Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-05
BASE BALL DOINGs.
The National League Meeting-Two New
Men for the Home Team.

The National League Meeting-Two New
Men for the Home Team.
The National League of Professional Base
Ball Clubs did not have q very harmonious
meeting in New York yesterday, but, rs in all
former instances, it healed itself up before the
time came for adjournment and presented a
solid and unbroken front to the public. The
announcement was made that the Cincinnati
affair had been settled by authorizing the
league folks in that town-headed by Mr..
Brush-to go ahead in their organization Of q
club with the assurance that the league would
stand by them. Just what extent Of financial
responsibility is meant by this instruction was
not announced. The gate-receipt question
was left over night to be settled today, as it
was felt that this was the great bone of conten-
ton.
THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT CONTRACTS.
Two contracts we're adopted for the use Of
all national agreement clubs. One of them is
for a seven-months season, with q renewal
clause for one or more seasons; the other is for
year. without any renewal clause. Under the
latter form salaries are to be paid in twelve
monthly or twenty-sour semi-monthly INSTALL
ments, and there is stipulation that the
player is not to be required to perform any
service between seasons. but shall be sub
servient to the wishes of the club signing him
and to the national board in regard to his
physical training and moral discipline. Amend
ments were made to the constitution OF the
league and the national agreement 80 that
these new provisions in the contracts will not
stand in law when club withdraws from the
agreement. The board held conference with
President White Of the international League
and 1t was decided to admit that organization
to the terms OF the national agreement.
NEW MEN Fer THE LOCAL CLUB.
The local managers have signed Paul Hines to
play in the center field and Pitcher Carsey, late
Of the California League, which he led as pitcher
last season. He played fo- Oakland. has a rec
ord as o former member of the Metropolitans,
WAS tried by the New York league club one
year and discarded for Sharretts to the later
disgust of the Gotham magnates and is in every
way regarded as an addition to the local team.
Hines signing is good deal of a surprise to the
home folks. out of the inner circle. as it was
generally thought that he had been set aside in
the minds of the directors. Yet his name will
not be greeted with any very strong signs of
disappointment. There is one battery vet TO
be obtnined and then the team will be ready to
begin work.
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
A meeting of the directors of the club was
held last night for the purpose of transacting
certain business attendant upon the opening of
the playing season. 1t decided to issue 400
season tickets. good for seventy games that will
be played on the home grounds, including ad-
mission to the grand stand, ut $50 apiece.
This will place the cost to the spectator who
holds one of these tickets at % cents for each
game. A form of board for advertising the
games WIS adopted and it was decided that
President Bennett should attend the schedule
meeting of the association to he held i'll Gin
cinnati next Tuesday.