New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-31
CLOSE OF THE BASEBALL CONTENTION.
A SECRET sEssIoN-cHANGEs IN THE UNIFORM
HOW TO SIGN PLAYERS.

HOW TO SIGN PLAYERS.
The National Baseball League Convention was
brought to close at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
general nIan of battle against the seeding players
wae agreed upon The club-owners however, refused
Tn divulge lust what IL was. The session was secret
one and much of what it accomplished will not leak
ont for some time The most important question
which came up was whether the circuit for the
coming season should be of eight ten or twelve cuos
There are ten clubs in the League at present. ana w
some of the clubowners would prefer eight there are
others who look kindly upon a twelveclub circuit
F. K stearns ex president of the old Detroit club,
WAS present TO boom Detroit for remittance into the
League but the Wolverines did not get the plum'
Henry Won der Horst of Baltimore, also presented the
Orioles, claim for admission into the League, but met
with the same fate Mr.. Stearns Mr. stearns Is
still confident that Detroit will be admitted. but re-
fuses to say just why he feels that way. The Bos-
ton delegation openly favors the retirement OF Tie
Washington and indianapolis clubs leaving compact
League circuit. Messrs. Brush and Hewitt however,
saw that they are well satisfied where they are, and
don't propose to get out. A money consideration may
change their views. The League cannot afford sum-
marily to drop those two cities, and have another hg
on its hands. The brotherhood battle IS
about all the League can handle at present
All the clubs will sign players rapidly, regardless
of how the lawsuits against tho Brotherhood players
come out.
The club-owners were indignant over the receipt
of a proposition from Robert Leadey who, they say
is an agent for the Buffalo club. The Buffalo club Is
mainly owned by Players White and Rowe, OF inc
brotherhood and Players League. The ciubowners
saw that the Players League even at TINS early dIe
practising the very things 1t condemned tine NauOnal
League for. Leadley's proposition was that ne was
prepared to sell the following players, members OF
last seasons Buffalo club to the National League al
the prices appended Leblanc 81 1850; Collins $1,000;
Redy $3.50; Flynn, 5000 Andrus $3.50; Hamburg,
$500; Shepard, $3.50, and Dealey, $500. The League
took no official action in the matter and may appro-
pirate those players without paying for them, under
the plea that what public property for the Brother
hood is public property for the League.
The League clubs next year will wear white uni
forms when on home grounds, each club having dit-
terent colored hose caps and belts Uniforms to be
worn or tours can be selected by the individual clubs.
so long as they do not conflict. The League VIII
also curai the "deadhead' list this year, but to Just
what an extent will not be determined until ths
schedule Committee meets at Cleveland on Match a.
The meeting adjourned shortly after p M, out
MANY of the cub-owners still in the city and VIII
remain for several days. kumorS tldI tIe New" loih
club would buy out the Indianapolis CLUB were Ili9,
hut the respective of the clubs refused 10 Idk
abOut the matter. This may be done, however, III
case the League circuit is reduced TO eight clabs .
A special meeting Of the Finance committee OF the
American Association held at the Grand Cenral
Hotel last night 10 investigate the financial stah1ng
of the club TO be placed in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn
delegates reported that they had an option on then
Grounds and the club will either be admitted or re
{ected at another meeting of the Association which
will be held to-day.