St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-06
American Association Ball
Players Form a Sehed-
ule Of Games.
Brooklyn Base Ball Men in
High Glee Over the Meet
ing Yesterday.
Kansas City Encouraged by
a Resolution Passed at
the Gathering.
The Sullivan-Mitchell Figh t
Liable to Take Place at
Any Hour.

NEW YORK, March 5.-Brooklyn base
ball men were in high glee this after
noon when the delegates to the spring
meeting of the American association Of
base ball clubs began to gather in the
parlors of the Clarendon house, on
Washington street, Brooklyn. For years
have the sporting fraternity of the City
of Churches endeavOred to have the
meeting held in their town, but until
the present time their efforts have been
unsuccessful. III. c. Pennypacker, of
the Athletic club, Philadelphia, was
among the first to arrive. He was fol-
lowed by some of the Kansas City dele
gates, and before noon almost all who
were to take part in the conference
were present. They were Jack Phelps
and W. l.. Lyons, of the Louisville
club; G. Won der Abe, of the st. Louis;
j. W. Whitfield, E. l.. Martin and Ed
ward Spease, of the Kansas City; Harry
Welderon, proxy for President A. S.
Stearns, of the Cincinnati: F. B. Rob-
insOn and James A. Williams, of the
Clevelands; II. r. Vanderhoost and M.
Barnie, of the Baltimore; H. c. Penny
packer, W. L. Carness, and w. H.
Whitaker Manager G. H. Byrne, F. A.
Abel and j. J. Doyle, of the BroOklyns,
and II. VanderhO0St and G. Wickotf, of
the Metropolitans. The first thing to
be taken up by the convention was the
constitution, over the revision of which
some time will probably be spent. After
that has been settled to the satisfaction
of all, the schedule will be acted upon.
At 8 o'clock the association ad-
journed for lunch and the members
were eagerly besieged for news. Moth
ing had been done, however, but the
adoption of some resolutions which are
follows:
Whereas, Because of the inability of
the Metropolitan base ball club to Sc
cure grounds on which to play during
the season of 1888, they have been COM
PEELED to temporarily suspend play. and
Whereas. There is much surmise and
speculation in the community as to the
intention of the Metropolitan club in
reference to it's remaining in New York
city, be it therefore
Resolved, That the American associa-
ton hereby publicly avows and declares
that it is its purpose and intention to
continue the Metropolita nbase ball club
in New York city while the said cor
poratiOn shall remain in said city. Still,
leave is given the company to discon-
tinue play of games until some suitable
ground can be procured Oh which to
play its games. That there is no pur-
linquishing their franchise and right to
play in said territory, and said club
shall be and is allowed further time to
procure grounds and arrange to play,
when schedule will be so arranged as
to allow them to take part in the con-
tests for the championship.
This resolution was offered by Zacha-
riah Phelps, of the Louisville club, and
was unanimously adopted. Mr.. Phelps
also offered the following:
Whereas, The Kansas City Base Ball
association has been engaged before the
board of arbitration in dispute as to
the right of that club to occupy Kansas
City to the exclusion of other parties
who are, by unfair means, endeavOring
to get possession of said franchise, and
Whereas, Said board of arbitration
was unable to agree upon the question,
although in the opinion of the American
ASSOCIATION the evidence produced by
the Kansas City Base Ball association
was sufficient to establish that the
franchise in the Western association
was obtained by their agent and prop
erly Injured to their benefit; be it there
fore
Resolved, That the members of the
American Base Ball association clubs
hereby express their faith in and ad-
miration for the effort made by said
Kansas City Base Ball association to
preserve the good standing of base ball,
and to rid it of anything improper or in
anywise tainted with dishonesty and
fraud. That we hereby express our
faith in and avOw the correctness of the
position taken by said Kansas City Base
Ball association in this matter, and offer
them our assistance and hearty cO-opera-
ton in their effort at frowning down
and defeating dishonesty in base ball
matters.
THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE