St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-20
released player. over his own signature, to
contract with said club, shall be exclusively
entitled to his services; provided,

released player, over his own signature, to
contract with said club, shall be exclusively
entitled to his services; provided,
IN ALL GASES
that said assent be signed subsequent to his
release If more than one CLUB Signify
such acceptance within ten days and the
written assent Of the released player to con-
tract with either, but not filed with the secre-
tary Of the league for thirty additional days
thereafter, then the secretary OF the league
shall decide by lot which of the clubs shall be
exclusively entitled to the services OF said
player. The signing of said written assent
by any released player to more than one club
on his refusal to execute contract with a
club in accordance with his lawful written
assent thereto, or in accordance with his as
signment under this resolution, within rea-
sonable time, shall, upon proof satisfactory
to five league clubs, be blacklisted, as pre-
scribed in section IA of the league clubs con-
stitution, provided, that in the event of a
failure TO blacklist such player the services
of such player shall be controlled by the club
to which his assent was given.
The special committee reported in favor
of allowing Brouthers, White, Rowe and
Richardson, the ''big f0ur," to go to Detroit,
the report was accepted. No action was
taken in the application Of Mr.. Lucas of
the ST. Louis to be allowed to play games
on Sunday. The Washington club applied
for admission to the league, and the appli-
cation was placed on file without further
action. No other application has thus far
been received, and technically the Buffalo
club remains member of the league. An
adjourned meeting of the body, however,
will be held at the time of the meeting of
the schedule committee, at which the ques-
ton of a successor to Buffalo will be con-
sidered. The probabilities now seem favor
able to Washington as
THE COMING MEMBER.
The World says the time was mainly
consumed in endeavors to deprive the De-
troit club of four players and to ousting
Providence. Various propositions were, it
is said, made to the Detroit men to effect a
compromise, but Detroit holds the fort.
Philadelphia wants Richardson, and will
die fighting for him. Boston wants all four
men thrown on the market. st. Louis
favors Detroit, and New York and Chicago
have pledged themselves not to interfere
with the players. Consequently, Mr..
Day of New York and Mr.. Spalding
of Chicago, with President Young, formed
a committee to arbitrate on the matter. At
midnight they were devising some plan by
which all parties could be satisfied. 1t is
really deadlock, in which the majority
were bafaed by the minority. There is
scarcely any doubt that the St. Louis club
will be allowed to charge 25 cents admis-
sion. 1t is also probable that the Western
clubs will be allowed to play Sunday games.
1t was made known that il the league
allows Detroit to have the ''big FOUR" Buff
falo will drop out in favor of either Wash
ington, Cincinnati or Milwaukee. and in
that case if either of the two cities last
named be elected to membership, Sunday
games will be allowed.
THE SITUATION.
The situation is said to be about as fol-
lows:
Buffalo has not dropped out of the league,
but is willing to sell its franchise to any
club which can secure the consent of the
other members to its admission thereon. Gin
cinnati is willing to come in on these terms
though it has as vet made no formal applica-
ton. Washington has formally applied but
does not want the Buffalo franchise having
negotiations on hand, it is said, for the Prov
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