Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-23
SEASONS SPORTS.
The Great Base Ball Brotherhood
Deal Completed.
So Says a Chicago Paper. and GiTes Big
Names as Baekegs.
Arrangements az to Salaries.
Grounds Leased-New Yorks Lead
for the Pennant. Blaming the
Umpire.

CHICAGO, Sept 32.
A morning paper says Of the new base
ball proprietorship: The transfer work is
to be done by the brotherhood of profe ssional
base ball players, John VI. Ward president;
Dennis BroGthers. vice president, and Tim
othy J. Keefe, the New York pitcher, seere-
tsry. Most Of the detail. have been ar
ranged and will be carried cut at the end OF
tbs present playing season and before the
beginning of 1890. Every man in the League
clubs Of 1883, with the eIcep eption of half a
dozen, among which Anson, Williamson and
Burns are notable examples anu members
of the brotherhood have sworl TO stand by
the new scheme. The new organization i.
TO be known as the United Business Assoeia-
ton. IL will be made up OF eight clubs,
Boston. New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphis,
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Buffalo and Chicago.
In each city are loca! capitalists TO operate
the teams formed and placed there by the
brotherhood. It. has not national head out
eide the officers of the brotherhood The
association officials are to be elected this
fall.
The players are guaranteed salaries at the
1889 rate for 1890, and a share of the ex-
penses. all expenses and receipts to be pooled
for and the general benefit gate receipts di-
yided equally between the clubs.
The first $1,000 profits are TO go as prizes
10 be distributed among the clubs as PLAYING
prizes. OF the first ss0, coo after this $l0,-
600 gees TO capitalists, SIC, 900 10 those of
each club. The next $4,000 goes to play
ers; all other profits half and half. Each
player shs-es equally with the others. Each
club is TO be governed by board made up
of men, four capitalists; the main body by
a senate of 10, each club having two repre-
seBtatives. one player and one capitalist.
Each club is stocked for $50 ,000, half of
which can be had by players in 200 shares
of 800 each. The association /, to make
and sell its own ball. The following list
shows the magnitude of the scheme and the
class of men in it:
New York-Hugh Grant. Mayor and C.
Van Colt. Postmaster. Up town grounds in
view.
leveland-Johnson, Brooklyn Street X.
X. Co., and State senator. Grounds Sc
cured
Buifalo-.Jim White, } Jhn Brown, Geo. |
Myers and local capitalists. Olympic park |
in the syndicates' hands.
Pittsburg-Local capitalists. Exposition |
park Allegheny, secured
Boston nknown Work complete.
Philadelphia Adam Forepaugh, Hamil- |
ton Dlsst1n and a local business man |
Groupds secured
Chicago Board of Trade men friends of |
Pfeifrr as hackers Count on securing
Blackstockiug Park
Among lae players on the books as stock
holders are keete and Ward of the New
orks. Brouthers and Clarkson of the Bos-
tons, thinner and Faatz of the Clevelands.
Rowe, White and Myers of the Buffaloes and
Dunlap and Hanlon of the Pittsburgs.
The men figure it will be to their interest
to manage themselves. A general sur
veiance will be kept up by members of each
team on their fellows. mans interest in
the association will be continued as long as
he is a member. For bad work he will be
released and his share turned over to his
successor. The structure is TO last forever
and is to be reared by the bro. lerhood.
The PROFITS aua losses beiAg pooled, general
pooling interests and plays must follow.
All the extra men unemployed. except at
intervals as undcr the present state of affairs |
sil be utilized under the new plan and extra
talent will be put where it will 10 the most |
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