St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-05
League Magnates May Not
Complete Their Schedule
Before Thursday.
That Million-Dollap PROPOSE
ton Is Suddenly Laid on
the Table.
Or otherhood Leaders Propose
to Give Spalding & Co. a
Hard TuSsIe.
Police Stop a Slugging Match
Between Peter Jackson
and FallOn.

CLEVELAND. March 1.-The opening
session of the National League meeting
was called to order in the Weddell
house at 1880 o'clock this afternoon,
with the following named delegates
present: A. p. Soden and w. II. Con-
ant. Boston; G. ii. ByTne and j. j.
Doyle, Brooklyn; w. a. Nimick and A.
X. Scandrett, PIttsburg; w. f. Hewitt,
Washington; Harry Stern. Cincinnati;
A. j. Reach, Philadelphia; A. &. Spald-
ing and James A. Hart, Chic go; John
y. Day and Charles +. Dillingham;, New
York; John II. Brush. lndl annapolis;
and f. Robson and David HaWley,
Cleveland. Reports of committees were
first called for. after which the follow
lag motion was unanimously adopted:
$That the 30 per cent of gate re-
ctiptS mentioned in section GO OF the
league constitution be construed aid
understood to mean 20 per cent per
capita. turnStile count, except in the
case of Philadelphia, where IL per cent
per capita, turnSlile count, shall be
paid The next business i'll order was
the presenting of communications.
President Nick Young read letter con-
tanning an offer of 81 ,00O, $50 for
TIE FRANCHISES AND CLUBS
Of the National league, and asked what
tie needing wished to do with it. Some
one suggested thai. inaSmuCh as the
question would PROBABLY have to be dis
cusscd at considerable length before be-
ing settled. ii would he a good plan to
adjourn for dinner. 1t was accordingly
decided to postpone matters till $3.50
o'clock. Instead OF reSuming business
at $50. ii was nearly o'clock when
the second session was called
to order. The Mathematician offer
was then the first matter to
come before the meeting, and it was i'm
mediately laid upon the table. Then
communication from +. A. BruneIl, see
rctary of the brotherhood, was read. 1t
referred to the arrangement of Players
league dates, and contained request
that the league repeal its resolution to
b ycott all clubs playing against the
brotherhood. The schedule committee
presented the following recommends
tion:
That the mileage for each club be averaged
and the costs computed on the basis of four
teen men, at a fixed rale Ter mile each. All
Clubs below The average viii I've required to
pay an amount into the league treasury to
equal the average, those clubs having paid,
on the same basis. an amount exceeding Tie
average to be reimbursed such amount at the
close Of the season.
The recommendation was unani-
MOusly adopted A brief discussion of
the general features Oh the schedule, as
arranged by the committee, then en-
sued, after which & meeting adjourned
until 10 o 'clOck tomorrow morning. 1t
is rumorrd in The corridors of the We'd
dell hotel tOnight that Washington is
to sell out to Detroit, but all who have
been approached say there is absolutely
no foundation for such a story. They
say that the transfer of the Washington
team to Detroit would throw the circuit
out Of balance. putting six clubs in the
West and leaving only four in the East,
which is conSummatiOn they do not
wish. One of the strongest evidences
of the talSty Of this rumOr is the tact
that the Detroit pc pie are negotiating
with Boston for the transfer of Pitcher
Frank Knauss to the latter city. Knapss
j. here, and said this evening that Man
agCr LeadleV. of Detroit. had advised
Him to get to Boston
If A CHANCE WERE OFFERED.
Ralph Cohen, of the Columbus club, and
John 3. Day, of New York. had a long
conference this afternoon with regard to
the Leblanc case. Cohen displays several
letters and af1idavitS showing that the
Columbus club had right to negotiate
with Leblanc at the time he was signed,
but Day was not disposed to give up his
claim to the man. When last seen
Cohen was YOwing vengeance upon the
league. Day says he intends to let the
board of arbitration settle the matter.
1t is the general belief that the league
will not get through its business
before Thursday or Friday. The
work done up to this time is
considered mere beginning.
JOHNSON IN HIGH FEATHER.
One of the first magnates to make his
appearance in the corridor Of the Wed.
dell house this morning was AL John
son, president Of the Cleveland brother
hood club. He seemed as happy as a
clam, and intlmated that he did not care
much what the league people did. as
their 60" Sc was already we'll roasted.
''Wait till next week" he said. then
you'll see the greatest lot of base ball
magnates in America. The men who
lave made the game will be here then.
] guess the league people intend to go
it with ten clubs. Well, thatll be so
much the better for us. The more they
have, the merrier, is what | say. Still
| don't believe the matter is settled vet
by any means. | don't think there is any
chance left for them to freeze IN
dianapoIis out. but Cleveland and Wash
ington are still for sale. That's right.
Now YOU remember what say. Cleve-
land has the cheapest franchise in the
league, and | won't be at ali surprised
if the magnateS decide to drop these
people / met Frank Robson, Dres-
cent of the Cleveland League club. last
night, and he bet me a case of wine that
I'd never build stand on my grounds.
I'd like to bet him hundred cases to
ten that III have the finest stands in
America"