Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-16

against the old players. Final arrange
ments were made for the Priddy-M -McClelland
race.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
NEW YORK, November 15.-To-day was
the fifth day of the great baseball meetings
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The League had
very little business to attend to, and the del
egates were soon ready to leave for home.
Rogers, of Philadelphia, said that it was a
notorious fact that number of players re-
served by League clubs had declared their
intention to violate said reserve, notwith-
standing notices by their respective clubs of
said reserve, and of the latter's option to re-
new the usual form of contract with such
PLAYERS for the season of go. Also, that the
opinions of eminent counsel had been re-
ceived affirming the legal and equitable
rights of said clubs under said contracts to the
services of their respective players for the sea-
Son of 49, That, therefore, he moved the fol-
lowing resolution:
A BIG RESOLVE.
Resolved, That the League hereby declares
that il will aid each of its club members in the
enforcement Of the contractual rights Of said
clubs to the services of its reserved players for
the season of 80; and that committee of three
be appointed by the League with full power to
formulate and carry out the best methods of
enforcement of said contractual rights of said
clubs; and that such committee be authorized
to draw upon the guarantee fund of the League
for such amounts as may be necessary to carry
out the intent of this resolution. Messrs.
Byrne, Rogers and Day were appointed as said
committee. Mr.. Spalding offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That no League club shall from
this time enter into negotiations or contracts
with players not under League reservation. or
enter into negotiations with any club for the
transfer of any of its players until February l,
1890.
A NEW COMMITTEE.
Resolved, That committee Of three be ap-
pointed to be designated as the Negotiations
Committee, of which the President of the
League shall be Chairman, to which shall be
referred all applications from players desiring
positions on League teams as well as applica-
tions from club members of the national
agreement wishing to dispose of the leases of
their players;
Resolved, That the Chairman of this commit
tee shall be the exclusive channel through
which such applications and negotiation can be
conducted by the National League or any of its
clubs, and said committee shall ascertain the
terms upon which any such releases can be pro-
cured or such contracts executed;
Resolved, That all League clubs in order to
secure the services of such players will indicate
to the Chairman the positions to be filed and
the names of the players wanted, and upon the
unanimous vote of said committee contract
may be executed between club and any player
so approved and formulated in the usual
manner.
GETTING CASH READY
Resolved, That the committee by its unani-
nous vote be authorized to draw from the
guarantee fund of the League such funds as
may be necessary to carry out the purpose Of
this resolution, TO be repaid to the fund by the
clubs benefited thereby.
Messrs. Byrne, Young and Reach were ap-
pointed on this committee. The League then
adjourned, to reconvene on January & 1890
Acting President Won der Abe called the AS
sociation meeting TO order at IL o'clock. The
first business before the meeting was the resig-
nation rendered by Delegate G. G. Krauthoff
of the Kansas City club from the Association
According to the constitution, any club can re-
sign during the month of November without
going through the formality of an acceptance
of the resignation by the Association. Messrs
Spease and Krauthoh left the rooms and the
TO the Western Association by telegraph This
action left only five clubs in the Association
As the representatives of five clubs constitute |
q quorum, business was resumed, and Zach |
All this occurred before the Association had |
been in session an hour. 1t leaked out later |
that the
DETROIT AND SYRACUSE
Clubs had made formal application for ad-
mission to the Association. The result of the |
application has not yet been made public. |
There are Northumberland rumors afioaI to |
the effect that the Baltimore is making an ef- |
fort to desert the Association and it is said /
that an attempt will be made by the Baltimore |
managers to make their club member of the |
League by the purchase of the Washington |
franchise. All the morning Walter E. Hewitt. |
of Washington, and Henry r. Won der Horst
the wealthy brewer, who virtually owns the |
Baltimore club, have been in close consulta-
ton. Mr.. C. Born, of Columbus, was elected |
Vice President The following committees |
were then elected: Board of Directors-Atb- |
letic, Baltimore, Columbus and St. Louis. /
Finance COmmittee-Coumbus, Athletic and |
LOUIS and Louisville. Players Rules-Ath-
letic, Baltimore and louisville Board of Ar |
bitraton-Phelps, Whitaker and O'Neil.
MR.. BYRNE's REPLY.
A recess was then taken until 2:SO o'clock.
Upon reassembling Mr.. Barnie was added to
the Finance Committee. This committee was
empowered to receive applications and approve
them. Their decision will be final. Messrs
Phelps, Whitaker and Barnie were appointed
q committee to revise the constitution. The
next meeting of the association will be held in
Columbus in December. The meeting was adj
lourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Byrne said:
Il have no reply to make to any statement
made by the ST. Louis club or its alleged legal
representative The press and the public will
readily recognize and appreciate the animus
which prompts any statements made BY the ex- 4
champion club of the American Association |
against the Brooklyn club"
After the routine business the Hon. John J.
O'Nei, Mr. Won der Ahe's legal adviser ex-
planned the argument of the combine" in the
following manner as he walked nervously up
and down the carpet
MR.. o'NEIL's ARGUMENT.
''You gentlemen are probably aware of the
statements floating around the corridors to the
effect that combine had been formed against
the Cincinnati and Brooklyn clubs 1 wish to
contradict these statements and the men in this
room will bear me out There has been no
combine having for its object any injury to
Brooklyn or Cincinnati. We have known for
some months that the Brooklyn and Cincinnati
clubs had intended forsaking the Association.
Realizing that we had to deal with Conspiracy
whom we knew to be above suspi-
cion and who would not be Influenced
BY financial consideration. We knew he did
not have q dollar invested In the Louisville
club. We believed he would preserve the As
socistion from disntegration against some who
Brooklyn club resorted to dishonorable meaps
such as indirect bribery and tampering with
the club in order 70 get the Association cham
pionship. kilograms were sent by A. ].
Bushong. q Brooklyn catcher, to John MILL
gan, Of the ST. LOUIS club, OF very compro- !
missing nature. These kilograms were the re- |
suit of an agreement as near as can be learned, |
made previously between
MILLIGAN AND BUsHONG
fofhe effect that Bushong agreed TO give Mill.