The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-13
BASE BALL.
Convention ofthe American AssociatiOn-In-
dianapOlis Admitted.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CINCINNATI, Dec 12.-The regular meeting
of the American Baseball Association was
called to order this morning at II o'clock,
with eight clubs represented. The report of the
board of directors was submitted and adopted.
After reviewing the past meetings, it goes
on to state that the championship had been
awarded to the Athletics by the board on
Tuesday evening, and that Mr.. Vonderahe
had withdrawn the protests filed by the st.
Louis club. Although he had to eat so much
crow, he urged The adoption of a rule that
would prevent the playing of games on any
ground than the one upon which they were
scheduled This was intended as a squelcher
on any future attempts to transfer games for
money purposes, like the Metropolitans
going to Philadelphia to play postponed
game, which should have been settled on
their own grounds. President Mcknight
withdrew the protests of games on May II
and Aug 81. The other positions in the race
were awarded as follows, on percentage st.
Louis second, Cincinnati third, Metropoli-
tans fourth, Eclipse fifth, Columbus SIXTH
Alleghenies seventh and Baltimore eighth.
Applications for admission to the
American Alliance from Evansville,
Ind, Rochester, N. Y, Lancaster, Pa,
and Portsmouth and Dayton, O., were read
but declined. This practically settles the
idea of a continuation of the Alliance The
board reinstated Frank Gardner, suspended
by the Baltimore club, at the request of the
latter club John Milligan, who was black
listed by the Anthi acites, of Pottsville, Pa
was relieved of such disabilities on petit
ton of the Anthracites and Athletics,
he having signed with the latter.
They however refused to recognize the APP
peal of John Sweeney, suspended for drunk
enness by the Baltimore club, he having un.
dergone a similar sentence in 1882 at the
hands of the Allegheny club, and then been
reinstated. The board took up the petition
OF the Columbus club to have re-
turned to them $3.50, which they claimd
to have overpad the Metropolitan
at game played in their city July 8, The
game had been postponed, and the Colum'
bus people agreed to give the visitors 1925
if they would remain over and play one on
Sunday, the date above mentioned After
they had settled with the New Workers the
Capital City men resorted to the baby act,
and said that the constitution had established
guaranty OF $65, and they could not go back
on it. The Metropolitans quite sensbly re-
fused to return the money, and the board
decided they were perfectly right.
The Toledo, Indianapolis Brooklyn and
Washington clubs were admitted by a unani.
nous vote.
AT the election of officers H D. Mcknight,
of Pittsburg, was chosen president;
Lew. Simmons, of Philadelphia, vice.
president, and Wheeler c. Wykoff, of
Columbus, secretary. The board of directors
was increased from four to six members. A
resolution was passed to the effect that the
election of directors be by designated clubs,
and that the delegates of the clubs be required
to name the members of the board who shall
represent them. A ballot being taken, the
following clubs were authorized to appoint
members of the board: Brooklyn, Philade-
phia, Baltimore, st. Louis, Louisville and
Toledo.
Section 7, article 3 Of the constitution
was amended to read, ANY Association club
shall be subject to expulsion for playing any
game of baseball with any club that en-
ploys or presents in its team any player who
has been employed by the American Associa-
ton, the National League or the Northwest
ern League and not relieved; any club
that plays with any club so EN-
ploying such reserved player unreleased,
or any club which belongs to any association
that contains any club in any city where
there is a club belonging to either of said
association, shall be subject to expulsion"
This disposes of the effort of the Union
League to obtain recognition. There was
some opposition to the portion of the rule
which excludes Union League clubs from
playing with clubs of these associations, but
it was not powerful enough to overcome the
other side. The receipts were reported at
81, 0c0, all of winch has been expended except
a balance of $25. The session will be resumed
tomorrow.