The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-31
SIX CLUBS WILL Stick.
The Atlantic Association
to Continue the Sea-
son with a New
Schedule.
OUR CITY MAY HAVE A NEW CLUB.
Yesterdays Games and the Rec
ords---The Bay Ridges Beat
Brooklyn's Bon Tons---Gossip Of
the Clubs.

Along business session of the Atlantic
Baseball Association was held yesterday
afternoon and last evening at Taylor's
Hotel. this city. The fact that the usual
big crowd of baseball managers, ump1res,
players and cranks was not present at the
gathering, and that it attracted few Jer
seyites to the lobby of the hotel, shows
that it encompassed but little interest Tor
the general and local public.
Aside from those connected with the
six clubs remaining in the Association
and several newspaper men, no one
dropped in to enquire what the session
accomplished. At the outset representa-
tlves were present from all the clubs save
Hartford, whose delegate arrived during
the evening session.
Notice was received Of the Jersey City
Clubs disbandment. and the clubs 500
guarantee was ordered forfeited. Some
talk regarding the formation OF q new
club followed, but nothing definite was
CLEANED from the conversation, II no
application for the vacated franchise was
made.
The widespread rumors that the Wilkes
barre Club was on the verge OF d1sbano-
ment occasioned considerable talk, but
the representative of the club settled all
doubts concerning the matter by averr1ng
that the club would last the season out.
Owing to the poor home support the club
had been compelled to sell some of It's
best men and Yetrench in other ways. ITS
team is, however, still strong. The CLUB
is now being managed by M. IL. Bergun-
der, one of the directors.
Secretary Braden announced that the
Association will live the season out, even
if the W~ilkesbarre Club does disband.
The other clubs are in a condition that
Will enable them to finish the scned-
ule. The treasurer's report was sat1sfac-
tory, and it showed that the balance re-
manning in the treasury will more than
liquidate any future expenditures and all
outstanding claims.
Manager Benham, of the Worcester
club, reported that he had signed
Snapper" Lang, Jersey City's lightning
shortstop. 1t was also said that Jack
Inland would find an engagement with
the Rochester club. and Patsey Friel
would soon sign with the London club,
from which he has received q good offer.
Joe Gerhardt's reported engagement to go
to the Louisville club was not confirmed.
Following d recess for supper the
matter OF revising the schedule was taken
up and q lively fight developed. The
representatives wrestled over the subject
until long after midnight and ever then
they could not agree. Finally they adj
iourned in disgust after arranging for its
revision by a committee comprising
Messrs. Trott, of Newark; Munslee, OF
New Haven, and Benham, of Worcester.
The vote on the revision will be taken by
mail.
The New England clubs will carry out
the present schedule until the report Of
the committee is approved, as the disband-
ment of the Jersey City Club does not ma
teriaIly interfere with them just at pres
ent. The Newark and W~ilkesbarre Clubs
representatives arranged for u series of
games between the clubs. Three of the
games will be at Wilkesbarre and three at
NeWnrk.