The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-14
LIVELY BASE BAIL WAR,
The Session Of the League az d
Association Boards,
GRIEVANCES OF THE PLAYERS
Presented aud Discussed at the
League Meeting The sutollGo
Case settlsd-what was Done
nthe Meetings Yesterday,

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NEW YoRK, Nov. lS,-The fight Of
the base ball men over the Brotherhood
question has assumed most interesting G
aspect
No one thought week ago that the
Association would interfere, But at the
annual meeting Of the League and At
sociation which began to-day at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, there is likely to be
most lively sort Of a time over the
question.
Brooklyn and Cincinnati are anxious
TO 30 into the League, They only wait
for an invitation from that body. II
Ihcse two clubs desert the Association,
1t Ia said that st. Louis, louisville,
Columbus, Kansas City and the AthIDj-
les Will combine with the Brotherhood
70 fight the League. The base ball min
gathered In the hotel corridors at an
early hour to-day to discuss the mat
Ter, and the excitement Is at high
pitch.
The Board Of Directors OF tho National
League met at II o'clock. Tho session
lasted little over an hour. The report
Ot the Treasurer was received and az
cepted, and Nick Young was reelected.
The delegates TO the annual meeting OF
the National League did not assemble
until O'Clock. The annual meeting of
the American, Association was begun
shortly after II o'clock.
AT 7 O'Clock the League delegates
took recess until $3.50. The following
was learned OF the days proceedings:
The Board OF Directors OF the League,
consiating Of John T. Brush, Indianapo-
lisi W. A. Nimick, Pittsburgh; JOhnB.
Day, New York, and Walter +. Hewitt,
Washington, met at II o'clock. The
business transacted consisted in listen
Ing 70 the report by the secretary OF the
lumber Of games played during the SEA.
son and the awarding OF tue champion
ahip penant to the New York club. In
addition, the treasurer's report was read
and accepted. Then N. 4. Young was
re-elected secretary for the coming year.
At o'clock the regular session of the
League began. The reports OF the Board
u Directors and OF the COMMITTEES on
Playing Rules were accepted. The com
tnittee appointed 10 confer with the
Brotherhood on June 10 last, consisting
uf A. g. SpaldinR, chairman; John /.
Rogers and John B. Day, then produced
their report. II contained copies OF lhe
official correspondence between spald-
ing and John N. Ward, President OF the
Brotherhood. Wards flrst letter, dated
May 81, 1889, stated the grievances OF the
players and asked that committee BIZ ap-
pointed to discuss them. In a letter to his
fellow members, Mr.. Spaulding says the
Brotherhood claim that tho classification
rule violates the understanding hLd
with the Brotherhood In 1887. Tie
only specific charge they made IS in the
case OF Sutcliae, Of the Cleveland club,
who, they claim, received his salary Of
5000 from the Detroit club in 1888 and
uad signed with the Cleveland club for
1889 at the classification figure oil 81, $50.
With this exception OF Sutclitlp, Mr..
Ward does not claim that the League has
violated the letter OF the Brotherhood
contract, but the spirit thereof,
claiming that while 1t was specially
written In the contract, It was
understood that the total amount Of
Salary paid player, whether written In
the contract or not, was 10 be the basis
Of reservation. Mr.. Spalding denied that
there was any such understanding, but
that clause 20 Of the League contracts
should be the basis OF reservation for
the ensuing year. The report Of the
committee was adopted and It's reuuelt
70 be discharged granted. Mr.. Spaluiug
then further stated that the Brother
nood had not substantiated It's charges
against the Cleveland club In the Sut-
clihe case. He moved that the
League itself decide In the case
II was ordered that the Secretary Of
the League pay 70 SutcliGe the sum of
$3.50, heing the difference between the
amount paid him for his services with
the Detroit club for the season Of 1888,
and the amount thus far paid him BY
the Cleveland club for the season Of
1880.
The remainder OF the session was de-
voted 10 adlscussion OF the classification
rules, and the rules relating 10 the sale
u players and the percentage OF visiting
clubs.
THE ASSOCIATION.
The delegates to the Association con.
vention appeared in the hotel corridors
shortly after / o'clock. 1t was made
known that the Association had struck a
snag on the President question.
When the convention was called 10
order by President Wikol, several ofthe
delegates demanded that the President
Of the Association for the ensuing year
be ut once elected. The question was
put 10 the body and II was resolved TO
proceed with the action. Mr.. Wikoff
resigned the chair and Mr.. Won Der Abe
took the gayel. Two candidates were
placed In the Geld. L. O. KrauthoG.
Of Kansas City, Was named by
the Byrne faction, while the on.
position presented Zach PHELPS, Of
Louisville. A ballot was taken and II
was found that each candidate received
iour votes. A second ballot brought
the same result. Six more were taken
without q change and the convention
took q recess until 8 p. M, when several
more ballots were taken without result,
aud, finally, faL O:3O an ndiouFhnent