, 1877-12-09
Additional Power to Discipline
Players---Sunday Playing Not
to Be Tolerated.
1 Liberal League Alliance Code and
Championship Adopted-The Cham
pionship Season Shortened.
n. rupire rIan neri9d and Improved Of
The Business Agreements, Including The
P. P. System.
ALarqe and Varied Amount OF
News for Lovers Of Turf
Sports.
BASEBALL.

RA Nc LII.
TIE MEETING OF THE LEAGUE
,.t,eh took place 1T Cleveland during laat week
~. IN important one to the game, and, though th
deliberations were long and occasionally stormy
1hey we're almost always marked with rood judg
osnt, and Tie euanscs aho aua'',ons made To th'
constitution anu ru.es were manly OF chaFac1e
'nEs 10 meet tas apprors , o' the nal. public Ta'
eompoe1''oH - .ae '.A 49, A'
s..os =" snd gV' ahove a1 there as disno.;t,n IT,
Eortaee' ana' aoo'e a', 1nc's was alSpos'l'on te
;snt .ns - rot At lar ~ ti iutrrrsts ~
+. r,s ...ne demanacd. ~ '' -
The dcesates oesan 10 assemble Iuesoa5 and e
p.tpare for the meeting ot The boafa that evening.
q. members Of the Roard who had Il right Il
1ne a's u:,. rn
sea1s "e'e ne n:.. ..a,"a. . .. '.S ~n' lo".e'
anu tr.. -
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82nalns VI Au' 4- ~1ao .' wa
eonsloe'eo o. AA4 o7. va
ataef sau .:s ,:.: ~, 10y sne
a's' same -.
e'e'3 'luet ~4Ao
tae "aA'e1 "a7 - ~ ''o '"op|o" - 'Ae
'eao"'ns 'eeu'ut.oa s.,'u
,.mcn,s ~ rhamntonsh ram.s ninTed nirne r.
pas, season the rst show ng att such games mayed hy
as t b9SIGn: nh G cac ofnrr a ,s sccon aha @
thereto certain games participated IN by TIE Cincinnati
-nd Sp -nd 11S Scrsgn sr aaF'ns oec' ius a'
Reforee, !. That the Cincinnati Club: having failed
~ SuIs H. INV 'nstEs M TX 'ts
nnf entiicd to hnyc INV csncs uartctns1ei in hy It
counted Ia the championship heries and table which
tneludes such KaInts @ Is M invalid =,
nd !ae T.; e. *nN~'nG t ;sn a ehampnnSap q
fsmss psRa'ea a. ~ ~ fl ,ne % stni NH, e.
sfbe ;at:e eon;cnas:ej nv the Isa:rs s>nns.i1ufjn
Id shows the following to he Tie relative startling of
lie cluDs, the Tcsa: af the teason: play Flr.t.
sf Louis NTH t, Ihisa5n. ,,u: .,,
nub 1te . ~ ~ @ ~ n ~ =
hereaJ avar5cd tnc Championship Uf inc United states
ias the rear 1877.
n,... -. 49,, ,,,
H.. ao ~. w. ~ o,;srt,,s .n;at
pected to make some breeze, WAS not al all annov-
" - :.1 80 w., "A' nA,' eA
c.sver or Nichols presented anT Claim, to be rea.
$500 49, :. 49,. ,: -. 80
.and one or ~ na
r,;tten ~ ,,on,orrs snd n1,;rs,s ~ oth.- r,,,1.
Asking mercy and promising nevc. to do 30 again,
tce Of the lnd'as, wss or could have been made
men asked only mercy In view OF the testimony,
which was produced by Mr.. Chase and
ss'a ~ . 5y the seerc!aEy, ] snnsant'alls
Board eententcd Itself with passins formal reso-
ionr men from plas1ns in League clubs or in any
game asa1nSs TMr c:sgae sy &C ciens, no,c nrcurri
vas taken up on m az apoeai BY the p:ycr to be re-
lhstated 1t Will bc remembered thot Eeeatel was
e5psd R5 the c IN ee
p2r again. he aunes,cG to be- raiusfvicG. but the
burr, p resolution, denied his request snd al
hsea is INC e1palIon tn= eacct & o. w,eh Msll o. IL
longer THE WALKER CASE.
IT. Ihe & case Of Oscar "a1ksr wh9 vas expelled bY
rtsoIution:
Wn-sr.s rn. es,-.,,,r ,,s ,e,,t.+sd ~ ,ns ao.,5
the foiinwinr dcrnm,nis: ~ 0
!. written notice si.ncd hy the Red Cap Base Rail-
association. ct st, PAUL. S!n. hy sam Gordon. Sec
[et1Ty ana oscsr "l1er o1ariH da's july e. 1s,
con;rsr wt x. tic atter HAS 'p's u@ en'e''o 'n'o
: ,rfeH1an, " Tron, fhc s-rr-t,-y of rho Ped can
Club to the secretary Of the learuc. dated Aug: J.
s:7 stating Oscar WALKER Is expelled from our Club
"a "a:
se Sp s and @ o
S'ts sS$ M @ Is
to9l!y contracted With the Fed CAP Cluh."
.ker by the Red Cap Club in consideration Of secur-
tie 'ssS Of % hn the ed
ssp Club vas. on July :3 and ANS: !. ~,
1lst IL net1cs ef eoat:set he5ea sessi,sd
Il ed Ms s S. nc IF
! Witch hercia sr.5i,sd in fall eoaforny viii
q o ss
snd a e notice pr1vdca 10s Il the - secona
E>seIssd ]. Tlas ! xaIid e9ntrac. existed between
6 aiy r s sse S'se. Association aao o,sa. "aAs'
That thc action q sa!a Red canBssc. .Ds.l Assoei
& i
By I'll, this beas1. e",,aox,s ,rr,n.x,r
One Of the documents in the CASE, and perhaps
shieh has been inads j: ,he following a:ldsvit by
ne Secretary Of the Ecd Caps, 1t utu not artaFe,
oseEG1 =. foo1: nn'' tue case had been disposed d.
s,1,. ~ ,,t,o. <.o,,, NJ 7,n,e.r er Per,
6e before ms No5aFy nnS ena
VIA hens rsI deroses and sass
81 e Is iSs ses1sarx q 16s ::ed ca passsaM Is:
o;.tlon Of st. Paul Minnesota ths SAID A*s9:iatlon
Sne corporate eody incorporated under tac lays OF
BE- .e o Nloaesoea ,an'.;,sta;, '9, a1,cr tns
lsbandins Of Hs.c.BsIi CiuG known as
he Memphis Red*, the RED Cas- Ease Tali Associsttou
soIssaid tcleEssphed one Burlnlow who hau ocen
III m o. aad Msmphi: lcas: "a cnsct ,nS .e{ us
ear T az sa aa a. n8s sa e ns nds
tf6te terms con9 ~ sy1rcd ~ ina viii satd DnrSa
be closed an cncarsnlcnt .ise where and in tte-
Eaphfns this tnfornation to the said lied Cap Base
h. 9ted IT. h ef s r II, se
70 tne the said Assoc1aion !eplico 70 HurSelo"