The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-14
REBUFF FOR PLAYERS
THEIR PETITIONS DENIED BY THE
NATIONAL DALI LEAGUE.
Another Hearing Asked by "Rebels"-
Twelve Club League GOssip-In-
dianapoIis Mentioned.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-The National
League magnates who have been in session
for the past three days at the Fifth-avenue
Hotel put in another busy day to-day. Two
sessions were held. the first lasting for the
first two hours of the afternoon. After
recess the lawmakers of the National
League were again in session for several
hours. Although every effort is being made
to wind up the meeting by tomorrow night,
the chances are that the magnates will be
here a day longer.
The proposition made to the League by
the committee from the Players Protective
Association was the first business taken up
at the first session. A report on Wednes-
days conference was presented to the mag
mates by the League committee, and the
matter was thoroughly discussed. After the
magnates had been in session for about an
hour word reached the corridors downstairs
that the demands made by the players had
been thrown out part and parcel. There
was a hurried conference between Chief
thinner, Clarke Griffith and Hugh Jennings,
representing the players organization, with
the result that note was sent upstairs
asking the magnates to grant the players
another audience. The magnates received
the note and laid it aside for future action.
In discussing the refusal of the magnates
to grant the original demands made by the
players, Clarke Griffith, the Chicago pitch
er, said: There is a mistake somewhere
and we have set about to have II corrected
The League has acted on the memorandum
presented after the conference by Mr.. Tay-
Tor. That memorandum is too sweeping 1t
contained much more than was discussed
at the conference. think the League will
give us another hearing and finally grant
our requests. What viii happen if we don't
get another hearing? Well L don't think
we'd better talk anarchy until we have to-
One thing is certain-the players will die
game.
I'm case war comes between the League
and it's players, and the players strike, and
supposing the League players should be-
come affiliated with the American League,
what would become of the players in John
sons organization? Would the National
League players try to get the places of the
American League players?' Mr.. Griffith
was asked.
Not at ALL There would be no effort on
our part to take away the places of the
American League players. That matter has
been looked into and settled"
Harry Taylor, the players counsel, was
absent from the hotel all day to-day. He
disappeared On Wednesday night. "Gone to
Boston, was the only reply that could be
got from the members of the players or
ganiZatiOn when asked where he had gone
Taylor's absence gave rise to many vague
rumorS as to conferences with Ban john
son.
At the conclusion of the early session
President Young verified the report that the
original petitions submitted by the players
had been rejected by the magnates. After
discussing our committees report" said
Mr.. Young, 1.-THE League discharged the
committee"
One of the results of to-day's early ses-
sion was the passage of an amendment to
the constitution reducing the number of di-
rectors from six TO four. Incidentally a
new board was elected, and for the first
time in many years New York is repre-
sented on the board. Andrew Freedman was
present at the election The new board now
Cincinnati, Dreyfus of Pittsburg and Freed
man Of New York. The entire national
board Of arbitration, consisting of Young
Soden, Hart, Robson and Rogers, was re-
elected. The committee on constitution will
be composed of Rogers, Brush and Hart
The magnates unanimously decided to do
away with the custom of early spring prac-
tice trips to the South.
The second session finished without any
thing of Importance being accomplished
The umpire question vas discussed thor.
oughly, but was put over until the annual
spring meeting. The magnates did not con-
slider the players demand for rehearing of
their case at the evening session. 1t prob
ably will be taken up tomorrow. At the
conclusion of the regular session the men,
hers of the circuit committee held another
informal conference, but decided to make
nothing public.