New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-10
BASEBALL OWNERS
PASS ON THE BUCK
Directors of National League
Leave the BreSnahan Case
to Arbitration.
TALK LONG, Do NOTHING
Rigler Wants Philies to DIS
gorge $4,000 for Discover
ing Eppa Rixey the
Long, Lanky Pitcher.

Itsa poor gathering Of National League
ourars that isn't favored these days by
the presence of luminous legal hshIs'
and Il is needless to say that when the
directors of the organization met AZ the
Waldorf Astoria yesterday for the pre-
i,,minary skirmish to the National League
meeting the bar was represented py ire
sine qua non OF the profession.
Roger Bresnahan, who is seeking 10 re-
move $4,000, with sundry other moneys
from the Golfers of the st. LOUIS cIuo'
the same being due him, he CONTENDS III
lien Of a broken contract which calls iol
$1,000 q year for four years, was on hSno
20 press his claims. =
Rresnahan's case was argued py
George t. Priest and Judge Arthur w,
.SaRer. his attorneys, the latter pei"e
guilty Of drawing up the disputed con.
tract while James c. Jones' presioen' VI
,ha Cardinals, represented Mrs. Ae'en
.pr,,ton and the other club owners.
Constant intercourse wit hall this foren-
~,c taI.nt has its effect, and 1t is small
uonder that the National League owners
ars beginning to converse IN Lauh' JON,
IA. Hsydier Ia brushing up on Horace anu
OVID. In order % be able to give OUT inc
i,aws IN q clearly translated form. anu
- ,,sr consulting the dictionary ne an
nounced that the attorneys on octn sloeS
had decided to arbitrate the matter under
chs laws of Missouri. An arbitration COM
,n,ttee viii be appointed to hear the case
and make a decision. This 10 likely 10 DC
handed down any time within the next
1--WE years.
Tba directors who attended the meeting
were Habeas Corpus Ebbets. In statu
Ono Hermann, c. ". Murphy. the great
demurrer: Cornelius J. Sullivan VINO 10
Ia director Of the New York GIANTS anu
cSon Assumpsit Dreyfuss. Unfortunately
one face was missing-thet OK horace
Foeel of the Philnes, who no longer Is
wanted. Therefore, It is not surprising
s,nce the meeting was held In the sun
room. on the roof OF the hotel. that q
how was dispatched to tell the janltor 10
turn on more heat. Time was when M
tionaI League meetings could nave oeei
held in a refrigerator, with every one
perfectly comfortable.
The directors went into session at
o'clock. and a long parley was hold ABOUT
the jurisdiction Of the directors N ti4e
Bresnahan case The debate ended WIN
the agreement that the owners had en-
tire authority in the matter. Then the
attorneys for each side were called IN
and told that they must arbiuate, as the
owners did not desire to exercise tnat
authority which they possessed. Having
spent most Of the afternoon In declding
that they had Jurisdiction, it was enough
for one day. without pretending to ad-
sudicate the case at issue.
Then the attorneys withdraw TO discuss
the matter from all angles. This gave the
directors an opportunity to take up some
OF the regular business, and they pro-
c.eded TO listen to the thrilling minutes
of the previous meeting, hear the treas
urer's report and formally award the pen
nsnt to the New York Giants.
Charles Rigler was on hand to present
a claim of $, 200 against the Philadelphia
club for signing Eppa Rixey, the young
Virginia southpaw, who started out so
phenomenally last year 1t seems that
Rigler left the amount Of his fee 10
the club, providing the youngster made
good" When Rixey started his sensa-
tional work the directors Of the Phillies
met 70 decide upon how TO reward
the visilant umpire. After the meet
'tng, says Rigler. FOgel informed him
that he was to receive $500, Of which
$500 was paid forthwith. The other ST.
zoo was handed over in the form OF con-
yersation, and Rigler was anxious to dig
Germ the color of some of the Philadelphia
Mint product. Once more the directors
decided that while. they had jurisdiction
sn the matter they could not shock the
baseball world by deciding anything, and
they placed the claim on file and went on
record as being against umplres acting as
scouts for teams.
While all this was going on. the attor-
neys In the Bresnahan matter were dis
oussing arbitration methods, and In about
an hour they reported that they had come
TO an agreement. This agreement Will be
put in writing. the tentative plan being IA
Sorably received by the directors, who vii
take UP the written form to-day. 1t was
thought that, since the contract was
drawn under the laws Of Missouri. II
should be arbitrated in the state where
the committee would have the power to