St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-07
ONLY EIGHT CLUBS.
The American Association
Will Attempt to Exist An.
other Season.
st. Louis, Louisville, Athletic,
Syracuse, Rochester, CO.
lumbus, Toledo In.
Baltimore Will Probably Be
Admitted to Complete the
Weak List.
Gordon, of st. Paul, Defeats
Leroux, Of Minneapolis,
at Fencing.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. 6.-1he
American Base Ball association is in
session here to-day. The delegates in
attendance are: Chris Won Der Abe,
of st. Louis; Zach Phelps, l.. c. Par
sons and Jack Phelps, of Louisville;
President S. FL. Pennypacker. Treas
urer w. FL. Whitaker and Manager
Sharsig, of the Athletics of PhiIa-
delphia; Manager Charles II. Nor
ton, of Toledo; Vice President Ralph
Lazarus and Manager Bnckenberger and
George K. Frazer, one of the prospective
owners of the Syracuse club. The
seven clubs thus far selected for the
American association are St. Louis.
Louisville, Athletic, Syracuse, Roehes-
ter, Columbus and Toledo. The meet
ing of the board of directors began at IL
O'Clock at the livingston hotel. Presi-
dent Zach Phelps presided. Columbus.
Louisville, st. Louis and the Athletic
clubs resigned from all committees to
give the new clubs chance. The
old officers also resigned, and the
following were elected: President. u.
PhelpS, Louisville; vice president, Gen.
Henry Brnker, Rochester; board uf di-
rectors, Philadelphia, st. Louis, SYRIA
cuse, Toledo; committee on playing
rules, Columbus. Louisville, koeheS-
ter; board of arbitration, Allen w.
Thurman, of Columbus; j. j.
O'Neill, of st. Louis. and Il. Phelps.
of Louisville; finance committee,
Columbus, st. Louis and Athletic;
schedule committee, Louisville, Column
bus and Philadelphia. Syracuse was
formally admitted to membership. The
finance committee was authorized to
select and elect to membership the
eighth club. The
APPLICATION OF BALTIMORE
for membership was laid on the table,
owing to some Objectionable features in
the organ ZatiOn of that club. 1t will
probably be admitted when these de-
fects nave been remedied. 1t was decided
that each club must file an approved
bond for 81, 900 to guarantee that it will
remain in the association throughout
the season. 1t WaS voted that the aSSu-
citation should have but eight clubs for
1890. The single umpire system was
adopted. The question as to salaries
was left to the president, with the UNI
derStanding that they must be lower
than last year. UmpireS must report
for duty to local managers befOr half
past IL O'Clock a. III. on the day of the
game. Visiting clubs are to receive 40
per cent Of the gate receipts instead
OF 20 per cent, as heretofore, and on
Decoration day and the Fourth of July
they are to get 30 per cent. The presi-
dent was authorized to appoint umpires.
The applicants fer positions as umpires
are Emsley. of St. Thomas; Larry Cor
coron, of Newark, N. j.; James E.
Peoples, of Cincinnati; John L. Hunt,
of the Central League of Illinols;A apie
Dorm, OF Johnstown. Pa; t. G. Conntll.
of Philadelphia; j. DAILY, of Brooklyn;
Curry, of Philadelphia, and NJ. j. Ale
Laughlin, of Waco, Tex. The schedule
committee will meet at the Leland
house in Syracuse Mach II. when tie
schedule will be decided upon.