The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
SPRING sPoR rs.
What the Stars of the Baseball World
Arc Dolng-NOtea ana GoaaIp

that the seasons of both the National
League and the Players League will
open on the same day, April 10. This
action Of the Brotherhood in selecting
the same opening day as the National
League makes the fight more aggressive
than ever, and effectually silences the
National League people, who were
confident that the Players were afraid to
clash with them in their dates. The
question of taking back deserters from
the Brotherhood was settled without
much argument. 1t was decided that
Beckley, Mulvey and Delehanty be re-
instated under resolution requiring
q unanimous vote of the Board Of
Directors for such purpose.
The case of John 7. Pickett, the
shortstop of the Philadelphia Players
Club, whose services are claimed by
the Kansas City Club of the American
Association, under the reserve clause,
was taken up and settled.
The action of the Cleveland Conven-
ton in allowing to each club per
cent of all tickets issued, as compli-
mentaries, was reversed and the figure
increased to 8 per cent.
During the season each club will be
known by flag as well as by uni
form. Each club will be provided with
eight flags, and on the day of game
its own flag will fly from the Flagstaff
with that of the visiting team. The
League also adopted resolutions permit
ting the clubs to give exhibition games
between themselves prior to the open
ing of the championship season. This
permission is only for the present sea-
son. No exhibition games will be al
lowed on Sunday.
The convention then adjourned, after
passing resolutions of thanks TO Judges
Rowland and Bacon of New York and
Moore and Vanderslice of Philadelphia
for their work in the recent legal diff
culties between the National League
and the Brotherhood
After the meeting adjourned the UNI
pires assembled and discussed with Sec
retary Brunnell the playing rules and
their proper interpretation Those pres
ent were Bob Ferguson of Brooklyn,
Jim Gaffney of Worcester, Charles
Jones and Billy Holbert of New York,
Bobby Matthews of Philadelphia, Ross
Barnes of Chicago, Thomas Cunning
of Philadelphia and Alonzo Knight Of
New York.
The new ball grounds will be opened
tomorrow with the Hamilton Club.
The rumor of the sale of the
Columbus Baseball Club to Indian
apolis. or Detroit is still going the
rounds. The latest one is to the
effect that Sunday games are to
be stopped at Columbus and
that no money can be made
without them, and that the team has
been weakened so badly by the loss of
Baldwin, Orr and Daily that it is not
much stronger than minor League
club and will not draw the crowds
during the week that it did last year.
| While there is considerable talk of
stopping the Sunday games, nothing
definite can be learned Just now, but it
| Is evident that the directors are uneasy
from the fact that they are flooding the
| City Council and others in authority
with complimentary season tickets. The
club is making such poor showing in
the exhibition series that the people are
becoming disgusted, and it is hard to
tell what the outcome will be unless it
is greatly strengthened.
Paul Hines has settled the differences
between himself and the Pittsburg
management and yesterday he signed a
three years contract to play for that
team. His salary will be 50, 800 per
season.
The League magnates are chuckling
to themselves this morning toNthink
how the Players League fell into the
conflicting schedule trap.
Bill Gleason is in fine form and he
looks 1t. He declares his arm is all
right again.
That $4,000 guarantee fund has not
yet been put up by the Brotherhood
hackers, nor will it be. The deluded
players will have to be content with
what salaries they can get out of the
gate receipts.
The closing shoot in the champion
ship series between the Eastern and
Western teams took place on the Wei
lington range yesterday and was won
by the latter j. r. Slice won the
handsome silver pitcher offered by the
Wellington Gun Club to the Western
team making the highest individual
score. The scores follow:
Western team--C. w. Budd, Des
Moines, Iowa, SO; j. r. Slice, Omaha,
Neb., 81; r. o. Hikes, Dayton, Ohio, 36
| G. e. Cahoon, Freeport, Ill.,, 33; j. A.
Ruble, Beloit, Wis, 3d. Total, 173.
Eastern Team: D. II. McMurchy
Syracuse, N. Y, 81; w. II. Woolsten
croft, Philadelphia, 36; w. E. Perry
Boston, 2S; w. s. Perry, Worcester
Mass, 30; H. B. Whitney, Phelps, N
", "a. Total 1854.
Jim Godfrey and Ed. Benny, loca
colored middle weights, spared twelve
lively rounds last night at the Bay STATE
Athletic Club rooms for trophy. Tht
fight was declared draw,