The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-13
OrEER BASEBALL RULING.
v,rroytL BOARD Rows TO THE WILL
or FRIEDMAN.

Eria
,sts-New York Club Lays Down the Law.
The baseball situation at the Fifth Avenue
mai where the League maRnates are holding
,t.r annual fall meeting. became further com
"r,.,ed Yesterday. and the relations between
'.ro,,l Of the club owners are rather severely
,.,,rsd this morning. After long confab wit h
S,osdman at the Democratic Club on Monday
u,sh, the several schemers who have planned
=. ,educe the circuit to eight clubs. and who
"A prepared to put up a strong game OF blun
..ccomplish this end. came to the hotel at q
.,,nri.lngly early hour yesterday morning.
r,eodmans hand was seen In every move
.ds nv soden. Brush. Robson. Rogers. Hart
"a Dreyfuss yesterday. In accordance with
'ss ou,line In The Sun. Freedman laid down
.s.i.u n these submissive individuals with
these demands:
favorable decision in the wrigley case.
p,,uru Of 81 900 nno in Holmes case.
p.,urn NJ $500 hue for Brooklyn forfeit
p,,uspt VI Manhattan Field rent.
contribution gratis Of good bali players
n.,,h OF syndicate ball. especially as applies to
p,ooklyn and Baltimore.
u m.ris.al Of President n. f. Young
\ ,nuon,meut Ola. c. Arson to the position Of I'm
pre superintendent
~ there il anything else that tho New
i york President wants. the magnates
r,obshly found It out last night. for they
,pent another long session at The
i r,h one OF the club owners said. by
h.vav. that he would make n motion at to-
E,v's session, suggesting that future meetings
n,,he League be held at the Democratic Club
instead Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The game OF bluff intended to brighten the
B,ooklyn club into letting 60 OF the Baltimore
franchise began yesterday when the National
BOARD OF Arbitration met With y. 4.
youns in the chair and Sodcn, Brush.
Rogers. Hart and Robson occupying COM
Portable armchairs in Parlor ID. H..
the hoard proceeded to take up the
much.,alked OF Wrigley case President L. I.
Powers ofthe Eastern League went before the
board and presented his case in the strongest
POSSIBLE manner. He said that Wrigley was tho
rroperty Of the Syracuse Club and that the
player had been signed by the New YORK
offered to sell the release Of ,wrisey 70 New
I iS.s " to the Brooklyn Cub Tor $500. and
fl FSs TY Tdv. e, s ss S soysfsa
V WTs Saye had been taken from New York In
ctI yti the syracuse Club and was not even
ind,ed TO attend the cards meeting; he
st eas the minor leagues. The board then
soSsdefed the case In secret and after several
hours. in which n few other minor cases were
acted upon. this ruling was made pubic:
The protest Of the syracuse Club, member Of the
Eastern League. against the action OF tho New
i0ri club ~ c0ntrscuns with George wriSlsy
%. 0sI Is; lisp. on the ground that the
fort Cub its right Of rsssrvsion Sf the players. ser
vices, a. provided in the national agreement. and
s,a 'H ,r. Sa such sSt q re.crvason to The
/ Brooklyn BAsebAll cup. having come before
| Thai the National Agreement does not give to the
,.s rvng club the right to control the services u
nd ciab AMI ia right to transfer such reservation
sHo, impaired BY any action o. the pl.ye! enter
nn,aon q such contrast and before s the sem
Esaeepeni ~ ih. next season OF the eluo TO when
When the Brooklyn magnates heard the
news they laughed. President Powers said:
It's Just what expected, The mem beers o.
, he case case A The ruling means that the New
York Club had right to Wrigleys services
sept Il B aa5 SG Club asF H SsGh h
National Agreement and its merits. main
this player up 70 Oct. /"
ttturned out that the Syracuse club never
tled any protest at all until after II was
Wells Of Syracuse arrived upon the scene
sea, IN a formal protest With demand fo
player. Wells was turned dowr
H.sSfs 5sSfs BOARD 'aasRss s
na'kable decision, hurried out Of the hotel anC
refused 70 talk. They gathered the other mag
nates together. called a regular session OF th'
league which was adjourned IN two Winutes
s5Ths no bad0urImsnts q the es Sha'i0na
Ssafa.d 10. IS strange Droeesdins. II,
Bard Of Directors will meet this morninl
, T u. soa.a Sssd Ts. 3 Sse.4
Till probably throw out all OF tho ga M
gayed by the Brookiyns in which wriRley par
record, however. as the percentage OF tn
The Whole matter Is Insignificant except 70
in League politics. The National Board. tn
supreme court Of baseball. has been dictate,
bis first bouquet Intended as a knockdown
This move has not Jared the BrookIyp- Bait
sn ESbe. A nS. S9n
at all. They are awaiting further develop
The magns,es cooked matters Ut, to thei
own satisfaction last night. they said. The
with The OF r.
during the day whereby those franchise
t:Ssr i ,i &c ms ., ;W;s'smsnt al %H e
nlght tia, he -tiiI wanted 10000 for his hold
waS SS, h way hug s B9oo
~ club entire and place the champions at tn
ballmores and locate them In Washington
thereby making an eight club leagu
EASY. Then Brooklyn, Baltimore. Cleve
and and Louisville. imperative an
SUI owned by the League. would be hel
until chance Is offered TO put Their
INTO an American association. But the Brook
Bamore cnoS are not FER sale At
night that the Brooklyn stock was worth pa
sha that the club Is capitalized at $3.50, 900.
The play 10 be made by the ma gnates, proho
yto-day, is to inform the Brooklyn Club tina
unless Baltimore is dropped both clubs will b
frozen out at the end OF two years. tn
schemerS believe this will do tn
trick, but they will strike sna
As the Abel Won der Horst syndicate
nqLm Of night. From the way things look a tor
quo circuit seems probable. But whethe
II brooklyn and Baltimore will consent to any r.
q auction at all Is a matter that may puzzle tn
hagnatcs when the proper time comes.
ctHInnyytwo deals were made during the da!
thlcago purchased Outfeder Jack McCarth
ron PittsbuIg and Outfelder Dexter froI
louisville The Pittsburg Club will hol
~ annual business meeting to-day
Srsey CITY. Barney Dreyfuss will
ssctei President and Harry PulliaI
ssecIetary and Treasurer Manager Hanlo
eened The report that Joe Kelley would be sol
pthe Washington Club, He said Kelley va
"93 valuable to the Brooklyn champions
DOB Fltzsimmons strOled into the hot
shout O'Clock. He had a sixty pound bulldo
4 Win him. Both were warmly received. tn
"A lat ~ hn I