St. Paul daily globe., 1889-11-07
SPLIT ON A CONTRACT
The National Brotherhood OF
Base Ball Players Strikes
the First Snag.
Hard Work to Draft a Con-
tract to Suit Capitalists
and Players.
John Morrill,, Of Boston, Will
Probably Be the First
President.
Rank Outsiders Surprise the
Plungers at Both Eliza
beth and Nashville.

NEW YORK. Nov. 9Th base bal
brotherhood sat in secret session untlI
alters O'Clock this afternoon. The pro-
ceedings of the body during this time
were not diyulged until some time after
the convention had reaSsembled at 4:l5
D. m. The delegates avoided ali refer
ence to the business of the meet
ing and merely announced that they
were working on the contract. The hrst
thing done was the selection of Al
johnson as temporary chairman ana
John Morrill,. of Boston, as temporary
secretary. Ii was intended that lmme-
diately after this the question OF the
constitution and bylaws be discussed,
but instead the matter OF con-
uactS was introduced, ana IL
was on this subject so many hours
were spent. The delegates must have
had a lively time discussing this matter,
as the only thing done up TO recess was
the appointment of a committee TO draft
q form of contract that would be salts
Retory to both players and capital stS.
This committee consisted OF h. ii. MEAL
pln,Judge Bacon, John Ward, Ii. NJ. Love,
Arthur Irwin and Moses Shire. OF Buf-
falo. The committee adjourned TO an
other room to do its work. 1t was un-
derStOod that the main point in the dis
cuSSion over the contracts was
THE TERN OF SERVICE.
Some delegates were in favor OF
short period, but the majority asked Tor
three years. One delegate, less con-
serYative than the others, said that the
committee had been instructed TO EN-.
body three-year clause on the form OF
Tho fttPR- TO
have reported to the general con-
Yention at Z p. m, but at that
time it had not been heard from
and the brotherhood took another recess
for an hour. The committee did like
wise, and zone of its members, when
they appeared, would say anything but
that they were mot near through"
The action of the brotherhood III not
adopting a constitution and set
of bylaws created consldera-
BILE comment amOpg the out
siders in the hotel corridors,
who have the interest of the old league
at heart ana are bitterly opposed to the
action of the players. They claimed
that the new league had not been Or
ganiZed by reason of the absence OF the
constitution. The financial part of the
new league was tie subject OF
some talk during the day. As
near as can be aSeertained the first
$4,000 after all expenses and salaries
have been paid, is to be distributed
among the clubs as prize money. The
next $4,000 will be divided among the
stock holders, and the next $4,000
among the players. the residue
TO BE DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY
among both stockholders and players.
Those PLAYERS who are stockholders will
be doubly benefited by this arrange
ment. At 10 p. m. the committee sent
word to the brotherhood that the con-
tract form could not be finished until
morning. The general meeting then
adjourned until tomorrow at
the committee was still at work.
The latest rumOr tonight was that John
Morrill,, of Boston, would be the presi-
dent of the new league. There was
also some talk of electing Harry Wright
or Henry Chadwick. Among those
gathered in the hotel corridors when
the meeting adjourned was j. Palmer
O'Neil, one of the stockholders of the
Pittsburg nine, of the National
league He predicted the failure of the
new organization, and called attention
to the fact that the legal difficulties that
would necessarily arise would cause
considerable trouble, and probably dis
may, among the boys of the new move
ment. The players have received
from the National league reserve money
for 1890 contracts" said O'Neill. "They
will be sued for violating the contract.
They may drop out of the new organiza-
ton, if it proves failure, and more
suits will be in order"
1t could not be ascertained what cap
italiSt would back the new Brooklyn
club, but at a late hour it was rumOred
that Gerard Wallace, New York stock
broker, was the man.