Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-16
The Standing.
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Kansas City Withdraw From The
American Association, m aking Three
vacancies-No Cities Yet Admitsed-
A. G. spaldinx Says That should
The Players Continue In Their Com
spiracy TheY Will BE Expelled,
And should Their Project Fail They
VIII BE Forever out OF Base Ball.
NEW York Nov. 15.-The National League
of base ball players adjourned to-day. The
league has done away with the classification
System and also the sales system, except as
far as the players desire. The visiting clubs
will in the future receive 40 per cent. of the
gate receipts, instead of 30 As in the past.
This will allow the clubs in the smaller cities
to pay better salaries, as their receipts will
be considerably larger. The reserve fund of
the league has been increased to $3.50, 900, SO
that If club should disbaud without paying
salaries, the players would be paid by the
league. the chances for disputes over q
postponed game on the same day with a
a regularly scheduled game have been lessen
ed, the consent of two-thirds of the clubs
composing the league being necessary before
such game can be played.
Committees and officials were elected as
follows:
President-N. E. Young directors, Messrs. Young
committee, A. H. soden, A. G.. spauldng and w.
A. Nimmick.
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printer, John B. Sage Of Buffalo.
A. g. Spaulding says that the league had
done everything the players could ask for,
and nothing had been done under pressure.
The classification sche ne had been tried for
one season and had been found impracti.
cable; 1t had consequently been dropped.
The radical change in the manner of releas
ing players was OF great benefit to the
mines, and the future would show it.
Mr.. Spaulding felt confident that the Broth
erhood scheme would not succeed and gave
as reason bis belief that ball players would
have no greater success in taking care of the
executive part of baseball than the presidents
of the clubs would in going out on the field
to play. 1t was necessary for the players to
have a strong hand to guide them. They
would have to be kept up to strict rules, so
that team of well trained athletes would
be brought on the grounds to play ball, in
frst- class condition. The public expected
this and wouldnot 60 to the games unless
such was the case. The admission of Brook
lyn and Cincinnati to the leauge would
strengthen both sides and the number of
games would probably be reduced to 14O,
making IA games for each club. That would
take two trips east for the western clubs and
two trips west for the eastern clubs. Money
would be saved in that way. Mr.. Spaldinp
was looking forward to q successful season.
The resignation of Brooklyn and Cincin-
natl from the American association was an
important move, and signal for a general
breaking up of the association. At ten
o'clock to-day the association convention be-
gan with six clubs-St. Louis, Columbus,
Louisville, Kansas City. Baltimore and the
Athletics. Zach. Phelps of Louisville was
elected president, the long deadlock being
broken. Then came surprise for the asso.
citation, Kansas City resigned and announced
its intention of joining the Western league.
Only Eve clubs were left, and they were not
all certain. Baltimore began to waver, and
1t was not long before this was manifested to
the delegates. Mr.. Won der Horst, the Bal
timore brewer, part proprietor of the Balti-
more club, sought out Walter Hewitt of the
Washington club, and opened negotiations
with him. Baltimore was knocking at the
door of the lesgne and was trying to take the
place of Washington.
The result of the election was that Zach.
Phelps, st. Louis candidate, was elected
president of the association. Baltimore
alone voted against him.
The National league convention was ad-
journed to convene on January % at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The entire time OF the
last days session was taken up with the dis
cussion of the brotherhood question. John
I. Rogers said that It was notorious fact
that number of players reserved by the
League clubs had declared their intentions of
violating said reserve rule, Notwithstanding
notice by their clubs of said reservation, and
of the latter's option to renew the usual
form of contract with suoh players for the
season of 1890. Also that the opinion Of
eminent counsel had been received, assuring
the rights of league clubs under said con-
tracts to the services Of their reserved play
ers for the season Of 1890. MIR. Rogers then
offered the following.
Resolved, That this league hereby declares that
1t will aid each Of it's club members in the enforce
vices Of such reserved players for the sonof
$780, and that committee Of three be appointed BY
the league with full power to act and to formulate
and carry out the best methods Of enforcement
Of said contract rights OF said clubs and that said
committee bs authorized to draw upon the guaran-