New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-12
BOSTON TAKES THE BA ~NEh'
CH1CAGo,s PROTEST OvER-RULED.
ANNUAL MEETING OF NATIONAL LEAGUE D"'h'
BALL CLUB-owNERs.

ANIMAL MEETING OF NATIONAL LEA"oI D"'1
BALL CLUB-owNERS.
r,o corridors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel were given
over to baseball politics yesterday, WITCH '"o ~
ors ~ the National League held their annual mee0
inc +, paror F. While the League men were III SEQ
to- tboir Association rivals were scheming at fhili-
doInb,a and many kilograms passed pet"een ."0
opnosng factions. The League men are noo e'psu'0
that peace can be patched UP, claiming 'na' INC .o'
ossons demanded by the Association were OUT Vi "i'
proportion. u., - ord.r
The League Board Of Directors was called 10 or',of
at 10 80 n. H. with President n. +. Young In INC
-, 49,. ,hese directors J. Palmer O'Ncl John b.
| Day. John T. Brush and a. J. Keach' p'esou'' %
poard was in session all day, squabbllng over 'hc
disnuted championship The protest OF the ohioaSo
| club against awarding the pennant 10 bos'oh "a'
eventually knocked in the head, and the Ne" luz"
| club was purged of all Intentions OF wroheuol"s'
lanes A. Hart, the president OF the CmcaSo oiuo'
could not substantiae his charges that The "iah''
did not try TO win those famous games ut Boston.
The protest Of the Chicago club against coui.s '"e
| Games played by the NewYork and Boston CLUBS vi
the grounds OF the latter, september 20 20 anu W.
| asked the board to investigate as follos'
9 First WHY President Day said he wanted tho Dos
| tons TO win the championship $1,000
"Second Why the playing OF the TWO extra s"n0'
| was arranged after Mr.. Day arrived In Bostoh'
| aTblrd Why the New-York club played two extra
Games 70 they were I'm such hOpelessly weak cohoi'io.
| Fourth, Why the New-iork club further "eaheno'
| its team by laying off such good players as hu'io'
buckley Connor and Richardson from such empna''oaA
| important games those In question: 1.
| Fifth, Why tho Chicago club was ho' lnviou :"
rive its consent TO the playing Of those extra games
After careful consideration OF all the ""'
| evdonce nrcscnted the Board found as follows:
mFir.t That the statement credited to Mr.. Day Is
| wholly untrue. ,, y,
| SECOND That the arrangement for the playing OF
doubIe games coud not have been made, except WIZ"
the management of the New-lork club, eiter pcioio
or after their arriving in Boston, Monday september
| % In this case the usual custom was ooser'e"' ~
TON having obtained the necessary consent OF SIX euos'
The doubelcames were arranged according 70 Tie rues
governing postponed games, and we're ehutcS Ne'i
| and in accordance with the League constitution
.Tbird That It appears from the evidence, presented
through the report Of the investigating co",i'''e0
! of the NewYork club, that at the tnie 'no uo'D ,
games were arranged the club was complete win INC
onuon % Rusie and John Ewing and the subsequent
e.lened condition was not anticipated by the manage
| mont The evidence shows that John Ewing was IN
iured in the Philadelphia game, september "a anu was
not in condition to take part In any game uhui ooo
| Der 1. -,,o. b.
remain at home previous TO the arri"senon' "a '"'
double games and that he was not considered al iui
norant factor in the Boston series because OF te c'
that out OF eight games played against the cluo the
record shows that he won only one
In the case Of Counor the evidence shows
that he was excused from playing III Monuay >
| game, September %, and gwen perh'ss'on "a, No.
| waterbury, on important private business, with "o
fuI exnectation that he would be present III Boston
a., take mart i'm the games scheduled for TUESDAY anu
| Wednesday That he left Waterbury TUESDAY morn
ing and was delayed by railroad WRECK which leh-
dered il impossible for him to reach Boston III uhe
for the games that afternoon. lie played Ill "eune'
| days games. -,
| "In The case of Richardson, he took part In the
games Monday and Tuesday, and presented himself In
uniform Wednesday, but Obliged to retire because
Of Illness and was unable to take part in any subse
| quent championship games.
In the case Of buckley, the records show that his
thumb was injured in the game played Monday, Sep
| tember % and he was compelled to retire and did
rot MAY again I'm any subsequent championship games
| In relation to the complaint that the Chicago club
was not invited Ia give its consent to the playing OF
the double games, the Board finds that the necessary
consent had been obtained from six clubs, and
| Chcagos consent NOT necessary"
| The Board then formally awarded the pennant to
| Boston.
| The League recognize that another years wal
will do the game great damage, and they may adopt
the twelve-cub idea Us last resort. by admitting
| st. Louis, baltimore, Louisville and Washington il
could effectively crush the Association The Boston
League ana asSOclillOH cdcI
| other, and can be merged into one club soon as
occasion should warrant such movement.
The trouble between the owners of the Brooklyn
| club have not been healed L. 4. Abel, the heaviest
stakeholder Of the club, wants to sell out lie Is al
war with Director j. J. Doyle and says that he doe.
| not care TO be longer connected with the club There
not wild scramble TO secure his stock yesterday
manner in which Mr.. Abel has shown his dssatsfac
ton with the clubs management.
Edward Crane, the Giants old pitcher, may b.
| Resigned by the New York club to-day.
Tie League men went into Parlor +. at 3 o'clocl
| and were still In session at midnight. The Oldc
organization has decided to light the Association Will
the lattcr's weapons and will set aside certain part
OF the field to which the admission price will he 2,
| cents. The resolution follows:
| with view 10 making baseball what it has beer
our purpose 10 do, popular outdoor sport, to Ell
courage the young and growing element to patrniz
our games, and in compliance with many requests mad
through the press 10 several National League clubs
nll clubs of this League hereby that we shall
hereafter on our respective grounds except on hOi
| days. provide and furnish separate field seats 4
| which the admission fee Will be % cents
For such seats similar facilities for admission ans
cgress will be provided, as for the other patrons
our grounds
The New-Yorl Club has agreed upon terms will
John and Charles Reilly, and with Silver, King
King pitched for the Pittsburg club last season ant
C.. Reilly covered third base for the same nine J0hI
| Reilly Is the old Cincinnati first baseman.