, 1877-02-04


Lcegue ~ our :'thtg brother" from whom NC ean
protect us.
:, Beside the sbove letters, which show pretty
Tieaf!s "hat their authors intend to do, the
league clubs have this week received notice
tnat tne lndtanap polls and Milwaukee Clubs have
e4gncu me Alliance a9rcement- The Seretary's
follows: p'&'0 ~A''o - 90
Tue indianapolis Base Ball Club has signed an
s.ts agreement known az the League Alliance, in
Hhach II agrccA to play under the League playing
Eaies, net te encourage rcsolving BY hiring away
and TO submit their disputes with other clubs to
tac boaso of Directors Of the League.
At the same time the Indianapolis Club sends
tne announcements Of the contracts of its
players.
soME MORE REAIs1scEsoEs.
Last Sunday TIE TRIBUNE published what It
csneseu to g, !n general way, the facts con
celoine The National Association of 1867. The
gentleman VITO was chiefly referred TO
n, n Ing article makes the following re-
open % some criticism. which, however, would
no not aitect the Truth Of the assertions made.
4aese are subject to such review as may be
p1opsl hereafter. Apart from its character as
q: giving az idea Of the 81 associations ~ Of dec
aae ago. Following is The letter:
2. sae Eaftor of The Tribune.
+, GhhieAso, 1eh. 3-In your issue Of last Sunday.
NJ name usea Ito point q moral aud adorn
ta's =" n connection with the following so-called
REIMBURSEMENT:
Il :, fer the Ct The
soe of ths oid hess may renepnjer the scheme Il
:! ii1 sssfh hss ns ssse 3d.
e hnua 1as sas o suS Sst
eeaIzs be recsiyel :hem.-so 10 Or 50 IN aii-and
s ses ss% sss 9Ss s's 's
sod delssaie sEhoss name secI,s to have been Griees
&c oisca forces ~ viii IN aa ah Who sd e'f,eea Seea
psSss ,aS u tsssa en- na ID TI salss ia
s9a proSseded @ sd oPwasd e thc n,:ee + meeting
sSas !s{ sssSs:s
sotsd
President Of ths As:osia,ion and port!oned out tie
ST 1as !fia!aE sa,aa;Es psiaS$ !as Esis
wsiie iryns the s''s or sa shat
'sSz 1hsh .se an 0'
haven't the fniatest idea what inlanty he may be
contemplating. from the preparation Of which vou
seek to ditspade him bs holding NC mp as an taw-
fu1 example,: bnt cannot consent TO eerve even
in this usetnl capacity under M talse pretenses and
pronounce the ahoTe quoted "Reminiscences,
a11nott without exception, purely fictitious. Let
ne specify: ~ 1t ID not true that in 1857 6S
tor IN any other ytnr,l made myaelf into convca-
ton. t2) It is not true that wrote TO, received
proxy from, any baseball club in this State
IN The illinois state Convention oi 1858
BY which the delegates to ths National Convention
exacty. 4! Il Is not true that Ircce!ed dollar
from any club '*to defsay expenses" Ny ex.
penses as delegate to the National Convention at
In5n n1roh; har 1,,-r, o111
funds collected from the clubs belonging 10 the
State Association were those required by the con-
et1tution Of the National Assoeston to be paid IN
t5} did not pass through Cleveland On my way to
the Convention, and there was no Cleveland man
fo IL ts .n att5 es.n es @ II s saa so, s eo
hined, had msjority Of the votes in Convention
q Il is not true thar ! .1nade the man from
proposition to giye that Office to Western man
originated with The Ne" fork City delegates, and
the gentleman elected, IN addition to the votes Of
hearty support from the Eastern delegates and was
chosen by large majority fa} It is not trne that
reserved for myself the printing Of the rules
~ OF Eastern men. insited proposals for the
printing, and bid for the same in competition
eoa eanae s sd was a. The lowest Il is true that tie
+'snm nctted " WAS :. pretty'-snaal1.,
So much By say Of 9sgation And :.,d now, Mr.
1niscences" of the Northwestern and Illinois
Baseball Associations and their relations with the
the national game, when t&the noise Of the cap
tsins and the Shouting we're heard in every ham
let throughout the country:
tionnl Association OF Baseball Players was COM
posed almost exclusively Of representatives OF
Eastern clubs not more than fonr Or fse ~ Nv Mes.srn
bership at any one time. The constitution rocoe-
1lized mono but c1ub Representation. md made no
onr Western clubs from any participation in the
conventions, for very few Of them could afford 10
bear the expense Of sending delegates to New York
Or philadelphia WHERE the sessions were usaa's
To remedy this state OF affairs and advance the
interests Of the game BY promoting unity Of action
tsoes 'as Was 1865
| it we're included clubs from Ohio Michigan 1ndi.
| ana, Illinois, Missouri, Town. Wisconsin, and
| Minnesota. It. constitution was modelled after
that OF the n 4. BIB. P, and the rules fof play
| ing were the same.
! 1t the second Convention Of the Northwestern n
Association. held in this city in November, 1877,
| tioual Associatlou. and Mr. 3. T. Chambers and
~ attended the sessions Of tie Convention in New
York, and although, owing to the CONSTITUTIONAL
| provision above spoken Of. VIC were not allowed
" received aud treated and the constitution Of the
| Association was amended as to provide Tor rep
sescntatlon by State organ cations thereafter eaeh
1
| tion BIZ two delegates. who were entitled TO eese
two votes for each club in the membership OF their
Association which should have paid ITS animal ooes
Of s., to the National Association.
This action superseded the northwestern Asso-
| c;ation and led to the organization OF sepas1Ie
| state Associations in its stcu;'4 and IN !soo tAe
| Illinois State se-Bal Association held rs nfsI
Convention Mt the Briggs House in thts c1t ~ lu?s
Convention fifty five clubs were represented Ihe1l
names conld give here, but the records, "nich
arr in nv possession. net at this moment ncces-
sihIc The delegates appoiute: ut this Contention
| 1o renrescnt the Stafc Association IN the Nahnnaa
Convention at Philadelphia were Mr. j. j. G!iles-
| ME Of the Excelsior Club Of Chicago. and the
writer. then of the Forest City Clu5 Of RockfoEd.
| Far some reason Mr. Gillespie did not attend aud
twas the sole preventative Of Illinois in tae Con
yenton and duly authorized under the constitution
| of the n A. to cast the 110 votes to winch tae
| State vas entitled Wisconsin. Indians, ana ONO
! were reuresented In like rnauner, Messrs. lfeTo
| way. Barber and Sands being the FespccuEe dse'
| s,afes from those States. We admitted TO the
| mi or1rileres Of membership without word OF
| nhiection. although it was known that the foui
States named had clear majority or the EonFen'
] ron Mr. Sands WAS elected President q the As-
| sociat;on and. 80 far os am aware. n!ieo .l!e
office csed1tahly. The manner "a WHICH lhe pltne'
| IN, Of the rules was awarded have Already e.
| uIaincd. Although the Committee coo'4 uo., l.
Justice have done otherwise than they dlo. tnGl
Scfion uye rise to dissetisf fact'on esnecsai,
IN the Dart Of Chadwick, with whose plans 1t ra.
feria}r interfeEed, and in less degree Win &C.
others whose pride OF locality was Disturbed ano
<~ho loo1-ed u11pn Western imprint on the oooh VI