The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-03

rules will he impartially enforced. and that
their failure to cooperate with him in such
enforcement will result in a hne ana per-
haps removal from the game.
Rule 60, relating TO betting and pool SELL
ing upon grounds of a club. was disposed OF
by the following resolution .r,or FROM
the playing rules, as IL is already provided
for in the League constitution
The proposed Rule IL. relating to the right
of a player or a manager to motion or adj
dress a spectator, was also thrown out by
the magnates.
The following resolution relating to the
national agreement was passed:
Resolved. That Article - OF the national
agreement be changed as follows: That the
words terms of such purchase in Line Z
be stricken out and the words drafting
price of the league with which he played
last prior to becoming a National League
player be substituted"
This section relates to the purchase Of
players from minor leagues.
MR.. BRUSH'S REPORT.
Following the report of the rules commit
tee the famous Brush report on the question
Of discipline was taken UP. The wrangle
which followed will long be remembered
by the magnates. And before the report was
adopted it was cut and plastered up in such
shape that it is hard to judge whether Mr..
Brush has achieved the sweeping victory on
his measures that he anticipated. Mr..
Brush's measure, in it's original shape. pro-
vided that as soon as corroborated and
sworn charges had been made against an
offender of the discipline rules to the pres
ident of the League, the latter was TO i'm
mediately report The matter TO the board Of
discipline for their action.
When the magnates got through with Mr..
Brush's measure it provided that before the
case of an offender could reach the board of
discipline the League must pass upon the
charges, and a three-fourths vote of all the
members of the League was necessary to
send the matter before the board of dis
cipline.
In a nutshell, the measure as it now
stands, provides: First. the making of
sworn charges against an offender to the
| president of the League; second. these sworn
nate: third. if three-fouths of the magnates
deem the case Of such a nature as TO require
severe action, the matter may then be sent
to the board of discipline upon a mailed vote,
nine of the twelve members of the League
voting for the sustaining Of the charges.
Following was another bit of legislation
which personally interested Mr.. Brush. The
following was passed UNANIMOUSLY:
Resolved, That the purcf aser at a judi
oial sale of the assets OF a club member OF
this league will not be entitled TO club men,
bership without proper admission thereto,
in accordance with the league constitu-
tor"
1e The above 20 ali is in a Snisf S Sadning fo OF the the
League franchise in st. Louis. Any person
who intends to bid for the franchise when
better make his peace with the magnates
before buying.
Some surprise was occasioned by the fail
ure Of Colonel Rogers to bring the Philadel-
phia question before the League. Referring
to the schedule question President Young
said that the magnates had looked over both
the three and four-trip ones presented, and
while they had adopted neither. all hands
had expressed themselves in favor of the
four-trip plan.
Frederick K. Stearns, of Detroit. was
elected a member of the board of discipline
for q term of 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 intimate that if the
Brown Stockings passed into proper hands
the circuit would be cut down to ten clubs,
Baltimore and Cleveland being the clubs
dropped. In the meantime, il Is said, a ten
club schedule will be arranged.