The national Republican., 1868-12-10
LOCAL DEPARTMENT,

NATIONAL BASE BALL -AssocIATIoN,-Th
twelfth annual session OF the National Base
Yesterday mornins. The following Officers
Frank Wood, ist Y; p; A. II. Rogers, record:
following named were present as delegates;
New York-Messrs. J. s. Page, w. II. Muir
tina, John woddey, Thomas Tsssie, Z; 7; Jen.
kins, Y. II. Van DE EeDter, George A Porter
and II. Chadwick, the last named being rep
resentstiye Of the New York Msreuryi Ohio
Q. T. sands Robert spry, A, Il; Rogers; Penn
Heller; Mnssachusetts-M. NJ. Rogers, A.
Bush, 2. W., Cliiford; New Jersey-E. A.
Ward J. A. flaming, +; b. Wood; Washing
A Downey, J. +. Allen, U. Z. Coon, @. A. q.
smith, r. NJ. Drinkard, +. NJ. Marshall, q. &.
Finney, 7. W. Hungerford, Lemuel Towers, A.
The secretary reported applications for ad.
mission to the National Association from the
state, Of AsSsIs MsShsse1ts r,n, and RS,S New
of Wheeling, West Va, and the Cosmopolitan
club, Of Beaufort, N. O., and they were duly
Mr.. Allen, of Washington, moved the admis-
sion of the Pastime club, OF Baltimore, Nd,
on the ground that the State Organization was
The delegates from Baltimore clubs were ad.
mitted to seats on the platform.
Amendments to the constitution being in
order, the chairman OF the committee reported
Amend section /, article 3, SO as to provide
that no Individual clubs shall be admitted to
membership from States, Territories and Dis
tricts where there 10 = sufficient number OF
clubs to form State associationi and where
any such club is admitted, II shall be entitled
to only one delegate.
Section l, article l2, IA new one,) provides
that the constitution shall take effect, as
amended, Immediately after the adoption OF
the report.
This proposed article was debated at length
by Messrs. sage, Page, Coon, and othersj after
which 1t was agreed that the constitution, as
al abn m int IN arf IN ~ in
ment OF this convention.
In an article numbered 10, 1t was provided
that those who were once members OF the
national convention might be admitted to
honorary membership.
The convention took recess until Q p. m,
and apon reassembling proceeded to consider
amendments to some of the existing rules.
II was voted that base ball members should
be Known as two classes-professionals and
sessiss are m
The subject OF recognizing championships
was brought up, and the proposition was de-
feated.
1t was voted that any member violating the
rules Of the game should, at the discretion Of
the judiciary committee, be suspended from
membership in the national association for
the period Of one year; and for second OF.
fence, should be expelled.
The association then proceeded to nn elec.
lowing result: President, Thomas Tassie, At
lsntic club, Brooklyn, N. Y; first vice presi-
dent, Frank Wood, champion club, Of Jersey
Bachelor club, Philadelphia, Penn,i recording
secretary, O. Z. Coon, Olympic club, Washing
ton, ID. u; corresponding secretary, q. A. Dow
ney, Omaha club, OF Nebraskaj treasurer, NJ.
NJ. .iRogers, Lowell club, OF Boston, Msssa-
chusetts.
On motion, 1t was ordered that two thousand
copies Of the proceedings of the convention be
printed.
vote OF thanks was accorded to the retiring
otficersj and then 500 was voted to the retir-
ing recording secretary.
On motion, It was decided to hold the next
annual convention in Boston, Massachusetts,
at o a, m, Of the second Wednesday In Decem-
ber, 1869.
Adjourned sine die.