The Portland daily press., 1899-03-03
A TEN CLUB LEAGUE
Among Possibilities I'm Base Ball
This Year.

baltimore and Cleveland May re
Dropped-Masnates Adjourn with
out Adopting n Schedule.
New York, March, The annual sprinQ
meeting Of the National baseball league
magnates, which has been going on at
the Fifth avenue hotel for the past three
days. came to an abrupt end tonight.
Contrary to expectations. the magnater
finished their business during a three
hours session, which began at O'Clock.
Here Is what the magnstes accomplished
In tbs three hours:
They passed the Rogers amendments to
the constitution without any change.
They passed the Brueh report on the
board of discipline after making some
Important changes.
They adopted the report Of the rules
committee after certain modincations
| had been made.
They passed o resolution which had q
direct bearing upon the disposition' OF
the st. Louis franchise. They did not
take any aston upon the philadelphia
admission question. Col. Rogers did not
bring the amendment before his brother
mugnntes.
They did not adopt schedule for the
| coming season.
One amendment to the national agree
ment was passed.
-AThey adjourned subject to the call Of
the president which means that when the
mngnatss next convene business can
| be trsnsact'd under three fourths vote
instead Of vote of all the members as
would be necessary in case Of special
meeting.
| John 4. Brush Of Cincinns /. did not
attend the meeting, being detained by
other business.
AS soon as the magnates got into
session, they took up the constitution.
Col. John l. Rogers Of Philadelphia read
| his proposed amendents, and aft r some
discussion they were unanimously adopted
| withou. any material changes.
The Boston magnates scored complete
victory in their fight on the rules. which
were next discussed The rule relating to
| grounds was wiped out entirely. sub
| stantiaIly all of the other rules su bn lifted
TO the league by the COMMITTEES. consist
ing of Messrs Hart Reach and Hnnlon
| were adopted.
The rule relating to the position of
catcher was passed without dissenting
vote. This rule prevents any catcher from
playing outside the lines o. his post in
order TO Held hunted balls
| The Brush report on the question of
discipline was taken up and gave rise to
much discussion The report was changed
| considerably before it was adopted
| While the scope OF the charges on which
| q player may be hauled before the board
of discipline were not tempered with, the
''hauling up process" was changed
materially.
| Mr.. Brush's measure in It's original
| shape provides that as soon rs corroborat
ed ana sworn charges had been made
| against an offender of the discipline
rules to the president OF the league, The
! latter was to Immediately report the
matter 10 the board of discipline for
| Its action.
| The measure, as Ii now stands provides
/ first, the making of sworn charges
against an offender to the president of
| the league. second, these sworn charges
| must he sent to every league magnate
| Third, If three-fourths of the magnstes
deem the case of such a nature as to re-
quire severe action, the matter may
then be sent to the toard OF discipline
| upon mail vote, nine of the twelve
mem bets of the leugue voting for sus'
tanning of the charges.
| The following was passed unanimous
/ ly:
! Resolyed, That the purchaser at ju-
| dicial sale OF the assets of IA club member
of this league, will rot lie entitled u
club mem bership without proper admis
sion thereto in accordance with the
leagues constitution.
The above is quiet warning by the
league to all intended bidders for the
league franchise in St Louis
Referring To the scheduls question,
President Young said that the magnntes
had looked over 10th the three ana four
trip ones presented and while they had
| adopted neither. all hands had expressed
them selves in favor of the four trip plan.
Frederick h. Stearns Of Detroit was
elected member of the board of disci-
pline for three years.
1t was announced that the next meeting
of the league would be held In this city
| Immediately after the sale of the st.
Louis club
1t was also intinated that II the
Browns passed. into proper hands the
circuit would be cut down to ten clut s.
Baltimore and Cleveland being the clubs
that would be dropped.