The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
LEAGUE DIRECTORS ACT.
DEcIDE WRIGLEY CASE AND MAY
FINE BROOKLYN.


session. the Board Of Directors Of the National
League last night adjourned until to-day.
Che members OF the board. Soden. Brush.
Robson. Hart Reach and Wagner, informed
IN. waiting newspaper men In the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel that they had pledged them selves
10 secrecy and no information would be given
ou'
our mouths are sealed" they said and then
they hurried up to the Democratic Club to see
Freedman. who was conducting o sort OF In
formal meeting 81 the League. with the Brook
lyn. baltimore syndicate left out. Then In q
abort tins leaks were discovered. IL was
found out that the directors had spent
most of their time discussing the Wrigley case.
When they went into session shortly before
neon they were somewhat surprised when
confronted by c. II. Ebbets. president OF tho
Brooklyn Club and the clubs attorney John NJ.
warl. Of Baldwin h Ward. When the case was
called Ward proceeded to show that
according to the National agreement the
National Board ~ Arbitration, composed
o. Soden Brush. Hart Robson. Rogers aud
Young had made an Illegal ruling on Tuesday
A. leciding that the New York Club had a per-
feet right 10 sign Wrigley without the consent
Of the Syracuse Club. Ward made clean cut
argument which was listened TO by the Freed
nantes with apparent indifference. Afterward
Ward said:
"Tmnde an argument on the merits Of the
cnse that was strictly In accordance with the
s'tpuatlons OF tho socallrd national agree
mont II was perfectly clear to me and is ii
al impartial baseball men. But the directors
hal evidently prcludcci the case. and say
now that have absolutely no hope for
"a nrohle drcis on
The directors. by unan nous vote. decided
III ~. nh
ungley from the New York Club and that all
Of The games in which wriGley PLAYED GU the
Brooklyn team should be thrown out
o. the record. Tho directors then con-
siered the adyIsahity Of hning either the
Brooklyn Club or Wricley. There was
long discussion. but II was ended
when n tip came IN from The Club that the
Brooklyn people should get IL In tho neck.
That was enough. so tho directors decided
10 fine the club. how much II was impossible
20 learn. The ok'vn- Baltimore com bination
would say nothing at all about the matter. ex-
oept thai there might be n few remarks TO make
when the official announcement is made.
one OF the delegates said that the BROOKLYN
club would probably be called upon to pay
q fac Of at least $500 into the League
treasury. Then 1t would be easy TO pay
back TO Freedman the $1,000 "Ducky"
Cue. which have ried the New York President
exceedingly. The directors also concluded
that tho Louisville Brooklyn game. trans
ierred from Louisville to Brooklyn on Aug. ~
Last. was not legal because the necessary con-
sent was not secured IL was ordered scratched
from the record. but President Ebbets
was assured that no fine woud be at
tached. The game in question was shifted
to Brooklyn at the request OF the
Louisville club because on a day when
II might have been PLAYED in Louisville tho
groS,nISds, wers wet S and following TIA, dae the
Ioqisviil. club might be aned about ii. 900,
adhLsabll!ty Of dropping from the circuit.
What Is all this attack on the Brooklyn club
mean" ssd the u ms The
because Il possesses a bali team 30 strong
al the Polo, Grounds, Consequently he
wPed IL ,S have b..s .ss g5Goki,p club
who com pose the National Board and the the Board
o. D,.ec!prs are praetcTsly tools in Frestmans
Heve he will put a strong team on the Polo
pociss v nf1' gold and pS Their
from the Dsmocra,ic Club cut bigger figure
mand that the Brookiyn Club must receive a
rough deal and a possible throw down carries
Beyond this explanation {. is another even
more plausible; The schemsrs are following
the plan aIready, outlined in THE Sun They
that the latter viii drop Baltimore from the cir
euit: thereby completing an eight club league.
sa To salry oS %, The The S 35
schemers had the Information carried to the
s sar OF The Brooklyp men that i the worst
would he broken, thu BROOKLYN and Baltimore
clubs would be dropped and the latter conld
would be cheaper to DO t"e such ~sn rick e whs
shown, and take chances, than TO buy out the
,,T iran with hard cash, Further informa;
that 10th iianon ani Won der Horst would
. syG 70 c ce driven out Of baseball before he
o. canards Of This. kind were brought
S.h The I rssG g The Rs T%%" 1at they r.
s si.d Ehbets refused to say word. Hanlon
tieneratsd the, statement made In Tues:
buy SC out ,h S.' phm ss r aas me " shed
ior me players and franchise il $4,000. He
ssaId hat The property was cheap at this figure.
tGs@ssyes and PASSED Sc. Of to ,R be
rrss for sSer a rHf pa"
owi'h cheap team and stick 10 the end on
me pFe,ent agreement which expires In 1901.
tSy,r. for tho Louisville" people made
thrir peace with the s"hemers several DAYS
go ln Tact everything has been settled with
louisville. Cleveland and Washington so that
Ue case i m 10 the brooklyn Baltimore avn
Giehte, which still politely declines to receive
either the glad hand" or the blur things that
u, magnat"s frequently make use Of.
riohn l. Rogers who first looked around for
lnzsimmons's bulldog. came into the hotel
ABOUT s o'clock and at once called the crowd
a.onnd him. He was In flna voice.
went downtown to see Mr.. Freedman this
moTning.' said he. and we took lunch together
rs Is very fine gentleman and has been
shamefully abused. We came uptown together
an he told me that he would not raise finger
20 Slrsngthe1 his club nnil syndicate ball is
ssboIished, He also said that he wanted 10 have
thht = 900 fine for participation In the Holmes
EPISODE refunded and told him was In favor
Buck Ewing who came here 10 SOC about TAX
M, ing ne manaGement OF the New Yorks. called
treednan
What club Is that2" said Buck.
.Why the New York ball club, " was the reply.
lou hayen't any club. Mr.. Freedman" ex-
sS,neI Ewing, and | wouldn't care to take
hou OF the New York team until you have
sIe,hRthened II a good deal"
ea ttetti ne League abolishes this awful syndi-
tbsG p T2sd day. said Buck. who hurried up to