New-York tribune., 1891-12-29
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
A DOUBLE PFNNANT SEASON.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEXT BASEBALL YEAR
-NcHARDsON MAY YET PLAY IN NEwYoRK
Affairs I'm the baseball world are now in happy
condition, and the sores caused by the quarrels ana
chickering's Of the last three years have oil heaied.
Players cub-owners and enthusiasts now understand
each other serious trouble In the future seems ou'
OF the question There Is difference OF opinion
among the stockholders OF the Brooklyn club but at
is personal matter affecting the club only and nav
Ing no place in the League Messrs. Byrhe' Doyie
and Abel may settle their differences or one faction
will sell out and retire from the club.
The olub-owriers are i'm active correspondence apou'
plans for the coming season. Much work was oohe
mt the peace convention at Indianapolis, but much
more remains to be done before the twevecluo league
Is in thorough working order to begin its championship
season.
Another meeting will be held in this city In week
or two when the schedule will be submitted and the
plan of campaign fully adopted 1t is highly probable
that a double championship season will be played
Instead of the continuous 140 game arrangement mere
tofore In vogue. The schedule now being prepared
by C. T. White and Secretary Charles III. Ebbets Is
being made out the double championship basis.
This will mean that each Of the twelve clubs VIII
play 132 games-sxty-sx at home and a like number
abroad. The first games will be played about April
25 and the first half of the championship race will
end about July s.
Then the second half will be started ending up
early In October. In case team should happen
to win both halves, then there will be no occasion
for = pay-on for the championship Of the world
Such, however is not likely to be the case, and the
winner OF the first and the winner of the second sec
ton will play on special series for the championship
of the country. For each Club to play 40 games
would require the starting Of the champion
ship season too early in April and bring the hnai
games too late In the fall. Then under the old ar
rangement there could be open dates left for the
playing of OF postponed games.
Local followers Of the game are incensed at the ao-
ton of the Board Of Control in assigning Daniel Rich
ardson to Washington and I'm spite Of the utmatum
of the Board, the matter has not been settled by
great deal. Richardson is wanted at his old position
at the Polo Grounds and he may be found there in
spite of the Boards ruling. Richardson's loss VIII
do more to weaken the New-YOrk club than he viii
to strengthen the Washington team. President Young
has clearly made a mistake in tls case, and when 1t
is put before the League in proper light the ruling
may be changed. $500
The Board also assigns Lyons, the old st. Louis
third baseman, to New York. as well as Basset ana
Ruse. In case Richardson Is lost, then Lyons Will
be a most valuable addition to the club, for Bassett
could be moved up to second base and Lyons could
cover third. Pfeffer, of Chicago, might be secured,
but he would never be the favorlte here that Rich
ardsOn has been. Richardson will also have some
thing to say about going to Washington