Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
PLAYERS TURNED DOWN.
The League MagnateS Have About De
 cid, q to Refuse Their Demands

nc League M13nllp% Have NDOut l)c-
 cid q to Refuse Their Demands.
 The players of the National league are likely to revolt. The base ball magnAtC< have turned down. their demands for a more liberal form eff contract. The Players ;lSsot'iatipn has nOt been notified officially that they cannot get what iS demandetl- of the league. a~ the latter has not yet con Sidt r,d the matter. The committee. however,. that met the players has made its report to the league and con ctudts that 100 much iS asked for. A. II. Soden admitted this much to Clarke Griffith and he suggested that the players ask for another hearing. This request has been made and the players are ready 10 modify their demands somewhat.
 It seplnS. however. that the mag mates are opposed to any concession to th' players. Tine club owners would not diSru>S the subject. The players Say that they want to meet the club owners half WHy. They have. how ever. no intention of hacking down and are determined to get what they be itVp is just. When tie players are notified officially that they can expect nothing from the league a general call ! will be made for Il meeting and plans ] will ba made to bring the club oWncrs to terms.
 IT developed it the meeting yrSter- | day that Andrew Freedman is now . considered one of the recognized au- th0Iities. and that he k held in high regard by his fellow maGnareS. He . was elected nemher of the beard . Of directors. scoring clean victory ever | hc SpalGing-Hart faction. T. A. 1 Hart did not get q place on the board.
 I ID |
 The new board of directors are A. II.
 Sodpn. Boston: Andrew Freedman. New York: John T. Brush. Cincinnati; ] Barney Dreyfus. Pittsbur%. This is tEe first time that Mir DreyfuS has been | elected. Mir Freedman refused the
 office last year. The nationnl board
 of arbitration WIS reelected. This
 consists of x. F. Young. A. II. Sodpn
 l. T. Brush. F. de Hass Robinson, J.
 $. Rogers and James A. Hart.
 MVSsTs Hart, SOden and Brush were
 appointed q committee on amendment
 to the constitution. They will report
 at'the spring meeting.
 The. New York magnate was at the
 me ting again yesterday and took q
 lively interest in the procpedings.
 The American league trouble was
 again the foremost topic of discussion
 It is said that another plan has beer
 formulated besides the rc-2stabli%h
 ment of q twelve club league to cir cumVent Ban J0hnsOn's scheme. The league has done away witt southern practice trips. and the play
 CTS will not have tO report for prac , tice or preliminary training prior tt April 119O1. All the club owners
 signed an agreement to this effect , This is really T concession to the play CTS. The latter are not in favor Q these. southern practice trips. as i makes if necessary for them to repOr to their managers carly in March, ant
 as the payroll dUeS not begin until tn ' opening of the season they are work
 ing practically for an entire month fo f their board and lodging. . The fact became known yesterda. that the path has been opened fo , dealing for players between the Ney | York and Brooklyn cIuDs. The Nev . York management announced las l year that it wanted nothing in tn : shape of players that the Brooklyl i cl4ll, had Now it is different. Man a agers Davis and Iianlon have been il
 consultation several times during tn
 past few weeks. and Alex Smith ma.
 become Giant. The Pittsburg clu , wants Doyle. and the Chicago club i : after Doyle and Gleason. Chicago i 5 willing to give up Strang. q promising , player Davis wants Bradley and ma. l get him. Mir Freedman has notifie, , i Davis that he can go ahead an ? strengthen the team i'll every way pos : sible