The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-15
THE BASEBALL FIELD
Cincinnati and Brooklyn Clubs
Join the League.
NEW RULES OF The GAME.
The Turf Congress Revises tAe Racing
ssssnt~s-Jshn L snllavanss Cen
ssmpt for Mesaas~y.

NEw 1oKE. Nov. H.--At today's meeting
OF the National Baseball League the cen
ssaeration Of the constitution was resumed
Section $. 9h5eh reads: Releases of
pl&yers from contract or reservation. and
fntnrs contracts with sneh plavers, shall be
regulated and governed ly The national
agresmens og professional baseball elabs
and league legislation made Ii Pursuance
thereof. vas amended 80 IS 70 read that.
Nc playez without the consent Of the elnb
with which he is irYeont-act or reservation
can negotiate with any other csnb fer his
services, but II sad consent is given. said
player mas negotiate with any elab for his
services and receive any money consider
atloa therefore which may be accepted b
the releasing club. This action does away
with the system Of sales. oFer which there
has recently been such CRY.
just at nighffAil 3 runsor crept ahout
among baseball men IN the corridors that
Brooklyn and Cincinnati had broken the
deadlock In the association contest With
drawlng ard jo5aing the ieagne. When
ffezzsisns syrsss. oi brooklyn, and Presl-
dent Stern. Of Cincinnati, were asked Il the
report were true. they admitted that ii vas.
shortly after O'Clock the leaeae coaven-
ton adjourned for the night.
President Young gave out the news Of
the days work The subject Of contention
during almcst the entire days session was
proposition 70 increase the visiting clubs
receipts from Is 20 81 per cens Cleveland
indianapolis. Pilssbarg. Washington. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia opposed IT. Finally
the deadlock WAS settled by the adoption
OF - per CENT The next important change
in tie constitution was toe eonpiese aho-
htion ol classification clauses. This matter
was treated upon IN sections 30. 81 aud 50.
which we're entirely wiped out Section Q
Of the constitution. which deals with
the guarantee fund. was amended so as 20
make the bond OF each club SIS co, instead
OF 5000 the same 10 be paid in annual
instaslments ef 81 90 q year.
Section 50 was so amended that a post
poned game can be played st any time
afterwards. but Il was decided that two
games should not be played in one day.
without prior consent of two-shirds OF all
the leagne clubs.
After these alterations the convention re-
reived THE applications Of the Rrookivn
ard Cincinnati clubs Eor membership.
They we're made our in the form required
BY the ieAgue constitution, and were re-
sE4EtA ~ t&AE tNFA4As VI AA4El&&4&1t WIZ AE@
ported favorabsy upon them. The ciubs
were then elected members By acclAmati0a-
The convention then proceeded 70 the
election OF officers. Mr. Young was re-
elected president F. D. Robinson. OF
Cleveland. ". A. Nimick. ol Pftssburg;
WI Hewett. Of Washington, and Charles
Byrne. Of brooklyn. we're elected directors.
The members oi the schedule. board Oh
arbitration. and playing rules committees
were also elected. Is WIS resolved to hosd
the next annual meeting in New York and
the spring schedule meeting in Cleveland
early in March.
NEw YoRx. Nov. n.--in the American
Baseball Association meeting today the
ballating for president vas continued dur
ing che greater part OF the day. Won der
Abe remained tirna. agll at 4 clock Byrne.
81 Brooklyn, and Stern, OF Cincinnati. an
nouF>ed the resignation Of the clubs from
the association. Delegates oE the Kansas
City and Baltimore elahs retired from the
roora az she same time Won der Abe re-
mained master OF the situation. He ac-
cepsed the Tesignations Of the two clubs,
but postponed the election Of president Of
the association until tomorrow morning.