The times., 1899-04-01
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

A telegraphic poll of the League is in
progress on the proposition TO reconsider
| the vote by which the playing schedule of
| the National League and American Asso-
| citation of Professional Baseball Clubs was
adopted at the meeting held in New York
| last week. This was brought about by the
visit of Barney Dreyfus, the Louisville
magnate, to League headquarters this
week.
The baseball world is familiar with the
grievances Dreyfus thinks he has against
his League associates. The conference
with President Young was warm.
Mr.. Dreyfus put up very stiff demand
| for reconsideration of the vote by which
the schedule, he claims, deals SO unfairly
with him was adopted. The circumstances
under which the Louisville Sunday games
were wiped out were reviewed at great
| length with much detail and sultry COM
ments. Uncle Nick Young took the
ground that he submitted the schedule to
| the League and there his duty as chairman
| of the schedule committee terminated. He
| explained that before the schedule was
| formally adopted Messrs. Hart, for Chi
cago; Robson. for st. Louis; the other
Robson. for Cleveland. and Mr.. Brush, for
| Cincinnati submitted certain amendments
| to the schedule. They were the changes of
which Mr.. Dreyfus complained. 'Uncie
Nick insists that the proposed amend
ments TO the schedule were read to the
meeting when they were offered, and they
were also read a second time when the
| schedule was on the point of final adop
ton. Not one word Of protest was made
by Mr.. Soden, of Boston. who held the
proxy of the Louisville clud.
In explanation OF the statement made by
| Mr.. Soden 10 the erect that he was ad-
vised By Mr.. Robson that the proposed
| amendments were intended to give Louis
Vile more Sunday games, Mr.. Young says
it is possible that Mr.. Robson was Jolly
! ing Mr.. Soden and the latter took the
Jolly" seriously and did not examine the
subject any further until after the meeting
| had adjourned and the schedule had been
adopted.
All of the old League straw was thrashed
| over by MIR. Dreyfus and Uncle Nick
! and at the conclusion of the conference
| Mr.. Young telcgraphed 10 the representa-
! tives of the various clubs something like
| this:
Mr. Dreyfus here. He requests vote Of
! League by telegraph be taken on PROPOSE
| tion to reconsider vote by which playing
schedule was adopted last Saturday.
IN f. YOUNG"
Uncle Nick says a majority of the
members of the League can reconsider the
| vote by which the schedule was adopted.
| He holds that If a majority desires TO re-
| consider the vote that will leave the
| League without playing schedule until
| some further action is taken. 1t may not
require a special meeting of the League to
| adopt modified schedule as the amend
ments may be made by telegram If three
| fourths of the clubs vote that way.
Mr.. Dreyfus having obtained this slight
advantage, says he proposes to camp right
here in Washington until the result OF the
pending vote is announced, when he will
govern himself accordingly.
Andrew Freedman is for the Dreyfus end
| of the case.
Il am not only surprised, but astounded
| at the methods that some OF the other
club owners have INDUCED in said Presi-
dent Freedman at the Democratic Club in
New York the other night.
"One thing is certain, the New York
| Club will not be party TO such trickery
and chicanery. The way matters are be-
ing conducted in the League is little short
of an outrage.
THE New York Club, as much as any
other in the organization, would like to
see the circuit cut down to eight cities,
but not by dishonest means, Let the clubs
that are to be disposed of be bought out
and not robbed of their proprietary rights
The schedule that deprives Louisville of Sc
| many Sunuay games WAS passed Dy lrich-
cry. Mr. Soden, of Boston, who held the
proxies of four clubs besides representing
his own, voted all his proxies for a sched-
ule that treated Louisville justly. The
changes were made afterward, without his
knowledge AS the dominant faction ir
the League has conducted affairs In a way
detrimental to the best interests of the
game, ! have of late remained away from
all their meetings.