The evening world., 1889-12-09
NEXT SEASONS BASEBALL.
THE PLAYERS LEAGUE TAKES THE PLACE
OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Comments and Rumors Heard in Base
ball Circles-A New Athletic Club
Sunol's Purchase Price About S45,-
ooo-Jem Smith and Slavin to Fight
in Franco for $4,000.
A gentleman we'll acquainted with baseball,
but not interested in any particular League,
says;
y scarcely sec what line Of argument the
National League will adopt in court regarding
tho reserved men for this reason: A. | under
stand the reserve rules, they say n player Of the
National League is forbidden To play with any
other Club of the National League but the one
with which he has signed a contract and under
what is termed the National agreement this ex-
tends also to other Leagues in existence at the
time the contracts were signed; but.whatI fail:to
zee is how the player can be called to account for
joining a League, of his own since the National
agreement i'll reality applies solely to the most
important Leagues in the country alro ady III
eNlstellce, but says nothing about restraining
the, players from forming II new League il they
desire"
The Players League will take action against
League contracts for 1890 after signing with
the brotherhood.
II the prorosed amalgamatlon Of the Players
and American Association League does occur,
the situation will not be 80 materially Affected
alter all The new League will merely take the
place, MI bstantially, of the old American Associ-
ton. and there will still lie two great baseball
Leagues in tho countryside National aud the
Players.
The tactics now being p~ractised by the
National League maguatet, in "enticing ="
beng ronndly condemned by the Players
League. The League oilers no excuse, feeling
ibslss!t ' tRs new E Il rsSor 81 @rt TO any methods to
The first regularmoeting Of the George WASH
ington Athletic Club. will b. held tonight at it's
rooms, ~ East Third street. This is a recently
for itself in the athletic world. Judging from
the enterprise already exhibited. ]. Scheyer is
the. Secretary.
Rowling Circle MOL, Y. NJ. H. A." recently
b23wicd the following scores in a match game:
sGeimer. iial; ii.".J. FalE, .i34; L. Friodbam,
st Sss, IT, &. ;Tiq,ai, Io5i; -'U 'a'. .'' ,,. M, o.
wicZ, 10; Roberet C0hn. 800. II. Cohn, 125;
:; WSllHch. 1870; &. Fiegel, 1913; l. COIN, l2o.
Total, Dol.
Very lively times are expected tonight az the
called-are each working hard for victory.
As Dec, 10 approaches interest in the big
eoNhab ehu iNNNAin huhA Nv WI NV n n. 1s
Increases, A popularity about athletes liz that
they always. put of their entries until the last
moment. The entries closed Saturday. but
Secretary j. T.. Sullivan saws he has n list COM
prising the cream Of tho amateur boxing talent
of the country.
The contest in tho middle-weigh class should
be q memorable one. Van Honten, of tile West
Side Athletic Club Pat Cahill. Of the Scottish
Americans, aud AShe, the eX-Harvard cham
pion. are in this event.
The Pastime Athletic Club will hold its boxing
tournament for the championship OF the state
of New York Jan. %. 1t: will he among the
best athletic events OF the Winter.
Mr.. Robert Bonner IL quoted az saying: IL
gave more than $40. 900 and less than $50, OOO
for. Sunol." That il TO say Sunol cost MIR.
Bonner about $45, 900. e..
. ' o e ''.'' f 'p..s
A special cable despatch to- the Police Gazette
says: "Jcm Smith, Frank Slavin and their
hackers yesterday completed arrangements for
a fight for ST, 900, to take place Dec. 20 or 81.
in France. Thompson Brothers, of Australia.
aNa Lar nEal Elaki, Tor 80 nm .,,Ar1;,,- .,