New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-03
BASEBALL.
THE LEAGUE ADJOURNS SUBJECT TIC
THE CALL OF THE PRESIDENT.
No SCHEDULE TO BE GIVEN OUT UNTIL AFTER
THE ST. LOUIS MIDDLE HAS BEEN SETTLED
STILL DISCUSSING FREEDMAN's POS
sIBLE RETIREMENT.

sIBLE RETIREMENT.
Tho club-owners IN the National Baseball League
finished their lahors ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel
last night and many Of them left for their respec-
tive homes AZ already announced In these COL
rmns the schedule agreed upon, but 1t VIII not
be made public until after the troubles OF the st.
Louis club have been settled by the courts Inc
case will come UP in It. Louis on March j.
The cluh-ov1ers maintain that the schedule Is
n ado out on the same lines those Of last year
for twelve clubs with the championship season
opening on April Is. They say that there IS no
chance this year for eight-club League ana
that there never has been They say that all
talk about reducing the circuit has been rot
from the start John r. Brush. Of the Cincinnati
cub. was suffering from rheumatism yesterday
and ga not attend the meeting. This gave rise
TO the rurnor that Brush was so put out at the
refusal OF the League to throw out the 81 LOUIS
club that he had refused to attend the meeting OUT
OF spite.
1t was nearly p. m. before the delegates ar
rived and stole off to their star chamber They
did not emerge until after o'clock in the evening
The report .of the Committee on Constitution was
adoptod unanimously. and the amendments 10 INC
nla,inc rules were adopted whole. The Brush
discipline rule was modified slightly ana theh
passed. 1t does not increase the power or au'ho'
itv Of the Board. f. X. Searns, OF Detroit was
elected a member Of the Board OF Discipline Ioi
three years which indicates that this department
Of the game viii be perpetuated.
The ru.nored approaching retirement OF Andrew
! Freedman from the management of the New-fork
club continued to be the sole topic of conversation
in the corridors. one club-owner who pretends
to know the read conditions, said:
Il know that Freedman is pretty SICK OF inc
whole business but he does not Ike to retre
| under fire 80 10 SPEAK. He has had a hard time
Of H. and he would prefer TO remain al me neau
Of The club this year until he mas been apIe 70
see the team finish near the front ana theh se'
out .oon os n
Others are of the opinion that as soon as ,i 4
prospective purchase comes in slBht thdI ne WI
lie hailed as Il longlOst brother ana ciuhS 10 just
tightly. --.a... ohoroea in
Among some OF the more important chanse et -.
tn. rla. ing rules are the preventing me Ca.Ci.e
from stepping from behind the pat anu Hi.O"Iai5
he ban 10 20 to the back sop. so that ne can
hladl. hunt nits The rule thdt an pId3 etS s"0l,
b. proDcrly uniformed Was also p"sseu' ltc ~, NJ :
fo,' f,- p,avcrs Wds reduced from go 20 - lHe
Iall rnlc as already printed was also passed g.,
'lr- genera. opinion seemed 10 be that MuChel :
fu.. nd Rocker would purchase the s.. LOUIS tIuD
March IA and that they would close the uedl lVl
The taking Of the cleveland players 10 %. Loute.
Iho surplus players VIII 80 toward making up INC
cleveland team The Deal will be made on the same
,,u,s as mat between the Baltimore and brooklyn
clubs.
The amended resolution passed:
"ResOlVcd That a purchaser al ludlclal SAFE OF
the eesots of club member OF this League Will
not he entitled to club membership without proper
| admission thereto IN accordance win the Leasue
me resolution means that the League will pro
tcct Itself against any undesirable person bc''Hs
! hold of the ST Louis cub.