, 1876-02-07


"sr. Iou1s Jan. 3.--rlo undesaignet hhrc beet,
,ppontsd o5 .ho Chicago C!nsnnati, Loai.vilc, and
s. s " % s 10 u e1sf arsi VIII VIII yg s
reference 10 tbs reforuatun Of existing Abusca, and
ths formation ot nav ssaoetatlon and wo clothed
sNh full authority In writing from the hbnyo named
uba TO bind them 10 auy arrangement ws may make
With you. VIC therefore int!!o sor elnt, 10 rcnI
ss ss ILL., ,e " q, .tx e H., NJ, Ys,s "
i3m Atlor careful ronnidcfa.on or tlo roas Of Tho
ii The rm nels that existing circumstances delns1
prompt sud vigorous aetion by thc.o who hre tho
o:ut sp9asofa ~ o tae ga1as T. hG S saFs,t rec,
ssoub!ts hnd differences be ft,aurct And forgotten,
aud sltt tho conference wo prnlosc shall 10 caln,
friendly, hnd daAberaso 4liscu.siou ookngiy Eoiey to
tho GentE11 goot Of tho clubs who calculated to
ssre character aud pcr1nanoncy su tue Ganle. We
meet with your approval and support, ant shall be
pleased to 1nset you NJ lie t[rie and p.aeo aboye
Nv. A. 1lulnEnr,
"CuAH. A. Fowtx, )"
The Convention met at the Grand Central Hotcl.
Nsv xort On Wsns;'y t4e slup, nns
md cInr'pnsti Cluts being Represented. The wcst-
ern clubs Ut tho bolton, Of ths movement,
sisted, and they came prepared with drafts Of const
upou 10 be called the Eatlunai League Of Professional
Bise;1ll Clubs instead of Ru Association Of Players,
UnIrr tAe constitution adopted The cntraucc-feo OF
each club is xcd At sl0 1nteaa Of &c. hcsutoforo.
C4Hu IfEE u tunl
he locale Of any club In tho Lcagne titus giving to
e. T. i, ,fso e tn sa 'ts ssse @ Es 5,.y s @ sss
ber os tia L:ngso, shnll lsy any club in city in
which thero ia League club except tn Le.gae club,
smother club belonging 10 tIo same city. For IN
ancc, no club Of ths League. such ~ tho Mutual "
Gg e'n ,p ,o hsfs and r1y ths f.o
bu. the A.hei!o. II Il 10 de1Ees, Gun play with
shc ptisslelphia n fr;onaiy. gams,, rs both
clubs belong hoIG. Tho penalty for violation OF ta
ke4gue.
bsea IL a
competent clubs, il il for tho Interest og tho game,
s saa M Gu out stSs I'll ns ~
pctens ci4hs End payers horeforq this organiaatlon
renee", u ths iounat!on and iutras ot tae Ieasns
harmony aud unity, which can only 10 obtained bY
making who1u Ii everything, Change IN tho oda
viii have equal chance, each club having hui ono
votd on any matter. Tho names Of the climbs ato
ahoss clubs form tho oard Of Directors and hive ~
eG,tse charge of I'll The affair." Of Tue IeaGue, thus
r; II '%las1y
them srs now to he performed BY tie uoard. Tho
goard cecs taeir Trcs!dout, also peysou to act
bes Of aay enG, aua really but clerk who phali tske
cara sud ch&rgo Of I'll papers and ustnn*s documents
q tha Lc,suo aud bs plolsad to dtTnlse mona q IT,
tlan $500 nor more thau $500 Per annanl, AMI bu un-
der bonds.
thla ,rsr, Is drawn. aro ihs Hartford u'reildsntj
Dostoa, 1T. Louis, Mutual, and Louisville. This
Board has e1cese control u all tho Renera business
!ng UPON playing rutea thu President s,au appoint
three arbitrator. nnt members " the Board, and
viii ths Secretary their compliant, viii tho a..v,is
of Mttnsshss md this other cup shall ahtc their caso
Of tere may 10 mutual statement made Of tho din
Enrr
tho FIRST arbitrator who tnaoFscs his opinion and
ssnla tue lnpeEs to tho second arbitrator, Who doing
sa ss .n g hs % tysr @s-
dson asnt 10 tho eonscatDg clubs, and hera Ia no
Ths rules on Players greatly changed club In
tle Iea9un can nske contract With player for the
.aeceedns year a any umo. II must bo sigc3 by the
sory u u 10 uet 10 tin sscretsry 70 nls ND hs It
once notifies al othor clubs, who bouau thenre!or-
..ta 10 1,su 10 xa .aa l.yss e! ta
violation is tle expulsion Of bath player aud club. il
,uy player Il seeassd during his Contract tho cluu ro-
nent Of Tie iIct snd sao that there Is nothing seaat
his character Al player to prevent his bsinB
III b ssse shs H. liz sS syer ass Isen
PEELED dtamtseeh for cause that Will rrcveut hs
ng.gtmon nd 4 u not necessary 70 ss!ld to the club
y any club unt.l blu record shsll b 9oand
% ,hs s' eas s ssns G ns saes asn's "
player expelled for d!sIopesty shall cycr bo
eadmtttsd and il eub enraues hin, the club shsll lis
atpeied IN csss OF cls, bsfrv o. poied ttoro s.Ii
be 40 rcconsdsratin nf Tho yoia 1t snY time Thcso
ltrinrtnt ruics wilI n.fo Loih ciuLs and piuycrs
Tls ehsmpiou,bIp ,crioa will bo ten camcs. tyo on
ho xrounts NJ nsc slI,i .ni IL c.se II IL Or Iost
sons rsros Il n.Y ~, ,v.r f,t mia IL not nr
MAY. Il ,,inIur ~ on & nina dies sftnr rsm, In,
scup sr1hueed tEu ua,uo ra hu uostooued Iy rithIr
sonsestant bi. postlone,nent, ousla Of wnatAor or
qh.fodaole accident can 9e Ind for no other ea..e
SeHt%r X ha w s,i.to n ~, ~ <t
ind ~ n,tsonsi -" H. r ~ ~ ,ns @ ~ ~ In,, ~.
Ind H. xnT " ~. 4',n, !, erhn or, "
,hail 1nsst on ~ r.t sinnd.x II Hasmer ~ "s"i,
*esr ~ Wy .es a'onusJ " 1aestaoe1 " ess44
santIan n,ass ~ ~ H. ess ~ hG eo,
sas 90 ulss rom station Of sny cia6 t i' n tno
ISaSgue.
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