Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-08
SPORTING WORLD.
TIE MEETING OF TEE NATIONAL BASE BALL
LEAGUE.
low B-1ss, e. Indianapolis Takes Matters he
GeS the Cincinnati Franchise - The
Schedule @. Gaues-Generai
Sporting News Of Interest.


noon Thursday when the National
League delegates went into session at
-he Fifth Avenue Hotel. The adviSa-
u.,i,v of placing a club i'm Cincinnati TO
oppose che Association club there was
-Le subject under discussion when an
adjournment was taken al midnight the
u.ct, before, aud il was taken up as
soon as the delegates got together yes
.erday. Nothing else was considered
daring tne entire day. The League was
perfectly willing 10 60 ahead and place
a. cllb in Cincinnati. but when the dele
gates learned the exact status of affairs,
the majority were not SO anxious. They
found that John 7. Brush was graSping
as ever, aud a tough nut TO deal with on
financial problems.
Brush received $4,000 for taking his
INDIANAPOLIS club out of the National
League. In the fight against the Play
ers' League all the clubs lost money,
bat Brush sat viewing the situation
with smiling auSterity, safe IN the con
viction that ne couldn't lose any way.
After the fight was ended Brush got
The Cincinnati franchise. II was thought
that be would arrange matters with Al
Johnson and the other stockholders or
the Cincinnati club, but this was not
done. Now Brush wants the League
20 pu, up the money 20 establish the
club. Whether he wants the profits or
will let the League have them has not
been said.
To put a club in Cincinnati to fight
the Association Club will cost at least
$4,000. The New York Club opposed
the outlay Of any money by the League,
thinking that Brush, having already got
GOOD thing. should do the Outlaying
himself The Brooklyn Club also set It's
foot down on the scheme. SO did the
Boston and Philadelphia clubs, COM
posing alb the Eastern circuit. The
Western clubs were in favor Of 10.
Finally committee was appointed
composed Of Beach of Philadelphia,
Robinson az Cleveland. and O'Neill OF
Pi-tSburC. 90 consider the matter and
report. The League adjourned at 1880
O'clock and took a recess until o'clock.
In the meantime NeSSrS. Thurman
aud Rogers. OF the National Board, took
possession of Parior + and received the
luteruatioua, League delegation, CON
uo>e6 of President ID. White, Manager
Walter Burnham. OF the New Haven
Club. and George X. Frazer, OF the Syr-
acuSe Club. They had been appointed
by the International League as com
nltttee 90 request a hearing befora the
Board on securing protection for their
PLAYERS under the national agreement
and 90 receive all the benefits that
might accrue from being member TO
the agreement
Tie committee presented the claim
that. having made application TO Secre-
rarv Nick Young ON February l3 FOR
protection. they should receive that
protection from that date, as the new
classified articles were not adopted by
-he National Board until February Is.
II was claimed that in the absence oil
any reference 90 the old qualified ar
tic'eS 20 minor leagues that precedent
should be- followed. and they should
have protection from February l3. II
IL was not. an contracts with players up
-o Yesterday would be void.
The National Board recognized the
|claim as q Just one, and they received
protection 10 date from February IL
the date of application. Several teen
meal points were settled 10 the chIlre
satisfaction of the committee. The In
formation was classified as ClGSS Il. The
only difference that exists between
Glass A. composed Of the National and
Western Leagues. and Class Il, whose
sole member is the international
League. IS that either member OF
. Class A can draw upon the Information
al clubs for PLAYERS AT the rate OF u 900
for the release OF any player. Each
cicb of the International will have TO
nav SIS for protection under the ma
t!onal agreement. The salary limit VIII
be- - 500 per month for each club, no
PLAYER 10 receive more than 500 Tor
that time. The umpireS shall receive
S1-Oamonth besides expenses.
I'm regard TO Tim O'Rourke. OF the
Syracuse club. signing with Minneapo-
lis Of the Western Association, the
BOARD could take no action other than
20 permit the Minneapolis club TO hold
him. Mr.. Frazer was very outSpokeh
in cOudemuiuc this action.