New-York tribune., 1879-03-29
TIE LEAGUE BASE BALL CONTENTION
CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE AND RULEs-CoNDI-
lion OF VARIOUS CLUBS.

CHANGES IN TIE SCHEDULE AND RULES-CoNDI-
lion OF VARIOUS CLUBS.
At the meeting of the League base ball
clubs az Buffalo Tuesday and Wednesday, the sched-
ule with amendments. adopted. According to the
amendments the Buffalo Club will play at Chicago dur
ing the race week at Buffalo, and the Cleveland
club at Cincinnati during the Cleveland race week.
Applications presented by the Utica Manchester and
Worcester National Clubs asking for the privilege OF
playing League club grounds were denied; as were
also applications to play on National grounds with
League clubs, without the guarantee OF SlOO as pro
vided the rules Additional umpires were adopted,
and the price OF admission TO championship games was
fixed at so cents An agreement binding clubs not to
engage or negotiate with any players for 1880 be-
fore November /, 1879 WAS adopted Power was given
10 the president of the League 10 call special meeting
prior TO November l. 1879. Article XII. section 81,
relative to the number OF games to be played was
amended so as to read as follows: II six or seven
CLUBS be of the League the first day OF the
championship season. twelve games; If eight or nine
clubs not more than twelve games with each other"
IL was also agreed that no club in the League should
allow open betting pOoselng on its grounds, and no
person addition to tue nine players of each club and
the umpire should be allowed upon the grounds during
game except such officers Of the law as may be pres
ent in uniform and 10 preserve the peace
foul bal caught either the fly first bound puts
out the striker Il also voted TO declare the striker
ont irom three strikes. Further minor amendments
egateS were present: A. H. Soden and II. Wright. Bcs
ton Club; j. W. Ne1 Cincinnati Cub; W. A Hulbur
ana A. G. spanlding Chicago Club; F. Evans. Cleve-
land Club; H. I. Root aud ii. Il. Winshp, Providence
Club: r. Townsend, Syracuse Club; q. Earl. {. H.
Denciy G. DE Forrest and II. b. Phill;ps, Troy club
The new Rockford Qll Club for the season will be a
stropr one The nine includes Golden, Redmond,
Creau1er and Goodman, from last years League bll-
waukee Nine The cub Is as follows; j. Z. koHo'
catcher; D. f. Rowe. pitcher; Goodman, first base :;
Creamer. second base; Redmond. short stop;
Coops third base; Golden, left field; NicOll.
centre field anu Dorsey, right field.
Troy Club at CINCINNATI the Providence cub az CIeVe
land and the Syracuse c nh at Chctgo-aiI p'syine
their Opening championship game May l. IhOs. York
dence Cub, has been doing clerical wOik III the mum
cpa Offices OF Providence for the past six months This
against $50 ia 1876 and $50 during the seasons OF 1877
-. In May 60 games VIII be played; III June % IN
July, ~ in August, ~. and IN September 30 Bono,
Marcel, HOck sutton and BurdOck nave rcporteu or
duty al Boston, aud are taking gymnasium exercise
d.iiy SNYDER, Jones' ORourke, Hawes and Foley inc
other members OF the champion Boston team, VIII DC on
hand Aprll J.
There will be five red stocking clubs In the League
this season the Cincinnati, Cleveland Boston, BunaO
ana Troy clubs The Chicago Club wears whlte stOck-
ings and the Club brown Ihe UNIFORM OI te
Troy Club will be trousers, shirts ana caps, win
cardinal red trimmings ana red belts aud stockings
The flannel OF the best English quality. The chain-
pOu Boston club Will play Its first practice game at
strong picked niars Bond and snyder Will pitch and
catch in the first and Foley and Hawes IN the sec
ond for Bostons On Saturday, April D. the BOstOns
will play against the Haryards, the champion College
CLUB The Union Grounds In Brooklyn Will be open iof
the season Saturday, April 49, with match game be
tween strong picked mines. At meeting OF the NatlOha
Albany Club directors recently, Mr OXFORD was en-
gacei as manager for the coming season. ia place OF
Among The cluOs Uf last year which are now dssOlFed
are the Rochester Indianapolis, Milwaukee,. LOwelI,
Horueil Cnckets tBinghRntonl. lscumseh lvIuUn' p.
CAM. Lave Oak (Lynn, Hartford and Allegheny pltts
Durl) clubs.