New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
DISCUSSING BASKBALL MlTTERs
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION MEETING.
WARM DISCUSSION OVER MULLASE's CAsF-oFFI-
CIHS ELECTED.

WARM DISCUSSION OVER MULLASE's CAsR-oFFI-
CrRs ELECTED.
Tho regular annual meeting of the American
Baseball Association held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday. preliminary session OF the Board OF Dircc
tors was held Tuesday night. Yesterdays meeting
held with closed DOORS and the reporters given
few unimportant facts after the session was over by
Secretary WykoG hat any real business that trans
acted withheld. To-day effort will be made by the
newspaper men to gain almtancc to the meeting. they
claiming that important facts withheld from them.
one OF the delegates. o. +. Caylor. IS en-
ploye OF newspaper In the West, and it
is needless 10 remark that his journal
ia the only that fun aud report of
the Association meetings Several Of the delegates said
last night that they would use their influence either to
have Mr. Caylor leave the or have other news
paper present. Mr.. Mcknight formerly connected
with the Allegheny Club, elected president; c.
Won der Abe. of st. Louis, vice president, and W. G.
Wyko secretary and treasurer The Board Of Directors
elected for the ensuing year William Bare, Of the
Baltimore Club; c II Byrne Of Brooklyn e. Won der
delegates Messrs Phillips and Etmic of Psburg;
Barne and Mott Of Baltimore Byrne ana Iaylor, OF
Brooklyn Hacncort and CaylOr of Cincinnati; Jackson
and Hart OF Louisville Romer and Inire, OF the Metro
Ihan Of cso louis this cT S Ro, were r9" ,p Ssf
IN discussing the advisability of decreasing
eight, and the latter number adopted In future the
clubs belonging TO the association will he the Metropoli
st. Louis aud Baltimore The Columbus and Toledo clubs
dsbanded at the end of the past season and WAS de
cded yesterday To drop the indianapolis ana virginia
clubs. Strong arguments used by the delegates Of
the indianapolis and Virginia clubs, they claiming to
have expended considerable money and time in getting
upnnes for The other delegates were dear To
FOR year and will not Interfere with their players The
president il given absolute control OF the umpres can
appoint them, assign them to different cities and may
discharge them whenever he fit. The president is
given power, when disordery conduct 0ccprs, over
amu VIII Than tSo osccr drew last 7ycar
Mini, ir,,,o NJ
the day and many hours were spent IN overhanne that
player. Tony" Mullane has made himself obnoxious
to both players and managers particularly the latter
and there wasa strong feeling against him The board
| adopted the following resolution:
Whereas \. Mulane has been found guilty Of con
duet calculated to bring di.credit the professional
almost Equivalent to actual dishonesty therefore
Resoired That the Board Of Directors feel that such
therefore decree the suspension OF A. J. Mulane and
during the Of $50 and they a'o require that he
shal refund 10 the Cincinnati Clnh before January
1880 900 OF the money advanced 10 him by that club
ard furthermore that Mulane snail not be eligible to
play baseball IN any professional club during the season
OF SO the violation Of this decree TO be punished by
| hual expulsion
Counsel was employed both sides o. T. Cayor
n Louis. appearing against him The debate became
heated one and II Il said that the lie was given Mr. cay
| Tor hv Mr. Won der Abe and That Mr. ONeill after re-
marking that, although he unfortunately was lawyer
like Mr. CavOr he nevertheless wOnld not SOL MS fepu
! tntun by remaining I'm the same room with him.
The r'imor published Yesterday that the cincinnati
club would Withdraw from the Assocallnn e incpfrert
Mr. Caylor ~ Cincinnati IA potted IA saying that he
ost his heat for moment ana uh not mean Nhat NJ
| said.
The project to consolidate the Metropolitan and BROOK
| lvn Clubs was not brought w beipre the meeting
mud vii not be- both Nj lyinp aud Mr Muitie saving
that np such consolidation would take place. Nj Dlthe
IA enthusiastic over his srhpinp iu Establish grounds AT
rinpv islanl near tho aea teach Hotel where rhim
rirsin shrs viii hp PLAYED go SUNDAY " "a sa that
Tho aphpluln nf ahnpa viii 10 80 eihh=pd that this thh
hn ,innn Tho delegates wfahslni sHmp tlinp over
rfelpp IT, divide tho gate receipts h 49, understanding
nniii ha fAtrhnt AMI tho nl plan ~ rtYhs tho Walt
ihg ph su1 guarantee VIII asaih rfuNai hnkt sthsn
Among tho WriknnWh inGessinhai ha atiall hph present
weiei " FUNNY IsiaihrUGb John heh, tho uhrite
Thomas Aurs ul baltimore Manaser iiatbeiti ct hns
ton Georga and iiarFY Wright "iaek Lynch John
ieWsen Umpire Valentine John ~. nay and AIlhhi
He'll 0f the Metropolitan Exhibition Company eA-Mah
clifford, ut indianapolis, VINO expects 10 get po
slon as unplrni Charles Mason of Philadelphia, re-
spicudent diamonds, aud Charles snyder or tlnel-
natl Manager scanland, Of Washington, was
present and felt confident that his eluD
would be of the American Association
There talk that a certain club
among the eight In the Association VIII remain rs
member until the schedule has been made out ana
will then resign IN favor Of the Washington Club the lat
ter nine taking up the scheduled games. This rumOr
explain Mr.. Scanlands confidence OF his club beng
admitted. Others seemed To think that the Cleveland
Club will drop of the League before the season opens
and that Cincinnati will take its place and, II not that
Brooklyn may have League club. The session al
journcd at o'clock to meet again this morning.