, 1865-12-07
NORTHWESTERN BASE BALI. CON.
TEST1OS.
Formation OF I'M Association.

The Aelerztes from the Western B1se pau Clubs,
eonposlns sns sas.nHn .,u st ~ R,"s uoa.a
sese@pssH seea INV ne1ns ~ .,aas 49, I rhA,.
Nj. n. L. Anderson, of Detroit presided u cha,F-
of,cia.ed as Sccrctary mo ten.
rhe following delees,es we're present. represent.
Inn 1hc C1nbt enclosed by ouot,ttoD nn.,ks: Al.
Smith and g. c. Smith, "E1ce1sior" Of ChleaSoi
4 N. A12Hie and Holmes HoGe. Auanttcs" 9!
chicaeo7 j. G. btanick and q 4aekey, ~ padncs'
"uope" Of St. Louie; j. .. LancHorthy and Z. y.
Hodges, -'Jnl,sns' Of Dubnqe: Elias Nh.hold,
camille of hoekford; Geo. :. King and d. $. War
Der. Forest City OF Rockford GEO. y. Hopkins,
aCap,tAl CITY" Of Madison, Wis: A. Brewer,
stWc4tEtnn Of 1ndiaEappi4. Ind. Hy. Castle and
C. F. Howe, tsWahasb" - Of Lafayette, Ind; Il. g.
Tecd and =. ., L1cEeway, .LapoEte" Of !spo!1c.
lid, l. G. FAt!ek and a. y. Dioolc; - Elkhn1t o.,
"Deifolw q pe,ro!,, Mich; $. R. nuyest, Ken:
4 committee Of ono delegate from each Slate Ha.
TIC Association, as prcpare hu.tneea to! the after
noon session. sn'd committee consisted q AessEs.
A: J. Smith. 5o. Reed, J. =; langwo,'hy, y; 3.
II; nusc!t. ,sou ,a,,.,n., u.,, "a,
The con'ention tfcn ad]ontaeo mill TWO
O'Clock. -
Minnefota. Immediately upon the calling 10 order
81 lne Convention II !hs afternoon, the Committee
on Constitution md By-LaWB 1epot- cd aa fO.loNF:
Of 1fe napona1 esn,e q bsss bssiI IN lie West,
the distance and dlHcnfty Of representation
in ,he base ball Clubs OF The Est, asc such TINT
The Interests o1 hase hsll demand an separate Con-
Rtso{rfI, That VIC, the members Of c1ubs in the
Sta1es Of Tie West, organize ourselves into Con-
Of Basc.ball player Of The West" -
TIE Committee also suggest that We adopt the
rulGa and regulations Of the Naiional Association
Dec 1sh, 1864, snt}ect to such amendments hs the
said Eonsenuoa may aaopt a. Sne.I anesuns % Dc
%1th 'he e1efpuon @ o. nol aoni'nus tne"ocfs ua'
Il + s.so suggested That tho os1cco Of the Asso.
ciatjou ccns5s, Of President, cePresidcut Sec
retafy Ind Treasurer. oet.,
Ihis report Was neeep'eo ana aaopIeo.
~ ~, sn.ni,.,s xcsr f.iScnt n y m5,h II
rh.crro E,cs- -f.rrtidcn1 Ii. Q. Teed. nj I1por.r
| lid, Secretary, E, u. Grt.r~, OF ROCKFORD III ;
! Treasurer, Z. Il. Anderson, Of Detroit
At tbts point m amendment ~2t made N the ap-
81 ~ f'3, ,ash sisia Tsis IsI la y;
x,nnan,aS p IL e9n uas s A. si a. =!
olnc11s Il HpF'on1eo os ene tte1ueat7 "as "e ios-
ioSn; s,,,a v,ca.pres;aen,, eo, s.rra,a,.
1nd,ans s; A R1rxcr.. osu. c. c. FaI;cs. hie'
MichieaD.-.*-.nS; bqitooene..- y. !yes.
,'no:s =; henzss' + F. RaS hnG'
Alssonn -.s.'H - Il II Mscu. M
loxa -. OeLangN9tln9 = NJ Eatgsl'
Ohio. o.....~.-.'tG p;J.J. heGooks'-S + HnyeM:
Wisennsin. y: Tread Shy. ....-'G' y. MopS1ns.
Atnnesota.- 10. Il Glhosna.. - = oha.
the National ASSOCIATION were sdopted.
The title Of The as oeiation was amended ~ Inc
insertion OF .NerthWcstetn" instead OF the "Na-
il wos resolved that II should be the duty Of
evesy club In the Association 10 report to the Cor
tSey miclf be cneared, and that be report eaid
coHes to The 5cerctnry ofthe Association.
Ave- eome ppsiucss OF minor importance the
%AA N~,t
Weanrruay sfier tbe snnual mcejpx og the NaiIou-
ii Isste HaII Asrocistlou. ip IsGf.
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