The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-18
ORGANIZED NOR WORK.
Meeting of the Players National
League at New York.
Constitution and Bylaws Adopted for
the Government of the
New Body.
Reserve Fund OF $4,000 to be Raised for
the Purpose OF Guaranteeing Salaries Of

the Purpose OF Guaranteeing Salaries Of
Players.
New York, Dec. 17.-The meeting OF
the delegates Of the Players National
League did not begin at eleven o'clock
yesterday morning, as expected, as the
members of the Brooklyn club were
cooped up in a meeting of their own.
All the delegates were presento on time, (
however, including temporary chairman
A.. L. johnson. The delegates are: New
York, Edward B. Talcott and William
Ewing; Brooklyn, E. +. Linton and John
Ward; Boston, Julian B. Hart and
Daniel Brouthers; Philadelphia, Judge
vanderslice and George Ward; Buffalo,
NJ. Shire and John O. Rowe; Cleveland,
A. L. johnson and John Stricken; Pitts
burgh, A. Beemer and Ed Hanlon; Chi
cago John Addison and Fred Pfeffer.
The meeting Of the Brooklyn club was
over at noon and the club was at last
organized. AS soon as the result Of the
Brooklyn meeting was known the dele
gates adjourned TO q parlor In the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, and after the door was
securely locked chairman johnson called
the meeting TO order and business began
Immediately.
It was after Ave o'clock before re-
cess was taken and then secretary John
Ward told what had been done. After
the credentials were presented and the
minutes read and adopted the adoption
Of the constitution was takenup. Colonel
McAlpine, chairman Of the committee
on constitution and bylaws, read the re-
port. II was discussed and adopted, sec
tion by section, with.only few minor
corrections.
Tho name agreed upon was ''The Play
ers National League Of Base Ball
Clubs" The object in organizing was
to encourage, foster and elevate base
ball, and to protect the mutual interests
Of professional base ball players and
clubs, as we'll as 10 establish the base
ball championship Of the world. There
are quite q number Of changes compared
with the constitution of the National
League. The yearly meetings of the
board Of directors are to be held on the
frst Tuesdays after the second Mondays
in December and March, the December
meeting TO take place In New York and
the March meeting elsewhere. The sec
retary's- salary Is to be $4,000, with q
bond Of s25,00O He must be an outsider.
New members must receive q three
fourths vote and applications for mem-
bership must be iiled sixty days before
a meeting. Clubs may be expelled for
failure TO sign the constitution or TO pay
yearly dues (s1, 1,50O); to pay salaries or
visiting clubs their share Of the receipts;
for deliberately falling to play a cham
pionship game; for selling beer or liquor;
pool selling; opon betting; playing with
disqualified clubs; throwing games;
playing on Sunday; for disbanding the
organization, and failure to comply
\ with obligations and contracts as a
member Of the League. There is no
pecunia-y punishment or forfeits for not
complying with the rules. Any member
can be dismissed between one playing
season and another, but no player can
be transferred from one club TO another
without written consent from him.
The League Is TO be managed by CEN
tral board of directors, which shall con-
sist OF stockholders who are not play
ers, and players who are or are not
stockholders. Two members OF each
club will form the committee. The
agreement between clubs lasts for ten
years, and was amended by the follow
ing resolution offered by Mr.. Addison;
Reaolved That each member OF this League
shall 1r.ltee aud positively agree 70 pay each
play =. lployed by II the salary hxed by his
cont upon his reques', and that there be
rails and OF SiO,00to bocoatributed by the
msm 20 Of this League ECU ~ share and
sharc alike, TO be deposited with the treasurer
OF the League as guarantee for the perform
tracts 10 pay salaries. The dues OF each club
aggregatfng $4,000 yearly, will be used 10 pay
the salaries and other expenses OF the League
The first thing done in the meeting
last night was an amendment to Mr.,
,Addison's resolution, TO the effect that
II any club is expelled or wlthdraws
that club shall lose its $1,000 guarantee
TO the $4,000.
Then came the election of officers
which resulted In the election Of the
following base ball advocates: Presi
dent, Colonel Il. A. McAlpine. Of New
York; vice president, John Addison, Of
Chicago; secretary-treasurer, +. II
Brunell, of Chicago.
The executive committee for this yea
will be made upof the delegates as abov'
stated. The schedule committee Is II
iconaiak of n ranreaen tativa Of Broollvn