The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18
BASE BALL.
The Great Base Ball Convention.


NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE conference committees
OF the National League and American Ease Bail
Association continued their sessions to-day at the
ence committee announced that they hal com.
pleted their work and were ready TO submit their
reports to their respective associations Then the
Association held separate meetings, at which the
respective committees announced the result of the
1t is rumored that the new agreement viii be n
complete surprise to the public as well rs the base
ball men OF the country.
Billy VOltz, who has seen the new agreement and
Is familiar with Its contents says 1t Will occasion
good deal OF talk when Il is made public. The
agreement does away with the old reserve rule,
which places the number OF men at eleven, and sub.
stitutes new rule, which includes all the men be-
longing to the club II either the League OF the
Association release player, he cannot be engaged
by the opposite organization until ten days after the
ae q NJ s ns clause az o salaries
expected, will be the cause OF much wrangiing
when the two associations meet this afternoon TO
will be recognized In any way Only those clubs
belonging to The League or the Association will be
a from ny aS It Is aose ING KEN 80
has the same privilege also. 1t Is expected that
competent man, under liberal salary, will be en-
gagged to secure players FOR the clubs belonging to
the League Should this part of the agreement he
adopted, the probabilities are that 1t vii, result In
the killing OF of The more prctenous base ball clubs
In the smaller cities. At 9 O'Clock the separate
meetings were adjourned for a brief recess. It is
not moi, expected that The business of the conference
LArER.-on reassembling. after a long discussion,
this evening document called "The National
agreements II provides that contracts with players
shall shall begin April and end October 81. No con.
ases re maze OF ne fr before
year. Contracts must be forwarded to the secretary
OF the association within ten days for register
secretary OF the other association or the
same. The secretarie, of the respective associa-
under Contrast who are to Sc Ineligible 10 make
contracts with clubs OF the other association except
under certain conditions, provided that the number
80 Ineligible shall not be more than twelve for each
club. When player IL released his services are
open to acceptance during ten days by any other
contract with any club. No club will he admitted
to either association from place in which there
Is ALREADY csS en9 r belonging to either but
mitted TO the other. Salaries shall not exceed
1900 for the season, or the same rate for less
April ], and then only necessary travelling expenses
from The players home to join his club Any player
titled to receive at least 81 ooO board Of arbra.
ton 81 three members OF each association is pro-
The status of the Eastern and Southern League
clubs was referred to the board Of arbitration.
The American Association AZ a separate meeting
The latter players viii join the Athletics, Of
Phlladelphia The disabilities OF James Mutre were
the association appointed Fac Phelps. W. E.
NImlck. and G. II. Byrne as a committee Of arbltra-
ton. The League, at an executive session held
Buffalo, and Detroit Clubs to remain in the League.
The arbitration committee OF the League consists
The Joint aibraon sy Committee aa &C. es session
after II O'Clock, and organized with Mr.. Young as
chairman and Mr.. Byrne as secretary. Messrs.
fhelps and Rogers were appointed committee TO
prepare articles OF qualifying agreement. The next
meeting will be held December 8, at Philadelphia.
on Friday morning an agent Of Manager Darne
fOTmerlV managed
sneaked into this city, and by false statements to
Fulmer and Powell Induced them 10 sign contract
TO play In Baltimore next season. As the National
Club Is still member OF an organization party to
me National Agreement, and as said agreement was
questionable II Manager Barnie and his tool have
not run their heads into noose one OF the stipu-
latlons OF mat agreement makes a penalty Of
approaches any player under contract connected
with National Agreement cluo. The con-
tracts OF the National Club with their players
runs Ia every case until October 81 so will be seen
that Barne has violated one Of the most cardinal
principles Of the agreement. Outside OF their pn.
grateful action toward the National Club, Fulmer
and Powell ought to have remembered that Barnie
was the one person who fought to keep them on the
ruin their chances az ball players, yet they accept
his brlbe when offered without q thought. As soon
they saw the men aud told them plainly OF their un-
grafefnlness Fulmer says II the Nationals get into
n s, League OF association ne wv remain
more club. Powell Ii non-c0mnital on the sub
)eci, but II IN likely he will follow Fumer.
The Natlonals during the season have played one
hundred and forty-nye games, OF which they have
the credit OF one hundred aud ten Victories, thirty
four defeats, aud one draw. This Ia fine showing,
a. their victories came from such clubs as the New
forks, Bunalos, PTovldences, and Bostons, Of the
League. aud BroOklyns, Metropolitan, Athletics,
loulsvilles, and Banores, OF the American Asso-
ciatlon. No club In the country can show % better
record. White and Knowles played In every game
during the season.
Nearly all OF the National players will leave for
their respective homes the early part Of this week.
The crowd at Scanlon's last night was ON tlploes
OF excitement awaiting Developments from New
YORK. where the base ball meetings were In sessIOD
Washington was ably represented by President Ben
nett, Charles White, aud Mr. Charles l.. brown
From our telegraphic reports Il will be seen thai The
meeting was a lively one Manager ScanlOn SAID
that every player On the present club that was
wanted for next years team, In they got into
either OF the big associations, would he retained No
trouble about holding the men would be Occasloncd
az all deslred tc play here next season.
There Will be some funny deyelopnenla IN the
base Dali arena before next season opens and IL Ia
possible thai many OF the familiar cltlcs Will moi be
represented In the associations they al prcBent are
| the franchise OF Providence Will be bodily trans.
ferrcd 10 city now IN the other association aud lie
CITY VIII sacrifice the American Association for Mace
VI tue League fold. Another scheme Is transfer ie
Melfopoliians 10 Newark. In order that Inc Metro.
politan Exhbillon Company, OF New YORK, may con
VIII not be sanctioned by the American AsgocIafio.
VINO are 700 eager 10 separate iheInselyeg from a
club connected 80 closely with League or0aniza-
| lion. From what can be learned Ii h more man
probable that the Eastern tier OF clubs OF the Ameri
can Association Will be the BroOklyns Newarts
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