The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-03
BASEBALL MATTERS.
The League Season Will Be Longer than Last
Year-The BrOtherhood's Plea.

NEW YORK. Marsh 2.-The spring meeting of
delegates from the National Base ball League
is being held at the Fifth-avenue Hotel to-day.
The morning session secret. n. E. Young,
of Detroit, presided, and John T. Brush and ].
Fl. Martin, of ianapolis; Charles H. Smith
and George NJ. Vail, of Detroit; w. T.
Hewitt, of Washington; A. II. .Soden
and w. H. Conant, of Boston; John
d. Day, of New York; A. S. Spalding, of
Chicago; A. ]. Reach and j. j. Rogers of Phila-
dephia, and j. E. O'Neill, OF Pittsburg, were
present The report of the schedule committee
recommended an amendment to the constitution
providing for 140 instead of 126 games, as ~
present canvass showed that Chicago was
the only club opposed to the proposed change
1t is also proposed to begin the season two days
earlier than last season and to conclude t on the
same date in 1887, in October. It is not prob
able that either New York or Boston will play
by the schedule on their home grounds until
May
During the early part of the afternoon the
schedule was but little discussed. The session
was proceeding very quietly and harmoniousy
when one delegate raised war or words by
suggesting universal scale of fifty cents for
admission fees this season. Mr. Reach, of Phila-
delphia could not understand the advisability of
charging fifty cents when experience had proved
that twenty-five cent admission charge was
much more profitable Despite his expostuIatiors
the League decided that fifty cents should be
the uniform price of admission during the COM
ing The Pittsburg and Washington
clubs were ordered to stop their practice of sell
ing three tickets for ST., and henceforth they
will not be allowed to make any discounts on
large sales. The delegates representing these
clubs objected, but their objections were futile.
When this business cleared away a COM
mittee from the Brotherhood Of Baseball Play
ers. consisting OF Messrs. Hanlon, Brouthers,
Irwin and Ward were admitted. and a consulta-
tion held to the best of settling the salary
question. The Brotherhood has been insisting
that the League should recognize the Brother
hood contract. which provides that no player
shall receive less than be did the previous year.
Both the League and the Association have stipu-
lated that no player shall receive a salary in ex-
of $4,000. The Brotherhood committee
fought for moro than two hours, and at the end
of the discussion the matter stood in statu quo.
The agreement finally reached was to the effect
that salary in excess of 81. 900 to be paid,
but that personal contracts could be made out
side
When the Brotherhood COMMITTEES left the
room the schedule taken up. but only for a
short time. and at $50 a recess was taken till
o'clock.
The League managers reconvensd at o'clock
and Immediately went into session. At
midnight they still in session dsputing
the schedule. Philadelphia has the best
dates and Mr.. Day of the New York club, to-
gether with Spaulding of the Chicago club,
positively refuse TO accept the schedule as re-
ported by the committee. As the schedule
must be signed by each of the club presidents.
some radical changes must be made before it
will be satisfactory to Messrs. Day and
Spalding,