The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-10
THE DIAMOND FIELD.
Proceedings of the Late Convention-Mem-
bers of the League Clubs.

New York Sun.
The convention unanimously adopted the
report of their conference committee, and
promptly carried out all its suggestions as
far as league action was concerned, these en-
bodying the reinstatement of McKennon,
Baker, Gerhardt and Jones, and the appoint
ment of an arbitration committee, which
consists of Messrs. Mills, Soden ard Day. All
the eight clubs were fully represented, and a
very kindly feeling was shown toward the
American association, which was due to the
excellent work lone by the conference COM
mittee. This feeling was shown by the con-
c~essions made to the American association
clubs in the matter of a
revision of the guarantee fund
rules governing league matches with non-
league clubs. In the important matter of
umpires the convention made the discussion
comparatively brief by ruling out all appli-
cants from league club cities. They finally
appointed four college-bred men as the regu-
lar umpires for all the championship games
OF the league season. These are Messrs.
Odln, OF Lancaster, N, H; Furlong, of Kan
sas City; Lane, of Norwalk, O., n Dicker,
OF Bradford, Pa. Secretary Young was made
the official Interpreter of the league rules
01o VIZ VI LlC illDll hG-
partment. He was delegated to select substi-
tutes-under the same rule of no men from
league cities-to act in case of the disability
of the regular umpire.
The playing rules were changed so as to
remove the record of pitchers assistance on
strokes from the score column of fielding as
sistance, and also to make the penalty for
foul balks illegal pitching-instead of a for
TEXTURE of the game, the giving to the bats
man OF one base. Messrs. Wells, Soden and
Day were appointed the league arbitration
committee. League clubs are to be allow ed
to play montague clubs within the four
miles limit during April and October, by
consent of the resident league club, but
league clubs cannot play exhibition games
with each other until after the close of the
championship season.
Following are the names of the players en-
gagged by the eight league clubs for 1888 to
take part in the championship pennant con-
test this season:
The Boston Club-Whitney and Bufing-
ton, pitchers; Brown and Hines, catchers;
Morrell, Burdock and Denny, base players;
Ware, short stop; Hornung, Radford and
Hacket in the outfield.
TIL Buffalo Club-Pitchers, Derby, Farley
and Calvin; catchers, Rowe and Kennedy;
base players, Brouthers, Richardson and
White; Force, short stop; O'Rourke, Foley
and Shaffer in the outfield.
The Chicago Club-Corcoran and Gold
smith, pitchers; Flint and Kelly, catchers;
Arson, Burns and Williamson on the bases;
Prefer, short stop; Dalrymple, Gore and
S~tockwell in the outfield.
The Cleveland Club-Pitchers, Mccormick,
Bradley and Daley, catchers, Bushong and
Briody; brse players, Phillips, Dunlap and
Muldoon; Glasscock, short stop; York, Hotal-
ing and Evans in the outfield.
The Detroit Club-Pitchers, Weidman and
Burns; catchers, Bennett and Trott; base
players, Powell, Quest and Farrell; Houck,
snorr stop; Wood, Hanlon and Tom Mansell
in the outfield.
The New York CIub-Pitchers, Ward,
O'Neill and WEIGH; catchers, Ewing, Clapp,
Dorgan and HUMPHREYS; base players, Con-
nor, Troy and Hankinson; Caskins. short
stop; Gillespie, Clapp and Dorgan in the out
field.
The Philadelphia Club-This experimental
team will present as pitchers, Neagle, Hen
derson, Coleman and Purcell; catchers, Gross
and Rings; base players, Manning, Ferguson
and Gaunt; Mcclellan, short stop; Lewis,
Roberts and Purcell in the outield.
The Providence Club-Pitehers, Richmond,
Radbourne and Smith; catchers, Nava, Gill
gan and Robinson; on the bases, Start, Far
rell and Denny; Irwin, short stop; Carroll,
Hines and Cassidy in the outfeld.