The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01

near diiu ueleIIllHe I'LL disputes anu
complaints between association, clubs
and members of the same the business
passed upon was of that nature.
President N. e. Young presided and
there were present A. H. Soden of Bos-
ton; F. De Haas Robson, of Cleveland;
J. A. Hart, Of Chicago, and John T.
Brush, Of Cincinnati.
The petition of Harry Berte for re-
lease from the Quincy club, was dis
missed. The Western league had ac-
cepted the services Of the disbanded
Quincy club members and transferred
the club to Ottumwa. The action was
ratified.
A request of President Powers, of the
Eastern league, for permission to hold
exhibition games in National league
territory prior and subsequently to the
regular season, was presented. 1t was
decided that clubs of a minor league
had no right to play games in the ter
ritory of the major league without per-
mission of the latter.
All the correspondence had to date
between the Cleveland and Milwaukee
clubs and Player Bert Jones, whom the
major league team had purchased,
along with the agreement, was read.
Action on the matter was deferred
for future developments as to Jones
playing ability.
Eastern and Western leagues, Class
A, asked that a rule be adopted pro-
Viding that only two players could be
drafted by National league club from
one minor league club in any one sea-
son, and that each player would have
to be III Glass A for two consecutive
years.
The National league proposed that
it's clubs should have the right to Dor
row players for thirty days, and that
they be allowed to purchase players
from minor league clubs at a stipulated
price to be agreed upon and placed in
the hands of the national president, the
major league clubs taking players on
trial for not to exceed thirty days If
not satisfactory the money would be
returned to the purchasing club.
This proposition was rejected by the
Eastern and Western leagues, which
adopted a resolution declaring that
they would be detrimental to them.
| This leaves the matter where 1t was
last year.
Routine Business.
President Young called the meeting
| to order, but A. II. Soden, of Boston,
was asked to officiate as chairman. The
president officially announced the death
of C. H. Byrne, of Brooklyn, and a
| committee was appointed, composed of
Messrs. Brush, Hart and Rogers, to
draft suitable resolutions.
The report Of the Temple cup COM
mittee, showing that the cup had been
returned to its donCr and the games
| discontinued, was presented and adopt
| ed.
ported number of changes in the con-
| stitution, which were adopted. 1t was
| decided that when the meeting ad-
| journ it be to 10 o'clock tomorrow, for
| a two hours session; that 1t reconVene
at q. M, when the amendment to do
away with rowdy ball playing would be
| discussed. An amendment was adopted
making it compulsory when an umpire
fails to show up for the captains of the
opposing teams to each select one man,
the two to act as umpires.
Section So was amended to provide
that the complaints in regard to d1sput-
ed games must be filed with the nation
al president within five days, and the
reply within the following five days.
The president will then without FUR
Their delay, take a mail vote on the
question.
Section As was amended to provide
that any game postponed by rain, and
tie and draw games, must be played or
during the same serious of the succeed
ing one on the return visit, whether on
open date or schedule date.
Section So was amended SO tnat mere
after rain checks will also be issued
when any game has been forfeited be-
fore five innings shall have been play
ed.
The next section, relating to forfeited
games was changed SO that the fine for
clubs FORGETTING games shall be $500 in
stead of 1,O0O The time for the an
nual meeting was changed to the sec
ond Tuesday of December and at about
the hour of midnight the session ad-
iourned until tomorrow morning.