The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-02
BASEBALL MAGNATES
The Meeting Of The National League al
St. Louis Yesterday.
aOWOYlsh TO Be SUPPRESSED
An Unanimous Vote ON Tho Subject
Twenty >ihrec Regulations GOV.
crning Conduct OF Players on tn.
Ficid-Ihe Board of discipline 10
Have Absolute Authority,

st. Louis, March 1.-The baseball
magnates of the National League were
tired out with their late session Of
last night and ii was long after 10
O'Clock, the hour set for converting.
when they came together. Very little
business was transacted at the mo .ning
session. at the afternoon session the
doorS were thrown open to newspape:
men, VINO were given an opportunity TO
listen TO the report of The committee
appointed last year to devise means for
doing away with rowdyism on the ball
field.
John L. Brush, chairman Of the COM
mittve, presented the report, which eni-
bodied communications from magnates.
umpi!es. members OF the press ana
DINERS interested in the national game
lheSe communications showed the ne
ceSslty,of adopting some measure TO do
away with the evil.
us the unanimous views Of the com
mittee, chairman Brush submitted the
report FOR the suppression of obscene
indecent and vulgar language by play
ers on the ball field. The report was
unanimously adopted. TO carry this
measure of reform into effert twen;y-
three regulations were appended.
ihe measure provides that the regu-
'"'i"o 7li'ii pc eApldllleu ana READ to
every player and employee in the
League, who shall then be Obliged 10
sign them for the purpose OF showing
mat this Legislation was brought TO
their attention.
1T is provided that 1t shall be com
petent Tor any person or persons,
whether player, manager, umpire. club
oiuclal OF any club or spectator, to
submit Information and testimony in
writing under oath concerning obscene,
indecent or vulgar language during the
progress of u game by PLAYER. M
enlploye of National League club,
edge. SC
All such charges Shall be submitted
TO the president of the league under
on!h within forty-cight hours of it's
aileSed commission, and the president
shall Immediately furnish n COPY of tho
same to the accused for his defense
win the written notice of suspension.
If any
Five days shall be allowed the ac-
cused to reply under oath and The case
when thus prepared shall be submitted
by the president to tribunal of three
Judges selected by the league, to be
called the BOARD of DISCIPLINE. WIN
shall have absolute authority 70 a az"
quit or convict upon the evidence sub
mitted, from which there shall be no
appeal. except 10 the Board IF DIRECTORS
of the league. The findings and SEN
tence of the board Shall be trans
mltted to the president of the league,
who shall execute the sentence.
when the members of the tribunal or
a majority thereof do not agree upon
Il Judgment, the president of the league
Shaii select some one OF the opinions
rs the one 10 be followed Crowded n
not be the extreme penalty) and that
shall be considered the Judgment and
be enforced.
The penalties may be suspension for
days, for months, for the unexpircd
season. Tor year or for life, accord
ING to the conditions, circumstances and
nature of the ofrensc.
The extreme penalty imposed in TITS
measure, viz, ''life expulsion" shat,
require The unanimous approval of the
.hrec members of the tribunal and ,hc-
lore imposing such n penalty the ac
cused shall be notified that he can do
tehd IN person and by counsel If h.
elects. -
IL snail be competent for either parties
~ case submitted to the tribunal to
'oW uHder oath the character and
standing IF those who make the charges
ana give evidence and before the .Iifn
expulsion can be imposed the accused
may II he elect, have the opDortunitv
vi cross examining the witnesses ra:nst
him by dispositions.
mere shall be no appeal from n do
c.sion by the tribunal or n majority ror
re-hearing or re-opening of n case
cActpt ny unanimous VcSc of tho hoora
o' DIRECTORS based upon new evidence
me tribunal shall be selected nv tba
national League. Nd one shah hn
member who is financially intnrnstaa a.
a club e''eu III
The first tribunal under this nroyis
ION shal be composed of l.. c. Kraut-
hoit' or Kansas City. who shall be Sc
'cc'ed 20 serve three years; Louis K,a-
mer. of Cincinnati, who shall serve two
years. and Frank X Stearns of De-
troit. Mich, who shall serve ono y,,r
ana beginning with 1899 and each wear
thereafter there shall be one member
eiccted TO serve three years
II play under suspension pnntlinrr
investigation should be acquitted by IN =
tribunal, his salary shall Re paid l.y
me president Of The League from the
time he was under suspension.
Before adiourning for suppar reso
luton expressive rf the sorrow .ond
10 felt by the MEMOIRS of the NationaI
Association in the deA h of Charles 81
byrnc, of the Brooklyn club. was unan-
imously adopted. The meeting tonight,
was OF short durl ion. The time was
occupied by Charles II. Ehbet;s. IN an
enloSy of Charles II. Byrnc Of Brook
lyn.
PORTUGUESE BARK ABANDONED