St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-10
SPOBTING.
DOings at New York.

Doings at New York.
| Special to the Globe.
New YORK. Dec. 9.-The corrected
tables of winning sires placed Vigil at the
head of the list, with Mortimer second and
King Alfonso third.
The Weston and O'Leary walk is begin
ming to attract great attention at Newa rk.
Each man is exceeding his schedule of fifty
miles per day, of twelve hours each. Ii
| they keep this up the $500 miles will be
covered in less than fifty days. Mr. Duryea
| has received a letter from Charles Rowell,
saying that he will soon sail from England
| for Australia and would like to stop in New
| York and join in six days go-as-yOu-
please race with Fitzgerald and others. Mr..
Duryea will arrange to give siX-day race
at Madison Square garden some time be-
tween now and March. George Littlewood
will come over with Rowell.
| There was very small meeting of the
| National Association of Trotting Horse
Breeders at the Everett house this evening.
| 1t opened with a bare quorum, which
dwindled in less an hour to dozen mem
| bers. After much discussion the following
resolution was adopted:
| That no horse, mare OR gelding shall acquire
| record for the purpose of registration or
| contest against time, unless such horse, mare
or gelding shall already acquired a record of
| 2:30 or better against other horses IN public
| race.
The time of the committee on scale of
points was extended. The sentiment of the
meeting was against the adoption of scale
of points. j. W. Gray rendered his resig-
nation as treasurer, but it was not accepted.
| The members of the executive committee
whose terms of office expired were Charles
| Bockman, B. F. Tracy. Leland Stanford,
L. D. Pocker, and j. ". Gray all of these
were reelected, and Mr. j. B. McFerran
was elected to the vacancy created by the
| death of his father, j. G. McFerran. The
| meeting then adjourned.
Business of Base Ball Associations.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.-At the meet
| ing of the American Association of Base
Ball clubs yesterday, after the franchise of
the Metropolitan club of New York had
been revoked and the National club of
Washington admitted to membership, a
resolution was adopted by which player
aeleased from an American association club
will be obliged to play with any association
club desiring his servioG5 within ten days
from the time of his release. Mr.. Wyman.
who had lately acquired the ownership of
the Metropolitan club, said: Il do not
| propose to tamely submit to treatment so
unbusiness like. Staten Island shall have
base ball club, and already have had
| offers to form new and stronger associa-
| ton than the one just now guilty of the
sharp game rejecting very little credit
OH base ball ethics" President Mcknight
then said the American association was
| forced to revoke the franchise of the Met
ropolitan, because that club had been re-
moved from New York city to Staten
! Island and and its management and officers
are controlled by the officers of the New
York League club. When any dispute
arose between the two organizations the
Metropolitan representative acted in accord
ance with instructions from the League
club, and in addition reports all contem-
| plated action to the League club officers.
1t is understood among base ball managers
that the players of the Metropolitan club
will be placed at the disposal of the Balti-
more and Washington clubs. Manger
| Byrne of the Brooklyn club, however, in
| sists upon having Orr, the Metropolitan
| first baseman. transferred to Brooklyn. Mr..
Wymann will institute proceeding against
| each member for $50, 600 for direct losses
| sustained.
THE ARBITRATION COMMITTEES REPORT.
The arbitration committee of the League
and American associations met last evening.
| The report on qualified admission of minor
leagues and associations was adopted. 1t
provides for the protection of all PLAYERS en-
gagged by these clubs who are signed after
Nov. 1. This will give the League and
+, American associations from Oct. 20 to Nov.
l to engage players from the clubs or minor
| leagues. The black list of these minor
leagues will be observed. The admission
will be $50 each for each league or associa-
ton. The following have already applied
for protection uuder the national agree
ment: The Southern, the Eastern, New
England and Canadian leagues