
and In fragrant cases TO telegraph briefly
the facts TO the president, and II shall
thercupon be the duty OF the president
70 punish the offender by suspension or
prohibiting from playing In any league
game for such time as he may deem
proper. f.g
The president may. upon receiving tel
cgraph!c information from an umpire of
such oiTense, suspend the player tempo
rarlly until he receives the full infor-
nation and can act thereupon. In case
the statement OF the umpire Is denied,
Il shall be the. duty OF the president to
Investigate and learn the truth OF the
matter and act accordingly
There Is much speculation as to who
will be appointed 10 I'LL the place on the
rational board OF arbitration made va
can't by the death OF Charles H. Byrne.
Ned Hanlon. John !. Rogers and C. II.
Ebbitts are those most prominently
spoken OF In this connection. There Is
another Story out 10 the effect that out
elders are after the st. Louis Browns.
H. C. Pulliam. OF Louisville, has this
to say OF n report that prominent dis
tIllsrs OF his city had formed syndi-
cate 10 purchase the Browns: "a mill
llonalrc distIller Of Louisville met me
Just before leaving for the league meet
mr. He told me TO investigate. the con-
tiuon OF the 81. Louis club to see what
clean bill OF sale OF 1t could be secured
for he said that IL, after sinvestiga-
ton. the property was found worth buy
!ag. and that 1t could be secured for a
reasonable figure. he would buy II, II
only on speculation. His plan Is to buy
the club. and place Arson at the head Of
it That Is all there Is to the story. i
an going 10 look over the ground. find
out Just what the club can be bought
forand then report to my friend In Lou
isrille. Should he get the club 1t will
he good thing for the league, for he
Is man with unlimited capital and
would be sure to put first-class team
In the field" 9ssSs
The national board of arbitration held
q meeting which lasted without inter-
mission from 1890 q m. until almost
o'clock. Considerable business was
disposed Of 2. s
At 5 o'clock this evening the national
league met In executive session.
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