New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-15
THE LEAGUE TO BE BIGGER
RRooKryN AND CINCINNATI COME INTO
THE FOLD.
HARD BLOW AT THE ASSOCIATION - NEW
RULES ADoPTED-THE BROTHERHOOD
SEEMS BEHIND SOMEBODY.

SEEMS BEHIND SOMEBODY.
After Yesterdays baseball nesting there will no
longer be question of supremacy between the League
and American Association. The American Association
IS materially crippled and will probably eventually
die or descend to the level of the minor leagues.
THIS amalgamaton is brought about through a silly
quarrel between the Association club owners. who
could not agree upon the selection of their chief eXecl
i've The delegates to the baseball convention began
% meet in the corridors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
EARLY yesterday. As the previous days of the
meeting, the Association held its session In Parlor
D. r. The League CAUCUS held in ParlOr F.
The National League Is composed Of ten clubs, and
the vexed question of the division of the gate receipts
has been settled the basis of 40 per cent to the
visiting clubs. This arrangement while decreasing
the profits of the fortunate New-York, Boston and
Chicago clubs Will be of material benefit TO the less
wealthy clubs. The combination formed by the st.
Louis Louisville, Columbus and Athletic clubs on Mon
day is indirectly responsible for the present deporabe
condition OF the American Association and for the re-
tirement of the best paying clubs in its circuit,
Brooklyn and Cincinnati. What effect the amalga-
nation VIII have on the Players Brotherhood remains
TO be seen. The League men say that it means the
death of the Brotherhood.
At the Association meeting the balong for president
started again with the SAM result Ballot AFTER
ballot taken, but the deadlock could not be
broken. The Brooklyn and Cincinnati delegates
aftcrward by the Baltimore and Kansas City dele
cations The famous combine" left master of
the field, but with tied hands. A quorum was not
present and no business transacted. The Asso-
citation postponed their meeting until 10 O'Clock
today.
Meanwhile the league men had been far from idle.
The advisabnity of establishing fen
club league had been discussed and when
formal applications for admission were sent In by
Cincinnati and Brooklyn, vote was at once taken on
the subject. After some argument there was not a
dissenting voice and Brooklyn and Cincinnati were
formally elected 10 League membership.
There is some diversity of opinion as TO whether
The League will long remain ten-club affair II
is thought that by spring both the Indianapolis and
Washington clubs may be buried under the sod Of
oblivion.
One Of the most important changes made by tho
League was entirely 10 strike out that troublesome
classification rule. SO ends the ridiculous A H. T.
salary reducing system The guarantee fund has been
inoroased from S25 900 TO S25O.00O. Each club
will have to pay 81 0CO year into this guarantee
fund.
stringent laws were enacted prohibiting the two
games.aday Nuisance. Two games cannot be played
on one day without the consent of twOthirds of all
the clubs Last year each visiting club received 20
per cent Of the gate receipts. Next year the pIims
WI" be y mEe eSn as eeI pr The following
directors and committees were elected r. de H. KoDln
son, Of Cleveland: W. A. Nimick, OF Ptsburg W. f.
Hewett, of Washington and Charles Iiyrre Of Brook,
lyn schedule Commiuec-A. II. Soden, of
Boston: A. q. Spading of Chicago, and W. A. Nimick
Of Pittsburg board of Arhiuation-N +. Young,
John J. Rogers, of PhlladeIHl and John b. Day; OF
New-York PLAY ing Rules Commit ee-A. G. spalding,
John Il. Day and John /. Rogers.
IT was resolved 10 hold the next annual meeung
in NewYork and the spring schedule meeting IN
spalding, Rogers and Day. was appointed to pre-,
pare an address 10 the public on the brotherhood
question.
John !. Rogers, the lawyer of the League created
some excitement in the corridors by saying thai he
would offer a 81 900 prize IL John NJ. ard would 80
before the League ana answer certain questions uuor
oath
Burns with Brooklyn.
The Board Of Managers Of the Amateur Athletic
Union held meeting AZ the AstOr House yesterday.
1t is proposed 70 form strong amateur league, in
which none but qualified amateurs can Dlav.