Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-18
TVELVE-CLUB LEAGUE.
The Details For the Formation Of the
League Perfected.
SUNDAY BALL IN TWO TOWNS
And the Others Nay Have II if They Want 1t
The New Leagne viii Be MOnOpOlistic
and Boycott ANY Other Clubs
in Their Towns.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, December IT,
At 4 o'clock this morning the League
adjourned without reaching any
final result. The final result,
President Young, Won Der Abe and
Others said would be reached about noon.
when the joint meeting OF both organ
izations was to be held.
The Association met at IL o'clock TO
hear the report Of the COMMITTEES, and
at this meeting the ratification OF the
new plan was to occur. The details OF
the new League, including the dis
tribution of players, ETC., were
discussed at length. The first matter,
the distribution OF players, Mr.. Scran-
dett, OF Pittsburg, says will undoubted-
ly be left to committee and each club
will present its demands for the players
not reserved, that it wants. The COM
mittee will be authorized TO divide the
players to equally strengthen the clubs
Louisville and st. Louis will be permit
ted to play Sunday ball.
At 1870 o'clock the organizations were
called for joint meeting by Won Der
Abe who gave out the fact that the joint
committee had agreed upon a report
which will be presented to both organi-
cations, Included In this report is re-
vised constitution Of the League incor-
porating some of the parts Of the Asso-
citation constitution.
President Soden, Of Boston, who has
read the new constitution, says that 1t
contains local option section as to
Sunday ball playing, and those towns
which desire Sunday games can have
them, and that such arrangements will
be made in the schedule. He also says
a tariff of fifty cents will be charged.
The League will boycott and fight any
club locating in any of the twelve cities
in which it has clubs.
The base ball conference continued
until late tonight with the situation OF
affairs unchanged. Chicago held the
committees undivided attention for four
hours. 1t Is understood she has settled
satisfactorily. The committee, accord
ing to one OF it's members, was inclined
to treat Chicago more literally than any
OF the other frozen-out clubs. Presi-
dent Williams fought for matter or
principle.
He will get every cent he has expend-
ed in getting his club together. Colnm-
bus held out for $50, 900, but it was ar
ranged to give her SIS. 600, and this will
have to satisfy her. Milwaukee, which
club, outside of Chicago, was the Only
one not in the squeeze will get the
amount paid for its franchises.
As to what the Boston and Philadel-
phia Association people will receive is a
matter of conjecture. President Young
of the National League will doubtless
be made president Of the consolidated
organization and Zack Phelps Of the
defunct Association is to be given soft
berth. The Byrne resolution for 80
cent tariff will undoubtedly be adopted.
Under the terms OF the report every
Chicago player signed elsewhere whose
services were at the option OF Spauld-
ing's team must remain there. Presi-
dent Soden is heartily in favor OF the
formation Of central league composed
of Buffalo, Detroit, Columbus, Toledo,
Milwaukee, Indianapolis and other
cities, and says that ordinary manage
ment would make it success.
The conference committees OF the
League and Association continued 10
joint session until 11:30 o'clock when
an adjournment was taken. All OF the
clubs have settled with the exception
of Milwaukee which is quibbling over
terms.
The American Association was called
together at 12 o'clock when formal
disslntion of partnership was
made. A meeting OF the
league was called for the same hour,
and like result is anticipated. 1t is
now understood that each club will be
allotted to reserve fifteen players. The
remainder are to be apportioned by an
uninterested committee. The schedule
will consist of 144 games, six to be
nlayed AT home and six abroad.