Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-25
Men of the Hat and Ball.


 Vinton, the Yale freshman, who is pitch the season.
 In Louisville they call him ''tragic MT. McKeon." He is the pitcher of the Cincin- natis and formerly played with the Young Echoes of this city.
 Peak, the second baseman of the defunct Springfelds, wanted too much money to play in Bridgeport, so he left yesterday for his home in Philadelphia.
 Captain Thomas says the Meridens propose to play the season out.
 Incorporate New Britain players are to be treated with caustic measures when the first sign of drink is shown
 The Hartfords will play every day this week. The Newarks played there yester- day.
 The Athletics will release Lovett. He pitched for the Waterburys last year and it was principally due to his work that the pen nant went to the Brass city.
 The Thatcher, Primrose & West base ball club will play the Howard Athenaum team on the Boston grounds next Thursday. Bar ney Pagan and Billy Rice will officiate for the former and Billy Rowan and Sol Keem for the latter. George Thatcher will umpire. Both teams will be arrayed in comic attire and spectators are promised much fun.
 Nash, third baseman, and Johnston, center fielder, of the Virginia club, have been en- gagged by the Boston league nine, which paid $1, ,250 for their release. Nash is a young and several attempts during the past few years to engage him.
 It will be better for the four remaining clubs in the Southern New England league to have the Springfelds drop out. Now the time for completing the schedule can be shortened so as to finish the season early in September or the number of games should be increased so as to keep the clubs busy.
 James O'Rourke of Bridgeport, who is playing center field for the New York league nine this season in brilliant style, has been on the champion league team six different seasons running back twelve years, viz, 1873, "A, '75, TT, '7S, '79, and it is not all together improbable that he may be on one this year.
 McKeon and Keenan, the crack battery of the Cincinnatis, both of this city, receive to- gether a little over $1 500 month salary.
 NO ADVANCE MONEY IN FUTURE.
 SARATOGA, Aug. 24.-The meeting of the joint conference committee of the Ma tional league and the American association of base ball clubs was held at the Grand Union Hotel to-day. The league was represented by A. H. Soden of Boston, A. G. Spaulding of Chicago and J. B. Day of New York. Messrs. c. V. VonssDer Ahe of St. Louis, O.. H. Byrne of Brooklyn and Lewis Simmons of Philadelphia represented the American league. After thorough discussion plan of action was adopted for the two associa- tions by which no advance payments will be made on contracts with players in future. It was also decided that clubs of the two asso- citations shall not negotiate with any player now under contract with any league or asso- citation club prior to October 20. It was also agreed that after the close of the champion ship seasons the clubs of the two associa- tions will interchange games. Other matters were discussed and will be reported to the associations for approval later in the season. The conference was harmonious and promot- ed the good feeling between the two associa- tions. No one but the committee and secre- taries was allowed to be present and what further matters were acted on cannot be learned.
 Games yesterday: At Philadelphia, Bos- tons 2, Philadelphias 0; at New York, New Works 10, Providence 5; at Brooklyn, Brook lyns 7, Metropolitans 3; at Philadelphia, Athletics 13, Baltimores 2; at Washington, Nationals 2, Virginias 5.