The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-23
A NEW DEALIN BASE BALL
THE BROTHERHOOD OF PLAYERS
TO RUN THE BUSINESS.

Buying and Selling of Men for Reve-
nue. Only to Cease-Only Half Dozen
of the Present Members of the
League Not in the New Scheme.
CHICAGO, Ills, Sept. 22.-The buying
and selliag of base ball players "for revenue
only" happily, it appears, will end with
this season, and the men dealing in that
kind of 'merchandi 9" may have to seek
new employ yment, when the Individual mem
bers Of each Of the eight ball clubs become
stockholders and commence to "play balln
in earnest instead of for an alleged pennant.
morning paper says:
The transfer work is to be done by the
Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball
Players, of which John NJ. Ward, short
stop of the New York club, is president
Dennis Brouthers, first baseman of the b s.
ton team, vice president, and Timothy j.
Keefe, the New York clubs great pitcher, is
secretary. Most of the details have bee
arranged, and remain ut to be carried out
after the end of the present playing season
and before the beginning of 1890 Every
man in the league clubs OF 1889, with the
exception of half q dozen, among whom
Anson, Williamson and Burns are notable
examples, is a member of the brotherhood,
and sworn to stand by the new scheme.
AN OUTLINE.
It's outlins are as follows: The new or
ganization is to be known as the United
Business Association 1t is to be made up
of eight clubs, as follows: Boston, New
York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Buffalo and Chicago.
OF thasa two ara nav ~ uhQ and NOT
in the present national league. They
are Brooalyn and Buffalo
The present Indianapolis team is
to be dropped bodily into Brooklyn, where
association ball and Su day games ar
said to be unpopular The present Wash
ington team is to be transferred to Buffalo,
and strengthened by the addition of Rowe.
White aud My erS, late Of the Indianapolis
team.
PROTECTED BY LOCAL CAPITALISTS.
In each city local capitalists are 10 protect
tha teams formed and placed there by the
brotherhood, giving bond of S25,0J0 for
tke performances Of their part Of the work.
Albert l.. johnson is a Clevela I'd capitalist,
and his &C i've participation in the deal a
missionary caused him to be mistaken for
its national head. 1t has no national head
at this time out ,ide of the officers Of the
brotherhood. The associations officials are
to be elected this fall. The players are
guaranteed their salaries al the 1889 rate for
1890 and share of the profits.
DIVIDING THE RECEIPTS.
All the expenses aud receipts are to be
pooled for the general benefit and the gate
receipts to be divided equally among the
clubs. The first $4,000 profit is TO go into
a prize to be distributed among the club
as playing prizes--$5. 600 to the first, s., 500
to the second, 81 800 to tho third and 81, OOC
to the fourth. or the first $50, 900 after
this, $4,000 goes to the capitalists, $4,000
to those OF each club. The next $800JC
goes TO the players and all other profits are
pooled half and half Each player shares
equally with the others.
GOVERNMENT OF THE CLUBS.
Each club is to be governed by board
made up of eight men, four capitalists and
four players, and the main body by a senate
Of sixteen, each club having two representa-
tives, one player and the other CAPT
talist Each club is stocked for $40 900,
half Of hich can be held by the playe
The $4,000 is in 200 shares of 500 each
No known gamblers are allowed to hold
stock, OF course the classification and re-
serve rule, go with the present manage
ment, but the 1889 or classification figures
are taken as the basis for 1890.
A CHALLENGE.
KANSAS Cry, Sept. 22-Manager Wat
kins of the Kansas City base ball club hai
challenged Manager Won Der Ahe, of the
St, Louis club, to play series of eleve
games for $1,000 after the close of the
regular base ball season.