The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-14
PLAYERS DEMANDS REFUSED.
n,sEuNLL wACNATEs DECLINED TO
GRANT THEM.

Players Expect "a ne~onsideration
and Relieve They VIII Get what
They want-rtayers say They VIII
DIe Game-WuI Not Invade Ameri-
can i.enEue-Annunl Practice Trips
20 the south 90 ne Abandoned.
League Laws changed.
Sew York Dec lJ-rho National
I.oagu, msgnatea hed Two sessions TO-
day The nrrt session was begun about
nopn with Tho folowing present. A. ~.
sodsn. ". H. Couaut and J. y. Billings
or Boston. vs.. W. Kerr Philip Auten
and Barney pteyfuss 81 rittsbgrE. An
drew Freedman. lew York Charles Eb-
belts. p. a. Abcu and Edward Hsnlon.
BROOKLYN. col John ! Rogers and A. J.
Reach Philadelphia James Hart. chi
cago. John T. Brush. Cincinnati. +. De-
Haas Robson aud Stanley Robson of
81 Louis
Tho demands % the Players Protective
Association were first taken ~ and thor
ouehly discussed.
After the maguates had been Ia ses-
sion Tor abou, an hour word reached tho
corridors down stairs that the demands
had been thrown out. part ana parcel.
'rbore was e hurried conference between
's.hIcr thinner Clarke Griihih ana
Hugh Jennings. representing the play
ors organization. with che result that
a note was sent up stairs asking another
audience.
The masuatcs received the note and
laid b aside for future action.
Believes They VIII Rcconsider.
Ia discussing tine refusal OF tho mag
Rates to grant the original demands made
hy thr player. Clarke Grlhith. the chi
caeo pitcher said.
There ia mistake somewhere. This
league los acted upon the memorandum
presented 10 them after the conferences
by Mr Taylor That memorandum -
too sweeping Ii contained much more
than was discussed 90 the conference.
I think tho league viii give as another
hearing and finally grant our requests.
Tho players will die game.
There would be- no effort on our part
10 take away the places OF the American
League players. II tho players should
strike. That matter has been looked Into
and settled"
Harry Taylor. the players counsel. dis
appeared Wednesday night. Ills absence
gave rise 10 many vague rumors az TO
conferences with Ban Johnson.
President Young verified the report that
tho original pronositious submitted by tho
players had been turned down by the
magnates.
"Ancr discussing our committees re-
port" said Dir. Young. "the league dis
charged the committee"
Changins LcaEae laws.
one Of The results Of to-day's early SEA-
sion was tho passage 81 an amendment
70 the constitution reducing the number Of
directors from six 20 four. Incidentally
o new board was elected and for tn frst
time ga many years New York IL repre-
scented on the new board. Andrew Freed
man. the local magnate. was present ~
tho election. The now board now vii
consist Of soden o. Boston. Brush Of Gin
cinnnu Dreyfuss Of PittsDurg ana Freed
man ol New York.
Tho entire uatioanl hoard Of arbitration.
consisting o. Young. soden. Brush, Hart.
Robinson and Rogers. was reelected. The
Committee on Constitution viii be COM
posed Of Rogers Brush ana Hart.
The magnatcs unanimously decided 40
do away with the custom Of an early
spring practice trip 10 the south.
The second session faished without
anything OF importance being accofn-
pliahe1. The umpire question was dis
cussed thoroughly. buf was pat over un-
10 the annual spring meeting.
Tho msRnates dld not consider the play
ers' demand for rcheariug OF their caae
a. the evening session. II probably will
be taken up tomorrow.
AZ tho conclusion OF the regular session
the members OF rho Circuit Committee
held another informal conference. but de-
rtdaH 20 make nothing public