The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-13

presented an unusually lively appearance
today. Not only were there owners of
league clubs there, but several of the
minor leagues were represented.
When President Young went around
and counted noses preliminary TO calling
a meeting, he found the following mag
mates present: Boston, A. H. Soden c.
w. H. COnant; Philadelphia, A. J. Reach,
John 1. Rogers; Brooklyn and Baltimore,
Charles Ebbetts, Ned Hanlon, Harry Won
der Horst and F. A. Abel; Cincinnati
John r Brush; Washington, ]. Earl
Wagner; Pittsburg, Carney DTeyfUss ard
w. W. Kerr; Chicago. James Hart; St.
Louis, Frank de Haas Robson; Cleve-
land, Stanley Robson; New York, Fred
erick Knaiveles; Louisville, Harry Pull
liam and DR.. Stuckey. Besides the latter
two gentlemen the Louisville interests
were represented by a small army Of d.
was not present.
ARBITRATORs MEET.
It was not until the afternoon that the
baseball men got down to work. The bail
was set rolling when the national board
of arbitration, consisting Of Messrs. Robi
son, Hart, Soden, Brush and Young, went
into session. All through the afternoon
the board continued its deliberations on
the Wrigley matter, from time to time
NdIlCuS persons DSlIlS summoned 10 TIE
meeting room. The following statement
was given out by direction of President
Young:
The protest of the Syracuse club, a
member of the Eastern League of Pro-
fessional Baseball clubs, against the &C
ton of the New York club in contracting
with George Wrigley on Sept. 16, 1899, for
q period terminating Oct. 10, 1899, on the
ground that the Syracuse club had not
transferred to the New York club its
right of reservation of the players serv-
ice as provided in the national agree
ment, and that the said Syracuse club
right of reservation to the Brooklyn Base.
ball club, having come before the ma
tional board of arbitration, it was
Resolved. That the national agreement
does not give to the reserVing club the
right to control the services of a player
after his contract has terminated with
the said club, and its right to transfer
such reservation is not impaired by any
action Of the player entering into the
services Of any other club after the
termination Of such contract and before
the commencement of the next season of
the club to which he has been trans
feTred.''
This ruling means that any National
League club may take the players of
minor leagues clubs at the end of their
season, which is one month earlier than
that of the big league, and try them out
without paying any money consideration
to the club for which the player is under
contract. The fact that the minor league
clubs may be dickering with another club
for the sale of the player makes no diff
ference. When told of the decision Pres
| ident Powers, of the Eastern league, said:
1t is just as 1 expected. 1 could see
when ! was summoned before the board
that their minds were made up This
decision is so manifestly unfair that I do
not care to say anything at present"
The Wrigley fight was a three-cornered
one between New York, BROOKLYN and
Syracuse. At the conclusion of the Fast
ern league season, Wrigley signed to fin
ish the season with New York. A few
days later he was sold by the Syracuse
club to Brooklyn, and acting upon the adj
vice Of President Powers, Wriglev went
to Brooklyn and finished the season. To-
morrow the board of directors will con-
slider the appeal made by the New York
club to have the Brooklyn management
disciplined for playing Wrigley after he
had signed the New York contract. What
Will be done is problematic.
Judge Wells the owner Of the Syracuse
club, will fight the matter to the end.
he says having engaged counsel for the
purpose.