Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-17
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NEW YORK, December 16.-The members
of the Baseball Players League met at the
Fifth Avenue Rotel to-day for the purpose
Of completing their organization for next
season. The number of ball players that
usually attend the baseball meetings at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel from time to time is
usually great, but at to-day's meeting the
number was small. The meeting was called
to order at u o'clock. with the following
delegates present: New York, E. A. Nc
Alpin and William Ewing; Boston, J. B.
Hart and Dan Brouthers; Philadelphia,
John Vanderslice and George Wood; Chi
cago, John Addison and Fred Pfeffer; Pitts
burg. E F. Beamer and Ed Hanlon; Cleveland
A L johnson and Cub" Stricken; Buffalo, NJ
Shire and Jack Rowe; Brooklyn, Edward F.
Linton and Ed Andrews. The name agreed
upon was "The Players National League Of
Baseball Clubs" The object of the League is
TO encourage, foster and elevate baseball and to
protect the mutual interests of professional
baseball players and clubs, as well as to es-
tablish the baseball championship of the world.
A NUMBER OF CHANGES. H
There are quite q number of changes COM
pared with the constitution of the National
League. The yearly meetings of the board Of
directors are TO be on the first Tuesday after
the second Monday in December and March,
the December meeting to take place in New
York, and the March meeting elsewhere The
secretarYs salary is to be S, 200. with bond Of
SIS 0O0 He must be an outsider. New men,
bers must receive a three-fourths vote, and
applications for membership must be filed 90
days before meeting. Clubs may be expelled
for failure to sign the constitution or to pay
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clubs shares of the receipts, for deliberately
failing to play championship game, for selling
beer or liquor. pool selling open betting, play
ing with disqualified clubs, throwing games
playing on Sunday, for disbanding the organl-
zation and failure to comply with obligations
and contracts as member Of the League.
There is no pecuniary punishment OF forfeits
for not complying with the rules.
Any member can be dismissed between one
playing season and another. but player can
be transferred from one club to another with
out q written contract from him. The League
is to be managed by a central board of |
directors. which shall consist of stockholders |
who are not players and players who are not
stockholders. Two members of each club Will |
form the committee. The agreement between |
clubs lasts for ten years. and was amended |
by the following resolution offered by Mr.. |
Addison. |
SALARIES GUARANTEED.
Resolved, That each member of this League |
shall guarantee and positively agree to pay to |
each player employed by it the salary fixed by |
his contract upon his request, and that there |
be raised fund of $4,000 to be contributed by
the members of this League equally, share and
share alike, to be deposited with the treasurer
of the League as a guarantee for the perform
ance by each member Of this League of its con-
tracts to pay salaries.
The dues of each club, aggregating $1,000 |
yearly, will be used to pay the salaries and |
other expenses of the League.
At the evening session an election for officers |
was held. For President there was but one |
name mentioned-ColOnel E. A. McAlpin, of |
the New York Club. Al johnson of Cleye- |
land, was the nominator. John Addison. of |
Chicago, was elected Vice President and |
Frank 81. Brunell. of Chicago, Secretary and /
Treasurer.
PTTTsBURG NOT REPRESENTED.
A committee on playing rules and also to
select the playing ball for 1890 is composed of
Benjamin Hit of Philadelphia; Julian B. Hart.
Of Boston; William Ewing of New York; John /
Ward, of Brooklyn, and Fred Pfeffer, of Chi
cagO. The Schedule Committee, drawn by lot.
will comprise Brooklyn, Chicago, Cleveland.
Buffalo and Philadelphia legal COMMITTEES
Of three, TO act in conjunction with the Presi-
dent, will be appointed to-day. The meeting
then adjourned until 10 A. NJ tomorrow
President Won der Abe, while not openly
admission into the Players League
seemed to be very much concerned re-
garding the results Of the meeting TODAY and
be was apprised frequently at the Grand Cen
tral doteI OF every move made by that body
Ex-Congressman O'Neill, the st. Louis clubs
legal advocate, spent the major portion Of his
time at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and while an
nouncing that he was here principally to boom
the Worlds Fair for ST. Louis, it is understood
that be was looking out after the interests of
the St Louis club. Mr.. Won der Abe was mar
ucularly pleasant, and did not seem to have
his mind - 70 |
reporter that he positively would not tell
whether be had or had not made application
for admission into the Players League "But
this thing / will say" said he ''the Playersi
League is well conceived and l haven't the
slightest question of its ultimate success
Won DER AHE's TALK.
'If you were elected to membership into the
League would you accept under the conditions
proposed, that is, for Comiskey Robinson and
Latham to remain with the clubs they have al
ready signed with?"
''Yes. Why not? The loss of those three
men would not destroy the hopes Of the st.
Louis club. There's good men around. and
money will get them, won't it? 1 have the
greatest respect for Mr.. Comiskey, He has
been with me since 1851 and has done good SER
vice. Still he has been well paid for il hasn't
he7 have given him s., 900 for seven months
work. would hate like everything to
SCI hiln ledfe me, pub II ne prefers 10 go else
where and think he would rather 20 10 Chi
cago before any place else as he has property
there. why let him 60. However, 1 honestly
believe that he hasn't signed with the Chicago
Players club, as reported, because when he
left st. Louis it was with the understanding
that he was perfectly satisfied with his sur.
roundings and that could expect to hear from
him soon. Latham2 Oh l would rather not
speak about him. Robinson l don't believe
has signed"
Nh. Won der Abe says he has Is men under
contract, but, very singularly, he declined to
state all fhe men that he had signed
Il have the names of Pitchers Chamberlain.
Etivetts and Ramsey to contracts. as well as
Duffee, Fielder Mccarthy and two
good eatchers. have pretty nearly all my IN
held."