The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09
IN THE ASSOCIATION.
The Nationals Substituted For I'll
MetropoIitnns.

The Nationals Substituted For the
Metropolitans.
At a special meeting Of the American
Association Of baseball clubs in Philadel-
phla yesterday afternoon It was decided to
drop the Metropolitan Club, which had been
recently transferred to Staten Island, and
to substitute the National Club Of this city.
The managers Of the Washington club were
unwilling to be trined with by the League
any longer and determined to do what they
could with the association. The following
official announcement was made
10 ne representatives Of The Metropolitan BASE
ball C(Ub.
Alta special meeting OF the American Asso.
citation Of baseball clubs held In accordance
with the constitution, the membership of the
Metropolitan Baseball Club was declared for.
confer q membership in this association to
the National Club of Washington
The clubs Of the Association were repre-
scented at the meeting by Phillips and MINI
mick OF Pittsburg, Sharszig and Simmons
OF the Athletic, Barne Of Baltimore, Doyle
and Byrne OF Brooklyn. Caylor and llerin.
court of Cincinnati, Hart and Phelps OF
Louisville and Won Der Ahc Of st. Louis.
The action In regard to the metropolitan
Club was unanimous, and why 1t was taken
I'm brief was explained as follows: The Nets,
together with the New York club formed
the Metropolitan Exhibition Company OF
New York. Played under tho same man
agcmcnt, the Nets became only tender to
the League club, and IL is not believed that
the sale was bona ldc one. The supposi-
ton is that II was sharp trick to get the
Nets out OF New York city, and that the
club would be transferred back TO the EX-
hibition Company as soon as everything
was all right. Further, the League had
dropped Providence and Buffalo, leaving
only six clubs. Negotiations were pending
with Washington with the purpose OF So
curing a Western club. The Association
takes in Washington, drops the Nets, and
the League will be compelled to play the
season out with but six clubs Still further,
the Association now feels strong enough
TO stand alone, and II the League
objects to the wiping out of the
Nets they are willing to break the
national agreement and allow each organi-
cation topaddle its own canoe. Rules were
adopted by which player released can So
lect the club he desires to play with there
after and becomes eligible TO Join the team
at once. OF the late "Metsn 1t is supposed
that Orr and Roscman are to go to either
Brooklyn or Louisville, Cushman, Lynch,
Reipschlager and Ilolbert to tho National,
Iankinson to Pittsburg and Nelson and
| Brady to Baltimore.
Mr.. Erastus Wiman, who purchased the
Metropolitans' franchise for $4,000 to es-
| tablish them on Staten Island, is naturally
somewhat indignant at being left without
players and denounces the action Of the AS
ISOLATION.
Mr.. George F. Williams, the secretary of
the Metropolltans, said last night that Mr..
Wman had consulted eminent legal advice,
and was informed that the so-caled expul
sion of the Metropolitans was wholly IL
legal, and that he had remedy in the
courts, and should the association persist in
It's action, Mr.. Wiman would at once insti-
tute legal proceedings against each and all
The members for $4,000 damages for the
dirpct lossps sustainnd