Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-10
The Standing Of the Different clubl
In Their Race for the
Championship.
Some Gossip Relative to HaHian
and Ksnnsdy's Race and
Oarsmsn m General.
Mace and the Maori In England
Athletic, and Information COE- :
cerninp Various Passimes.
EssE BALL.
Bradley Becidef Eligible and Mr. NC
knight Gets Left.

Bradley Decfded Eligible and MT. NC
knight Gets Left. IL
The Board of Directors OF the American
Association held a special meeting June4
IN Cincinuasi, O., to hear the complaint os
the Allegheny club against the Athletics|
The directors present were Chris. Won der
Abe of the st. Louis Club, ]. II. Pank OF
the Eclipse Club o. Louisville, and Lew
Simmons of the Athletic Gu b, with Il. D:
Mcknight Of the Allegheny Club acting as
chairman by virtue of his office as presi.
dent OF the Association. Secre tary }. q.
williams was also present, the only dEec-
tor absent being W. S. Appleton OF the
Metropolitans. Mcknight presented the
case tor the Allegheny Club. He claimed
that the Athletics played George W. Brad
lev in two games May u and 2?l before
notice of his release from the Cleveland
Club had been filed with Secretary WI,
liams OF the American Association, anu
that by so doing the Athletics violated
section article 6 of the constitution. Ihe
Alleghenys asked that they be
Cyedited with the Two Games.
Lew Simmons, for the Athletics, denied
that they had knowingly committed any
oflense. They had information OF Brad
ley's release from the Clevelands before
he PLAYED with item, but no official no
tiCe from either Secretary Young OF the
Leaglie, or Secretary Williams Of the Amer.
| ican Association; but he claimed for the
Athletics that they had a right to play
Bradley under Section j. Article VII OF the
constitution, which allows club to play
released man for five games to fill a vacan-
cy. The Board heard carefully all the evil
dence presented, and alter some discussion
| decided that the Athletic Club was tech
nically guilty of violating Section I, Arti-
Gle VI, but under Section ) OF the same
article the club was partially justified in
playing Bradley OH May u and -: The
Board was OF the opinion that it the notice
of Brsdleys release was received by the
secretary Of the League before half past
two o'clock on the 2lSt OF May, then Brad
ley was released player and
Eligible 10 Play.
| with the Athletic Club under Section 3 OF
Article VII. IL the notice OF Bradley's re-
lease was filed with the League secretary
after that time, then Bradley was not re-
| leased player, was eligible to play with
| the Athletics, and the two games in dis.
pute would be forfeited to the Allegheny.
| Club. To prevent the recurrence Of such
a ulSpliG lIlG lpodlu hSACNu W BlOSVAN oh
amendent to Section :, ArtiCls ' OF the
| constitution for the consideration OF the
members. The only other business done
was the reinstatement, aS the request OF
| the BROOKLYN Club, OF James Eagan, re-
| Gently suspended for insubOrdination and
| drunkenness 1t Is thegeneral impression
| that the League secretary had been notified
| in time, and that the Alleghenys' protect
has been deseryedly decided against them.
! Lew Simmons must have been OF that opin'
| ion also judging from the following char
acteris,ic Telegram: Mcknight got left,
and Bradley WILL play. SO will tae
| band.
The Northwestern League,
The Saginaw nine now lead i'll the race
| for the championship OF this association,
closely followed, however, by the Peoria
| team. Seveuty-two games have been
| PLAYED up TO June ., inclusive. The record
! TO that date is as follows: Saginaw, fifteen
victories, five defeats. Peoria, thirteen
| victories, five defeats. Fort Wayne, ten
victories, five defeats. Grand Rapids. ten
victories nine defeats. Toledo, seven vic.
tories, eleven defeats. Quincy, six vic
tories, nine defeats. Bay City, six vic.
| tories, thirteen defeats. Springfield five
| victories, fifteen defeats.
Games Yesterday.
BosroN, June 9-BostoRs, 50; Detroits, s..
PROVIDENCE, Il. |, June 9.-Chicagos, II;
| Providence, ..
| PHILADELPHIA. June 9.-St. Louis, 5;
Athletics .. Clevelands, Is; Philadel.
| phias, l.
| rIT1nvGGu. June o.-Iouisville, ;; Ale
| gbeny ,.
BNrTrHoEE, Mp. June 9-Baltimort, -:
| Columbus 10.
The League.
Chicago seems to keep the ioad in the
| championship race followed by Providence
and Detroit. The following table shows
how they stand: