New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-22
FILLING DETROIT'S SHOES.
CLEVELAND Is THE LUCKY CITY.
GERS, ALTER RULES AND TRANSACT
OTHER BrSINESS

OTHER BUSINESS
Baseball from all over the country who are hold
tng Q convention the Fifth Avenue Hotel, were In
secret session all day yesterday, and be to-day
possibly tomorrow. Yesterday devoted short
session by the committee rules similar by the
directors Of the League and long and tresome by
The National League To casual observer, the League
yesterday accomplished little. while reality the dele
gates did actual than any previous session
Of that length ever held The meeting has also been
marked BY fraternal feeling seldom IN baseball
gatherings
The principal business attended admission OF
Cleveland In place Of Detroit reelection Of officers
appointing new committees and the birth death Of
enough deals 10 keep the followers OF the In fer
men, Of excitement for time The winning Of the
championship Of the world also seemed have had
cepble eject upon the League other cities
Whether they repened of the shaoly the local club
treated In the distribution OF dates for this
whether they bowed their conQuerOs the fact remains
that the New-York club drew plum from each OF
the baseball pies baked yesterday. John B. Day. pres
dent Of the club is about committee of importance
for year. Mr. Day used much diplomacy In bring
Ing about this desired result and Manager Mutre
proud Of his chief that he ali but Rugged him In the
corridors of the hotel last night The other delegates
did recognize the bestowed until 1t
loo late Mr.. Day Is popular man in the League and
few will begrudge him his good luck
CHANGE THAT SHOULD NOT STAND.
The committee rules which nearly all
Tuesday did not complete Its labors until about break
fssttime yesterday. Some OF the changes will prove OF
great benefit the game and highly spoken Of by
everybody yesterday. One suggestion, however,
made which will in all probability he reconsdered to-day.
idea born in the brain Of
iunac than suggestion eliminate the error column
from the scores such a scneme would not only put
laundering, but would take from the
nine OF followers OF the look for
report OF game To attempt TO encourage team
work a desirable commendable thing but that end
can be attained in much sensible way This sug
nioht NJ The
scorers, wen OF the managers had left the
hotel Otherwise 1t could have been carried
through petition circulated In the corridors yes
terdsy which signed by nearly all the scorers re-
guessing the League adopt the change. John B.
Day will present the petition the League today and will
champion IT. President N E Young, like other
baseball men, says that the adoption OF such rule
would be silly extreme probable that the
rules committee will be called back to-day reconsider
its rulings at least in this
1. also decided that in the future pitcher shall
not be credited with assist" strke-outs"
Snikeouts" the bane Of baseball present and 1t
IS thought that by taking credit from the pitcher
he will, in measure discontinue trying for strike
OUT record He viii depend his feders for sup
port and the change will the hitting freeF and the
game lively. Recording sacrifice" hits will also
tend make and better baseball Here
tofore player received little credit for sacrificing his
chances advance feowpayer and the record players
woud do 1t. Hereafter record OF sacrifice hits will
be kept, the way the basehit record
The delegates looked fatgued yesterday morning when
they appeared in the corridors but Immediately went to
worn VITA vim that was encouraging The board Of d.
League the first disappear into the
chamber in Room +. This committee is composed
Of Messrs Young Soden Nimick, Hewett and Stearns.
1t rule OF the League that delegate OF this body
who uparts any Of the starchamber proceedings 10 any
body shall Be expelled from the League The board OF d.
meeting is the most zeaousy guarded Of any,
yet much is routine and Of little real impor-
lance. The meeting called to order at 8 80 a
with n. Young the chair. The secretary presented
tabuated Of the clubs and records which was
ted The treasurers report was also satisfactory
and adopted.
Then the august body found things not easily
settled the first being that forfeited
game which created much feeling last summer The
New-York club presented its strongly that the
Board could decide. and concluded lay the matter
spring meeting, when Spalding will have
turned from his Australian tour The trouble between
Esterbrook indianapolis also setback
for Chicago SpadiDg pettOned the Board TO remit the
fine imposed ON Sullivan by Umpire Valentine that
but the Board refused do anything OF the kind
THE REGULAR LEAGUE MEETING.
At the ~ ar League meeting convened and the
anxious watchers the corridors hoped it was the begin
ming end The end however. will be long drawn
out The reading Of the minutes dispensed with the
report of the board Of accepted
attended Then the committee members
select the club to take the place Of the
cefunct Wolverines Soden, Day and Reach were the
committee. The Cleveland Baseball Company was sug
resed and Immediately accepted Detroirs
and F. Robson and George w. Howe were admitted
TO the League meeting Cleveland delegates Several
amendments constitution considered. but no
further changes will be decided upon until today.
Young WAS reelected president secretary Counting
the old Professional Association and League this Is the
nineteenth consecutive time he has teen elected to the
once Of secretary. The Board Of Directors elected
were: J. T. Brush n. E Young, w. F. Hewett W. A
,incs and John B. Day The schedule committee will
be made Up Of John b Day, w. F. Hewett and John l.
Brush The Board Of Arbitration consists Of n. Z
Young John B. Day and John L Rogers
The Detroit cuo will resign from the League until
next spring. consequently there will be nine clubs In
the organization until that time The arrangement for
the transfer OF the following players Detroit Cleve
land was made Duck Nicholson. Sutclife, Twitche.
schefer Gruber Beatin and Flanagan. The CLUB also
wanted Pitcher Getzein. The Athletic club Is also
after Getzen and Wells. but will hardly get them
Hanon the Detroit captain and centre fielder was
sold TO Pittsburg for 60 500. He will either play left
or centre field will be the assistant captain Nothing
was done in Detroit matter yesterday The Boston
men seem to have been frightened Of and are doing
nothing Hewett OF Washington, has made an orer for
Ward about $1,000 which MI Day has under con-
alteration. Hewett says he would Like have Ward
TO be Senator'S but that he cannot
AFFORD to any higher price than he has ALREADY
offered. He thinks he VIII get Ward, ana SO 90 the
other baseball Couant, Of Boston says he has
given up all hope Of getting Ward for Boston
Campau the only Detroit player left 70 the Woiver-
ines and VII probably play with the new Detroit
team which, Toledo. admitted to the Inter
national League yesterday
Stearns offered the Boston club 800 TO release White
from reservation but the Boston prefer to keep
the Deacon" and say they will hold him even If he
does refuse sign The Washington club has signed
Banning The sale of the Detroit players is subject 20
approval Of League. The baseball men occupied
boxes Madison Square Garden last night the guests
Of the Amateur Athletic Union